Global Warming and Climate Change
... greenhouse gas, and is in fact currently responsible for keeping the earth’s surface temperature nearly 30 degrees Centigrade warmer than it would be if there were none. If, for any reason, warming stops for 20 years (it has already stopped for 11), the ‘‘feedback’’ effect between carbon dioxide and ...
... greenhouse gas, and is in fact currently responsible for keeping the earth’s surface temperature nearly 30 degrees Centigrade warmer than it would be if there were none. If, for any reason, warming stops for 20 years (it has already stopped for 11), the ‘‘feedback’’ effect between carbon dioxide and ...
Risk, uncertainty and the institutional geographies of
... Risk, uncertainty and governance Risk is a generative concept whose meaning and significance are understood in a variety of different ways. The sociologist Ulrich Beck (1992) famously theorized that new incalculable risks like climate change are triggering a more reflexive phase of modernization con ...
... Risk, uncertainty and governance Risk is a generative concept whose meaning and significance are understood in a variety of different ways. The sociologist Ulrich Beck (1992) famously theorized that new incalculable risks like climate change are triggering a more reflexive phase of modernization con ...
Projected increases in near‑surface air temperature over Ontario
... temperature outcomes with consideration of some uncertain parameters involved in the regional climate modeling process. The results suggest that there would be a consistent increasing trend in the near-surface air temperature with time periods from 2030s to 2080s. The most likely mean temperature in ...
... temperature outcomes with consideration of some uncertain parameters involved in the regional climate modeling process. The results suggest that there would be a consistent increasing trend in the near-surface air temperature with time periods from 2030s to 2080s. The most likely mean temperature in ...
Climate Change: Evidence and Causes February 2014
... atmospheric CO2 increased by about 40% from 1800 to 2012. Measurements of different forms of carbon (isotopes, see Question 3) reveal that this increase is due to human activities. Other greenhouse gases (notably methane and nitrous oxide) are also increasing as a consequence of human activities. Th ...
... atmospheric CO2 increased by about 40% from 1800 to 2012. Measurements of different forms of carbon (isotopes, see Question 3) reveal that this increase is due to human activities. Other greenhouse gases (notably methane and nitrous oxide) are also increasing as a consequence of human activities. Th ...
Met 10 - Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
... • avoiding the impact by not taking a certain action; • minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action; • rectifying the impact by repairing or restoring the affected environment ...
... • avoiding the impact by not taking a certain action; • minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action; • rectifying the impact by repairing or restoring the affected environment ...
Global Climate Change: Science and Economics
... Note: Seasonal variations mean that CO2 concentrations rise and fall each year with growth and decay of vegetation and other biological systems, but the long-term trend, measured in parts per million or ppm, is a steady upward increase due to human emissions of CO2. ...
... Note: Seasonal variations mean that CO2 concentrations rise and fall each year with growth and decay of vegetation and other biological systems, but the long-term trend, measured in parts per million or ppm, is a steady upward increase due to human emissions of CO2. ...
Elevation-dependent warming in mountain regions of the world
... cloud-base (dotted line, Fig. 2b) with enhanced warming above. Thus, the overall implications of a warmer and moister atmosphere support enhanced warming at high elevations46,47. For the Tibetan Plateau between 1961 and 2003, decreasing cloud cover during the daytime, but increasing low-level clouds ...
... cloud-base (dotted line, Fig. 2b) with enhanced warming above. Thus, the overall implications of a warmer and moister atmosphere support enhanced warming at high elevations46,47. For the Tibetan Plateau between 1961 and 2003, decreasing cloud cover during the daytime, but increasing low-level clouds ...
Glossary of Synthesis Report
... A numerical representation of the climate system based on the physical, chemical and biological properties of its components, their interactions and feedback processes, and accounting for all or some of its known properties. The climate system can be represented by models of varying complexity, that ...
... A numerical representation of the climate system based on the physical, chemical and biological properties of its components, their interactions and feedback processes, and accounting for all or some of its known properties. The climate system can be represented by models of varying complexity, that ...
Climate change and human health: Impacts, vulnerability and public
... vector-borne diseases. The incidence and geographical distribution of vector-borne diseases are influenced by many demographic and societal, as well as climatic factors. Transmission requires that the reservoir host, a competent vector and the pathogen be present in an area at the same time, and in ...
... vector-borne diseases. The incidence and geographical distribution of vector-borne diseases are influenced by many demographic and societal, as well as climatic factors. Transmission requires that the reservoir host, a competent vector and the pathogen be present in an area at the same time, and in ...
7/1
... • Tits lay eggs at the same time that they did in 1985 – mid-spring (~4/16 to 5/15) • Since ~1985 spring temperatures have risen about 2oC • Tits primary food is the winter moth caterpillar (below) • Caterpillar production is 2 weeks earlier in 2002 than in ...
... • Tits lay eggs at the same time that they did in 1985 – mid-spring (~4/16 to 5/15) • Since ~1985 spring temperatures have risen about 2oC • Tits primary food is the winter moth caterpillar (below) • Caterpillar production is 2 weeks earlier in 2002 than in ...
S TAT E O F T H E WO R... Into a Warming World 2 0
... adversely affected. Glaciers in regions such as central Asia and the Himalaya and Tibetan plateau are melting faster than expected. Large adverse effects on water supply availability are predicted, threatening billions of people with water insecurity. Developing countries are not the only ones at ri ...
... adversely affected. Glaciers in regions such as central Asia and the Himalaya and Tibetan plateau are melting faster than expected. Large adverse effects on water supply availability are predicted, threatening billions of people with water insecurity. Developing countries are not the only ones at ri ...
Climate Change and the Monterey Bay Shoreline
... Executive Order S-13-08 launched a major initiative for improving the state’s adaptation to climate impacts from sea level rise, increased temperatures, shifting precipitation, and extreme weather events. It ordered a California Sea Level Rise Assessment Report to be conducted by the National Academ ...
... Executive Order S-13-08 launched a major initiative for improving the state’s adaptation to climate impacts from sea level rise, increased temperatures, shifting precipitation, and extreme weather events. It ordered a California Sea Level Rise Assessment Report to be conducted by the National Academ ...
Economic implications of projected changes to tuna
... production and livelihoods from freshwater aquaculture will stay on track, despite climate change. • Freshwater aquaculture for food security and livelihoods will itself be an adaptation to the effects of climate change on coastal fisheries • Freshwater aquaculture in the SW Pacific will generally b ...
... production and livelihoods from freshwater aquaculture will stay on track, despite climate change. • Freshwater aquaculture for food security and livelihoods will itself be an adaptation to the effects of climate change on coastal fisheries • Freshwater aquaculture in the SW Pacific will generally b ...
Deadly Waters: How Rising Seas Threaten 233 Endangered Species
... about half its length taken up by its long, exceedingly fluffy tail. Unlike the chattering, scampering gray squirrel, it is quiet, shy and not quite agile enough to jump from tree to tree. It relies on mature pine and hardwood forests, where it eats nuts and seeds. Historically the fox squirrel occu ...
... about half its length taken up by its long, exceedingly fluffy tail. Unlike the chattering, scampering gray squirrel, it is quiet, shy and not quite agile enough to jump from tree to tree. It relies on mature pine and hardwood forests, where it eats nuts and seeds. Historically the fox squirrel occu ...
Royal Society
... In view of the ongoing public and political debates about climate change, the aim of this document is to summarise the current scientific evidence on climate change and its drivers. It lays out clearly where the science is well established, where there is wide consensus but continuing debate, and wh ...
... In view of the ongoing public and political debates about climate change, the aim of this document is to summarise the current scientific evidence on climate change and its drivers. It lays out clearly where the science is well established, where there is wide consensus but continuing debate, and wh ...
Why looking for global warming in the oceans is a...
... ordained through parameterizations), and given that oceanic circulations have much longer adjustment time scales, yet also have much more intense small scale (gyre) circulations than the atmosphere, my instinct is that we are not even close to being able to trust ocean models without long term vali ...
... ordained through parameterizations), and given that oceanic circulations have much longer adjustment time scales, yet also have much more intense small scale (gyre) circulations than the atmosphere, my instinct is that we are not even close to being able to trust ocean models without long term vali ...
President Obama’s Climate Action Plan Jane A. Leggett, Coordinator January 14, 2014
... June 25, 2013, the President stated in his speech that “[our] national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the impacts of carbon pollution. The net effects of the pipeline’s impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this proje ...
... June 25, 2013, the President stated in his speech that “[our] national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the impacts of carbon pollution. The net effects of the pipeline’s impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this proje ...
CIDSE_encyclical_press_release
... “Yet it would also be mistaken to view other living beings as mere objects subjected to arbitrary human domination. When nature is viewed solely as a source of profit and gain, this has serious consequences for society. This vision of “might is right” has engendered immense inequality, injustice and ...
... “Yet it would also be mistaken to view other living beings as mere objects subjected to arbitrary human domination. When nature is viewed solely as a source of profit and gain, this has serious consequences for society. This vision of “might is right” has engendered immense inequality, injustice and ...
Forecasting the combined effects of urbanization
... days does not change much with urbanization, whereas we expect this factor to be more sensitive to climate change scenarios. Since our validation suggested that the fish growth indices (IJG and IAG) best predicted vulnerable species, we only used these two indices in the work reported here. To be co ...
... days does not change much with urbanization, whereas we expect this factor to be more sensitive to climate change scenarios. Since our validation suggested that the fish growth indices (IJG and IAG) best predicted vulnerable species, we only used these two indices in the work reported here. To be co ...
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... development, people are primarily concerned with material well-being, driven by private, and short term interest, and on the contrary in B1, B2 driven by mainly public and long term interest achieving a balance between economic, social and environment objectives. The SRES scenarios aim to represent ...
... development, people are primarily concerned with material well-being, driven by private, and short term interest, and on the contrary in B1, B2 driven by mainly public and long term interest achieving a balance between economic, social and environment objectives. The SRES scenarios aim to represent ...
CLIMATE CHANGE - Canadian Public Health Association
... CPHA seeks closer collaboration between public health advocates and people who are concerned about the effects of climate change on the environment and the economy. Our mutual long-term goal must be to develop policies and practices that protect human and ecosystem health and prevent environmental t ...
... CPHA seeks closer collaboration between public health advocates and people who are concerned about the effects of climate change on the environment and the economy. Our mutual long-term goal must be to develop policies and practices that protect human and ecosystem health and prevent environmental t ...
Impact of climate change on coral reef fish fisheries in Sabang
... coral bleaching. However, the total numbers of species richness were decreasing 50% after coral bleaching. In addition, the knowledge of fishermen and how they adaptive to climate change were very low. Consequently, there is a need to mitigate the fishermen in Sabang wit ...
... coral bleaching. However, the total numbers of species richness were decreasing 50% after coral bleaching. In addition, the knowledge of fishermen and how they adaptive to climate change were very low. Consequently, there is a need to mitigate the fishermen in Sabang wit ...