Climate Change - Pacific Science Center
... sinks, take carbon back in. Okay, let’s go back to fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas. We use some of these things for fuels. When we burn the carbon in these things, where do you think it goes? G: Into the atmosphere. P: Into the atmosphere! Donald, take the fossil fuels and put them on your s ...
... sinks, take carbon back in. Okay, let’s go back to fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas. We use some of these things for fuels. When we burn the carbon in these things, where do you think it goes? G: Into the atmosphere. P: Into the atmosphere! Donald, take the fossil fuels and put them on your s ...
Key demands
... without a citizen mobilization nothing would change • Hub for mobilization planning in France to continue an ecological and citizen transition from the social movements • Connecting with international networks and local groups on a regular basis : conference call every month ; international meeting ...
... without a citizen mobilization nothing would change • Hub for mobilization planning in France to continue an ecological and citizen transition from the social movements • Connecting with international networks and local groups on a regular basis : conference call every month ; international meeting ...
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... imply that the availability of water will, in general be reduced. However, this outcome is not certain. Jones et al (2001) present a number of possible scenarios for regional impacts of climate change. As noted above, allthough all simulations include an increase in mean temperatures and evaporation ...
... imply that the availability of water will, in general be reduced. However, this outcome is not certain. Jones et al (2001) present a number of possible scenarios for regional impacts of climate change. As noted above, allthough all simulations include an increase in mean temperatures and evaporation ...
Item 9 - Climate Change and Planning for Unpredictable Weather
... be more cost effective than retrofitting once impacts have reached unacceptable levels. It might also reduce disruption to passengers and inequality (because climate change will disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in society). In order to better understand where this is the case, we need t ...
... be more cost effective than retrofitting once impacts have reached unacceptable levels. It might also reduce disruption to passengers and inequality (because climate change will disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in society). In order to better understand where this is the case, we need t ...
Climate-ready agriculture - a situation statement for Western Australia
... As with broadacre farming, changes in horticultural production associated with future climate will depend on location, soil type and management. These changes will affect profitability and financial risk associated with farming enterprises, particularly in areas at the margins of enterprise suitabil ...
... As with broadacre farming, changes in horticultural production associated with future climate will depend on location, soil type and management. These changes will affect profitability and financial risk associated with farming enterprises, particularly in areas at the margins of enterprise suitabil ...
INTERREG IIIB ASTRA PROJECT Report on Generation, Use and
... large scale predictors. These relationships can be based on a range of mathematical functions and fitting routines (cf. Wilby et al. 2002, for an overview and, for example, Fig. 2). Advantages of these methods are there computational efficiency, the possibility to apply them easily to several GCMs a ...
... large scale predictors. These relationships can be based on a range of mathematical functions and fitting routines (cf. Wilby et al. 2002, for an overview and, for example, Fig. 2). Advantages of these methods are there computational efficiency, the possibility to apply them easily to several GCMs a ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... new studies and 20 experiments (involving more than 45 researchers) examining the ECS, each lowering the best estimate and tightening the error distribution about that estimate. Instead, the IWG wrote in its 2013 report: “It does not revisit other interagency modeling decisions (e.g., with regard to ...
... new studies and 20 experiments (involving more than 45 researchers) examining the ECS, each lowering the best estimate and tightening the error distribution about that estimate. Instead, the IWG wrote in its 2013 report: “It does not revisit other interagency modeling decisions (e.g., with regard to ...
Earth`s Climate History: How do we know what we know?
... wind and other climate factors produce year-to-year differences in the thickness of rings. These differences are the same for trees of the same species growing in the same location and can be matched up to produce long time-lines, going back thousands of years. ...
... wind and other climate factors produce year-to-year differences in the thickness of rings. These differences are the same for trees of the same species growing in the same location and can be matched up to produce long time-lines, going back thousands of years. ...
UK Climate Projections science report: Marine and coastal projections
... Chapter 3 deals with projections of sea level rise, both absolute and relative to land. The absolute sea level rise is that averaged around the British Isles, and originates from projections made by an ensemble of international climate models from different modelling centres (known as a multi-model ...
... Chapter 3 deals with projections of sea level rise, both absolute and relative to land. The absolute sea level rise is that averaged around the British Isles, and originates from projections made by an ensemble of international climate models from different modelling centres (known as a multi-model ...
Economic, political, and sociological barriers and solutions for
... ~ Just because we can adapt doesn’t mean we do • Create legal structures and administrative processes that promote principled adaptation ...
... ~ Just because we can adapt doesn’t mean we do • Create legal structures and administrative processes that promote principled adaptation ...
Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Italy and the Mediterranean
... A model of household energy demand by fuel type has been estimated by DeCian, Lanzi and Roson (2007) using econometric techniques and a global panel data base. Energy demand is taken to depend, among other factors, on seasonal average temperatures. By increasing exogenous temperatures, in all season ...
... A model of household energy demand by fuel type has been estimated by DeCian, Lanzi and Roson (2007) using econometric techniques and a global panel data base. Energy demand is taken to depend, among other factors, on seasonal average temperatures. By increasing exogenous temperatures, in all season ...
Abbreviation of "Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise and Superstorms"
... understanding of the consequences. Current assessments place emphasis on practical effects such as increasing extremes of heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, floods, and encroaching seas (IPCC, 2014; USNCA, 2014). These assessments and our recent study (Hansen et al., 2013a) conclude that there is ...
... understanding of the consequences. Current assessments place emphasis on practical effects such as increasing extremes of heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, floods, and encroaching seas (IPCC, 2014; USNCA, 2014). These assessments and our recent study (Hansen et al., 2013a) conclude that there is ...
Activity 1: Climate timeline (PDF 70KB)
... number of years ago the event happened to a distance that you can plot on the toiletpaper timeline. This worksheet takes you through the steps to do this, using the following scale: 1cm = 1 million years This means that if your toilet paper sheets are 10 cm long, each one represents 10 million years ...
... number of years ago the event happened to a distance that you can plot on the toiletpaper timeline. This worksheet takes you through the steps to do this, using the following scale: 1cm = 1 million years This means that if your toilet paper sheets are 10 cm long, each one represents 10 million years ...
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... and relative abundance. Native to North America and widely distributed, M. sanguinipes is one of the grasshopper species of the continent most responsible for economic damage to grain, oilseed, pulse, and forage crops. Compared to predicted range and distribution under current climate conditions, mo ...
... and relative abundance. Native to North America and widely distributed, M. sanguinipes is one of the grasshopper species of the continent most responsible for economic damage to grain, oilseed, pulse, and forage crops. Compared to predicted range and distribution under current climate conditions, mo ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... greatly diminished under the new ECS findings. The average 95th percentile value of the new literature survey is only 3.5°C indicating a very low probability of a warming reaching 3-5°C by 2100 as indicated in the 3rd column of the above Table and thus a significantly lower probability that such tip ...
... greatly diminished under the new ECS findings. The average 95th percentile value of the new literature survey is only 3.5°C indicating a very low probability of a warming reaching 3-5°C by 2100 as indicated in the 3rd column of the above Table and thus a significantly lower probability that such tip ...
Carbon Footprint Tips for Arkansas Producers
... and sunlight to grow and build new cells through photosynthesis. Carbon makes up 50 percent of plant dry matter by weight. As plants die, they are consumed for food by other living organisms (soil bacteria, animals and humans), releasing that carbon back to the atmosphere as CO2. Plants and animals ...
... and sunlight to grow and build new cells through photosynthesis. Carbon makes up 50 percent of plant dry matter by weight. As plants die, they are consumed for food by other living organisms (soil bacteria, animals and humans), releasing that carbon back to the atmosphere as CO2. Plants and animals ...
Junk to Green Funk
... Regardless of the debate what do we know is happening for sure? Using the paragraphs below, discuss what is already changing. Using a large map, look at which countries appear to be suffering the most. Are they the rich or the poor countries? “Beyond the Heart of the World, the Younger Brother is ch ...
... Regardless of the debate what do we know is happening for sure? Using the paragraphs below, discuss what is already changing. Using a large map, look at which countries appear to be suffering the most. Are they the rich or the poor countries? “Beyond the Heart of the World, the Younger Brother is ch ...
The Greatest Challenge of Global Climate Change: An Inconvenient
... Holdren, 1991). Over the last two centuries both population order to enact effective changes, we have to develop a new economy based on sustainability rather than consumerism. growth and economic growth (and therefore consumption) This requires a public awakening, establishment of political have bee ...
... Holdren, 1991). Over the last two centuries both population order to enact effective changes, we have to develop a new economy based on sustainability rather than consumerism. growth and economic growth (and therefore consumption) This requires a public awakening, establishment of political have bee ...
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... where TT denotes the average treatment effect on the treated observations. According to Bento et al. (2007), the matching method consists of finding a “proxy” for Y0 , since we do not observe Y0 for this treated observation (i.e., D 1 ). This “proxy” is called counterfactual outcome, e. g., the o ...
... where TT denotes the average treatment effect on the treated observations. According to Bento et al. (2007), the matching method consists of finding a “proxy” for Y0 , since we do not observe Y0 for this treated observation (i.e., D 1 ). This “proxy” is called counterfactual outcome, e. g., the o ...
(Mahangu) crop
... Drought tends to be declared in particular localities rather than nationally and, hence, there is not a definitive list of drought years in Namibia. Major droughts affecting large portions of the country are said to have occurred in far back in 1930s and for an extended period in the 1960s, culminat ...
... Drought tends to be declared in particular localities rather than nationally and, hence, there is not a definitive list of drought years in Namibia. Major droughts affecting large portions of the country are said to have occurred in far back in 1930s and for an extended period in the 1960s, culminat ...
Kyoto – Marrakech: SINKS
... Forest Land-use Change (3.3) • Article 3.3: The net changes in greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks resulting from direct human-induced land-use change and forestry activities, limited to afforestation, reforestation and deforestation since 1990, measured as verifiable changes ...
... Forest Land-use Change (3.3) • Article 3.3: The net changes in greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks resulting from direct human-induced land-use change and forestry activities, limited to afforestation, reforestation and deforestation since 1990, measured as verifiable changes ...
Project Presentation - The Bush School of Government and Public
... climate change in 2025 • Assess how politically salient climate change will be in 2025 • Offer policy options for U.S. foreign policy to consider in response to climate change • Define level of commitment U.S. government should devote to climate change ...
... climate change in 2025 • Assess how politically salient climate change will be in 2025 • Offer policy options for U.S. foreign policy to consider in response to climate change • Define level of commitment U.S. government should devote to climate change ...
Impact of climate change on mountain environment dynamics
... The position of the Argentine Andes on the rain-shadow side of the mountain range makes them even more sensitive to climate change. In this arid region (150-300 mm mean annual precipitation) studied by Delbart et al., the annual snowmelt is the main source of running water and aquifer recharge, whic ...
... The position of the Argentine Andes on the rain-shadow side of the mountain range makes them even more sensitive to climate change. In this arid region (150-300 mm mean annual precipitation) studied by Delbart et al., the annual snowmelt is the main source of running water and aquifer recharge, whic ...
Why Hasn`t Earth Warmed as Much as Expected?
... The observed increase in global mean surface temperature (GMST) over the industrial era is less than 40% of that expected from observed increases in long-lived greenhouse gases together with the best-estimate equilibrium climate sensitivity given by the 2007 Assessment Report of the Intergovernmenta ...
... The observed increase in global mean surface temperature (GMST) over the industrial era is less than 40% of that expected from observed increases in long-lived greenhouse gases together with the best-estimate equilibrium climate sensitivity given by the 2007 Assessment Report of the Intergovernmenta ...
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.