Climate Change Capacity Workshop Arasha Resort, Ecuador
... Coastal Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation 1 - Protect(P): defend vulnerable areas, especially population centres, economic activities and natural resources 2 - Accommodate(A): continue to occupy vulnerable areas, but accept the greater degree of flooding by changing land use, construction met ...
... Coastal Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation 1 - Protect(P): defend vulnerable areas, especially population centres, economic activities and natural resources 2 - Accommodate(A): continue to occupy vulnerable areas, but accept the greater degree of flooding by changing land use, construction met ...
The science behind climate change
... foremost are continued temperature and sea level rises. Left unmitigated, greenhouse gas emissions could increase the global temperature by a further 1-6°C over the next century. The continued increase in temperature could lead to more severe heat waves and droughts in some areas as well as increase ...
... foremost are continued temperature and sea level rises. Left unmitigated, greenhouse gas emissions could increase the global temperature by a further 1-6°C over the next century. The continued increase in temperature could lead to more severe heat waves and droughts in some areas as well as increase ...
BACC - Hans von Storch
... No detailed, comprehensive analysis available – projections are more ad-hoc and uncertain. Effect of other changing influences hardly predictable. Possible Baltic Sea salinity decrease would have major effect on marine fauna. Expected changes in precipitation and river runoff may have additi ...
... No detailed, comprehensive analysis available – projections are more ad-hoc and uncertain. Effect of other changing influences hardly predictable. Possible Baltic Sea salinity decrease would have major effect on marine fauna. Expected changes in precipitation and river runoff may have additi ...
PPT File - Iowa State University
... – More vertical mixing of pollen, pesticides,pathogens – More opportunity for long-range transport ...
... – More vertical mixing of pollen, pesticides,pathogens – More opportunity for long-range transport ...
18.7 Greenhouse gases and global warming
... Global warming refers to the ongoing rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans since the start of the last century. Rising levels of carbon dioxide, due to industrial and commercial activity including deforestation, are causing an increase in the greenhouse effect. Carbon ...
... Global warming refers to the ongoing rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans since the start of the last century. Rising levels of carbon dioxide, due to industrial and commercial activity including deforestation, are causing an increase in the greenhouse effect. Carbon ...
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... But when global emissions reached an all-time high last year and are expected to grow even more this year the absence at the summit of the leaders of China, India and several other key countries do not bode well for the future of climate change movement. China is the biggest source of greenhouse gas ...
... But when global emissions reached an all-time high last year and are expected to grow even more this year the absence at the summit of the leaders of China, India and several other key countries do not bode well for the future of climate change movement. China is the biggest source of greenhouse gas ...
Can we do this? - Georgia Climate Change Summit 2008
... • Even if we stopped emitting CO2 today, warming would continue for ~ 30 years • However it is not too late avoid dangerous, irreversible climate change ...
... • Even if we stopped emitting CO2 today, warming would continue for ~ 30 years • However it is not too late avoid dangerous, irreversible climate change ...
Natural Climate Swings Contribute More than Global Warming to Increased Monsoon Rainfall
... manmade greenhouse gas emissions will impact the monsoons and monsoon rainfall, but also a knowledge of natural long-term climate swings, about which little is known so far. To tackle this problem an international team of scientists around Meteorology Professor Bin Wang at the International Pacific ...
... manmade greenhouse gas emissions will impact the monsoons and monsoon rainfall, but also a knowledge of natural long-term climate swings, about which little is known so far. To tackle this problem an international team of scientists around Meteorology Professor Bin Wang at the International Pacific ...
4 Climate Change and Place Nancy Rottle, Marina
... air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level. And most of the warming is very likely due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. — IPCC, 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a powerful synthesis of research ...
... air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level. And most of the warming is very likely due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. — IPCC, 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a powerful synthesis of research ...
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... receive from the Sun (ultraviolet and visible light) and stopping it from being transmitted back out into space (infrared radiation or heat). This makes the Earth warm enough to support life. The Figure below illustrates the Greenhouse effect. ...
... receive from the Sun (ultraviolet and visible light) and stopping it from being transmitted back out into space (infrared radiation or heat). This makes the Earth warm enough to support life. The Figure below illustrates the Greenhouse effect. ...
Climate change myths
... The final piece of the jigsaw is that as well as producing CO2, burning fossil fuels also produces small particles called aerosols which cool the climate by reflecting sunlight back into space. These have increased steadily in concentration over the 20th century, which has probably offset some of th ...
... The final piece of the jigsaw is that as well as producing CO2, burning fossil fuels also produces small particles called aerosols which cool the climate by reflecting sunlight back into space. These have increased steadily in concentration over the 20th century, which has probably offset some of th ...
World must urgently up action to cut a further 25% from predicted
... World must urgently up action to cut a further 25% from predicted 2030 emissions, says UN Environment report ...
... World must urgently up action to cut a further 25% from predicted 2030 emissions, says UN Environment report ...
Presentation
... International Panel on Climate Change IPCC • The IPCC reflect the views of 2,500 scientists including eight Nobel Laureates • The IPCC makes regular assessment reports on Climate Change 1990, 1991, 2001 & 2007 (FAR) • The Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) summary was published February 2, 2007 In Pari ...
... International Panel on Climate Change IPCC • The IPCC reflect the views of 2,500 scientists including eight Nobel Laureates • The IPCC makes regular assessment reports on Climate Change 1990, 1991, 2001 & 2007 (FAR) • The Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) summary was published February 2, 2007 In Pari ...
Introduce self, background and briefly discuss Mercy Corps What I
... atmosphere, back into space. Now add greenhouse gases like CO2. These catch some of the reflective radiation, and send it back into the atmosphere and ground. The result is our planet’s surface is warmed further – global warming, that affects the climate. There are different theories from different ...
... atmosphere, back into space. Now add greenhouse gases like CO2. These catch some of the reflective radiation, and send it back into the atmosphere and ground. The result is our planet’s surface is warmed further – global warming, that affects the climate. There are different theories from different ...
Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change
... Climate Change – The IPCC Scientific Assessment (1990) “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.” Climate Change 1995 – The Second Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “Most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likel ...
... Climate Change – The IPCC Scientific Assessment (1990) “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.” Climate Change 1995 – The Second Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “Most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likel ...
Finding Traction for Ethical Principles to Guide Climate Change Policy
... • 2.0 Degrees C was originally viewed to be a reasonable warming limit both because it was believed it would avoid the harshest warming impacts and triggering abrupt climate change that would be caused by exceeding thresholds in the climate system • Leading up to Paris there was growing scientific e ...
... • 2.0 Degrees C was originally viewed to be a reasonable warming limit both because it was believed it would avoid the harshest warming impacts and triggering abrupt climate change that would be caused by exceeding thresholds in the climate system • Leading up to Paris there was growing scientific e ...
Brief Overview of Climate Change
... Greenhouse gases are necessary to live as we know it, because they keep the planet's surface warmer than it otherwise would be. But, as the concentrations of these gases continue to increase in the atmosphere, the Earth's temperature is climbing above past levels. According to NOAA and NASA data, th ...
... Greenhouse gases are necessary to live as we know it, because they keep the planet's surface warmer than it otherwise would be. But, as the concentrations of these gases continue to increase in the atmosphere, the Earth's temperature is climbing above past levels. According to NOAA and NASA data, th ...
Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth
... Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases. There is medium confidence that other effects of regional climate change on natural and human environments are emerging, alth ...
... Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases. There is medium confidence that other effects of regional climate change on natural and human environments are emerging, alth ...
Chapter 8
... Feed emission calculations into carbon cycle model Carbon model is required to figure out how much CO2 stays in the atmosphere. Recall time scales for removal of carbon: about 50% removed within one year, about 80% removed after a few centuries, all removed after a few tens of thousands of years CO2 ...
... Feed emission calculations into carbon cycle model Carbon model is required to figure out how much CO2 stays in the atmosphere. Recall time scales for removal of carbon: about 50% removed within one year, about 80% removed after a few centuries, all removed after a few tens of thousands of years CO2 ...
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.