Climate Change - Hans von Storch
... instead requested. “Trust us, we are scientists”. • Climate science is taking place under post-normal conditions. • The problem is that the scientific knowledge is confronted on the „explanation market“ with other forms of knowledge. Scientific ...
... instead requested. “Trust us, we are scientists”. • Climate science is taking place under post-normal conditions. • The problem is that the scientific knowledge is confronted on the „explanation market“ with other forms of knowledge. Scientific ...
Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: Are We Being Taken For a Ride?
... with a southward dip in the jet stream (upper level winds). Because air is forced from regions of higher pressure to regions of lower pressure, Sandy was directed back towards the coast. Perhaps surprisingly to some people, the presence of this pattern may also be the product of human impacts. Warmi ...
... with a southward dip in the jet stream (upper level winds). Because air is forced from regions of higher pressure to regions of lower pressure, Sandy was directed back towards the coast. Perhaps surprisingly to some people, the presence of this pattern may also be the product of human impacts. Warmi ...
Joint Statement Issued at the Conclusion of the 24th BASIC
... BASIC Ministers welcomed the early entry into force of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to enhance its implementation, which reflects equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of differ ...
... BASIC Ministers welcomed the early entry into force of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to enhance its implementation, which reflects equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of differ ...
Selected articles by Martin Khor on Climate Change, 2005-2007
... estimated that the mean global surface temperature has increased by about 0.3 to 0.6 degree Celsius since the late 19th century to now, and an increase of 0.2 to 0.3 degree over the last 40 years. And fifthly, a significant rise in temperature can trigger several events, such as melting of the ice s ...
... estimated that the mean global surface temperature has increased by about 0.3 to 0.6 degree Celsius since the late 19th century to now, and an increase of 0.2 to 0.3 degree over the last 40 years. And fifthly, a significant rise in temperature can trigger several events, such as melting of the ice s ...
Climate Change Prediction: A challenging scientific problem
... where ISFC is the infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface at temperature TSFC ; τ is the atmospheric transmittance at a given frequency; B(T) is the Planck function; T(z) is the height (z) dependent atmospheric temperature; W(z) is the height dependent weighting function governed by the ve ...
... where ISFC is the infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface at temperature TSFC ; τ is the atmospheric transmittance at a given frequency; B(T) is the Planck function; T(z) is the height (z) dependent atmospheric temperature; W(z) is the height dependent weighting function governed by the ve ...
Greenhouse Gases and Climate in Environmental Impact Assessment
... climate change on the project. Each of the provinces is varied in their guidance. On Thresholds of GHG Emissions There were few statements found in the literature on thresholds related to assessment of GHGs in EIA. There is mention of low, medium, and high in guidance from Canada; however, these are ...
... climate change on the project. Each of the provinces is varied in their guidance. On Thresholds of GHG Emissions There were few statements found in the literature on thresholds related to assessment of GHGs in EIA. There is mention of low, medium, and high in guidance from Canada; however, these are ...
Extremes (M. Wehner, LLNL and UC Berkeley)
... • Pentad precipitation is preferred over daily. • Big storms often last longer than a day, but rarely more than 5 • 00:00 GMT may not be a convenient time • Seasonal is preferable over annual • Winter storms are different than summer storms! • Consecutive dry days is not really extreme. • A interest ...
... • Pentad precipitation is preferred over daily. • Big storms often last longer than a day, but rarely more than 5 • 00:00 GMT may not be a convenient time • Seasonal is preferable over annual • Winter storms are different than summer storms! • Consecutive dry days is not really extreme. • A interest ...
Climate change variables in relation to direct
... Further examples: respondents’ reported experiences of environmental changes and events “Well during the 50s 60s and 70s gully buster storms came from the sw every afternoon 3pm 5pm and dump 1-2 inch rain and disappear they only occasionally happen now” (Ballina, NSW). “I live in bushland and h ...
... Further examples: respondents’ reported experiences of environmental changes and events “Well during the 50s 60s and 70s gully buster storms came from the sw every afternoon 3pm 5pm and dump 1-2 inch rain and disappear they only occasionally happen now” (Ballina, NSW). “I live in bushland and h ...
Joint Statement Issued at the Conclusion of the 24th BASIC M
... BASIC Ministers welcomed the early entry into force of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to enhance its implementation, which reflects equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of differ ...
... BASIC Ministers welcomed the early entry into force of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to enhance its implementation, which reflects equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of differ ...
Flawed Logic
... CO2 remains in the atmosphere. This is also referred to as “residence time of atmospheric CO2”. The residence time models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that, within a few decades, 15 to 25% of CO2 emissions that enter the atmosphere are taken up into the land ...
... CO2 remains in the atmosphere. This is also referred to as “residence time of atmospheric CO2”. The residence time models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that, within a few decades, 15 to 25% of CO2 emissions that enter the atmosphere are taken up into the land ...
Norway_Survey EEA DDR and CCA
... DSB's 2015 national survey to municipalities (answered by 90 per cent of the municipalities) shows that 85 per cent have carried out comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessments (RVAs), and 93 per cent have an emergency plan. Even if some RVAs do not meet the requirements in the Civil Protection ...
... DSB's 2015 national survey to municipalities (answered by 90 per cent of the municipalities) shows that 85 per cent have carried out comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessments (RVAs), and 93 per cent have an emergency plan. Even if some RVAs do not meet the requirements in the Civil Protection ...
Robust projections of combined humidity and temperature extremes
... climate variables. Thus, a comprehensive impact assessment is challenging and uncertainties in all contributing variables need to be taken into account. Here we show that uncertainties in some impact-relevant metrics such as extremes of health indicators are substantially smaller than generally anti ...
... climate variables. Thus, a comprehensive impact assessment is challenging and uncertainties in all contributing variables need to be taken into account. Here we show that uncertainties in some impact-relevant metrics such as extremes of health indicators are substantially smaller than generally anti ...
On development, demography and climate change: The end of the
... It is important to stress that, contrary to popular impressions, these key conclusions are accepted by virtually all of the world’s climate scientists; there is no substantive disagreement on the matter (see Oreskes 2004). The most recent IPCC assessment concluded that during the final two decades o ...
... It is important to stress that, contrary to popular impressions, these key conclusions are accepted by virtually all of the world’s climate scientists; there is no substantive disagreement on the matter (see Oreskes 2004). The most recent IPCC assessment concluded that during the final two decades o ...
Morality in Public Policy: Climate Change Carmen Lawrence Earth
... that involves an intimate knowledge of and connection with the natural world, there are fewer sources of information about the state of our environment. Indeed most people have such limited exposure to the natural environment that they do not appreciate the extent to which they are reliant on its co ...
... that involves an intimate knowledge of and connection with the natural world, there are fewer sources of information about the state of our environment. Indeed most people have such limited exposure to the natural environment that they do not appreciate the extent to which they are reliant on its co ...
Recent sea-level rise
... • Since the Last Glacial Maximum (~20,000 years BP) MSL has risen by over 120 m • Between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago MSL rose rapidly at an average rate of 10 mm/yr. • Following last glacial period local vertical land movements are still occurring today as a result of large transfers of mass from th ...
... • Since the Last Glacial Maximum (~20,000 years BP) MSL has risen by over 120 m • Between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago MSL rose rapidly at an average rate of 10 mm/yr. • Following last glacial period local vertical land movements are still occurring today as a result of large transfers of mass from th ...
Summary Sheet - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation
... storms and droughts), increases in illness an deaths due to poor air quality, food- and water-borne illnesses and the expansion of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. Vulnerability to the health risks associated with climate change are influenced by exposure to the hazards, sensitivity to the effect ...
... storms and droughts), increases in illness an deaths due to poor air quality, food- and water-borne illnesses and the expansion of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. Vulnerability to the health risks associated with climate change are influenced by exposure to the hazards, sensitivity to the effect ...
Effects of 2°C Warming IMPACT2C modelling results: climate
... is noted, however, that even under this deep mitigation scenario, some models still project higher levels of warming and thus exceed the goal. ...
... is noted, however, that even under this deep mitigation scenario, some models still project higher levels of warming and thus exceed the goal. ...
Klimaschankungen seit 1700.
... Our discussion of climate variability and climate change at the end of the 19th century leads to a number of conclusions which we consider relevant on methodical, theoretical and practical grounds: (1) The debate on natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change is not new. A similar d ...
... Our discussion of climate variability and climate change at the end of the 19th century leads to a number of conclusions which we consider relevant on methodical, theoretical and practical grounds: (1) The debate on natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change is not new. A similar d ...
Day 3 - Oxfam New Zealand
... Point out that this is just about the can – it does not include all the ingredients that go into the drink inside it, or the inks that are used to print the pictures on the outside. Ask the children to form groups of 4–5 and give each group a cereal box. Ask them to write the name of their breakfast ...
... Point out that this is just about the can – it does not include all the ingredients that go into the drink inside it, or the inks that are used to print the pictures on the outside. Ask the children to form groups of 4–5 and give each group a cereal box. Ask them to write the name of their breakfast ...
Global warming - The Open University
... The starting point of ‘why’ for climate change, is to consider energy flows in the climatic system. Click on the link above to see a chart showing the rates of energy gain and loss by the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Note that even though the arrows starting and stopping in the atmosphere do so i ...
... The starting point of ‘why’ for climate change, is to consider energy flows in the climatic system. Click on the link above to see a chart showing the rates of energy gain and loss by the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Note that even though the arrows starting and stopping in the atmosphere do so i ...
The Long Time Scales of Human-Caused Climate Warming: Further
... Research Council of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences issued a special report, Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions, that endorsed the key conclusions of the IPCC assessment (NRC, 2001). The scientific basis for global warming has thus now been sufficiently established to en ...
... Research Council of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences issued a special report, Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions, that endorsed the key conclusions of the IPCC assessment (NRC, 2001). The scientific basis for global warming has thus now been sufficiently established to en ...
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.