Lesson Plan - life.illinois.edu
... their own prior knowledge and the climate maps on display. After several minutes, discuss several of the predictions to get a feel for the major concepts that 1) ecosystem shifts are expected over the next 100 years, and 2) many factors may complicate the actual responses of ecosystems to climate ch ...
... their own prior knowledge and the climate maps on display. After several minutes, discuss several of the predictions to get a feel for the major concepts that 1) ecosystem shifts are expected over the next 100 years, and 2) many factors may complicate the actual responses of ecosystems to climate ch ...
WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?
... Climate change can be caused by processes internal to the Earth, external forces (e.g. variations in sunlight intensity) or, more recently, human activities. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) uses the term "climate change" for human-caused change, and "climate varia ...
... Climate change can be caused by processes internal to the Earth, external forces (e.g. variations in sunlight intensity) or, more recently, human activities. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) uses the term "climate change" for human-caused change, and "climate varia ...
Thermohaline circulation changes: a question of risk
... The report starts by presenting a useful review of what is known about the Atlantic ocean circulation, enhanced by an interesting historical perspective. It then discusses short-term climate variability in the region, focussing on the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO). The next chapter discusses mode ...
... The report starts by presenting a useful review of what is known about the Atlantic ocean circulation, enhanced by an interesting historical perspective. It then discusses short-term climate variability in the region, focussing on the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO). The next chapter discusses mode ...
D - Skeptical Science
... oceanic species. Tiny creatures called pteropods located at the base of many oceanic food chains can also be seriously impacted. The degradation of these species at the foundation of marine ecosystems could lead to the collapse of these environments with devastating implications to millions of peopl ...
... oceanic species. Tiny creatures called pteropods located at the base of many oceanic food chains can also be seriously impacted. The degradation of these species at the foundation of marine ecosystems could lead to the collapse of these environments with devastating implications to millions of peopl ...
The BBVA Foundation honors the authors of the mathematical
... model of global atmospheric circulation, including elements like water vapor, winds and atmospheric heat transport. To get a firm grasp on this last variable, greenhouse gases had to be factored into the program. At the end of the 1960s, while engaged in research at the National Oceanic and Atmosphe ...
... model of global atmospheric circulation, including elements like water vapor, winds and atmospheric heat transport. To get a firm grasp on this last variable, greenhouse gases had to be factored into the program. At the end of the 1960s, while engaged in research at the National Oceanic and Atmosphe ...
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... model of global atmospheric circulation, including elements like water vapor, winds and atmospheric heat transport. To get a firm grasp on this last variable, greenhouse gases had to be factored into the program. At the end of the 1960s, while engaged in research at the National Oceanic and Atmosphe ...
... model of global atmospheric circulation, including elements like water vapor, winds and atmospheric heat transport. To get a firm grasp on this last variable, greenhouse gases had to be factored into the program. At the end of the 1960s, while engaged in research at the National Oceanic and Atmosphe ...
Global Warming Litigation - Norris McLaughlin & Marcus
... Change v. Warming (cont.) What is Global Warming? → Global warming—which refers to an increase in average air and water temperatures over time—is due in part to the greenhouse effect, a natural phenomenon that human activities have significantly amplified. → Global warming is one important compone ...
... Change v. Warming (cont.) What is Global Warming? → Global warming—which refers to an increase in average air and water temperatures over time—is due in part to the greenhouse effect, a natural phenomenon that human activities have significantly amplified. → Global warming is one important compone ...
Chapter16
... Negative feedback: counteracts changes, stabilizes climate ♦ Thermal (IR) radiation of the planet: increased temperature leads to increased IR emission from the planet -> the planet cools and the temperature drops. ♦ Cloud negative feedback: higher temperature leads to more water vapor and therefore ...
... Negative feedback: counteracts changes, stabilizes climate ♦ Thermal (IR) radiation of the planet: increased temperature leads to increased IR emission from the planet -> the planet cools and the temperature drops. ♦ Cloud negative feedback: higher temperature leads to more water vapor and therefore ...
What is Climate Change?
... and Europe becoming relatively cooler. Even if this were to occur, it would take many years or decades because oceans move heat and cold much more slowly than the atmosphere. (Some ocean changes, however, such as the periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters known as El Niño, may affect regional weat ...
... and Europe becoming relatively cooler. Even if this were to occur, it would take many years or decades because oceans move heat and cold much more slowly than the atmosphere. (Some ocean changes, however, such as the periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters known as El Niño, may affect regional weat ...
Hot Politics ABOUT THE FILM FRONTLINE and the Center for
... dioxide as a warming gas and suggest that the burning of fossil fuels could lead to global warming, describing what is known as the "greenhouse effect." • 1927: Yugoslavian Mulin Milankovic proposes that small, naturally occurring changes in Earth's orbit affect climate, leading to Ice Ages and warm ...
... dioxide as a warming gas and suggest that the burning of fossil fuels could lead to global warming, describing what is known as the "greenhouse effect." • 1927: Yugoslavian Mulin Milankovic proposes that small, naturally occurring changes in Earth's orbit affect climate, leading to Ice Ages and warm ...
Slide 1
... •Anticipate changes. Accept that the future climate will be substantially different than the past. •Use scenario based planning to evaluate options rather than the historic record. •Expect surprises and plan for flexibility and robustness in the face of uncertain changes rather than counting on one ...
... •Anticipate changes. Accept that the future climate will be substantially different than the past. •Use scenario based planning to evaluate options rather than the historic record. •Expect surprises and plan for flexibility and robustness in the face of uncertain changes rather than counting on one ...
Elevation-dependent warming in mountain regions of the world
... during the last several decades. Aerosols such as dust depend on other factors such as land-use ...
... during the last several decades. Aerosols such as dust depend on other factors such as land-use ...
OCCI-funded researcher awarded Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Indian Ocean research
... collaborators, she will investigate long-term changes in the Indian Ocean using state-ofthe-art numerical ocean models on increasingly finer grids. Despite its importance for regional climate, the Indian Ocean is the least observed of the tropical ocean basins. It ...
... collaborators, she will investigate long-term changes in the Indian Ocean using state-ofthe-art numerical ocean models on increasingly finer grids. Despite its importance for regional climate, the Indian Ocean is the least observed of the tropical ocean basins. It ...
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Governments require information on climate change for negotiations Function is to provide comprehensive objective assessments of the science of climate change Synthesis of science every 6 years (last in 2007, ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Governments require information on climate change for negotiations Function is to provide comprehensive objective assessments of the science of climate change Synthesis of science every 6 years (last in 2007, ...
Student Fact Sheet - New Zealand Wind Energy Association
... • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) was set up in 1998 by the United Nations. The IPPC was set up to take action to reduce the effects of climate change. • An IPCC statement about climate change says the following: ‘There will always be uncertainty in understanding a system as com ...
... • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) was set up in 1998 by the United Nations. The IPPC was set up to take action to reduce the effects of climate change. • An IPCC statement about climate change says the following: ‘There will always be uncertainty in understanding a system as com ...
Thy Physical Science Perspective of Climate Change Thy Physical
... • Assessment reports • State of Climate System • Forcing, Detection, Attribution • Future forcing scenarios • Climate change scenarios • Summary for Policy Makers • Iteration with Govnm. Experts ...
... • Assessment reports • State of Climate System • Forcing, Detection, Attribution • Future forcing scenarios • Climate change scenarios • Summary for Policy Makers • Iteration with Govnm. Experts ...
Clean Air - Lemon Bay High School
... 1988 IPCC is formed by the UNEP and the WMO; recommends a set of political targets to reduce anthropogenic emissions of CO2 . Recommended by 2005, industrialized countries reduce their CO2 emissions by 20 %, compared to 1988 levels. 1990 IPCC issues a report declaring its certainty that human activ ...
... 1988 IPCC is formed by the UNEP and the WMO; recommends a set of political targets to reduce anthropogenic emissions of CO2 . Recommended by 2005, industrialized countries reduce their CO2 emissions by 20 %, compared to 1988 levels. 1990 IPCC issues a report declaring its certainty that human activ ...
Ecosystem Impacts of Climate Change
... Changes in the Sun and its output, the Earth’s rotation rate, Sun-Earth geometry, and the slowly changing orbit Changes in the physical make up of the Earth system, including the distribution of land and ocean, geographic features of the land, ocean bottom topography, and ocean basin configurati ...
... Changes in the Sun and its output, the Earth’s rotation rate, Sun-Earth geometry, and the slowly changing orbit Changes in the physical make up of the Earth system, including the distribution of land and ocean, geographic features of the land, ocean bottom topography, and ocean basin configurati ...
climate change
... and Commonwealth fisheries management and research agencies. Coordinated by the Victorian Department of Primary Industries, key partners include the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, the CSIRO, the University of Tasmania and the South Australian Research and Development Institute. SEAP ...
... and Commonwealth fisheries management and research agencies. Coordinated by the Victorian Department of Primary Industries, key partners include the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, the CSIRO, the University of Tasmania and the South Australian Research and Development Institute. SEAP ...
Heat Waves and Climate Change
... ratio for the year through June 18 stands at nearly 10:1.10 Though this ratio is not expected to remain at that level for the rest of the year, it illustrates how unusual 2012 has been, and h ...
... ratio for the year through June 18 stands at nearly 10:1.10 Though this ratio is not expected to remain at that level for the rest of the year, it illustrates how unusual 2012 has been, and h ...
Print PDF - Geological Society of America
... eliminated. Changes in Earth’s tectonism and its orbit are far too slow to have played a significant role in the observed rate of temperature increase over the last 150 years. At the other extreme, large volcanic eruptions have cooled global climate for a year or two, and El Niño episodes have war ...
... eliminated. Changes in Earth’s tectonism and its orbit are far too slow to have played a significant role in the observed rate of temperature increase over the last 150 years. At the other extreme, large volcanic eruptions have cooled global climate for a year or two, and El Niño episodes have war ...
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.