New Zealand`s changing climate and oceans
... previous work and with the continuing scientific consensus. There is unequivocal evidence that the Earth’s climate is changing, and there is strong scientific agreement that this is predominantly as a result of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Any short-term departures from the long-term warm ...
... previous work and with the continuing scientific consensus. There is unequivocal evidence that the Earth’s climate is changing, and there is strong scientific agreement that this is predominantly as a result of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Any short-term departures from the long-term warm ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE CLIMATE POLICY DILEMMA Robert S. Pindyck
... uncertainties will usually be well-understood, and comparable in nature to the uncertainties involved in many other public and private policy or investment decisions. Of course economists can (and will) argue about the details of the analysis. But at a basic level, we’re in well-charted territory, a ...
... uncertainties will usually be well-understood, and comparable in nature to the uncertainties involved in many other public and private policy or investment decisions. Of course economists can (and will) argue about the details of the analysis. But at a basic level, we’re in well-charted territory, a ...
PandanusOctober2016 PDF
... accuracy matters in news reporting started the website Climate Feedback in order to allow scientists to evaluate the accuracy of media coverage on climate science. A scale on the website enables scientists to rate the scientific credibility of any given climate change article, and in this way allows ...
... accuracy matters in news reporting started the website Climate Feedback in order to allow scientists to evaluate the accuracy of media coverage on climate science. A scale on the website enables scientists to rate the scientific credibility of any given climate change article, and in this way allows ...
Sensitivity of the oceanic carbon reservoir to tropical surface wind
... oceanic uptake of anthropogenic CO2 . Furthermore, vertical transport within the ocean determines the nutrient supply to marine ecosystems, which plays an important role in the removal of carbon from the atmosphere and the surface ocean via the biological pump. [3] All of the aforementioned processe ...
... oceanic uptake of anthropogenic CO2 . Furthermore, vertical transport within the ocean determines the nutrient supply to marine ecosystems, which plays an important role in the removal of carbon from the atmosphere and the surface ocean via the biological pump. [3] All of the aforementioned processe ...
General Climate Impacts
... any location will be felt as a change to local weather conditions. This means we need regional studies to understand the effects of climate change to specific areas. Climate Futures for Tasmania is one such regional study, producing finescale climate change projections that will allow for the analys ...
... any location will be felt as a change to local weather conditions. This means we need regional studies to understand the effects of climate change to specific areas. Climate Futures for Tasmania is one such regional study, producing finescale climate change projections that will allow for the analys ...
Three-Dimensional Structure of Atmospheric Fronts and
... clusters of points’ pairs are used: A) the points are divided by a frontal zone and B) the points are not divided by any frontal zone. Our algorithm must provide a maximal difference in L2 -norm (we maximize the norm difference with respect to the functions f1 , f 2 , f 3 ) between these two CFs, an ...
... clusters of points’ pairs are used: A) the points are divided by a frontal zone and B) the points are not divided by any frontal zone. Our algorithm must provide a maximal difference in L2 -norm (we maximize the norm difference with respect to the functions f1 , f 2 , f 3 ) between these two CFs, an ...
Elemental Geosystems, 5e (Christopherson)
... Answer: 61) Greenhouse gasses act to increase temperatures by absorbing and releasing A) shortwave energy travelling from Earth into space. B) shortwave energy from entering Earth's energy system. C) longwave energy travelling from Earth into space. D) longwave energy from entering Earth's energy sy ...
... Answer: 61) Greenhouse gasses act to increase temperatures by absorbing and releasing A) shortwave energy travelling from Earth into space. B) shortwave energy from entering Earth's energy system. C) longwave energy travelling from Earth into space. D) longwave energy from entering Earth's energy sy ...
Simulating Picea schrenkiana forest productivity under climatic
... A process-based model, BIOME-BGC, was used to investigate the response of Picea schrenkiana forest to future climate changes and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration increases in the Tianshan Mountains of northwestern China. The model was validated by comparing simulated net primary produc ...
... A process-based model, BIOME-BGC, was used to investigate the response of Picea schrenkiana forest to future climate changes and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration increases in the Tianshan Mountains of northwestern China. The model was validated by comparing simulated net primary produc ...
Impacts of future climate change on soil frost in the midwestern
... and vegetation input parameters are described in the work of Sinha et al. [2010] but are summarized here for clarity. The VIC model version 4.1.0 r3 was used in this study with the finite difference thermal solution described by Cherkauer and Lettenmaier [1999] using a constant bottom boundary tempe ...
... and vegetation input parameters are described in the work of Sinha et al. [2010] but are summarized here for clarity. The VIC model version 4.1.0 r3 was used in this study with the finite difference thermal solution described by Cherkauer and Lettenmaier [1999] using a constant bottom boundary tempe ...
Hot Politics ABOUT THE FILM FRONTLINE and the Center for
... average global temperature "at the rate of 1.1 degree C per century." • 1957: American scientist David Keeling sets up the first continuous collection of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and immediately finds a consistent yearly increase. • 1977: The nonpartisan National Academy of Sciences i ...
... average global temperature "at the rate of 1.1 degree C per century." • 1957: American scientist David Keeling sets up the first continuous collection of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and immediately finds a consistent yearly increase. • 1977: The nonpartisan National Academy of Sciences i ...
Adaptation in an era of vanishing territory – the political... of the impact of climate change versus total migration, status...
... disease (Patz, 2005, pp. 310-317). Individuals have always had reason to move cross borders or relocate on the account of the need for medical treatment. Climate change may thus create health conditions that are projected to exacerbate the occurrence and intensity of migration. 1.5. Sea-level rise. ...
... disease (Patz, 2005, pp. 310-317). Individuals have always had reason to move cross borders or relocate on the account of the need for medical treatment. Climate change may thus create health conditions that are projected to exacerbate the occurrence and intensity of migration. 1.5. Sea-level rise. ...
QMB-10 Chapter 1
... 15. Quantitative analysis should be used as one of many input factors for managerial decision making. It is not a replacement for human decision making. 16. Primary reasons for the use of quantitative analysis are: (1) the problem is complex; (2) the problem is important and/or the decision must be ...
... 15. Quantitative analysis should be used as one of many input factors for managerial decision making. It is not a replacement for human decision making. 16. Primary reasons for the use of quantitative analysis are: (1) the problem is complex; (2) the problem is important and/or the decision must be ...
Impacts of climate change on air pollution levels in the Northern
... of the earth to the 10 hPa pressure level. The concentrations of greenhouse gases and halocarbons as well as the surface sulphur emissions are prescribed in the model according to the IPCC SRES A2 scenario, which assumes a regionally limited cooperation and slower adaption of new technologies, toget ...
... of the earth to the 10 hPa pressure level. The concentrations of greenhouse gases and halocarbons as well as the surface sulphur emissions are prescribed in the model according to the IPCC SRES A2 scenario, which assumes a regionally limited cooperation and slower adaption of new technologies, toget ...
Climate Crisis`s Effect on Africa
... resource to be fairly shared among all people and life Rich countries, corporations and people have consumed more than their fair share, causing climate change while benefiting from “cheap carbon” growth They now propose denying the poor a fair share of the remainder by: 1) continuing their high per ...
... resource to be fairly shared among all people and life Rich countries, corporations and people have consumed more than their fair share, causing climate change while benefiting from “cheap carbon” growth They now propose denying the poor a fair share of the remainder by: 1) continuing their high per ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Air Quality
... chosen to represent the current and future climatology, respectively. An interval of approximately 50 years was taken because PCM has been known to have lower climate sensitivity than other GCMs (Cubasch et al. 2001; Barnett et al. 2001) and the climate change effects on regional meteorology and air ...
... chosen to represent the current and future climatology, respectively. An interval of approximately 50 years was taken because PCM has been known to have lower climate sensitivity than other GCMs (Cubasch et al. 2001; Barnett et al. 2001) and the climate change effects on regional meteorology and air ...
Projecting Global Biodiversity Indicators under Future Development
... policies required to achieve sustainable development goals, including the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Aichi targets for 2020 and the CBD vision for 2050. These targets have an associated set of biodiversity indicators to monitor progresses (Tittensor et al. 2014). Both IPBES and the CBD ...
... policies required to achieve sustainable development goals, including the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Aichi targets for 2020 and the CBD vision for 2050. These targets have an associated set of biodiversity indicators to monitor progresses (Tittensor et al. 2014). Both IPBES and the CBD ...
World Meteorological Organization
... world should be increased and strengthened to provide data on rainfall intensities, soil temperature and soil moisture for land degradation monitoring, assessment and for the implementation of the NAPs. Climatological and hydrological end products should be developed in coordination with end user ne ...
... world should be increased and strengthened to provide data on rainfall intensities, soil temperature and soil moisture for land degradation monitoring, assessment and for the implementation of the NAPs. Climatological and hydrological end products should be developed in coordination with end user ne ...
Global warming investigation
... Include graphs, diagrams and/or graphs to support arguments in your assessment In detail, outline the social, economic and environmental effects of increased temperature on the globe, including positive and negative examples Explain how plans to combat global warming will work and evaluate how succe ...
... Include graphs, diagrams and/or graphs to support arguments in your assessment In detail, outline the social, economic and environmental effects of increased temperature on the globe, including positive and negative examples Explain how plans to combat global warming will work and evaluate how succe ...
Here - Christians for an Ethical Society
... is weather averaged over time • Climate responds to ‘forcings’. These can be solar radiation, orbital changes, aerosols, or greenhouse gases • CO2, methane, nitrous oxide and water vapour are key greenhouse gases • Humanity has increased all these greenhouse gases, with a 40% increase in CO2 since p ...
... is weather averaged over time • Climate responds to ‘forcings’. These can be solar radiation, orbital changes, aerosols, or greenhouse gases • CO2, methane, nitrous oxide and water vapour are key greenhouse gases • Humanity has increased all these greenhouse gases, with a 40% increase in CO2 since p ...
2nd WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE
... A serious problem observed today is the fact that because the phenomena of climate change is global in nature, many people do not believe it is related to them. Yet, most impacts of climate change are local in nature. The sooner people (especially decision-makers but also representatives from indust ...
... A serious problem observed today is the fact that because the phenomena of climate change is global in nature, many people do not believe it is related to them. Yet, most impacts of climate change are local in nature. The sooner people (especially decision-makers but also representatives from indust ...
Lindzen2014-What Catastrophe.pdf
... climate scientists purposely overstate the cooling effect of aerosols to give the models the appearance of having been accurate. But no amount of fudging can obscure the most glaring failure of the models: their inability to predict the 15year-long (and counting) pause in warming—a pause that would ...
... climate scientists purposely overstate the cooling effect of aerosols to give the models the appearance of having been accurate. But no amount of fudging can obscure the most glaring failure of the models: their inability to predict the 15year-long (and counting) pause in warming—a pause that would ...
Tropical cyclones and climate change
... Adam Sobel10 and Masato Sugi11 Recent research has strengthened the understanding of the links between climate and tropical cyclones (TCs) on various timescales. Geological records of past climates have shown century-long variations in TC numbers. While no significant trends have been identified in th ...
... Adam Sobel10 and Masato Sugi11 Recent research has strengthened the understanding of the links between climate and tropical cyclones (TCs) on various timescales. Geological records of past climates have shown century-long variations in TC numbers. While no significant trends have been identified in th ...
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... acreage reports, reliable profit data are scarce and suffer from measurement errors. As noted by Deschênes and Greenstone (2007), the use of land value as a proxy for profit can result in biased estimates due to omitted variables. Moreover, farmland value does not accurately reflect long-term profit ...
... acreage reports, reliable profit data are scarce and suffer from measurement errors. As noted by Deschênes and Greenstone (2007), the use of land value as a proxy for profit can result in biased estimates due to omitted variables. Moreover, farmland value does not accurately reflect long-term profit ...
Presentation Slides - Association for the Advancement of
... significant risks for – and in many cases is already affecting – a broad range of human and natural systems.” ...
... significant risks for – and in many cases is already affecting – a broad range of human and natural systems.” ...