WESTINGHOUSE POSITION ON COP21 NEGOTIATIONS
... global efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels, decarbonize energy systems, enhance energy efficiency and conservation, and expand the use of renewable, nuclear and other lowcarbon sources of energy in a manner that improves human and ecosystem well-being. ...
... global efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels, decarbonize energy systems, enhance energy efficiency and conservation, and expand the use of renewable, nuclear and other lowcarbon sources of energy in a manner that improves human and ecosystem well-being. ...
Understanding Our Environment
... formed to review the scientific evidence for climate change. The 2007 report stated that there is a 90% probability that the observed climate changes are the result of human activities. The report projects warming of 1 to 6°C by 2100 with the best estimate being 2 to 4°C (3 to 8°F) For perspective ...
... formed to review the scientific evidence for climate change. The 2007 report stated that there is a 90% probability that the observed climate changes are the result of human activities. The report projects warming of 1 to 6°C by 2100 with the best estimate being 2 to 4°C (3 to 8°F) For perspective ...
here - International Geographical Union
... adaptation issues to the climate change processes in the Mediterranean region. Projections based on various emission scenarios and General Circulation Models (GCMs) show that annual runoff decreases in the Mediterranean. The complexity of climate change, impacts and adaptation needs to understand th ...
... adaptation issues to the climate change processes in the Mediterranean region. Projections based on various emission scenarios and General Circulation Models (GCMs) show that annual runoff decreases in the Mediterranean. The complexity of climate change, impacts and adaptation needs to understand th ...
Slide 1
... The temperature of the earth Energy comes from the sun in the form of visible light All of this energy is reemitted, so that the energy of the earth stays the same from day to day. Both input and output are nearly constant in time. This determines the average temperature of the earth ...
... The temperature of the earth Energy comes from the sun in the form of visible light All of this energy is reemitted, so that the energy of the earth stays the same from day to day. Both input and output are nearly constant in time. This determines the average temperature of the earth ...
Keynote Address by the Honourable Minister of Environment on
... noted that Nigeria specifically ought to be concerned by Climate Change because: of the country’s high vulnerability due to its long (800km) coastline that is prone to sea‐level rise and the risk of fierce storms almost 2/3 of Nigeria’s land cover is prone to drought and desertification; its wat ...
... noted that Nigeria specifically ought to be concerned by Climate Change because: of the country’s high vulnerability due to its long (800km) coastline that is prone to sea‐level rise and the risk of fierce storms almost 2/3 of Nigeria’s land cover is prone to drought and desertification; its wat ...
economic growth, unemployment and poverty in nigeria
... THE PROBLEM • The most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2012) cites overwhelming evidence that human actions are contributing to climate change, with a wide range of implications for human health. • Some of the impacts are direct, including mortality and morbidi ...
... THE PROBLEM • The most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2012) cites overwhelming evidence that human actions are contributing to climate change, with a wide range of implications for human health. • Some of the impacts are direct, including mortality and morbidi ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... PA4: Cycles CO2 and T • At the turn around of the ice ages, temperature starts to go up before CO2; hence, T increase is unrelated to CO2 – Need to think about time and balance here … • There are sources of T and CO2 variability other than the radiative greenhouse gas effect. – If CO2 increases i ...
... PA4: Cycles CO2 and T • At the turn around of the ice ages, temperature starts to go up before CO2; hence, T increase is unrelated to CO2 – Need to think about time and balance here … • There are sources of T and CO2 variability other than the radiative greenhouse gas effect. – If CO2 increases i ...
Journal Club Phenotypic Plasticity, SS 2015
... evidence from life history and immune function. Glob Change Biol 17: 676-687 ...
... evidence from life history and immune function. Glob Change Biol 17: 676-687 ...
PPT
... 2. Perturbation to greenhouse gases or aerosols disrupts equilibrium: Fin Fout • ΔF = Fin - Fout defines the radiative forcing • Global response of surface temperature is proportional to radiative forcing: ΔTsurface ~ ΔF ...
... 2. Perturbation to greenhouse gases or aerosols disrupts equilibrium: Fin Fout • ΔF = Fin - Fout defines the radiative forcing • Global response of surface temperature is proportional to radiative forcing: ΔTsurface ~ ΔF ...
Local_Government_Ada..
... health in Kenya. Water crisis is prevalent during droughts. Changes in temperature and precipitation support spread of malaria. Malaria, which was initially a problem of the lowlands, is now experienced in the highland regions where it is even more dangerous. Projections indicate that climate chan ...
... health in Kenya. Water crisis is prevalent during droughts. Changes in temperature and precipitation support spread of malaria. Malaria, which was initially a problem of the lowlands, is now experienced in the highland regions where it is even more dangerous. Projections indicate that climate chan ...
Climate Change, a new reality
... it took to melt 1 ton of ice, by changing it from its solid state (32°F) to its liquid state (33°F). The reverse is also true. The origin of this term suggests the early history of refrigeration in ice plants: 1 ton refrigeration capacity ice plant could freeze 2,000 pounds (or 1 ton) of ice, corres ...
... it took to melt 1 ton of ice, by changing it from its solid state (32°F) to its liquid state (33°F). The reverse is also true. The origin of this term suggests the early history of refrigeration in ice plants: 1 ton refrigeration capacity ice plant could freeze 2,000 pounds (or 1 ton) of ice, corres ...
Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Switzerland
... The risk of natural disasters does not only depend on the climate The climate is not the only factor which determines to what extent our society is at the risk due to natural disasters. Changes in society play an important part as well. As a consequence of increased human settlement pressure, constr ...
... The risk of natural disasters does not only depend on the climate The climate is not the only factor which determines to what extent our society is at the risk due to natural disasters. Changes in society play an important part as well. As a consequence of increased human settlement pressure, constr ...
Chapter 23: The Atmosphere, Climate and Global Warming
... changes in the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth. – Milankovitch showed that these variations correlated w/ the major glacial and interglacial ...
... changes in the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth. – Milankovitch showed that these variations correlated w/ the major glacial and interglacial ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Food Borne Diseases and Nutrition
... 6) Woodward, A., & Smith, K. (). Chapter 11. Human Health: Impacts, Adaptation, and Co-Benefits. IPCC WGII AR5,1-69. 7) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC’s Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009. 8) World Health Or ...
... 6) Woodward, A., & Smith, K. (). Chapter 11. Human Health: Impacts, Adaptation, and Co-Benefits. IPCC WGII AR5,1-69. 7) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC’s Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009. 8) World Health Or ...
Dias nummer 1 - Integrated Arctic Observation System
... • Extreme or hazardous weather events themselves have low predictability, but the conditions in which they form might be predictable at subseasonal-to-seasonal time scales • … and these conditions are identifiable in global climate models (e.g., Ramos et al., 2015). • In addition, future Arctic warm ...
... • Extreme or hazardous weather events themselves have low predictability, but the conditions in which they form might be predictable at subseasonal-to-seasonal time scales • … and these conditions are identifiable in global climate models (e.g., Ramos et al., 2015). • In addition, future Arctic warm ...
Full text - Nuclear Sciences and Applications
... Energy related CO2 accounts for almost two-thirds of current GHGs, with 30% of these emissions coming from power generation. Under current conditions, electricity generation is projected to remain the sector with the fastest growing GHG emissions for at least the next two decades. This growth will b ...
... Energy related CO2 accounts for almost two-thirds of current GHGs, with 30% of these emissions coming from power generation. Under current conditions, electricity generation is projected to remain the sector with the fastest growing GHG emissions for at least the next two decades. This growth will b ...
FRBSF E L CONOMIC ETTER
... conditions, identifying a nonlinear effect whereby crop yields decline rapidly as temperatures rise above estimated critical thresholds but increase little as temperatures drop below those thresholds.Their results imply that U.S. yields on corn, soybeans, and cotton are likely to decline by about 30 ...
... conditions, identifying a nonlinear effect whereby crop yields decline rapidly as temperatures rise above estimated critical thresholds but increase little as temperatures drop below those thresholds.Their results imply that U.S. yields on corn, soybeans, and cotton are likely to decline by about 30 ...
WORLD CLIMATE RESEARCH PROGRAMME
... • The Climate System is highly variable, and the ocean plays a key role in this variability • Multi-scale climate variability with possibly surprises (ocean dynamics, decadal oscillations, extreme events, carbon uptake, etc.) has major impacts on society (weather, food chain, seasonal-to-decadal c ...
... • The Climate System is highly variable, and the ocean plays a key role in this variability • Multi-scale climate variability with possibly surprises (ocean dynamics, decadal oscillations, extreme events, carbon uptake, etc.) has major impacts on society (weather, food chain, seasonal-to-decadal c ...
Projecting 21st Century Coastal Vulnerability for Southern California
... -No significant changes in wave height -Extreme events approach from ~10-15 degrees further south ...
... -No significant changes in wave height -Extreme events approach from ~10-15 degrees further south ...