The evolving and increasing need for climate change research on
... requires careful consideration. - Climate change is affecting a very large number of physical, chemical, biological, and ecological properties. The magnitude of the changes varies between variables. Much discussion was devoted to non-linearity of processes and the potential for tipping points. - Whi ...
... requires careful consideration. - Climate change is affecting a very large number of physical, chemical, biological, and ecological properties. The magnitude of the changes varies between variables. Much discussion was devoted to non-linearity of processes and the potential for tipping points. - Whi ...
Climate change could worsen African `megadroughts`
... and to be more extreme since the late 1980s. About 300,000 people died in a prolonged drought in the Sahel during the 1970s. Until recently the scientific community attributed that drought to the severe loss of vegetation accompanying such factors as overgrazing and overpopulation; according to this ...
... and to be more extreme since the late 1980s. About 300,000 people died in a prolonged drought in the Sahel during the 1970s. Until recently the scientific community attributed that drought to the severe loss of vegetation accompanying such factors as overgrazing and overpopulation; according to this ...
Presentation
... Identify priority sectors where ICTs can reduce emissions (e.g. smart buildings Grow the ICT industry in an environmentally friendly manner Disposal of ICTs 8-10 July 2009 ...
... Identify priority sectors where ICTs can reduce emissions (e.g. smart buildings Grow the ICT industry in an environmentally friendly manner Disposal of ICTs 8-10 July 2009 ...
Climate Impacts on the Newport News Shipyard
... statistics. These statistics generally follow the form of the single largest value out of an observed set of values – i.e., the extreme value of the set, such as the highest tide of the month or year. ...
... statistics. These statistics generally follow the form of the single largest value out of an observed set of values – i.e., the extreme value of the set, such as the highest tide of the month or year. ...
Global Warming and Ozone Depletion
... • Do not use tanning parlors or sunlamps. • When in the sun, wear protective clothing and sun– glasses that protect against UV-A and UV-B radiation. • Be aware that overcast skies do not protect you. ...
... • Do not use tanning parlors or sunlamps. • When in the sun, wear protective clothing and sun– glasses that protect against UV-A and UV-B radiation. • Be aware that overcast skies do not protect you. ...
ECMWF`s activities in atmospheric composition and climate
... remote-sensing data to deliver analyses (illustrated here for Carbon Monoxide, a tracer of combustion sources). Slide 6 ...
... remote-sensing data to deliver analyses (illustrated here for Carbon Monoxide, a tracer of combustion sources). Slide 6 ...
Climate change DRAFT
... by local factors such as topography and vegetation, and broader scale weather patterns, such as the El Niño– Southern Oscillation. Most rainfall occurs in summer and autumn (388mm and 295mm per year, respectively). The region’s annual average potential evaporation is almost 50% greater than the annu ...
... by local factors such as topography and vegetation, and broader scale weather patterns, such as the El Niño– Southern Oscillation. Most rainfall occurs in summer and autumn (388mm and 295mm per year, respectively). The region’s annual average potential evaporation is almost 50% greater than the annu ...
Regional Climate Messages for Southern Africa
... and warm Indian Ocean. Most of the region receives the majority of its rainfall in the summer months with the exception of southwest South Africa. Temperature and rainfall vary on annual, decadal and multi-decadal timescales. Over the past fifty years there has been substantial multi-decadal variabi ...
... and warm Indian Ocean. Most of the region receives the majority of its rainfall in the summer months with the exception of southwest South Africa. Temperature and rainfall vary on annual, decadal and multi-decadal timescales. Over the past fifty years there has been substantial multi-decadal variabi ...
the whole inaugural address as pdf
... is the question of how this can be combined with various other sustainability issues; for example, surrounding nitrogen, as well as important aspirations related to human development in the area of healthcare. In science, these sorts of questions are termed ‘wicked problems’ (e.g. Horst and Webber, ...
... is the question of how this can be combined with various other sustainability issues; for example, surrounding nitrogen, as well as important aspirations related to human development in the area of healthcare. In science, these sorts of questions are termed ‘wicked problems’ (e.g. Horst and Webber, ...
2016.03.10 CORE Convergence Forum
... few decades with strong evidence of increases in average global air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising average sea levels. The IPCC assessment reports concludes that global warming is unequivocal. 2015 was the hottest year ever and this year is expected to be even ...
... few decades with strong evidence of increases in average global air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising average sea levels. The IPCC assessment reports concludes that global warming is unequivocal. 2015 was the hottest year ever and this year is expected to be even ...
Lesson 5: Our Changing Climate
... these two statements. What is similar about the measurements? What is different? Explain that the first statement describes weather, while the second statement describes climate. A region’s climate is the temperature, precipitation, humidity, and other weather conditions over a long period, whereas ...
... these two statements. What is similar about the measurements? What is different? Explain that the first statement describes weather, while the second statement describes climate. A region’s climate is the temperature, precipitation, humidity, and other weather conditions over a long period, whereas ...
`Future` climate and impacts - Climatic Research Unit
... were obtained from the Greek National Meteorological Service and daily fire frequency and area burnt in the regions of the meteorological stations were obtained from the Forest Research Institute of Athens. Fire occurrence was found to be low for FWI less than about 15 and tends to increase with inc ...
... were obtained from the Greek National Meteorological Service and daily fire frequency and area burnt in the regions of the meteorological stations were obtained from the Forest Research Institute of Athens. Fire occurrence was found to be low for FWI less than about 15 and tends to increase with inc ...
UN Environmental Programme Topic: A Climate Change Denmark
... We as the delegates of Sudan find that the most important resources of our earth are degrading, not at all being sustained, by the continued expansion of industrialism in our modern world. Industrialism cannot be undervalued, for the technologies and improvements it has made to the world have been m ...
... We as the delegates of Sudan find that the most important resources of our earth are degrading, not at all being sustained, by the continued expansion of industrialism in our modern world. Industrialism cannot be undervalued, for the technologies and improvements it has made to the world have been m ...
GAW Station at Danum Valley - The World AgroMeteorological
... • Little research has been completed on impacts of climate change on freshwater fisheries and aquaculture • The key variables expected to drive impacts on marine fisheries are changes in ocean temperature, currents, winds, nutrient supply, acidification and rainfall • Changes in four emergent biolog ...
... • Little research has been completed on impacts of climate change on freshwater fisheries and aquaculture • The key variables expected to drive impacts on marine fisheries are changes in ocean temperature, currents, winds, nutrient supply, acidification and rainfall • Changes in four emergent biolog ...
Official press release
... stressed that it was time to “turn our words into deeds” in reducing emissions, and that it was additionally necessary to find “financial resources to help developing countries” mitigate climate effects. Calling attention to the urgency of such action, Mr. Ban quipped, “There is no Plan B because ...
... stressed that it was time to “turn our words into deeds” in reducing emissions, and that it was additionally necessary to find “financial resources to help developing countries” mitigate climate effects. Calling attention to the urgency of such action, Mr. Ban quipped, “There is no Plan B because ...
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is not causing global warming
... Temperature Anomaly (Red - GISS Temp). Smoothed data (thicker blue and red lines) and trend lines (thick straight line) are added. While PDO does have some degree of correlation with short term variations in global temperature, the striking feature of Figure 3 is the contrast in trends between PDO a ...
... Temperature Anomaly (Red - GISS Temp). Smoothed data (thicker blue and red lines) and trend lines (thick straight line) are added. While PDO does have some degree of correlation with short term variations in global temperature, the striking feature of Figure 3 is the contrast in trends between PDO a ...
Extended Abstract
... challenges to many economic sectors. Global warming is likely to amplify regional disparities in natural resources with the vast majority of ecosystems having difficulty adapting to climate change. Rebetez and Dobbertin (2004) report that Scots pine stands in the inner-alpine valleys of the Alps are ...
... challenges to many economic sectors. Global warming is likely to amplify regional disparities in natural resources with the vast majority of ecosystems having difficulty adapting to climate change. Rebetez and Dobbertin (2004) report that Scots pine stands in the inner-alpine valleys of the Alps are ...
Noor Presentation 1 - National Drought Mitigation Center
... physical impacts of climate change. their effect on social and economic systems /humans as stated This article refers to reports produced by the IPCC. In their usage, climate change refers to achange in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in ...
... physical impacts of climate change. their effect on social and economic systems /humans as stated This article refers to reports produced by the IPCC. In their usage, climate change refers to achange in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in ...
Technical Summary - Global Environment Facility
... early millet, and maize. All the four models project significant reductions in grain weight of the cereal (food) crops (range of 28 – 40% for maize, 29 – 46% for late millet, 3 – 30 % for early millet), in climate change scenarios than under the current climate. Meanwhile, groundnut production would ...
... early millet, and maize. All the four models project significant reductions in grain weight of the cereal (food) crops (range of 28 – 40% for maize, 29 – 46% for late millet, 3 – 30 % for early millet), in climate change scenarios than under the current climate. Meanwhile, groundnut production would ...
Report - Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
... Brueggemann describes it, “That the helper must be creature not creator shows to what extent creation is left to its own resources and expected to honour its vocation, explore its freedom, and respect the prohibition.” (Brueggemann, 1982, p. 47) The prohibition was not to deny humanity but rather to ...
... Brueggemann describes it, “That the helper must be creature not creator shows to what extent creation is left to its own resources and expected to honour its vocation, explore its freedom, and respect the prohibition.” (Brueggemann, 1982, p. 47) The prohibition was not to deny humanity but rather to ...
(202) 224-4159 Kerry: On Eve of Rio+20, An Honest Assessment of C
... It is now that the most critical trends and facts all point in the wrong direction. The CO2 emissions that cause climate change grew at a rate four times faster in the first decade of this new century than they did in the 1990s. Several years ago, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change i ...
... It is now that the most critical trends and facts all point in the wrong direction. The CO2 emissions that cause climate change grew at a rate four times faster in the first decade of this new century than they did in the 1990s. Several years ago, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change i ...
How positive is the feedback between climate change and the
... for the period 1860–2100. Despite the neglect of important climatological forcing factors (such as other GHGs and sulfate aerosols) the IPSL model does a good job of reproducing the observed rise in atmospheric CO2 and temperature for 1860–2000. The Hadley model overestimates both global warming and ...
... for the period 1860–2100. Despite the neglect of important climatological forcing factors (such as other GHGs and sulfate aerosols) the IPSL model does a good job of reproducing the observed rise in atmospheric CO2 and temperature for 1860–2000. The Hadley model overestimates both global warming and ...
Modeling Uncertainty in Climate Change
... This paper presents the first comprehensive study of uncertainty of major outcomes for climate change using multiple integrated assessment models (IAMs). The six models used in the study are representative of the models used in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC 2014) and in the U.S. governme ...
... This paper presents the first comprehensive study of uncertainty of major outcomes for climate change using multiple integrated assessment models (IAMs). The six models used in the study are representative of the models used in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC 2014) and in the U.S. governme ...