State of The Climate 2016
... This fourth, biennial State of the Climate report draws on the latest monitoring, science and projection information to describe variability and changes in Australia’s climate, and how it is likely to change in the future. Observations and climate modelling paint a consistent picture of ongoing, lon ...
... This fourth, biennial State of the Climate report draws on the latest monitoring, science and projection information to describe variability and changes in Australia’s climate, and how it is likely to change in the future. Observations and climate modelling paint a consistent picture of ongoing, lon ...
IWRM as a Tool for Adaptation to Climate Change - Cap-Net
... large areas may produce scenarios that are not physically possible. • May not be consistent with estimates of changes in average global climate • Synthetic meteorological variables may not be internally consistent with each other, e.g. increased precipitation is expected to be associated with increa ...
... large areas may produce scenarios that are not physically possible. • May not be consistent with estimates of changes in average global climate • Synthetic meteorological variables may not be internally consistent with each other, e.g. increased precipitation is expected to be associated with increa ...
Maslowski powerpoint presentation (Dec. 2007)
... coupling experiments (conducted under existing complementary funding) • Development of the Regional Arctic Climate System Model (RACM) • Physical feedback and future scenarios studies focusing on changes in Arctic sea ice using the fully coupled model ...
... coupling experiments (conducted under existing complementary funding) • Development of the Regional Arctic Climate System Model (RACM) • Physical feedback and future scenarios studies focusing on changes in Arctic sea ice using the fully coupled model ...
Optimal Technology R&D in the Face of Uncertainty
... A doubling of CO2 from pre-industrial levels would increase global average temperatures by about 1.5 – 4.5°C A 1.5°C rise would be warmest temperatures in last 6000 years. A 4.5°C rise would raise temperatures to those last seen in time of dinosaurs. ...
... A doubling of CO2 from pre-industrial levels would increase global average temperatures by about 1.5 – 4.5°C A 1.5°C rise would be warmest temperatures in last 6000 years. A 4.5°C rise would raise temperatures to those last seen in time of dinosaurs. ...
Projected temperature changes along the American cordillera and
... line shows the maximum 50 50 elevation in each grid box. The black triangles show some of the highest mountains in each country along the transect. Thus the area between the white line and the black triangles indicates the highest montane regions that may be impacted by the projected temperature c ...
... line shows the maximum 50 50 elevation in each grid box. The black triangles show some of the highest mountains in each country along the transect. Thus the area between the white line and the black triangles indicates the highest montane regions that may be impacted by the projected temperature c ...
Climate change impacts on agriculture in Europe Blaž Kurnik
... The projected lengthening of the thermal growing season would allow a northward expansion of warm-season crops to areas that were not previously suitable. ...
... The projected lengthening of the thermal growing season would allow a northward expansion of warm-season crops to areas that were not previously suitable. ...
Counter-Argument
... in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations” • Annual growth carbon emissions: ...
... in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations” • Annual growth carbon emissions: ...
Claire Gerard 4/19/15 Analysis Outline English 102 Professor
... related issues. Although this is a somewhat new topic that is being discussed and researched, there are a few places that are already starting to see negative impacts on mental health due to weather related changes. Australia is experiencing droughts, villagers who live on the Solomon Islands north ...
... related issues. Although this is a somewhat new topic that is being discussed and researched, there are a few places that are already starting to see negative impacts on mental health due to weather related changes. Australia is experiencing droughts, villagers who live on the Solomon Islands north ...
Climate Models - Climate Wizard
... confidence comes from the foundation of the models in accepted physical principles and from their ability to reproduce observed features of current climate and past climate changes. Confidence in model estimates is higher for some climate variables (e.g., temperature) than for others (e.g., precipit ...
... confidence comes from the foundation of the models in accepted physical principles and from their ability to reproduce observed features of current climate and past climate changes. Confidence in model estimates is higher for some climate variables (e.g., temperature) than for others (e.g., precipit ...
esg: the paris accord on climate change
... minimize climate change with additional amounts to be provided in subsequent years. Although the UN negotiation process inevitably involves compromises from all sides, the resulting agreement has a number of key attributes that lay a foundation for a global response to climate change:2 •• An ambitio ...
... minimize climate change with additional amounts to be provided in subsequent years. Although the UN negotiation process inevitably involves compromises from all sides, the resulting agreement has a number of key attributes that lay a foundation for a global response to climate change:2 •• An ambitio ...
Chapter 3: Population`s health and climate change in South East
... and sectors other than the health sector at national, regional and international levels; promoting and supporting the generation of scientific evidence; and strengthening health systems to cope with the health threat posed by climate change, including emergencies related to extreme weather events an ...
... and sectors other than the health sector at national, regional and international levels; promoting and supporting the generation of scientific evidence; and strengthening health systems to cope with the health threat posed by climate change, including emergencies related to extreme weather events an ...
The Climate Change Habitability Index - Eli Blevis
... assessing the actual habitability of a particular location in terms of risks associated with climate change is a tremendously complex and intricate calculation. Our goal here is to hide all this complexity inasmuch as it is possible to do so. We chose to use color to denote degree of risk, using typ ...
... assessing the actual habitability of a particular location in terms of risks associated with climate change is a tremendously complex and intricate calculation. Our goal here is to hide all this complexity inasmuch as it is possible to do so. We chose to use color to denote degree of risk, using typ ...
CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE SERIES
... climate change lectures. The seven part series explores key aspects of climate change science, predictions, impacts and options for action to deal with this global challenge. Speakers include top international experts in science, economics and technology. The series will conclude with a lecture to b ...
... climate change lectures. The seven part series explores key aspects of climate change science, predictions, impacts and options for action to deal with this global challenge. Speakers include top international experts in science, economics and technology. The series will conclude with a lecture to b ...
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... Impact of Adaptation The potential role of adaptation in alleviating the effect of climate change on crops has generated considerable debate. On the one hand, agriculture is very diverse and practiced across a wide range of climates, indicating that farmers can adapt to local conditions. Farmers als ...
... Impact of Adaptation The potential role of adaptation in alleviating the effect of climate change on crops has generated considerable debate. On the one hand, agriculture is very diverse and practiced across a wide range of climates, indicating that farmers can adapt to local conditions. Farmers als ...
The Earth • Policy on absences • Processes that shape earth
... • Atmospheric methane has increased by over 150% since 1750. About half of current emissions are anthropogenic. • Atmospheric nitrous oxide has increased by over 17% since 1750. About a third of current emissions are anthropogenic. ...
... • Atmospheric methane has increased by over 150% since 1750. About half of current emissions are anthropogenic. • Atmospheric nitrous oxide has increased by over 17% since 1750. About a third of current emissions are anthropogenic. ...
Global climate change and Illinois.
... are not without problems. They can simulate large-scale climate features, but they do not yet adequately represent regional features needed for making detailed climate projections. Most scientists agree that a rise in temperatures will occur within the next century because of the added greenhouse ef ...
... are not without problems. They can simulate large-scale climate features, but they do not yet adequately represent regional features needed for making detailed climate projections. Most scientists agree that a rise in temperatures will occur within the next century because of the added greenhouse ef ...
3.2.9 Global change and extreme hydrological conditions – Floods
... reflect the noise from natural climate variations and which may mask possible, long-term trends. Inhomogeneities in the observed time series are frequently caused by direct human impacts on the rivers and their catchments. They ...
... reflect the noise from natural climate variations and which may mask possible, long-term trends. Inhomogeneities in the observed time series are frequently caused by direct human impacts on the rivers and their catchments. They ...
Dora Chi Xu, Class of 2015
... 2000). Thus the question becomes: why did the atmospheric CO2 concentration stay at a relatively stable level during pre-industrial time and did not show significant increase until recently? The main reason lies in the long-term buffering effect of the ocean, which had absorbed most of the pre-indus ...
... 2000). Thus the question becomes: why did the atmospheric CO2 concentration stay at a relatively stable level during pre-industrial time and did not show significant increase until recently? The main reason lies in the long-term buffering effect of the ocean, which had absorbed most of the pre-indus ...
downloadable pdf
... “controlled science” is very different from the science supporting global warming belief: “Scientists all over the world can and are investigating and confirming the same findings over and over.” Unlike the purported events used to claim that Muslims attacked America on 9/11, the science of global w ...
... “controlled science” is very different from the science supporting global warming belief: “Scientists all over the world can and are investigating and confirming the same findings over and over.” Unlike the purported events used to claim that Muslims attacked America on 9/11, the science of global w ...
Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources
... than the historic record. •Expect surprises and plan for flexibility and robustness in the face of uncertain changes rather than counting on one approach. •Plan for the long haul. Where possible, make adaptive responses and agreements “self tending” to avoid repetitive costs of intervention as impac ...
... than the historic record. •Expect surprises and plan for flexibility and robustness in the face of uncertain changes rather than counting on one approach. •Plan for the long haul. Where possible, make adaptive responses and agreements “self tending” to avoid repetitive costs of intervention as impac ...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather
... A helpful analogy is a car accident on a wet road. Was the car accident caused by the rainy conditions and wet road? Not exactly—there were other factors at play, including the curviness of the road, the speed of the car, visibility, the driver’s level of fatigue, and others. However, we can look a ...
... A helpful analogy is a car accident on a wet road. Was the car accident caused by the rainy conditions and wet road? Not exactly—there were other factors at play, including the curviness of the road, the speed of the car, visibility, the driver’s level of fatigue, and others. However, we can look a ...
Climate change, water and Kenya
... Global warming is no ‘theory’. It is an ‘unequivocal’ fact according to a 2007 finding of the United Nations’ IPCC or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC is an expert body that represents 130 nations. It has received the Nobel Peace Prize for its specialist investigations of global w ...
... Global warming is no ‘theory’. It is an ‘unequivocal’ fact according to a 2007 finding of the United Nations’ IPCC or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC is an expert body that represents 130 nations. It has received the Nobel Peace Prize for its specialist investigations of global w ...
NRDC: Homer, Alaska-Identifying and Becoming More Resilient to
... Resilient to Impacts of Climate Change ...
... Resilient to Impacts of Climate Change ...
impacts by degree - Division on Earth and Life Studies
... growth—are so vast that they will largely control the future of the Earth’s climate system. This future could bring a relatively mild change in climate, or it could deliver an extreme change from today’s climate to entirely different climate conditions that will last many thousands of years. The eve ...
... growth—are so vast that they will largely control the future of the Earth’s climate system. This future could bring a relatively mild change in climate, or it could deliver an extreme change from today’s climate to entirely different climate conditions that will last many thousands of years. The eve ...
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.