A broader view of the role of Roger A. Pielke Sr
... greenhouse gases, even within that focus the panel used global average surface-temperature changes as the primary metric to quantify the effects of human-caused climate changes. However, my collaborators and I have shown that global average surfacetemperature changes are not particularly useful for ...
... greenhouse gases, even within that focus the panel used global average surface-temperature changes as the primary metric to quantify the effects of human-caused climate changes. However, my collaborators and I have shown that global average surfacetemperature changes are not particularly useful for ...
cutting-edge climate science and services
... we have good predictability for about 5 to maybe 7 days in the mid-latitudes. But beyond that not a lot of skill in forecasting – and what we do have is probably due to tropical forcing. Whereas, in the tropics, short term predictability is low. Forecasters rarely beat persistence on 1 - 3 day time- ...
... we have good predictability for about 5 to maybe 7 days in the mid-latitudes. But beyond that not a lot of skill in forecasting – and what we do have is probably due to tropical forcing. Whereas, in the tropics, short term predictability is low. Forecasters rarely beat persistence on 1 - 3 day time- ...
Pakistan Increasing Vulnerability To Climate Change:Policy Response
... into Indus delta due to sea-level rise. ...
... into Indus delta due to sea-level rise. ...
Millions at risk
... estimates. Dotted lines are inferred (6) and intended as schematic. Global temperature is relative to 1961-90 average. Vertical lines indicate the temperature increase for emissions scenarios with CO2 concentrations that ultimately stabilise at specified levels. ...
... estimates. Dotted lines are inferred (6) and intended as schematic. Global temperature is relative to 1961-90 average. Vertical lines indicate the temperature increase for emissions scenarios with CO2 concentrations that ultimately stabilise at specified levels. ...
Global Environmental Change - Department of Geological and
... From GEWEX News, 14, 1 (November 2004); http://gewx.org/gewex_nwsltr.html ...
... From GEWEX News, 14, 1 (November 2004); http://gewx.org/gewex_nwsltr.html ...
The oil industry and climate change
... Climate change is not happening The science of climate change is uncertain Climate change is not human-induced Climate change will not necessarily be bad Now is not the good time to act Policies under discussion are not the good way to tackle with the issue It’s too late to act ...
... Climate change is not happening The science of climate change is uncertain Climate change is not human-induced Climate change will not necessarily be bad Now is not the good time to act Policies under discussion are not the good way to tackle with the issue It’s too late to act ...
... The historical responsibility of countries listed in the Annex I of the Convention on Climate Change has been used extensively as a justification for the lack of action of countries not included in Annex I to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. We analyzed the contribution of non-Annex I countrie ...
Climate Variability and Climate Change
... ice. • Examples: year-to-year differences in storminess in the Pacific Northwest, drought, the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon, the North Atlantic Oscillation, etc. ...
... ice. • Examples: year-to-year differences in storminess in the Pacific Northwest, drought, the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon, the North Atlantic Oscillation, etc. ...
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... popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into the oceans. The rest has melted ice and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over tens to thousands of years. Scientific understanding of ...
... popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into the oceans. The rest has melted ice and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over tens to thousands of years. Scientific understanding of ...
"Victory will be achieved when average citizens `understand
... At the time of this quote, the scientific evidence of the cause and impacts of climate change was well documented. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 in recognition of the problem of global warming. Through the IPCC, climate experts from around the world syn ...
... At the time of this quote, the scientific evidence of the cause and impacts of climate change was well documented. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 in recognition of the problem of global warming. Through the IPCC, climate experts from around the world syn ...
References
... Arctic, Europe and North America, affecting agriculture, forestry and water supplies (Sommerkorn and Hassol, 2009). An even larger concern arises from the increased warming spreading over high-latitude land areas, hastening degradation of permafrost and leading to increased release of greenhouse gas ...
... Arctic, Europe and North America, affecting agriculture, forestry and water supplies (Sommerkorn and Hassol, 2009). An even larger concern arises from the increased warming spreading over high-latitude land areas, hastening degradation of permafrost and leading to increased release of greenhouse gas ...
CLIMATE CHANGE FACTS THE EARTH’S CHANGING CLIMATE
... The increases in these three greenhouse gases coincide with a worldwide increase in temperature. Since the 1800s, the Earth has warmed by more than 1.5°F. In New York, the average summer temperature is already 2°F warmer than in 1970, and winter temperature is 4°F warmer. The Earth is now warmer tha ...
... The increases in these three greenhouse gases coincide with a worldwide increase in temperature. Since the 1800s, the Earth has warmed by more than 1.5°F. In New York, the average summer temperature is already 2°F warmer than in 1970, and winter temperature is 4°F warmer. The Earth is now warmer tha ...
Environment and Natural Resource Security
... The Global Challenge Initiative on Environment and Natural Resource Security brings together leading experts and practitioners. They share the latest information and work on taking action together through selected large-scale public-private initiatives which help achieve economic growth and combat c ...
... The Global Challenge Initiative on Environment and Natural Resource Security brings together leading experts and practitioners. They share the latest information and work on taking action together through selected large-scale public-private initiatives which help achieve economic growth and combat c ...
Working Green: Sustainability in an Efficiency
... primarily due to burning of fossil fuels, with smaller contribution due to deforestation •Since 1900, global climate warmed by ~0.8oC •Temperatures in the past 10 years have been the highest since measurements records started in the 19th century and for many centuries before that. 1. Climate Change ...
... primarily due to burning of fossil fuels, with smaller contribution due to deforestation •Since 1900, global climate warmed by ~0.8oC •Temperatures in the past 10 years have been the highest since measurements records started in the 19th century and for many centuries before that. 1. Climate Change ...
Brief on state of play in international climate change talks Climate
... recognized the need for deep cuts in global emissions in order to limit global average temperature rise to 2°C. Besides, the Cancun Agreements established several new institutions and processes such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which was created and designated as a new operating entity of the Co ...
... recognized the need for deep cuts in global emissions in order to limit global average temperature rise to 2°C. Besides, the Cancun Agreements established several new institutions and processes such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which was created and designated as a new operating entity of the Co ...
Water UK July 09 Climate Change Newsletter
... Water UK has published a joint water industry response to changing economic and environmental circumstances. Meeting Future Challenges, a blueprint for policy action calls for two years of reform to ensure another twenty years of improving customer service and environmental quality. The proposals in ...
... Water UK has published a joint water industry response to changing economic and environmental circumstances. Meeting Future Challenges, a blueprint for policy action calls for two years of reform to ensure another twenty years of improving customer service and environmental quality. The proposals in ...
IPL global warming - The Regeneration Project
... California Global Warming Legislation AB 32 would limit California’s global warming emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and institute a mandatory emissions reporting system to monitor compliance. It also would allow for market mechanisms to provide incentives to businesses to reduce emissions while s ...
... California Global Warming Legislation AB 32 would limit California’s global warming emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and institute a mandatory emissions reporting system to monitor compliance. It also would allow for market mechanisms to provide incentives to businesses to reduce emissions while s ...
Unicredit - BankTrack
... more advantageous to act now to tackle climate change, through a strong cut of emissions and mitigation of impacts. At the same time adaptation measures are to be undertaken to face the unavoidable effects of climate change with a suitable strategy. If action is taken now the costs will be relativel ...
... more advantageous to act now to tackle climate change, through a strong cut of emissions and mitigation of impacts. At the same time adaptation measures are to be undertaken to face the unavoidable effects of climate change with a suitable strategy. If action is taken now the costs will be relativel ...
Key findings of the AVOIDing Dangerous Climate
... AVOID found that limiting warming to a more stringent level of around 1.5 °C could only be achieved by designing a global emissions pathway at the absolute extremes of what is currently considered feasible. Studies elsewhere confirm that limiting warming to below 1.5 °C in 2100 may involve a tempora ...
... AVOID found that limiting warming to a more stringent level of around 1.5 °C could only be achieved by designing a global emissions pathway at the absolute extremes of what is currently considered feasible. Studies elsewhere confirm that limiting warming to below 1.5 °C in 2100 may involve a tempora ...
Gas Hydrates – Geological Perspective and Global Change
... deposits of the polar continental shelves are presently most vulnerable to climate change. • The polar shelves has experience a +10°C or more change in temperature over at least the past 10,000 year. • Sea level rise about 100m • The amount of methane released by this process has been estimated to b ...
... deposits of the polar continental shelves are presently most vulnerable to climate change. • The polar shelves has experience a +10°C or more change in temperature over at least the past 10,000 year. • Sea level rise about 100m • The amount of methane released by this process has been estimated to b ...
Do we need a global agreement to solve the climate change problem?
... entitlements. These become increasingly valuable as they become scarcer and this way, carbonfrugal countries can sell their unused per capita entitlements to the carbon-intensive countries that may struggle to stay within their falling national entitlements. This trade will generate the kind of inco ...
... entitlements. These become increasingly valuable as they become scarcer and this way, carbonfrugal countries can sell their unused per capita entitlements to the carbon-intensive countries that may struggle to stay within their falling national entitlements. This trade will generate the kind of inco ...
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.