Integration Across Social and Natural Sciences
... Example 1. Caribou populations increased in the 1980s across the Arctic, but are now decreasing in most places. Example 2. Global Climate Models used to project climate change and shape global climate policy underestimate the rate of arctic sea ice loss. Example 3. A new model projection suggests th ...
... Example 1. Caribou populations increased in the 1980s across the Arctic, but are now decreasing in most places. Example 2. Global Climate Models used to project climate change and shape global climate policy underestimate the rate of arctic sea ice loss. Example 3. A new model projection suggests th ...
Overview of the Cool Earth Partnership
... As one measure, Japan will establish a new financial mechanism, Cool Earth Partnership, on the scale of US$10billion. Through this, Japan will cooperate actively with developing countries' efforts to reduce emissions, such as efforts to enhance energy efficiency. At the same time, we will extend the ...
... As one measure, Japan will establish a new financial mechanism, Cool Earth Partnership, on the scale of US$10billion. Through this, Japan will cooperate actively with developing countries' efforts to reduce emissions, such as efforts to enhance energy efficiency. At the same time, we will extend the ...
Climate Change in New York
... What causes more than 50% of this sea level rise? a) Melting of mountain glaciers b) Melting of Greenland c) Melting of Antarctica d) Thermal expansion of water ...
... What causes more than 50% of this sea level rise? a) Melting of mountain glaciers b) Melting of Greenland c) Melting of Antarctica d) Thermal expansion of water ...
Chapter 20
... Human Impact on Climate • Most also agree upon that there has been an increase in greenhouse gases, notably CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere, and that human activity is responsible for at least a part of it. • It has been shown that CO2 and temperature are related. ...
... Human Impact on Climate • Most also agree upon that there has been an increase in greenhouse gases, notably CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere, and that human activity is responsible for at least a part of it. • It has been shown that CO2 and temperature are related. ...
ESS15 Winter 2016 supplementary study guide by Dianne Sanchez
... -Describe the solubility pump in the ocean -Describe the biological pump in the ocean -Describe the CO2 fertilization effect -Describe the nutrient fertilization effect III. Climate change Uncertainties in future human emissions and the response of global biogeochemistry to the changing climate are ...
... -Describe the solubility pump in the ocean -Describe the biological pump in the ocean -Describe the CO2 fertilization effect -Describe the nutrient fertilization effect III. Climate change Uncertainties in future human emissions and the response of global biogeochemistry to the changing climate are ...
P Other greenhouse gases – page 1 of 4 Other greenhouse gases
... (Data source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.) 3. In which year did the level of methane in the atmosphere first start to increase? 4. Describe what happened to the amount of methane in the atmosphere after 1950. 5. When did CFC-11 start to build up in the atmosphere? 6. The amount of nit ...
... (Data source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.) 3. In which year did the level of methane in the atmosphere first start to increase? 4. Describe what happened to the amount of methane in the atmosphere after 1950. 5. When did CFC-11 start to build up in the atmosphere? 6. The amount of nit ...
lecture33
... • Proxy data are used to infer the past climate. • Data show that the Earth’s Climate Has changed in the past Is changing now And will continue to change • Key question is determining whether recent changes are due to natural causes or man. ...
... • Proxy data are used to infer the past climate. • Data show that the Earth’s Climate Has changed in the past Is changing now And will continue to change • Key question is determining whether recent changes are due to natural causes or man. ...
Ch20StudentNotes_ - CarrollEnvironmentalScience
... 2. There are two basic ways to deal with global warming; one is mitigation, the other is adaptation. 3. There are tow schools of thought concerning what we should do now to reduce or mitigate the effects of global warming. One is to adopt a wait-and-see strategy; the other is to act now. C. The solu ...
... 2. There are two basic ways to deal with global warming; one is mitigation, the other is adaptation. 3. There are tow schools of thought concerning what we should do now to reduce or mitigate the effects of global warming. One is to adopt a wait-and-see strategy; the other is to act now. C. The solu ...
ESYS 10 Introduction to Environmental Systems February 26
... West Antarctic Ice Shelf. Very large - if it were to go, then sea level would rise 10 meters. Very unlikely to happen for several centuries but … March 3, 2006, 1:30AM Antarctica's ice melts faster than snowfall can replace it Satellite survey indicates that the continent is steadily shrinking ...
... West Antarctic Ice Shelf. Very large - if it were to go, then sea level would rise 10 meters. Very unlikely to happen for several centuries but … March 3, 2006, 1:30AM Antarctica's ice melts faster than snowfall can replace it Satellite survey indicates that the continent is steadily shrinking ...
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... 87% of Latinos believe it is important that the President and new Congress take steps to pass legislation to aggressively combat global warming or climate change. ...
... 87% of Latinos believe it is important that the President and new Congress take steps to pass legislation to aggressively combat global warming or climate change. ...
Rapid accumulation of committed sea-level rise from global warming
... shows estimated commitments based on 5% annual reductions (instead of ZECs) after abandonment of RCP8.5. Curves (B) show the number of municipalities of any size with at least 25% of the current population living below ZECs plus high tide plotted as a function of commitment year, whereas C includes ...
... shows estimated commitments based on 5% annual reductions (instead of ZECs) after abandonment of RCP8.5. Curves (B) show the number of municipalities of any size with at least 25% of the current population living below ZECs plus high tide plotted as a function of commitment year, whereas C includes ...
Understanding Our Environment
... living things as organisms are unable to adjust before conditions exceed their tolerance limits. Species may become extinct. There is a close correlation between carbon dioxide concentration and temperature of the atmosphere. ...
... living things as organisms are unable to adjust before conditions exceed their tolerance limits. Species may become extinct. There is a close correlation between carbon dioxide concentration and temperature of the atmosphere. ...
Topic 12A: Climate Change, Part I Online Lecture: The Greenhouse
... – Weather: what will happen today or this afternoon – Climate: conditions will be warm or cool on most days, how much rain will fall during a season ○ Global Warming is an example of Climate Change – more warm days, fewer cool days (every day is not going to be warm) – won’t matter most of the time, ...
... – Weather: what will happen today or this afternoon – Climate: conditions will be warm or cool on most days, how much rain will fall during a season ○ Global Warming is an example of Climate Change – more warm days, fewer cool days (every day is not going to be warm) – won’t matter most of the time, ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... unrelated to CO2 – Need to think about time and balance here … • There are sources of T and CO2 variability other than the radiative greenhouse gas effect. – If CO2 increases in the atmosphere, there will be enhanced surface warming, but is the increase large enough to change temperature beyond othe ...
... unrelated to CO2 – Need to think about time and balance here … • There are sources of T and CO2 variability other than the radiative greenhouse gas effect. – If CO2 increases in the atmosphere, there will be enhanced surface warming, but is the increase large enough to change temperature beyond othe ...
PPT
... accounts, has the potential to bring together in one consistent analytical framework all relevant information with regard to the relationships between the economy and climate change, that can be used for climate change assessment, policy and decision making. • SEEA as an integrated framework is part ...
... accounts, has the potential to bring together in one consistent analytical framework all relevant information with regard to the relationships between the economy and climate change, that can be used for climate change assessment, policy and decision making. • SEEA as an integrated framework is part ...
Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution 101
... people of color and poor people. • Create an Environmental Justice Committee to oversee the environmental justice aspects of climate change policy in New Jersey The gaseous precursors of fine particulate matter are sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) ...
... people of color and poor people. • Create an Environmental Justice Committee to oversee the environmental justice aspects of climate change policy in New Jersey The gaseous precursors of fine particulate matter are sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: KEVEN KENNEDY
... 87% of Latinos believe it is important that the President and new Congress take steps to pass legislation to aggressively combat global warming or climate change. ...
... 87% of Latinos believe it is important that the President and new Congress take steps to pass legislation to aggressively combat global warming or climate change. ...
Data in developing countries
... • An extreme weather event is an event that is rare within its statistical reference distribution at a particular place. • Definitions of “rare” vary, but an extreme weather event would normally be as rare as or rarer than the 10th or 90th percentile. By definition, my rare is not necessarily your r ...
... • An extreme weather event is an event that is rare within its statistical reference distribution at a particular place. • Definitions of “rare” vary, but an extreme weather event would normally be as rare as or rarer than the 10th or 90th percentile. By definition, my rare is not necessarily your r ...
2015 Bassam Z. Shakhashiri
... Director, Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
... Director, Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Climate Literacy The Essential Principles Climate Science Literacy is an understanding of
... Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling ...
... Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling ...
GrEENHOUSE GAS BASICS - Michigan State University Extension
... greenhouse effect, is naturally occurring and keeps the Earth’s surface warm. It is vital to our survival on Earth. Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth’s average surface temperature would be about 60° Fahrenheit colder, and our current way of life would be impossible1. ...
... greenhouse effect, is naturally occurring and keeps the Earth’s surface warm. It is vital to our survival on Earth. Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth’s average surface temperature would be about 60° Fahrenheit colder, and our current way of life would be impossible1. ...
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.