A MODEL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE CAPACITY
... In its 5th assessment report published in 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) affirmed the fact that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very likely (>95 per cent) due to the observed increase in anthropogenic gree ...
... In its 5th assessment report published in 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) affirmed the fact that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very likely (>95 per cent) due to the observed increase in anthropogenic gree ...
Climate Change - COSEE Florida
... – Second most abundant human-caused greenhouse gas – Great warming power per molecule – Landfill decomposition – Cattle – increased human population means increase cattle due to food source Other trace gases – Nitrous oxide, CFCs, ozone ...
... – Second most abundant human-caused greenhouse gas – Great warming power per molecule – Landfill decomposition – Cattle – increased human population means increase cattle due to food source Other trace gases – Nitrous oxide, CFCs, ozone ...
II. Definition of Key Terms
... Not only does the ozone hole affect health, it also negatively impacts the agricultural field. For example, in areas of high UVB radiation it is not possible to grow crops such as rice. In addition to the disastrous impact of the ozone hole in the Pacific Region, an issue related to the El Nino Sout ...
... Not only does the ozone hole affect health, it also negatively impacts the agricultural field. For example, in areas of high UVB radiation it is not possible to grow crops such as rice. In addition to the disastrous impact of the ozone hole in the Pacific Region, an issue related to the El Nino Sout ...
Global Warming
... in many millions of years. Oceans now gain more energy per 2 years than cumulative human energy use. Since 1993, the US warmed very fast: 1.2°F / decade. That pace turns Kansas, “breadbasket of the world,” into desert by 2100, while 2012 US heat becomes its new normal in 2020. Sulfate level variatio ...
... in many millions of years. Oceans now gain more energy per 2 years than cumulative human energy use. Since 1993, the US warmed very fast: 1.2°F / decade. That pace turns Kansas, “breadbasket of the world,” into desert by 2100, while 2012 US heat becomes its new normal in 2020. Sulfate level variatio ...
Using Model Output: Uncertainties and Probabilities
... • Use robust observational constraints on model simulations - this plays off observed historic changes over the region of interest versus global changes • Use expert understanding of relevant processes and how they should unfold rather than the probabilistic methods (which are in their infancy and d ...
... • Use robust observational constraints on model simulations - this plays off observed historic changes over the region of interest versus global changes • Use expert understanding of relevant processes and how they should unfold rather than the probabilistic methods (which are in their infancy and d ...
(Senior Assistant Statistician, Scottish Government). "An Overview of
... • Methods used consistent with IPCC requirements ...
... • Methods used consistent with IPCC requirements ...
Phaeton`s Reins: The Human Hand in Climate Change
... water exists both in its gas phase (water vapor) and its condensed phase (liquid water and ice) as clouds and precipitation. Water vapor and clouds absorb sunlight and infrared radiation, and clouds also reflect sunlight back to space. The amount of water vapor in a sample of air varies greatly from ...
... water exists both in its gas phase (water vapor) and its condensed phase (liquid water and ice) as clouds and precipitation. Water vapor and clouds absorb sunlight and infrared radiation, and clouds also reflect sunlight back to space. The amount of water vapor in a sample of air varies greatly from ...
to view the presentation by Dr. Dash
... • Indirect Impacts example: – Conflict between ethanol and food (true/perceived) • N.B. Advanced biofuels (switch grass, poplar trees, algae on non-agricultural land) won’t have same problem ...
... • Indirect Impacts example: – Conflict between ethanol and food (true/perceived) • N.B. Advanced biofuels (switch grass, poplar trees, algae on non-agricultural land) won’t have same problem ...
Psychology Research The Change, the Challenge, the Responsibility
... the negotiation, at the conference of environment and development of the United Nations in 1992, the participating countries have signed ―the climatic change frame convention of the United Nations‖, at the meeting of Kyoto of 1997, every contracting party has reached ―Kyoto Protocol‖, these two regu ...
... the negotiation, at the conference of environment and development of the United Nations in 1992, the participating countries have signed ―the climatic change frame convention of the United Nations‖, at the meeting of Kyoto of 1997, every contracting party has reached ―Kyoto Protocol‖, these two regu ...
Holmes 2007 Human Security and Climate Change
... I would like to take just a few moments to talk about the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction that took place in June in Geneva. It was remarkable in terms of the levels of enthusiasm and attendance as well as for the ideas it produced. With over 1100 participants and 120 governments, The Gl ...
... I would like to take just a few moments to talk about the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction that took place in June in Geneva. It was remarkable in terms of the levels of enthusiasm and attendance as well as for the ideas it produced. With over 1100 participants and 120 governments, The Gl ...
Environmental Ecology - Oregon State University
... demonstrating the impacts of altered CO2 on air temperature in paired jar experiments. The basic climate concept for the first of these labs is the role of CO2 as a greenhouse gas that thus warms the planet. Introductory material will provide an overview of atmospheric gases, the greenhouse effect, ...
... demonstrating the impacts of altered CO2 on air temperature in paired jar experiments. The basic climate concept for the first of these labs is the role of CO2 as a greenhouse gas that thus warms the planet. Introductory material will provide an overview of atmospheric gases, the greenhouse effect, ...
Nitrogen and the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle in UKESM1 Andy
... One key aspect of Earth System Models (ESM) that distinguishes them from their (physical) Global Climate Model (GCM) relations is the inclusion of interactive biogeochemical processes, such as the carbon cycle. The Earth’s natural carbon cycle acts to moderate the amount of anthropogenic emitted CO2 ...
... One key aspect of Earth System Models (ESM) that distinguishes them from their (physical) Global Climate Model (GCM) relations is the inclusion of interactive biogeochemical processes, such as the carbon cycle. The Earth’s natural carbon cycle acts to moderate the amount of anthropogenic emitted CO2 ...
South Africa`s perspectives on climate action
... CONTEXT – WHERE ARE WE? • From Montréal: two-track process agreed for broader participation an environmental effectiveness. – “Kyoto Process” 2nd Commitment Period (Art 3.9) – ‘Convention process’ – dialogue on long-term cooperative action ...
... CONTEXT – WHERE ARE WE? • From Montréal: two-track process agreed for broader participation an environmental effectiveness. – “Kyoto Process” 2nd Commitment Period (Art 3.9) – ‘Convention process’ – dialogue on long-term cooperative action ...
Language Work (para. 1)
... Where do greenhouse gases trap energy? In the atmosphere. What is one of the greenhouse gases? Carbon dioxide. How long has earth’s climate been changing? Five billion years. When did humans start to add lots of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? The Industrial Revolution. ...
... Where do greenhouse gases trap energy? In the atmosphere. What is one of the greenhouse gases? Carbon dioxide. How long has earth’s climate been changing? Five billion years. When did humans start to add lots of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? The Industrial Revolution. ...
Perspectives in latest issue of Science
... al. (1) use a state-of-the-art general circulation model to investigate a poster child for dramatic climate events in recent Earth history: the Bølling-Allerød transition (see the figure). The results suggest that this transition can be simulated simply as the North Atlantic climate response to a rap ...
... al. (1) use a state-of-the-art general circulation model to investigate a poster child for dramatic climate events in recent Earth history: the Bølling-Allerød transition (see the figure). The results suggest that this transition can be simulated simply as the North Atlantic climate response to a rap ...
Eric Paul - Carleton College
... adopted. This will help to reduce of the use of current greenhouse gases. The second step is to slowly wean the economy of its reliance on fossil fuels causing the emission of greenhouse gases (MPCA 2003). On a more local level I interviewed Scott Bierman to discuss some local solution. Dean Bierman ...
... adopted. This will help to reduce of the use of current greenhouse gases. The second step is to slowly wean the economy of its reliance on fossil fuels causing the emission of greenhouse gases (MPCA 2003). On a more local level I interviewed Scott Bierman to discuss some local solution. Dean Bierman ...
Introduction to components of climate science
... Students will be divided into groups and each group will be given a broad topic to work on. For example Carbon budgeting/ocean circulations/atmospheric processes and properties/Cloud physics and chemistry and Research paper reading and discussions Symposium on latest work in the related areas Pr ...
... Students will be divided into groups and each group will be given a broad topic to work on. For example Carbon budgeting/ocean circulations/atmospheric processes and properties/Cloud physics and chemistry and Research paper reading and discussions Symposium on latest work in the related areas Pr ...
Regional commitments under the United Nations Framework
... 1. The members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are primarily small island states with fragile coastal ecosystems. Agriculture and tourism are their principal sources of employment and foreign exchange earnings. Coastal areas, holding the vast majority of the population and economic activity, ar ...
... 1. The members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are primarily small island states with fragile coastal ecosystems. Agriculture and tourism are their principal sources of employment and foreign exchange earnings. Coastal areas, holding the vast majority of the population and economic activity, ar ...
Document
... • Geophysical ‘fingerprints’ implicate increased GHG concentration as main cause of 0.7oC rise since 1950 • Global climate models, now highly-coupled, perform well on record of past ‘forcings’/temperature relationship – globally and regionally • Six internationally-agreed plausible ‘human futures’ s ...
... • Geophysical ‘fingerprints’ implicate increased GHG concentration as main cause of 0.7oC rise since 1950 • Global climate models, now highly-coupled, perform well on record of past ‘forcings’/temperature relationship – globally and regionally • Six internationally-agreed plausible ‘human futures’ s ...
CLIMATOLOGIA
... Many MTE species show apparently limited benefits from rising atmospheric CO2 with constrained increases in above-ground productivity. Yet modelling suggests that under all but extremely dry conditions, CO2 increases over the past century have already increased NPP and leaf area index in the Medit ...
... Many MTE species show apparently limited benefits from rising atmospheric CO2 with constrained increases in above-ground productivity. Yet modelling suggests that under all but extremely dry conditions, CO2 increases over the past century have already increased NPP and leaf area index in the Medit ...
Identifying the Win:Win Actions
... reductions. Integration of Climate Change into LAQM will result in climate change dominating the LAQM agenda.” • “LAQM has failed to deliver the required improvements in air quality and I see no reason why it would deliver the required improvements in carbon emissions.” • “Climate change is an air p ...
... reductions. Integration of Climate Change into LAQM will result in climate change dominating the LAQM agenda.” • “LAQM has failed to deliver the required improvements in air quality and I see no reason why it would deliver the required improvements in carbon emissions.” • “Climate change is an air p ...
Reconstructing Environments
... agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and other economic activities. The climate changes from the recent past—such as drought—can help in understanding potential impact on societies. Drought often conjures up images of the Dust Bowl drought in the United States, which lasted approximately six ...
... agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and other economic activities. The climate changes from the recent past—such as drought—can help in understanding potential impact on societies. Drought often conjures up images of the Dust Bowl drought in the United States, which lasted approximately six ...
Climate change control measures range from the international scale
... Polluting countries have time to reduce emissions because they can buy credits in the meantime. It has a history of success, for example sulphur dioxide credits in the US reduced pollution by 50% between 1991 and 1998. Disadvantages; Polluting countries are able to continue polluting and it mi ...
... Polluting countries have time to reduce emissions because they can buy credits in the meantime. It has a history of success, for example sulphur dioxide credits in the US reduced pollution by 50% between 1991 and 1998. Disadvantages; Polluting countries are able to continue polluting and it mi ...
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.