Lake Superior summer water temperatures are increasing more
... warms during the summer months, leading to a stronger trend in mean summer temperatures than would be expected from changes in summer air temperature alone. Citation: Austin, J. A., and S. M. Colman (2007), Lake Superior summer water temperatures are increasing more rapidly than regional air tempera ...
... warms during the summer months, leading to a stronger trend in mean summer temperatures than would be expected from changes in summer air temperature alone. Citation: Austin, J. A., and S. M. Colman (2007), Lake Superior summer water temperatures are increasing more rapidly than regional air tempera ...
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... Now the key man in this story, the man with a plan, is a guy called Matthew Fontaine Maury. Now Maury was a lieutenant in the US Navy and from even when he was a small boy was obsessed with mathematics and data and analysis. But in 1839 Maury had a coaching accident where he broke his thigh bone and ...
... Now the key man in this story, the man with a plan, is a guy called Matthew Fontaine Maury. Now Maury was a lieutenant in the US Navy and from even when he was a small boy was obsessed with mathematics and data and analysis. But in 1839 Maury had a coaching accident where he broke his thigh bone and ...
`2°c capital stock` for electricity generation
... existing infrastructure between 2010 and 2060 and find that the capital stock in 2010 entailed a commitment to a warming around 1.3°C above the pre-industrial era. Guivarch & Hallegatte (2011) build upon these results by including non-CO2 greenhouse gases and inertia in transportation infrastructur ...
... existing infrastructure between 2010 and 2060 and find that the capital stock in 2010 entailed a commitment to a warming around 1.3°C above the pre-industrial era. Guivarch & Hallegatte (2011) build upon these results by including non-CO2 greenhouse gases and inertia in transportation infrastructur ...
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... example, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment found that many of our essential ecosystems are being used unsustainably, thereby reducing their capacities as natural buffers to provide protection against hazards, which is essential in protection and sustainability of livelihoods.5 Further, these risks ...
... example, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment found that many of our essential ecosystems are being used unsustainably, thereby reducing their capacities as natural buffers to provide protection against hazards, which is essential in protection and sustainability of livelihoods.5 Further, these risks ...
Climate Change in Turkmenistan - Grand Valley State University
... these institutional transformations, affecting vegetation–climate feedbacks at multiple spatial and temporal scales. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), developing nations and arid regions of the world are particularly vulnerable to cli ...
... these institutional transformations, affecting vegetation–climate feedbacks at multiple spatial and temporal scales. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), developing nations and arid regions of the world are particularly vulnerable to cli ...
Polar Meteorology and Climate
... temperatures, the annual cycle of solar radiation, and the significant seasonal coverage and mass of ice and snow. The exchange of heat and water between these components of the system strongly influence the behavior of the polar climate: The low solar radiation and infrared energy losses to space h ...
... temperatures, the annual cycle of solar radiation, and the significant seasonal coverage and mass of ice and snow. The exchange of heat and water between these components of the system strongly influence the behavior of the polar climate: The low solar radiation and infrared energy losses to space h ...
Climate in the 21st century - four scenarios for
... Dealing with uncertainty Climate models differ considerably in their calculation of global temperature rise. This is caused by uncertainty regarding future emissions of greenhouse gasses and aerosols, which, in turn, depend on such factors as future population growth, and economic, social and techn ...
... Dealing with uncertainty Climate models differ considerably in their calculation of global temperature rise. This is caused by uncertainty regarding future emissions of greenhouse gasses and aerosols, which, in turn, depend on such factors as future population growth, and economic, social and techn ...
International governance mechanisms and actors
... - the environment, nuclear safety, and natural resources - cross-border cooperation and regional development - justice and home affairs ...
... - the environment, nuclear safety, and natural resources - cross-border cooperation and regional development - justice and home affairs ...
Reversible and irreversible impacts of greenhouse gas
... the opportunity to close this information gap. In this study, we quantify the reversible and irreversible commitment of 21st century anthropogenic emissions on human timescales and their impacts for selected climate and chemical indicators on the regional to global scale. Zero-emission commitment si ...
... the opportunity to close this information gap. In this study, we quantify the reversible and irreversible commitment of 21st century anthropogenic emissions on human timescales and their impacts for selected climate and chemical indicators on the regional to global scale. Zero-emission commitment si ...
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Adaptation to climate [change] impacts
... Current carbon market is insufficient and doesn’t guarantee geographical distribution ...
... Current carbon market is insufficient and doesn’t guarantee geographical distribution ...
An updated view of tipping points and the relevance for long
... particularly vulnerable to combined potential changes in landuse and climate. Similar statements have been made for African rainforests. New climate models continue to suggest that basin-scale Amazon dieback from climate alone (as in the HadCM3 model) is not typical. However, these studies lack some ...
... particularly vulnerable to combined potential changes in landuse and climate. Similar statements have been made for African rainforests. New climate models continue to suggest that basin-scale Amazon dieback from climate alone (as in the HadCM3 model) is not typical. However, these studies lack some ...
Introduction
... very different sizes and levels of detail have been developed (Dowlatabadi, 1995; Rotmans, 1998; Janssen, 1998). It should be stressed that the question raised by IAM is in essence a problem of decision-making involving a public good (the atmosphere) at a global level in a uncertain context, where t ...
... very different sizes and levels of detail have been developed (Dowlatabadi, 1995; Rotmans, 1998; Janssen, 1998). It should be stressed that the question raised by IAM is in essence a problem of decision-making involving a public good (the atmosphere) at a global level in a uncertain context, where t ...
Potential areas of focus for the 2018 quadrennial reports of the
... To request the three assessment panels to update their 2014 reports in 2018 and submit them to the Secretariat by 31 December 2018 for consideration by the Open-ended Working Group and by the Thirty-first Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in 2019, noting that the panels should exchange ...
... To request the three assessment panels to update their 2014 reports in 2018 and submit them to the Secretariat by 31 December 2018 for consideration by the Open-ended Working Group and by the Thirty-first Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in 2019, noting that the panels should exchange ...
Chapter 9 PowerPoint document
... contact with the surface (thermals), by evapotranspiration and by longwave radiation that is absorbed by clouds and greenhouse gases. The atmosphere in turn radiates longwave energy back to Earth as well as out to space. Source: FAQ 1.1, Figure 1. http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4 ...
... contact with the surface (thermals), by evapotranspiration and by longwave radiation that is absorbed by clouds and greenhouse gases. The atmosphere in turn radiates longwave energy back to Earth as well as out to space. Source: FAQ 1.1, Figure 1. http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4 ...
Piedmont Upland Pools and Depressions
... is not expected to have a major effect on them. The change in hydroperiod may be more important. These communities are important breeding sites for amphibians, and it is possible that reduced duration of flooding would leave too little time for larvae to mature in some years. Warmer water temperatur ...
... is not expected to have a major effect on them. The change in hydroperiod may be more important. These communities are important breeding sites for amphibians, and it is possible that reduced duration of flooding would leave too little time for larvae to mature in some years. Warmer water temperatur ...
Fighting Global Warming at the Farmer`s Market
... consumption was on the rise in the air and ground transport sectors between 1991 and 1996, fuel consumption from the less polluting transportation modes, water and rail, actually decreased during this period. 12 Despite the prominent role that transportation plays in contributing to greenhouse gas e ...
... consumption was on the rise in the air and ground transport sectors between 1991 and 1996, fuel consumption from the less polluting transportation modes, water and rail, actually decreased during this period. 12 Despite the prominent role that transportation plays in contributing to greenhouse gas e ...
Climate Change Preparedness and Resiliency Checklist
... What is the full expected life of the project? What time span of future Climate Conditions was considered? The “full expected life” refers to the project’s likely physical longevity. The full expected life for a large building in Boston is at least 60 years. The “span of future Climate Conditions” a ...
... What is the full expected life of the project? What time span of future Climate Conditions was considered? The “full expected life” refers to the project’s likely physical longevity. The full expected life for a large building in Boston is at least 60 years. The “span of future Climate Conditions” a ...
How positive is the feedback between climate change and the
... Hadley model overestimates both global warming and CO2 increase by the present day, producing a CO2 concentration of 395 ppmv (as opposed to the observed 375 ppmv) and a temperature rise of 1.0 K (as opposed to the observed 0.5 K). This overestimate of historical warming is consistent with the negle ...
... Hadley model overestimates both global warming and CO2 increase by the present day, producing a CO2 concentration of 395 ppmv (as opposed to the observed 375 ppmv) and a temperature rise of 1.0 K (as opposed to the observed 0.5 K). This overestimate of historical warming is consistent with the negle ...
PowerPoint Presentation - The Evergreen State College
... Students understand abstract theories by applying them to projects and activities and by putting them into practice in real-world situations. ...
... Students understand abstract theories by applying them to projects and activities and by putting them into practice in real-world situations. ...
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... • What risk management strategies are agricultural industries implementing to adapt to climate risk? • What role could government play in assisting rural industries and communities with respect to drought and climate change adaptation? www.brs.gov.au ...
... • What risk management strategies are agricultural industries implementing to adapt to climate risk? • What role could government play in assisting rural industries and communities with respect to drought and climate change adaptation? www.brs.gov.au ...
Soil Organic Matter Pools and Fluxes in Response to Changes in
... Divergent model responses of global soil C pools Steady state soil C pools DAYCENT ...
... Divergent model responses of global soil C pools Steady state soil C pools DAYCENT ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made
... surface reservoirs, is only ~0.0001 ppm/year of atmospheric CO2. That rate is negligible compared to the present human-made atmospheric CO2 increase of ~2 ppm/year, yet in a million years such a consistent crustal imbalance can alter atmospheric CO2 by ~100 ppm. India was the only land area located ...
... surface reservoirs, is only ~0.0001 ppm/year of atmospheric CO2. That rate is negligible compared to the present human-made atmospheric CO2 increase of ~2 ppm/year, yet in a million years such a consistent crustal imbalance can alter atmospheric CO2 by ~100 ppm. India was the only land area located ...
Cultural Circuits of Climate Change in U.K. Broadsheet Newspapers
... Newspaper production and consumption in the United Kingdom are polarized: at the national level, there are a small number of what were known until recently as “broadsheet” or “quality” newspapers characterized by extensive political and economic comment, which have relatively small but welleducated ...
... Newspaper production and consumption in the United Kingdom are polarized: at the national level, there are a small number of what were known until recently as “broadsheet” or “quality” newspapers characterized by extensive political and economic comment, which have relatively small but welleducated ...
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.