Interesting times: winners, losers, and system shifts under climate
... security, as highlighted by the work of Cheung et al. (2008, 2009). IPCC (2007) scenarios for fossil-fuel emissions suggest that over the next 60–100 years, ocean surface temperatures are likely to warm by 1.8–48C, the sea level is predicted to rise by 0.2 –1.4 m (Meehl et al., 2005; IPCC, 2007; Rah ...
... security, as highlighted by the work of Cheung et al. (2008, 2009). IPCC (2007) scenarios for fossil-fuel emissions suggest that over the next 60–100 years, ocean surface temperatures are likely to warm by 1.8–48C, the sea level is predicted to rise by 0.2 –1.4 m (Meehl et al., 2005; IPCC, 2007; Rah ...
The Obama Administration`s Clean Air Act Legacy and the UNFCC
... President acknowledged, the U.S. has “a unique responsibility.”2 A single statute—the Clean Air Act—provides critical executive authority for advancing the President’s climate change goals. The Clean Air Act of 1970 was the first comprehensive federal environmental regulatory program.3 Today, it rem ...
... President acknowledged, the U.S. has “a unique responsibility.”2 A single statute—the Clean Air Act—provides critical executive authority for advancing the President’s climate change goals. The Clean Air Act of 1970 was the first comprehensive federal environmental regulatory program.3 Today, it rem ...
Warsaw: On the Road to Paris
... South Africa, countries reaffirmed their resolve to tackle climate change. They further built on those decisions at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar. This resolve is yet to be put into action as global emissions continue to push the world towards warming of 4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the ...
... South Africa, countries reaffirmed their resolve to tackle climate change. They further built on those decisions at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar. This resolve is yet to be put into action as global emissions continue to push the world towards warming of 4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the ...
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Policy Document
... representatives and other experts from fifteen nations has completed its work on the ACIA. They have distilled and synthesised available scientific information, traditional knowledge, and indigenous perceptions in order to examine how climate and ultraviolet radiation have changed in the Arctic, how ...
... representatives and other experts from fifteen nations has completed its work on the ACIA. They have distilled and synthesised available scientific information, traditional knowledge, and indigenous perceptions in order to examine how climate and ultraviolet radiation have changed in the Arctic, how ...
Stewardship: Energy, Climate and You
... The three terms are often used interchangeably, when in reality they are connected in the science and issues surrounding climate change. The enhanced greenhouse effect (caused by humans contributing high concentrations of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere) leads to the warming of the Earth – we are ...
... The three terms are often used interchangeably, when in reality they are connected in the science and issues surrounding climate change. The enhanced greenhouse effect (caused by humans contributing high concentrations of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere) leads to the warming of the Earth – we are ...
... exams as the only real way of dealing with the problem is full government intervention just as is occurring this week (with a perfect opportunity to discuss government failure at the same time!). The reason why it so important, in terms of attempting to keep global warming at the internationally rec ...
LCA - Agri Base
... dioxide/kg emission. The geographic scope of this indicator is at global scale. ...
... dioxide/kg emission. The geographic scope of this indicator is at global scale. ...
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... tree species (e.g. quercus pyrenaica) when water availability is sufficient (IPCC, 2001). Similarly, Garcia-Gonzalo et al. (2007) find that in Scandinavian Europe, where growth of boreal forests is currently limited by a short growing season, low summer temperature and short supply of nitrogen, clim ...
... tree species (e.g. quercus pyrenaica) when water availability is sufficient (IPCC, 2001). Similarly, Garcia-Gonzalo et al. (2007) find that in Scandinavian Europe, where growth of boreal forests is currently limited by a short growing season, low summer temperature and short supply of nitrogen, clim ...
Beyond long-term averages: making biological sense of a rapidly
... fixed temperature. In contrast, many polar species show poor ability to acclimate to warming temperatures [29], and some species with relatively high rates of larval dispersal (and thus high rates of genetic exchange) likewise show apparently little geographic variation in thermal tolerance [34]. In ...
... fixed temperature. In contrast, many polar species show poor ability to acclimate to warming temperatures [29], and some species with relatively high rates of larval dispersal (and thus high rates of genetic exchange) likewise show apparently little geographic variation in thermal tolerance [34]. In ...
Food Security of Northern Indigenous Peoples in a Time of
... attain the same level of affluence. One can see the serious pressure for an upward spiral of consumption rather than a slowing and reversal of many of the causes of global warming. Climate change, as it has gained international attention, is the more recent period of warming, precipitated by increas ...
... attain the same level of affluence. One can see the serious pressure for an upward spiral of consumption rather than a slowing and reversal of many of the causes of global warming. Climate change, as it has gained international attention, is the more recent period of warming, precipitated by increas ...
2. Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) approach
... the Climate Change Impact Assessment for the two services assessed: ...
... the Climate Change Impact Assessment for the two services assessed: ...
Climate sensitivity of the Earth to solar irradiance
... Lean and Rind [1998], White et al. [1997], Baliunus and Soon [1998], Reid [2000] and others. In particular, they recognized that the question of the sensitivity of the global-average surface temperature response of the Earth to changes in the Sun’s irradiance was one of the key question in the study ...
... Lean and Rind [1998], White et al. [1997], Baliunus and Soon [1998], Reid [2000] and others. In particular, they recognized that the question of the sensitivity of the global-average surface temperature response of the Earth to changes in the Sun’s irradiance was one of the key question in the study ...
CBIS` Perspective on Fossil Fuel Divestment
... fuel by cars, trucks, ships, trains and airplanes. Electricity production generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions, the majority of which comes from burning fossil fuels. Addressing these key economic sectors in a comprehensive manner may have a greater impact than focusing solely on ...
... fuel by cars, trucks, ships, trains and airplanes. Electricity production generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions, the majority of which comes from burning fossil fuels. Addressing these key economic sectors in a comprehensive manner may have a greater impact than focusing solely on ...
Central Asia - GFCS Observation Workshop
... climate condition and there is a growing awareness of the link between the three. According to the most recent WHO data, climate change is already causing tens of thousands of deaths every year from direct effects such as extreme weather events, heat-waves, droughts and floods, and from indirect eff ...
... climate condition and there is a growing awareness of the link between the three. According to the most recent WHO data, climate change is already causing tens of thousands of deaths every year from direct effects such as extreme weather events, heat-waves, droughts and floods, and from indirect eff ...
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... shadow values of land would increase substantially. Introduction Increased concern for the environment in the past decade has resulted in a greater awareness of mankind's interrelationships with the environment. On one front, it has become quite widely accepted that "human activities have the potent ...
... shadow values of land would increase substantially. Introduction Increased concern for the environment in the past decade has resulted in a greater awareness of mankind's interrelationships with the environment. On one front, it has become quite widely accepted that "human activities have the potent ...
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... These groups include scientists, business, the government, the media and the general public. This analysis leads to an overall model of the information transfer process that highlights various issues including the role that the media plays as a lens through which the public observes scientific resul ...
... These groups include scientists, business, the government, the media and the general public. This analysis leads to an overall model of the information transfer process that highlights various issues including the role that the media plays as a lens through which the public observes scientific resul ...
The Quiet Tsunami: The Ecological, Economic, Social, and Political
... Marine food resources have supported human civilizations from time immemorial. However, humanity’s path to economic development over the past century has created a newly emerging threat to oceanic health. Humans have been dramatically increasing their emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other gree ...
... Marine food resources have supported human civilizations from time immemorial. However, humanity’s path to economic development over the past century has created a newly emerging threat to oceanic health. Humans have been dramatically increasing their emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other gree ...
PDF 4MB - Parliament of Australia
... South Australian industry live. Why? South Australia is now forced to rely for security on Victorian coal-fired electricity. Why? Queensland’s major electricity users such as LNG export plants, open cut mines, Boyne smelters and thousands of small and large businesses depend on secure, reliable and ...
... South Australian industry live. Why? South Australia is now forced to rely for security on Victorian coal-fired electricity. Why? Queensland’s major electricity users such as LNG export plants, open cut mines, Boyne smelters and thousands of small and large businesses depend on secure, reliable and ...
eastern US - American Meteorological Society
... growth model had more than one opportunity to include a false but statistically present relationship during the stepwise process. We therefore limited all projections of twenty-first-century growth to the 853 sites where modeled and actual RWI values correlated with a cross-validated p value of less ...
... growth model had more than one opportunity to include a false but statistically present relationship during the stepwise process. We therefore limited all projections of twenty-first-century growth to the 853 sites where modeled and actual RWI values correlated with a cross-validated p value of less ...
California rainfall is becoming greater, with heavier storms
... increases in total annual amounts. Higgins et al (2000, 2007) also found that the total of heavy precipitation days increased substantially over portions of the West during this period. These increases in intensity of rainstorms are particularly apparent in the summer for the U.S. in general (New et ...
... increases in total annual amounts. Higgins et al (2000, 2007) also found that the total of heavy precipitation days increased substantially over portions of the West during this period. These increases in intensity of rainstorms are particularly apparent in the summer for the U.S. in general (New et ...
Health effects of climate change: heat related impacts
... Buildings stop heat getting radiated to the sky Lack of moisture and vegetation Temperatures in cities can be up to up to 10oC warmer than surrounding countryside Effect larger for cloud free, low wind conditions, and usually more pronounced at night ...
... Buildings stop heat getting radiated to the sky Lack of moisture and vegetation Temperatures in cities can be up to up to 10oC warmer than surrounding countryside Effect larger for cloud free, low wind conditions, and usually more pronounced at night ...
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... “We find significant upward trends for wind speed quantiles above the 70th percentile…” ...
... “We find significant upward trends for wind speed quantiles above the 70th percentile…” ...
The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate
... Global Warming and Climate Change Global warming refers to an increase in average global temperatures, which in turn causes climate change, such as changes in seasonal temperatures and wind velocity, and the amount of precipitation and humidity for a given area or region.1 Climate change can involve ...
... Global Warming and Climate Change Global warming refers to an increase in average global temperatures, which in turn causes climate change, such as changes in seasonal temperatures and wind velocity, and the amount of precipitation and humidity for a given area or region.1 Climate change can involve ...
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... emissions while also effectively meeting the nation’s wide-ranging mobility needs. Few studies have specifically sought to evaluate how states’ transportation policies impact GHG emissions. This report seeks to build on the work of Moving Cooler, a 2009 report by Cambridge Systematics, which quantif ...
... emissions while also effectively meeting the nation’s wide-ranging mobility needs. Few studies have specifically sought to evaluate how states’ transportation policies impact GHG emissions. This report seeks to build on the work of Moving Cooler, a 2009 report by Cambridge Systematics, which quantif ...
14.2.2 Predictability in a Chaotic System
... determining them, must be significantly improved in order to extract early signs of such changes from model simulations and observations.” (See Chapter 7, Section 7.7). 14.2.2.1 Initialisation and flux adjustments Integrations of models over long time-spans are prone to error as small discrepancies ...
... determining them, must be significantly improved in order to extract early signs of such changes from model simulations and observations.” (See Chapter 7, Section 7.7). 14.2.2.1 Initialisation and flux adjustments Integrations of models over long time-spans are prone to error as small discrepancies ...
Global warming
Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that scientists were more than 95% certain that most of global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human (anthropogenic) activities. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) for their highest. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations.Future climate change and associated impacts will differ from region to region around the globe. Anticipated effects include warming global temperature, rising sea levels, changing precipitation, and expansion of deserts in the subtropics. Warming is expected to be greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely changes include more frequent extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall; ocean acidification; and species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes. Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the abandonment of populated areas due to flooding.Possible societal responses to global warming include mitigation by emissions reduction, adaptation to its effects, building systems resilient to its effects, and possible future climate engineering. Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming. Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed that deep cuts in emissions are required, and that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.