Community Climate Adaptation Planning
... increase Uxbridge, Port Perry and Beaverton 4.8 days to 25.8 days) T max >35°C: 0 days/year to 1-4 days/year Tmax > 40°C: 0 days/year, to 0.14 days/year > 30°C more than 2 days : 0.025 events/year to 3.9 events/year (greatest increase in Uxbridge, Port Perry and Beaverton of average 7.5 events/year) ...
... increase Uxbridge, Port Perry and Beaverton 4.8 days to 25.8 days) T max >35°C: 0 days/year to 1-4 days/year Tmax > 40°C: 0 days/year, to 0.14 days/year > 30°C more than 2 days : 0.025 events/year to 3.9 events/year (greatest increase in Uxbridge, Port Perry and Beaverton of average 7.5 events/year) ...
Climate Change
... as cells of air (or water) and the equations are applied to see how much air/heat flows between each pair of cells – This is repeated all around the Earth – The models have improved by making the cells smaller – They are now about 110 km square by 1 km high ...
... as cells of air (or water) and the equations are applied to see how much air/heat flows between each pair of cells – This is repeated all around the Earth – The models have improved by making the cells smaller – They are now about 110 km square by 1 km high ...
On Thinning Ice - The Climate Crisis Coalition
... tendency of right-wing Americans to see human relations in competitive, individualistic, gametheory terms. From this perspective, climate change presents a collective action problem ('the tragedy of the commons', as Garrett Hardin termed it) that simply can't be resolved. With hundreds of government ...
... tendency of right-wing Americans to see human relations in competitive, individualistic, gametheory terms. From this perspective, climate change presents a collective action problem ('the tragedy of the commons', as Garrett Hardin termed it) that simply can't be resolved. With hundreds of government ...
Climate impacts `overwhelming`
... These include threats to unique systems such as Arctic sea ice and coral reefs, where risks are said to increase to "very high" with a 2C rise in temperatures. The summary document outlines impacts on the seas and on freshwater systems as well. The oceans will become more acidic, threatening coral a ...
... These include threats to unique systems such as Arctic sea ice and coral reefs, where risks are said to increase to "very high" with a 2C rise in temperatures. The summary document outlines impacts on the seas and on freshwater systems as well. The oceans will become more acidic, threatening coral a ...
Choosing Environmental Policy Area
... experts that the recent warming trend is real (and particularly strong within the past 20 years), that most of the observed warming is likely due to increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and that climate change could have serious adverse effects by the end of this century." (July 2004 ...
... experts that the recent warming trend is real (and particularly strong within the past 20 years), that most of the observed warming is likely due to increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and that climate change could have serious adverse effects by the end of this century." (July 2004 ...
Research Experiences, Teaching and Learning
... endeavor to build teacher competency for interdisciplinary teaching about climate change, enhance capacity for using models and Earth observations in teaching and research, and develop and implement a core curriculum of climate change-focused courses that promotes systems thinking, and integrate cli ...
... endeavor to build teacher competency for interdisciplinary teaching about climate change, enhance capacity for using models and Earth observations in teaching and research, and develop and implement a core curriculum of climate change-focused courses that promotes systems thinking, and integrate cli ...
Student Worksheet: Climate Change Study Guide
... What is the relationship between greenhouse gases and temperatures? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe three exam ...
... What is the relationship between greenhouse gases and temperatures? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe three exam ...
Climate Justice Fact sheet
... the risks are not distributed equally. Therefore we need a global response to the problem. Those who are most vulnerable to the most severe impacts are the poorer, more marginalised countries around the world. Ironically, they are often the countries that contribute least to the greenhouse gas emiss ...
... the risks are not distributed equally. Therefore we need a global response to the problem. Those who are most vulnerable to the most severe impacts are the poorer, more marginalised countries around the world. Ironically, they are often the countries that contribute least to the greenhouse gas emiss ...
Climate Science Briefing for Kathie L. Olsen NASA Chief
... (radiative fluxes, cloud cover, precipitation, snowfall, latent heat) - Use of base state climate metrics is highly nonlinear: linear regression factor of 2.5 lower accuracy. - Use of base state climate metrics from climateprediction.net simulations fails to predict accurately for IPCC mixed layer r ...
... (radiative fluxes, cloud cover, precipitation, snowfall, latent heat) - Use of base state climate metrics is highly nonlinear: linear regression factor of 2.5 lower accuracy. - Use of base state climate metrics from climateprediction.net simulations fails to predict accurately for IPCC mixed layer r ...
Critiquing “The Day After Tomorrow” and “An
... List 3 messages you have taken away from this movie. List 3 questions you have about climate change after watching this movie. Do you think climate change is a moral issue? Why or why not? ...
... List 3 messages you have taken away from this movie. List 3 questions you have about climate change after watching this movie. Do you think climate change is a moral issue? Why or why not? ...
Using ICTs for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk
... energy where possible; More stringent efficiency standards and a compulsory energy rating scheme could be employed in hotel buildings ...
... energy where possible; More stringent efficiency standards and a compulsory energy rating scheme could be employed in hotel buildings ...
mmelsner_poster_waccia_agu_dec08
... are currently more likely to die during heat events than during more temperate periods; risks increase during heat waves lasting 2 or more days, and are greatest for ...
... are currently more likely to die during heat events than during more temperate periods; risks increase during heat waves lasting 2 or more days, and are greatest for ...
22 Climate change and the Scriptures
... bromofluorocarbons (called "halons") into the atmosphere. They rise into the stratosphere, where they interact with ozone molecules and break them down. "Freons" were invented in the 1920s, and were used in air conditioning units, as aerosol spray propellants, and in cleaning electronics. They also ...
... bromofluorocarbons (called "halons") into the atmosphere. They rise into the stratosphere, where they interact with ozone molecules and break them down. "Freons" were invented in the 1920s, and were used in air conditioning units, as aerosol spray propellants, and in cleaning electronics. They also ...
Wetland Conservation, Less Floods and Droughts
... with the Kyoto Protocol in place. Wetlands can help mitigate the disastrous impacts”, said Orlando. In turn, wetlands also play a role in the causes of climate change. The destruction of peatlands, accounting for 50 per cent of the wetlands in the world and 20 to 30 per cent of the global terrestria ...
... with the Kyoto Protocol in place. Wetlands can help mitigate the disastrous impacts”, said Orlando. In turn, wetlands also play a role in the causes of climate change. The destruction of peatlands, accounting for 50 per cent of the wetlands in the world and 20 to 30 per cent of the global terrestria ...
Climate Change: Why dire climate warnings boost scepticism
... climate change, a common feature of warning messages, might be viewed as unfair because children have not caused global warming” Ex. “The first showed a train speeding towards a small girl as a metaphor for the impending catastrophe that awaits the world's children. The second showed anxious childre ...
... climate change, a common feature of warning messages, might be viewed as unfair because children have not caused global warming” Ex. “The first showed a train speeding towards a small girl as a metaphor for the impending catastrophe that awaits the world's children. The second showed anxious childre ...
Compilation of Draft SAP Briefings on Questions from the Working
... tens of millions of tons annually via improved air quality. These benefits would be obtained by reducing emissions of some SLCPs, such as black carbon and methane, that are at historically high levels, whereas emissions of others, such as HFCs, would have to prevented from growing from their current ...
... tens of millions of tons annually via improved air quality. These benefits would be obtained by reducing emissions of some SLCPs, such as black carbon and methane, that are at historically high levels, whereas emissions of others, such as HFCs, would have to prevented from growing from their current ...
- Wiley Online Library
... [11] The spread among models (Figure 1) is large for both ASR and OLR, and the five coarsest resolution models have the weakest increase in ASR. Two of those models do not exhibit positive accumulated ASR but nevertheless have similar increases in RT. The much smaller spread for RT indicates large c ...
... [11] The spread among models (Figure 1) is large for both ASR and OLR, and the five coarsest resolution models have the weakest increase in ASR. Two of those models do not exhibit positive accumulated ASR but nevertheless have similar increases in RT. The much smaller spread for RT indicates large c ...
Climate or Weather?
... Weather or Climate? • With your group, watch each of the following video clips and decide if they are examples of weather, climate or could they be both? Be prepared to defend your group’s response. ...
... Weather or Climate? • With your group, watch each of the following video clips and decide if they are examples of weather, climate or could they be both? Be prepared to defend your group’s response. ...
Radiocommunications and Climate Change
... level to violent conflict and war, and indeed can lead to a breakdown of peace because of the increased competition for the earth’s resources. Radiocommunications are undoubtedly part of the cause of global warming as witnessed, for instance, hundreds of millions TV-sets, VCR and other radio devices ...
... level to violent conflict and war, and indeed can lead to a breakdown of peace because of the increased competition for the earth’s resources. Radiocommunications are undoubtedly part of the cause of global warming as witnessed, for instance, hundreds of millions TV-sets, VCR and other radio devices ...
A guide to Representative Concentration Pathways
... In preparation for the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), researchers developed a new approach for creating and using scenarios in climate change research. This new approach was motivated by the changing information needs of policy makers. For example the increasing interest in exploring different appro ...
... In preparation for the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), researchers developed a new approach for creating and using scenarios in climate change research. This new approach was motivated by the changing information needs of policy makers. For example the increasing interest in exploring different appro ...
IGSDPR-Fastactionclimatemitigationmeasures12Jan
... Measures target two air pollutants and can also save nearly five million lives a year Washington, DC, 12 January – A new study in Science to be published 13 January identifies 14 fast action measures to reduce air pollutants that can deliver major benefits for climate, public health, and agriculture ...
... Measures target two air pollutants and can also save nearly five million lives a year Washington, DC, 12 January – A new study in Science to be published 13 January identifies 14 fast action measures to reduce air pollutants that can deliver major benefits for climate, public health, and agriculture ...