Selected emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases 1996-2004
... system is already moving beyond the patterns of natural Variability within which our society and economy have developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface temperature, sea-level rise, ocean and ice sheet dynamics, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. There is a si ...
... system is already moving beyond the patterns of natural Variability within which our society and economy have developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface temperature, sea-level rise, ocean and ice sheet dynamics, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. There is a si ...
Scientists have to work with the public – not the politicians – to fight
... that will create the most radical change in the limited time frame our climate has. While it is worthy and important to note the efforts of the thousands of protestors at COP21 in Paris last year, it is still not enough to see sporadic marches take place in various localities by those affected commu ...
... that will create the most radical change in the limited time frame our climate has. While it is worthy and important to note the efforts of the thousands of protestors at COP21 in Paris last year, it is still not enough to see sporadic marches take place in various localities by those affected commu ...
Linguistic and discursive perspectives on climate change knowledge
... 5. Final situation, Moral (evaluation) • In CC narratives, the complication stage is typically climate change itself. However, this complication factor can give rise to new stories, new complications, according to different contexts, interests and values. ...
... 5. Final situation, Moral (evaluation) • In CC narratives, the complication stage is typically climate change itself. However, this complication factor can give rise to new stories, new complications, according to different contexts, interests and values. ...
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... Borrowing costs have risen around the world. And the financial crisis has contributed to a serious global slowdown, which has seen output in five of the world’s seven largest developed economies either contract or go flat in the three months to June this year. These events have given rise to specula ...
... Borrowing costs have risen around the world. And the financial crisis has contributed to a serious global slowdown, which has seen output in five of the world’s seven largest developed economies either contract or go flat in the three months to June this year. These events have given rise to specula ...
Module 9 Summative Assessment
... - You can also select the time period over which the variable is averaged, either annual mean or monthly averages. - And, you can also choose which climate model to apply. Leave the model choice as “Mean Model”. - First, explore the national map of the continental United States for each variable (li ...
... - You can also select the time period over which the variable is averaged, either annual mean or monthly averages. - And, you can also choose which climate model to apply. Leave the model choice as “Mean Model”. - First, explore the national map of the continental United States for each variable (li ...
Austrian Assessment Report Climate Change 2014 (AAR14)
... Without extensive additional measures to reduce emissions a global average surface temperature rise of 3–5 °C by 2100 compared to the first decade of the 20th century (see Figure 1) is to be expected. Self-reinforcing processes (positive feedback loops), such as the ice-albedo feedback1 or additiona ...
... Without extensive additional measures to reduce emissions a global average surface temperature rise of 3–5 °C by 2100 compared to the first decade of the 20th century (see Figure 1) is to be expected. Self-reinforcing processes (positive feedback loops), such as the ice-albedo feedback1 or additiona ...
No Place Like Home - Environmental Justice Foundation
... more acidic and sea levels are rising. Our planet’s climate is a dynamic system, but a large proportion of these changes are caused by the actions of man2. Human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and agricultural practices, have released vast quantities of greenhous ...
... more acidic and sea levels are rising. Our planet’s climate is a dynamic system, but a large proportion of these changes are caused by the actions of man2. Human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and agricultural practices, have released vast quantities of greenhous ...
PrepMUNC_X_files/UNHRC 2017
... freshwater ecosystems in all regions. As global temperatures rise, sea levels will follow, resulting in an increase in salt-water intrusion into groundwater. Melting glaciers also has an effect on freshwater access as regions that depend on melted water runoff will soon see that runoff ...
... freshwater ecosystems in all regions. As global temperatures rise, sea levels will follow, resulting in an increase in salt-water intrusion into groundwater. Melting glaciers also has an effect on freshwater access as regions that depend on melted water runoff will soon see that runoff ...
gwnord_chap1_072810 - Yale Economics
... changes in atmospheric chemistry. This is the arrow from the upper left box to the upper right box, which is the climate system. The present chapter discusses these two boxes and the linkage between them. The second act of our drama considers the impacts of climate change on human and natural system ...
... changes in atmospheric chemistry. This is the arrow from the upper left box to the upper right box, which is the climate system. The present chapter discusses these two boxes and the linkage between them. The second act of our drama considers the impacts of climate change on human and natural system ...
Climate Change and Ecosystem Responses - lterdev
... et al. (1989). Not surprisingly, the models differed from one another in underlying assumption about climate behavior and varied somewhat in their predictions. However, they also showed consistencies. A doubling of preindustrial, atmospheric CO, concentration will be reached sometime in the twenty-f ...
... et al. (1989). Not surprisingly, the models differed from one another in underlying assumption about climate behavior and varied somewhat in their predictions. However, they also showed consistencies. A doubling of preindustrial, atmospheric CO, concentration will be reached sometime in the twenty-f ...
Presentation of Convention Secretariat Representative
... achieve quantified targets for decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions – Adopted: 1997; not yet in force; – Status of Ratification: 94 Parties, but only 37.1% of global GHG emissions; 55% needed for Protocol to enter into force (as of 17 Sept. ...
... achieve quantified targets for decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions – Adopted: 1997; not yet in force; – Status of Ratification: 94 Parties, but only 37.1% of global GHG emissions; 55% needed for Protocol to enter into force (as of 17 Sept. ...
City Fact Sheet: St. Paul, Minnesota
... increased mean rainfall and extreme rainfall events, and 2) the impacts of temperature increases. For example, a warmer climate will exacerbate the urban heat island effect, with temperatures in the city significantly hotter than surrounding areas. In 2015, St. Paul secured a grant from the Minnesot ...
... increased mean rainfall and extreme rainfall events, and 2) the impacts of temperature increases. For example, a warmer climate will exacerbate the urban heat island effect, with temperatures in the city significantly hotter than surrounding areas. In 2015, St. Paul secured a grant from the Minnesot ...
Accurate Answers to Professor Plimer`s 101 Climate Change
... Historical records reveal that the Earth has experienced significant past changes in its climate such as the changes between glacial and interglacial periods. However, none of the previous drivers of change in the Earth’s climate are responsible for all the current temperature increases. ...
... Historical records reveal that the Earth has experienced significant past changes in its climate such as the changes between glacial and interglacial periods. However, none of the previous drivers of change in the Earth’s climate are responsible for all the current temperature increases. ...
METR112-futureimpact1 - Department of Meteorology and
... activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 The IPCC finds that it is “very likely” that emissions of heattrapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century. (IPCC) 2007 ...
... activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 The IPCC finds that it is “very likely” that emissions of heattrapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century. (IPCC) 2007 ...
Ruggiero Golden JSE March 2017 Future Casting Issue PDF
... that ‘pollution’ and ‘recycling’ are directly related to GCC as well. These misconceptions are best addressed by explaining that there are many issues that scientists believe are caused by or effect global climate change but that there is no direct causal relationship. It is important for students t ...
... that ‘pollution’ and ‘recycling’ are directly related to GCC as well. These misconceptions are best addressed by explaining that there are many issues that scientists believe are caused by or effect global climate change but that there is no direct causal relationship. It is important for students t ...
Fall 2013
... other global environmental problems. One key lesson – formalized method for feedback between scientific evaluation and policy response is effective for adapting environmental policy to evolving scientific situation. The Montreal Protocol, an international treaty to protect stratospheric ozone, has r ...
... other global environmental problems. One key lesson – formalized method for feedback between scientific evaluation and policy response is effective for adapting environmental policy to evolving scientific situation. The Montreal Protocol, an international treaty to protect stratospheric ozone, has r ...
A Proposed New Metric For Quantifying The Climatic Effects
... Estimate of actual climate system heat change from the early 1950s-1995 is 0.3 Watts per meter squared (Pielke 2003) based on ocean heat storage changes (Levitus et al. 2000). Figure from Houghton et al. Eds., 2001: Summary for Policymakers: http://www.ipcc.ch ...
... Estimate of actual climate system heat change from the early 1950s-1995 is 0.3 Watts per meter squared (Pielke 2003) based on ocean heat storage changes (Levitus et al. 2000). Figure from Houghton et al. Eds., 2001: Summary for Policymakers: http://www.ipcc.ch ...
A “wedge” - The NEED Project
... • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-3/final-report/default.htm Other NOAA Climate Change Reports: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/default.htm ...
... • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-3/final-report/default.htm Other NOAA Climate Change Reports: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/default.htm ...
A Week of Earth Action: Divrei Torah Ideas for April 22
... the Exodus to Torah. Practically: our society has freed itself from pre-industrial constraints, and we are free now to use copious amounts of energy. How can we now act responsibly with that power and the danger to the climate it could cause? ...
... the Exodus to Torah. Practically: our society has freed itself from pre-industrial constraints, and we are free now to use copious amounts of energy. How can we now act responsibly with that power and the danger to the climate it could cause? ...
1 FORTY-FOURTH REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.P June 3 to 5
... That the General Assembly has adopted resolutions and declarations to support the efforts of member states on climate change and sustainable development, including efforts related to the implementation of the UNFCCC, among other multilateral agreements and instruments, and that therefore, an importa ...
... That the General Assembly has adopted resolutions and declarations to support the efforts of member states on climate change and sustainable development, including efforts related to the implementation of the UNFCCC, among other multilateral agreements and instruments, and that therefore, an importa ...
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... Globally, GHG emissions have risen from 27 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalents (GtCO2-eq) in 1970 to 49 GtCO2-eq today (in 2010). Future GHG emissions are uncertain and depend on population and economic growth, energy markets, technology, and climate policy. Scenarios of potential futures without ...
... Globally, GHG emissions have risen from 27 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalents (GtCO2-eq) in 1970 to 49 GtCO2-eq today (in 2010). Future GHG emissions are uncertain and depend on population and economic growth, energy markets, technology, and climate policy. Scenarios of potential futures without ...
SCIENCE SuMMARY - Chesapeake PSR
... greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, this does not account for scale effects of substitution over the entire economy or pre combustion life-cycle emissions of methane. Recent research1, using five independent integrated models, indicates that global increased natural gas consumption will have li ...
... greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, this does not account for scale effects of substitution over the entire economy or pre combustion life-cycle emissions of methane. Recent research1, using five independent integrated models, indicates that global increased natural gas consumption will have li ...
CCTF GLaciers FINAL w logo
... surfaces of the Earth (which reflect much of the sun’s energy back into space) decrease in area, exposing the darker surface of the land (which absorbs more energy) and leading to further increase in global temperatures. (3) The runoff from melting glaciers contributes water for drinking, agricultur ...
... surfaces of the Earth (which reflect much of the sun’s energy back into space) decrease in area, exposing the darker surface of the land (which absorbs more energy) and leading to further increase in global temperatures. (3) The runoff from melting glaciers contributes water for drinking, agricultur ...
1 - Naturvernforbundet
... reductions in the industrialized countries that have so far indicated a specific reduction target for 2020. According to the UNFCCC secretariat, total emission reductions with current targets will be somewhere between 13 and 21 % from 1990 levels in 2020.1 If the targets included in the climate legi ...
... reductions in the industrialized countries that have so far indicated a specific reduction target for 2020. According to the UNFCCC secretariat, total emission reductions with current targets will be somewhere between 13 and 21 % from 1990 levels in 2020.1 If the targets included in the climate legi ...
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.