Impact of climate change on the hydrologic cycle and implications
... phases (Huybers, 2006). These glaciations ended during the Holocene epoch resulting in a more stable climatic state. Hence, the Earth’s climate has never been the same since its formation. However, the changes that occurred during different geological periods were natural, progressive and took thous ...
... phases (Huybers, 2006). These glaciations ended during the Holocene epoch resulting in a more stable climatic state. Hence, the Earth’s climate has never been the same since its formation. However, the changes that occurred during different geological periods were natural, progressive and took thous ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of Earth`s temperature to radiation changes.
... Many recent estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity are based on climate change that has been observed over the instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperatu ...
... Many recent estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity are based on climate change that has been observed over the instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperatu ...
November-December
... with freebies for polluters, but does become tougher in the next decade. Given that not a single Republican voted for Waxman-Markley, and a few Democrats voted against because it was not strong enough, it was a remarkable accomplishment. In the last year, climate science has forgone the idea that gl ...
... with freebies for polluters, but does become tougher in the next decade. Given that not a single Republican voted for Waxman-Markley, and a few Democrats voted against because it was not strong enough, it was a remarkable accomplishment. In the last year, climate science has forgone the idea that gl ...
Climate Potential in Spanish regions: analysis and its
... Mediterranean coast and Baleares (MN), northeastern continental area (NE), Canary Islands (CN). Each region contains 710 observing sites. In certain regions substantial differences occur between the climate of the western and eastern parts, but the number of time series does not allow a finer spatia ...
... Mediterranean coast and Baleares (MN), northeastern continental area (NE), Canary Islands (CN). Each region contains 710 observing sites. In certain regions substantial differences occur between the climate of the western and eastern parts, but the number of time series does not allow a finer spatia ...
Upward ant distribution shift corresponds with minimum, not
... Department of Commerce, http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ ncdc.html). We used these data to characterize climate trends for the 11 000-km2 region. Because idiosyncratic changes in climate collection methods and calibration likely occur during the span of long-term weather measurements, the weather statio ...
... Department of Commerce, http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ ncdc.html). We used these data to characterize climate trends for the 11 000-km2 region. Because idiosyncratic changes in climate collection methods and calibration likely occur during the span of long-term weather measurements, the weather statio ...
Climate change and impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean and the
... Overall, the future effects of climate change on crop production are expected to be negative, at least for the major crops grown in the EMME. This could have important consequences for countries with economies that are dependent on agricultural production and where the adaptive capacity is limited. ...
... Overall, the future effects of climate change on crop production are expected to be negative, at least for the major crops grown in the EMME. This could have important consequences for countries with economies that are dependent on agricultural production and where the adaptive capacity is limited. ...
Climate change drives a shift in peatland ecosystem plant
... plant community structure is predicted to change under future climate change, making the quantification of the direction and magnitude of this change a research priority. We subjected intact, replicated vegetated poor fen peat monoliths to elevated temperatures, increased atmospheric carbon dioxide ...
... plant community structure is predicted to change under future climate change, making the quantification of the direction and magnitude of this change a research priority. We subjected intact, replicated vegetated poor fen peat monoliths to elevated temperatures, increased atmospheric carbon dioxide ...
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... gradual changes; however, the effects of climate variability and extreme events are expected to be much more critical to tree growth (Loustau et al. 2005). An increase in temperature alone would be beneficial for some populations, but an interaction with other climate- or site-related factors could al ...
... gradual changes; however, the effects of climate variability and extreme events are expected to be much more critical to tree growth (Loustau et al. 2005). An increase in temperature alone would be beneficial for some populations, but an interaction with other climate- or site-related factors could al ...
Recent radical shifts of atmospheric circulations and rapid changes
... [17] Consistent with revealed above, the enhanced atmospheric and oceanic heat transport from the North Atlantic into the Arctic Ocean by the negatively-polarized ARP during 2001-06 suppressed sea-ice growth, reduced sea-ice aging, and increased marginal sea-ice melting. The corresponding wind stres ...
... [17] Consistent with revealed above, the enhanced atmospheric and oceanic heat transport from the North Atlantic into the Arctic Ocean by the negatively-polarized ARP during 2001-06 suppressed sea-ice growth, reduced sea-ice aging, and increased marginal sea-ice melting. The corresponding wind stres ...
pdf file - Polar Science Center
... such tipping is available. Paleo climatic evidence (Naish et al., 2009) in combination with land ice dynamics simulations (Pollard & Deconto, 2009) suggest that abrupt discharge has occurred at temperatures 1-2◦ C above present. Available estimates of the threshold temperature for GIS of 3.1 ± 0.8◦ ...
... such tipping is available. Paleo climatic evidence (Naish et al., 2009) in combination with land ice dynamics simulations (Pollard & Deconto, 2009) suggest that abrupt discharge has occurred at temperatures 1-2◦ C above present. Available estimates of the threshold temperature for GIS of 3.1 ± 0.8◦ ...
Mediterranean climate
... The Mediterranean Sea, a marginal and semi-enclosed sea, is located on the western side of a large continental area and is surrounded by Europe to the north, Africa to the south, and Asia to the east. Its area, excluding the Black Sea, is about 2.5 million km 2; its extent is about 3700 km in longit ...
... The Mediterranean Sea, a marginal and semi-enclosed sea, is located on the western side of a large continental area and is surrounded by Europe to the north, Africa to the south, and Asia to the east. Its area, excluding the Black Sea, is about 2.5 million km 2; its extent is about 3700 km in longit ...
GENERAL Climate Change, Water and Policy-making in
... Mediterranean from high-resolution regional climate models give clear scientific backing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections for the region. In its Fourth Assessment Report, the IPCC predicts that, for the southern and eastern Mediterranean, warming over the 21st cent ...
... Mediterranean from high-resolution regional climate models give clear scientific backing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections for the region. In its Fourth Assessment Report, the IPCC predicts that, for the southern and eastern Mediterranean, warming over the 21st cent ...
Climate Change in Hamilton City, New Zealand - UN
... Climate change throughout New Zealand has been occurring throughout the 20th century. Air temperatures have increased 0.4-0.7 degrees Celsius since 1950, sea level has risen 70mm and alpine snow mass has decreased7 . In general, winters have been warmer and diurnal temperature ranges have decreased ...
... Climate change throughout New Zealand has been occurring throughout the 20th century. Air temperatures have increased 0.4-0.7 degrees Celsius since 1950, sea level has risen 70mm and alpine snow mass has decreased7 . In general, winters have been warmer and diurnal temperature ranges have decreased ...
Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science
... Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, and Matthew Shindell* Abstract In recent decades, historians and sociologists of science have been largely concerned with the social construction of scientific knowledge. This paper examines an important historical episode in the social deconstruction of scientific kno ...
... Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, and Matthew Shindell* Abstract In recent decades, historians and sociologists of science have been largely concerned with the social construction of scientific knowledge. This paper examines an important historical episode in the social deconstruction of scientific kno ...
the global monsoon systems
... affected regions. The prediction of active-break cycles has been improved in recent years, with skill for up to 20 days in advance using weather forecast models, though many challenges remain. ...
... affected regions. The prediction of active-break cycles has been improved in recent years, with skill for up to 20 days in advance using weather forecast models, though many challenges remain. ...
REDUCED RISK OF NORTH AMERICAN COLD EXTREMES DUE
... daily mean temperatures, averaged over CENA, during the winter months of the late twentieth century (1980–99). The vertical green line is drawn at –16.8°C, corresponding to the mean temperature on 7 January 2014. The 7 January event falls in the tail of the distribution, but it is not unprecedented ...
... daily mean temperatures, averaged over CENA, during the winter months of the late twentieth century (1980–99). The vertical green line is drawn at –16.8°C, corresponding to the mean temperature on 7 January 2014. The 7 January event falls in the tail of the distribution, but it is not unprecedented ...
The Risk of Sea Level Rise: A Delphic Monte Carlo Analysis in
... As Figure 1 shows, the linkages between global temperatures and the potential contribution of the polar ice sheets had not been completely modeled when we began our effort. Models were available, for example, that showed the potential impact of ice-shelf melting on the Antarctic contribution to sea ...
... As Figure 1 shows, the linkages between global temperatures and the potential contribution of the polar ice sheets had not been completely modeled when we began our effort. Models were available, for example, that showed the potential impact of ice-shelf melting on the Antarctic contribution to sea ...
effects of land cover, water redistribution, and temperature on
... Abstract. Over one-third of the land area in the South Platte Basin of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, has been converted to croplands. Irrigated cropland now comprises 8% of the basin, while dry croplands make up 31%. We used the RHESSys model to compare the changes in plant productivity and veget ...
... Abstract. Over one-third of the land area in the South Platte Basin of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, has been converted to croplands. Irrigated cropland now comprises 8% of the basin, while dry croplands make up 31%. We used the RHESSys model to compare the changes in plant productivity and veget ...
Communication and Marketing As Climate Change–Intervention
... the living and life-giving organism of our planet, or we will face the threat that our evolutionary journey may be set back thousands or even millions of years. That is why we must see this issue as a challenge to behave responsibly and not as a harbinger of the end of the world. – Vaclav Havel form ...
... the living and life-giving organism of our planet, or we will face the threat that our evolutionary journey may be set back thousands or even millions of years. That is why we must see this issue as a challenge to behave responsibly and not as a harbinger of the end of the world. – Vaclav Havel form ...
A Micro-econometric Analysis of Adaptation to Climate Change
... flows and tourism demand due to increasing global temperatures. As a consequence, currently popular holiday destinations are generally expected to become less attractive due to rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves such as the Mediterranean region, Florida, Bali, Philippines, Sri Lanka, a ...
... flows and tourism demand due to increasing global temperatures. As a consequence, currently popular holiday destinations are generally expected to become less attractive due to rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves such as the Mediterranean region, Florida, Bali, Philippines, Sri Lanka, a ...
Where Is the North Pole? An Election
... Where Is the North Pole? An Election-Year Survey on Global Change Lawrence C. Hamilton ...
... Where Is the North Pole? An Election-Year Survey on Global Change Lawrence C. Hamilton ...
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... models. This may be due to the fact that causal explanations for connections between large-scale climatic circulation patterns and the local occurrence of extreme weather events (downscaling) are still missing [7]. Moreover, a comprehensive database on extreme weather events of consistent data quali ...
... models. This may be due to the fact that causal explanations for connections between large-scale climatic circulation patterns and the local occurrence of extreme weather events (downscaling) are still missing [7]. Moreover, a comprehensive database on extreme weather events of consistent data quali ...
Global warming hiatus
A global warming hiatus, also sometimes referred to as a global warming pause or a global warming slowdown, is a period of relatively little change in globally averaged surface temperatures. In the current episode of global warming many such periods are evident in the surface temperature record, along with robust evidence of the long term warming trend.The exceptionally warm El Niño year of 1998 was an outlier from the continuing temperature trend, and so gave the appearance of a hiatus: by January 2006 assertions had been made that this showed that global warming had stopped. A 2009 study showed that decades without warming were not exceptional, and in 2011 a study showed that if allowances were made for known variability, the rising temperature trend continued unabated. There was increased public interest in 2013 in the run-up to publication of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and despite concerns that a 15-year period was too short to determine a meaningful trend, the IPCC included a section on a hiatus, which it defined as a much smaller increasing linear trend over the 15 years from 1998 to 2012, than over the 60 years from 1951 to 2012. Various studies examined possible causes of the short term slowdown. Even though the overall climate system had continued to accumulate energy due to Earth's positive energy budget, the available temperature readings at the earth's surface indicated slower rates of increase in surface warming than in the prior decade. Since measurements at the top of the atmosphere show that Earth is receiving more energy than it is radiating back into space, the retained energy should be producing warming in at least one of the five parts of Earth's climate system.A July 2015 paper on the updated NOAA dataset cast doubt on the existence of this supposed hiatus, and found no indication of a slowdown. This analysis incorporated the latest corrections for known biases in ocean temperature measurements, and new land temperature data. Scientists working on other datasets welcomed this study, though the view was expressed that the short term warming trend had been slower than in previous periods of the same length.