Great Lakes Climate - Associated Yacht Clubs
... rapid growth of its drilling industry because of the use of horizontal fracturing, or fracking, of shale bedrock to produce oil and natural gas. Fracking requires tons of fresh water. The U.S. Global Change Resource Program believes the Midwest also is particularly vulnerable to the effects of clima ...
... rapid growth of its drilling industry because of the use of horizontal fracturing, or fracking, of shale bedrock to produce oil and natural gas. Fracking requires tons of fresh water. The U.S. Global Change Resource Program believes the Midwest also is particularly vulnerable to the effects of clima ...
Slides
... emissions targets – Some specific lessons for adaptation, e.g. real options story tends to warn against hasty investment in climate-proofing infrastructure ...
... emissions targets – Some specific lessons for adaptation, e.g. real options story tends to warn against hasty investment in climate-proofing infrastructure ...
Introduction to the Prairies
... Earlier timing of spring events, such as leaf-unfolding, bird migration and egg-laying; and upward shifts in ranges in plant and animal species. Based on satellite observations since the early 1980s, there is high confidence that there has been a trend towards earlier ‘greening’ of vegetation in the ...
... Earlier timing of spring events, such as leaf-unfolding, bird migration and egg-laying; and upward shifts in ranges in plant and animal species. Based on satellite observations since the early 1980s, there is high confidence that there has been a trend towards earlier ‘greening’ of vegetation in the ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty -- the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. Recently, a number of nations have ...
... Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty -- the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. Recently, a number of nations have ...
water world warning
... this severe would normally be expected only once every 500 years; in the south of the country it was a once-in1000-year event, and some areas received half their expected annual rainfall in just four days. Freak of nature or not, the disaster was an ominous warning of the kind of events likely to be ...
... this severe would normally be expected only once every 500 years; in the south of the country it was a once-in1000-year event, and some areas received half their expected annual rainfall in just four days. Freak of nature or not, the disaster was an ominous warning of the kind of events likely to be ...
Economic risk of change
... Basis first proposed by Joseph Fourier in 1824 Quantified by Svante Arrhenius in 1896 Greenhouse of earth’s “blanket” - average earth temperature about 15°C; otherwise would be -18°C ...
... Basis first proposed by Joseph Fourier in 1824 Quantified by Svante Arrhenius in 1896 Greenhouse of earth’s “blanket” - average earth temperature about 15°C; otherwise would be -18°C ...
Indicators of Climate Change
... Freshwater ecosystems supply water for human needs, as well as playing an important role in regulating climate. Wetlands include marshes, bogs, fens, and swamps. These ecosystems store and filter water. They are also habitats for plants that remove carbon dioxide from the air, and for a variety of a ...
... Freshwater ecosystems supply water for human needs, as well as playing an important role in regulating climate. Wetlands include marshes, bogs, fens, and swamps. These ecosystems store and filter water. They are also habitats for plants that remove carbon dioxide from the air, and for a variety of a ...
Notes
... and most vulnerable people in the world at risk. 3. We knowingly and unnecessarily contribute to the creation of gases that cause climate change. We can take action by contributing less. 4. We knowingly and unnecessarily put the livelihoods and lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the ...
... and most vulnerable people in the world at risk. 3. We knowingly and unnecessarily contribute to the creation of gases that cause climate change. We can take action by contributing less. 4. We knowingly and unnecessarily put the livelihoods and lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the ...
Climate change
... Findings of 4th Assessment Report • Conclusive evidence that global warming is due to human activity • If temperatures rise by more than 2°C, the effects could be sudden and irreversible • We still have time to slow down or adapt to climate change • Many useful technologies already exist, and make ...
... Findings of 4th Assessment Report • Conclusive evidence that global warming is due to human activity • If temperatures rise by more than 2°C, the effects could be sudden and irreversible • We still have time to slow down or adapt to climate change • Many useful technologies already exist, and make ...
Sealevel - Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
... Rates of Beach Erosion will increase 3-6 times by 2050, 4-8 times by 2080 9-88cm by 2100, 12m in the next 1000 years (Nichols) ...
... Rates of Beach Erosion will increase 3-6 times by 2050, 4-8 times by 2080 9-88cm by 2100, 12m in the next 1000 years (Nichols) ...
File - bridgebuilders trust network
... Increase in the frequency, intensity, and/or Likely more land areas with increases amount of heavy precipitation than decreases Increases in intensity and/or duration of drought ...
... Increase in the frequency, intensity, and/or Likely more land areas with increases amount of heavy precipitation than decreases Increases in intensity and/or duration of drought ...
Evidence of Global Warming-JOSE SAGASTUME
... beginning of a flip-flop of the north and south magnetic poles, a phenomenon that last occurred 780,000 years ago. ...
... beginning of a flip-flop of the north and south magnetic poles, a phenomenon that last occurred 780,000 years ago. ...
RTW-WALISshortjun07 - Future Smart Strategies
... With global warming and drying of the south coast in WA, areas with temperature increases > 2° C combined with a decline in rainfall consistently below 400 mm will lead to the loss of many species of Proteaceae in WA's SW - including the iconic Banksia and Dryandra, and the animals that live on them ...
... With global warming and drying of the south coast in WA, areas with temperature increases > 2° C combined with a decline in rainfall consistently below 400 mm will lead to the loss of many species of Proteaceae in WA's SW - including the iconic Banksia and Dryandra, and the animals that live on them ...
Climate Change - Restoring Eden
... As Christians we have a responsibility to be good stewards of God’s creation. The effects of climate change will be disastrous for God’s creation – we will be faced with rising ocean levels, permanent droughts, collapsing climate systems, melting glaciers and ice caps, and habitat loss. We are alrea ...
... As Christians we have a responsibility to be good stewards of God’s creation. The effects of climate change will be disastrous for God’s creation – we will be faced with rising ocean levels, permanent droughts, collapsing climate systems, melting glaciers and ice caps, and habitat loss. We are alrea ...
Unless we curtail carbon emissions, every attempt
... years before 1998,” said the organisation’s secretary-general, Michel Jarraud. Australia endured its hottest ever year in 2013, while China, Japan and South Korea experienced their warmest summers on record. The giant Brazilian plateau in 2013 experienced “the largest rainfall deficit since records ...
... years before 1998,” said the organisation’s secretary-general, Michel Jarraud. Australia endured its hottest ever year in 2013, while China, Japan and South Korea experienced their warmest summers on record. The giant Brazilian plateau in 2013 experienced “the largest rainfall deficit since records ...
Open Government Act of 2010 - Council of the District of Columbia
... need to be reduced from its current 385 ppm to at most 350 ppm.” (4) The Environmental Protection Agency determined that current and future greenhouse gas concentrations endanger public health, and, according to the Global Humanitarian Forum, climate change is already responsible every year for some ...
... need to be reduced from its current 385 ppm to at most 350 ppm.” (4) The Environmental Protection Agency determined that current and future greenhouse gas concentrations endanger public health, and, according to the Global Humanitarian Forum, climate change is already responsible every year for some ...
Anthony Broccoli presentation - New Jersey Climate Adaptation
... of visible light. • The earth also emits energy in the form of infrared light. This is the earth’s cooling mechanism that balances the heating from the sun’s visible light. • CO2 and water vapor are greenhouse gases that absorb infrared light, making it more difficult for energy to escape into space ...
... of visible light. • The earth also emits energy in the form of infrared light. This is the earth’s cooling mechanism that balances the heating from the sun’s visible light. • CO2 and water vapor are greenhouse gases that absorb infrared light, making it more difficult for energy to escape into space ...
Climate change: Severe threats for food security
... by 2 degree Celsius. A report forecasts that sea level rise (SLR) might affect more than a million hectares of agricultural land inflicting huge loss of production, while another report denotes that Bangladesh may loss 17% of it’s coastal zones (5.5 million ha) causing sea level rise. Not only agric ...
... by 2 degree Celsius. A report forecasts that sea level rise (SLR) might affect more than a million hectares of agricultural land inflicting huge loss of production, while another report denotes that Bangladesh may loss 17% of it’s coastal zones (5.5 million ha) causing sea level rise. Not only agric ...
The water vapor problem
... • Global population reached 7 billion last October 31 – the observed date not necessarily the day the 7billionth baby was born • At current rates, population will reach 12 billion by 2100. • Since 1978 food production has lagged behind population growth in 69 of the 102 lesser-developed countries fo ...
... • Global population reached 7 billion last October 31 – the observed date not necessarily the day the 7billionth baby was born • At current rates, population will reach 12 billion by 2100. • Since 1978 food production has lagged behind population growth in 69 of the 102 lesser-developed countries fo ...
Current and future climate of Tuvalu
... Oscillation: El Niño and La Niña. There is also a neutral phase. In Funafuti, El Niño events tend to bring wetter, warmer conditions than normal, while La Niña events usually bring drier, cooler than normal conditions. This is likely due to the warmer ocean temperatures around Tuvalu in El Niño year ...
... Oscillation: El Niño and La Niña. There is also a neutral phase. In Funafuti, El Niño events tend to bring wetter, warmer conditions than normal, while La Niña events usually bring drier, cooler than normal conditions. This is likely due to the warmer ocean temperatures around Tuvalu in El Niño year ...
Why study past climate?
... Why bother studying ancient climate? Who cares what happened a long time ago? 1. Past variability can show climatic extremes that have not been experienced during recorded history 2. In order to understand the effects of human activity on climate, we must establish what the planet, the atmosphere, ...
... Why bother studying ancient climate? Who cares what happened a long time ago? 1. Past variability can show climatic extremes that have not been experienced during recorded history 2. In order to understand the effects of human activity on climate, we must establish what the planet, the atmosphere, ...
Harvest of Letters Hunger and a Changing Climate
... Cost: at least $63 per ton cheaper Last year – Foodgrains Bank saved more than $2 million through untied food aid. ...
... Cost: at least $63 per ton cheaper Last year – Foodgrains Bank saved more than $2 million through untied food aid. ...