Climate Change in Park City: An Assessment of Climate, Snowpack
... area operations (Tegart et al., 1990; Watson et al., 1996; National Assessment Synthesis Team, 2000; McCarthy et al., 2001; Barry et al., 2007; Lemke et al., 2007). For example, several studies have analyzed the effects of potential climate change on ski areas and winter tourism, and all of the stud ...
... area operations (Tegart et al., 1990; Watson et al., 1996; National Assessment Synthesis Team, 2000; McCarthy et al., 2001; Barry et al., 2007; Lemke et al., 2007). For example, several studies have analyzed the effects of potential climate change on ski areas and winter tourism, and all of the stud ...
Roles of religion and ethics in addressing climate
... p. 398) observes more directly: …we cannot get very far in discussing why climate change is a problem without invoking ethical considerations. If we do not think that our own actions are open to moral assessment, or that various interests (our own, those of our kin and country, those of distant peop ...
... p. 398) observes more directly: …we cannot get very far in discussing why climate change is a problem without invoking ethical considerations. If we do not think that our own actions are open to moral assessment, or that various interests (our own, those of our kin and country, those of distant peop ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guideline
... Sir Nicholas Stern 2006, Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change, HM Treasury, The National Archives ...
... Sir Nicholas Stern 2006, Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change, HM Treasury, The National Archives ...
US Senate Minority Report
... “Whatever the weather, it's not being caused by global warming. If anything, the climate may be starting into a cooling period.” Atmospheric scientist Dr. Art V. Douglas, former Chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Department at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and is the author of numerous pap ...
... “Whatever the weather, it's not being caused by global warming. If anything, the climate may be starting into a cooling period.” Atmospheric scientist Dr. Art V. Douglas, former Chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Department at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and is the author of numerous pap ...
SYNCHRONIZATION OF POLAR CLIMATE VARIABILITY OVER
... The climate system is complex, whatever our definition of system complexity may be, but if that complexity can be reduced in some measure by detecting and recognizing long-range symmetries caused by synchronization, our understanding of climate dynamics would greatly benefit. The focus of this paper ...
... The climate system is complex, whatever our definition of system complexity may be, but if that complexity can be reduced in some measure by detecting and recognizing long-range symmetries caused by synchronization, our understanding of climate dynamics would greatly benefit. The focus of this paper ...
SimCLIM 2013 Data Manual 1 November 2013 Prepared By:
... future climate change periods. A baseline period defines the observed climate with which climate change information is usually combined to create a climate scenario. When using climate model results for scenario construction, the baseline also serves as the reference period from which the modelled f ...
... future climate change periods. A baseline period defines the observed climate with which climate change information is usually combined to create a climate scenario. When using climate model results for scenario construction, the baseline also serves as the reference period from which the modelled f ...
US Senate Minority Report
... “Whatever the weather, it's not being caused by global warming. If anything, the climate may be starting into a cooling period.” Atmospheric scientist Dr. Art V. Douglas, former Chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Department at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and is the author of numerous pap ...
... “Whatever the weather, it's not being caused by global warming. If anything, the climate may be starting into a cooling period.” Atmospheric scientist Dr. Art V. Douglas, former Chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Department at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and is the author of numerous pap ...
Projecting Antarctic ice discharge using response functions from
... ing dynamical ice discharge from Antarctica. Basal ice-shelf melting induced by a warming ocean has been identified as a major cause for additional ice flow across the grounding line. Here we attempt to estimate the uncertainty range of future ice discharge from Antarctica by combining uncertainty i ...
... ing dynamical ice discharge from Antarctica. Basal ice-shelf melting induced by a warming ocean has been identified as a major cause for additional ice flow across the grounding line. Here we attempt to estimate the uncertainty range of future ice discharge from Antarctica by combining uncertainty i ...
Projection of Climate Change Scenarios in Different Temperature
... maximum value of R, and SDgcm and SDobs are the standard deviations of the GCM simulation and observation, respectively. When SDgcm and R are close to SDobs and R0 , respectively, the skill scores will be close to 1, which indicates better performance of the model. Conversely, if the ratio of SDgcm ...
... maximum value of R, and SDgcm and SDobs are the standard deviations of the GCM simulation and observation, respectively. When SDgcm and R are close to SDobs and R0 , respectively, the skill scores will be close to 1, which indicates better performance of the model. Conversely, if the ratio of SDgcm ...
US Senate Minority Report - US Senate Committee on Environment
... “Whatever the weather, it's not being caused by global warming. If anything, the climate may be starting into a cooling period.” Atmospheric scientist Dr. Art V. Douglas, former Chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Department at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and is the author of numerous pap ...
... “Whatever the weather, it's not being caused by global warming. If anything, the climate may be starting into a cooling period.” Atmospheric scientist Dr. Art V. Douglas, former Chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Department at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and is the author of numerous pap ...
Climate Change Policies in New York State
... assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides the most definitive statement of the anthropogenic contribution to climate change. The potential adverse impacts of climate change are significant and far reaching, making climate change the most challenging energy-related e ...
... assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides the most definitive statement of the anthropogenic contribution to climate change. The potential adverse impacts of climate change are significant and far reaching, making climate change the most challenging energy-related e ...
Program on Global and Regional Climate Change
... because of its adverse impacts on ecosystem, agricultural productivity, water resources, socio-economy and sustainability in a global as well as regional basis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fourth assessment report (AR4) states with very high confidence (90% probabilit ...
... because of its adverse impacts on ecosystem, agricultural productivity, water resources, socio-economy and sustainability in a global as well as regional basis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fourth assessment report (AR4) states with very high confidence (90% probabilit ...
THE BIG LIE - Council for American Students in International
... he reality of global warming and associated climate change is upon us. No longer is there any doubt, nor has there been among the vast majority of climate scientists for at least two decades, 2 that anthropogenic (human-caused) warming of the Earth is underway, mainly caused by the introduction into ...
... he reality of global warming and associated climate change is upon us. No longer is there any doubt, nor has there been among the vast majority of climate scientists for at least two decades, 2 that anthropogenic (human-caused) warming of the Earth is underway, mainly caused by the introduction into ...
Presentation pack - The Global Calculator
... •the global mean temperature could increase by 6°C in the long term. •sea levels could rise, changing coastlines worldwide •precipitation patterns are likely to change so that dry parts of the world will get drier and the rainy parts will get wetter •fragile ecosystems will be put at risk •some extr ...
... •the global mean temperature could increase by 6°C in the long term. •sea levels could rise, changing coastlines worldwide •precipitation patterns are likely to change so that dry parts of the world will get drier and the rainy parts will get wetter •fragile ecosystems will be put at risk •some extr ...
the economics of climate change the economics of
... To mention a few of the undesirable effects of anthropogenic climate change we can cite extreme weather events, such as droughts which reduce food production, or torrential rains which cause dangerous floods; falling agricultural productivity; greater frequency of forest fires; severe damage to coas ...
... To mention a few of the undesirable effects of anthropogenic climate change we can cite extreme weather events, such as droughts which reduce food production, or torrential rains which cause dangerous floods; falling agricultural productivity; greater frequency of forest fires; severe damage to coas ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture
... While we cannot directly observe farmer perceptions of climate change, there is both theoretical and empirical guidance on which locations should be more likely to have learned about the negative effects of extreme heat or to have recognized that the climate was changing: locations that faced larger ...
... While we cannot directly observe farmer perceptions of climate change, there is both theoretical and empirical guidance on which locations should be more likely to have learned about the negative effects of extreme heat or to have recognized that the climate was changing: locations that faced larger ...
Global Change Impact Assessment for Himalayan Mountain Regions
... The United Nations have hence, recognizing the crucial role of the mountains in global ecology, declared the year 2002 as the International Year of the Mountain (IYM) for promoting the conservation of mountain ecosystem and sustainable development in the mountain regions. Having received a good resp ...
... The United Nations have hence, recognizing the crucial role of the mountains in global ecology, declared the year 2002 as the International Year of the Mountain (IYM) for promoting the conservation of mountain ecosystem and sustainable development in the mountain regions. Having received a good resp ...
Building Resilience and Reducing Emissions
... See: http://ecometrica.com/blog/reflections-on-atmospheric-co2-reaching-400-ppm/ The oceans are the true sink for all the extra carbon, while the other sinks also release a lot of carbon. Source: CAIT-WRI 2010. Other databases on GHG emissions exist, such as IIASA. ...
... See: http://ecometrica.com/blog/reflections-on-atmospheric-co2-reaching-400-ppm/ The oceans are the true sink for all the extra carbon, while the other sinks also release a lot of carbon. Source: CAIT-WRI 2010. Other databases on GHG emissions exist, such as IIASA. ...
policy framework antigua and barbuda
... Mitigation refers to actions to reduce the net emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Sea level rise is the rise in relative sea level produced by the expansion of water as a result of rising temperatures and the additional water produced as the permanent ice fields melt. Annex I countrie ...
... Mitigation refers to actions to reduce the net emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Sea level rise is the rise in relative sea level produced by the expansion of water as a result of rising temperatures and the additional water produced as the permanent ice fields melt. Annex I countrie ...
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... that the increased trend of vegetation was related to precipitation rather than temperature [9–11]. However, these studies neglected the potential effects of warming on vegetation growth via the increase in water availability through the melting of snow and glaciers. In arid and semi-arid regions, w ...
... that the increased trend of vegetation was related to precipitation rather than temperature [9–11]. However, these studies neglected the potential effects of warming on vegetation growth via the increase in water availability through the melting of snow and glaciers. In arid and semi-arid regions, w ...
Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Community
... wind over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. The classical period often referred to in climate change studies is 30 years (Hananh et al., 2005). Climate change is largely attributed to both natural and anthropogenic factors (IPCC, 1996, 2007b). Natural factors such as solar ...
... wind over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. The classical period often referred to in climate change studies is 30 years (Hananh et al., 2005). Climate change is largely attributed to both natural and anthropogenic factors (IPCC, 1996, 2007b). Natural factors such as solar ...
before the secretary of the interior petition to list the emperor penguin
... predators such as emperor penguins. Containing more than half of Southern Ocean krill stocks, the southwest Atlantic sector has suffered a decline in krill density of as great as 80% since the 1970s, at least in part caused by changes in ocean biological productivity brought on by climate change. Oc ...
... predators such as emperor penguins. Containing more than half of Southern Ocean krill stocks, the southwest Atlantic sector has suffered a decline in krill density of as great as 80% since the 1970s, at least in part caused by changes in ocean biological productivity brought on by climate change. Oc ...
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.