Adaptation to Climate Change
... future demands for increased productivity and emerging issues such as climate change and new plant and animal pests – but the risks and benefits must be fully understood ...
... future demands for increased productivity and emerging issues such as climate change and new plant and animal pests – but the risks and benefits must be fully understood ...
Fundamentals of Climate Change (PCC 587): Radiation
... 30% of solar radiation is reflected back to space ¡ 20% by clouds, 5% by atmosphere, 5% by surface Greenhouse effect is big on Earth! ¡ Very hard for radiation to escape from space ¡ “Back radiation” (longwave down at the surface from the greenhouse effect) is almost twice as big as so ...
... 30% of solar radiation is reflected back to space ¡ 20% by clouds, 5% by atmosphere, 5% by surface Greenhouse effect is big on Earth! ¡ Very hard for radiation to escape from space ¡ “Back radiation” (longwave down at the surface from the greenhouse effect) is almost twice as big as so ...
What caused the extreme weather of 2010
... • La Niña is associated with stronger summer monsoons in Australia and more frequent tropical cyclones. • Warm ocean temperatures around Australia, enhanced by La Niña, provided moisture and energy to amplify cyclones and monsoon depressions. • It is difficult to separate the effects of natural vari ...
... • La Niña is associated with stronger summer monsoons in Australia and more frequent tropical cyclones. • Warm ocean temperatures around Australia, enhanced by La Niña, provided moisture and energy to amplify cyclones and monsoon depressions. • It is difficult to separate the effects of natural vari ...
Global climate change and Illinois.
... refrigerants, air conditioners, and fastfood containers. The United States conThe addition of more gases would tend to tributes about 25 percent of all the trace gases raise temperatures even more, causing the released to the atmosphere, and Illinois alone global climate to warm. As trace gases accu ...
... refrigerants, air conditioners, and fastfood containers. The United States conThe addition of more gases would tend to tributes about 25 percent of all the trace gases raise temperatures even more, causing the released to the atmosphere, and Illinois alone global climate to warm. As trace gases accu ...
Drivers and impacts of seasonal weather in the
... regions for physical reasons that are largely understood. The 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC WGI concluded that it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. Heat waves in large parts of Europe, Asia and Australia are l ...
... regions for physical reasons that are largely understood. The 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC WGI concluded that it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. Heat waves in large parts of Europe, Asia and Australia are l ...
Federated States of - WHO Western Pacific Region
... Figure 5 presents, for Pohnpei, the number of months in each year (1953 to 2003) and each decade for which the observed precipitation was below 5%. A monthly rainfall below 5% is used as an indicator of drought. ...
... Figure 5 presents, for Pohnpei, the number of months in each year (1953 to 2003) and each decade for which the observed precipitation was below 5%. A monthly rainfall below 5% is used as an indicator of drought. ...
Natural or Anthropogenic?
... IPCC - Why was it created? “Human activities now occur on a scale that is starting to interfere with complex natural systems” “Climate change poses a serious challenge to policymakers” “Policymakers … need an objective source of the most widely accepted scientific, technical and socio-economic info ...
... IPCC - Why was it created? “Human activities now occur on a scale that is starting to interfere with complex natural systems” “Climate change poses a serious challenge to policymakers” “Policymakers … need an objective source of the most widely accepted scientific, technical and socio-economic info ...
Predictions of Future Climate Change
... backdrop the sea level rises that are now being predicted appear small, but they could have a dramatic effect on the island and on the lives of the inhabitants. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report states that “Observations since 1961 show that the average temperature of the g ...
... backdrop the sea level rises that are now being predicted appear small, but they could have a dramatic effect on the island and on the lives of the inhabitants. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report states that “Observations since 1961 show that the average temperature of the g ...
Sample Webinar - Clean Air Partnership
... Climate Change Science 2007 IPCC report on emissions and effects Heat, precipitation, storms & sea level rise in 2020, 2050, 2080 Certainty & uncertainty in climate change predictions Downscaling climate models to local regions ...
... Climate Change Science 2007 IPCC report on emissions and effects Heat, precipitation, storms & sea level rise in 2020, 2050, 2080 Certainty & uncertainty in climate change predictions Downscaling climate models to local regions ...
Climate affairs ppt for iafs 3000
... • Adequate and reliable precipitation, temperature, seasonality • It provides for adequate food production and water resources in a region • Experience from similar ecosystems • Reliable forecasts on all time scales • The careful use of climate information can make a hostile climate less so ...
... • Adequate and reliable precipitation, temperature, seasonality • It provides for adequate food production and water resources in a region • Experience from similar ecosystems • Reliable forecasts on all time scales • The careful use of climate information can make a hostile climate less so ...
Climate change: effects on the Kenyan tea industry
... The frequency and intensity of disasters have increased in the last decade Global Disaster Trends: 1990 – 2006 El nino/La nina related Droughts, Frost, Hail ...
... The frequency and intensity of disasters have increased in the last decade Global Disaster Trends: 1990 – 2006 El nino/La nina related Droughts, Frost, Hail ...
Document
... Climate research and modeling: Climate variability – Quantify linkage between precipitation and major drivers (e.g. PDO, ENSO); identify factors influencing extreme events (e.g. “Pineapple Express”) and quantify probability of occurrence in each watershed. Watershed hydrology – Quantify relation ...
... Climate research and modeling: Climate variability – Quantify linkage between precipitation and major drivers (e.g. PDO, ENSO); identify factors influencing extreme events (e.g. “Pineapple Express”) and quantify probability of occurrence in each watershed. Watershed hydrology – Quantify relation ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... matters to what they do. • They have many different, often episodic sources. • They generally fall out or rainout of the atmosphere; they don’t stay there very long compared with greenhouse gases. • They often have large regional effects. • They are an indicator of dirty air, which brings its own se ...
... matters to what they do. • They have many different, often episodic sources. • They generally fall out or rainout of the atmosphere; they don’t stay there very long compared with greenhouse gases. • They often have large regional effects. • They are an indicator of dirty air, which brings its own se ...
968 KB - MSU Department of Geography
... This research was funded by grant number R 824996-01 from the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program of the U.S.E.P.A. The HadCM2 data was provided by the Climate Impacts LINK Project (DETR Contract EPG 1/1/68) on behalf of the Hadley Center and the United Kingdom Meteorological Office. The VEMAP ...
... This research was funded by grant number R 824996-01 from the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program of the U.S.E.P.A. The HadCM2 data was provided by the Climate Impacts LINK Project (DETR Contract EPG 1/1/68) on behalf of the Hadley Center and the United Kingdom Meteorological Office. The VEMAP ...
Powerpoint file for Chapter 1 (Introduction)
... • the climate sensitivity, which can be defined as the global mean warming associated with a doubling of the atmospheric CO2 concentration or its radiative equivalent. The climate sensitivity in turn depends on the various radiative feedback processes, the most important of which were outlined in th ...
... • the climate sensitivity, which can be defined as the global mean warming associated with a doubling of the atmospheric CO2 concentration or its radiative equivalent. The climate sensitivity in turn depends on the various radiative feedback processes, the most important of which were outlined in th ...
Recent Climatology, Variability, and Trends in Global Surface Humidity
... provides the single largest positive feedback on surface temperature (Hansen et al. 1984) and is the main cause of increased precipitation at mid- and high latitudes in the model simulations. It is therefore vital to monitor changes in atmospheric water vapor content not only for detecting global wa ...
... provides the single largest positive feedback on surface temperature (Hansen et al. 1984) and is the main cause of increased precipitation at mid- and high latitudes in the model simulations. It is therefore vital to monitor changes in atmospheric water vapor content not only for detecting global wa ...
8.1 Lesson
... Radiation that has been absorbed by the atmosphere, clouds, and Earth’s surface is re-emitted at a longer wavelength than radiation that is reflected. These waves raise the atmospheric temperature. Copyright © 2010 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ...
... Radiation that has been absorbed by the atmosphere, clouds, and Earth’s surface is re-emitted at a longer wavelength than radiation that is reflected. These waves raise the atmospheric temperature. Copyright © 2010 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ...
Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... of future climate change combine 100 years of historical data for Ohio with the most up-to-date general circulation models of the Earth’s climate system. In general, Ohio’s climate will grow considerably warmer and probably drier during this century, especially in summer. • Temperature: By the end o ...
... of future climate change combine 100 years of historical data for Ohio with the most up-to-date general circulation models of the Earth’s climate system. In general, Ohio’s climate will grow considerably warmer and probably drier during this century, especially in summer. • Temperature: By the end o ...
Notes on Garvey, "Climate Change and Moral Outrage"
... the way of thinking about the ethics of climate change, of seeing our moral connection to the environment with the right kind of clarity. The thoughts have to do with the belief that our little effects cannot matter all that much—so why bother changing them?” (p. 13). ...
... the way of thinking about the ethics of climate change, of seeing our moral connection to the environment with the right kind of clarity. The thoughts have to do with the belief that our little effects cannot matter all that much—so why bother changing them?” (p. 13). ...
PPT
... • Our best estimate of 0.19 W m-2 is much lower than IPCC recommendation of 0.65 (0.25-1.1) W m-2 • IPCC value is from models that greatly overestimate BC in upper troposphere BC is much less important for climate forcing than stated in IPCC Wang et al., 2014 ...
... • Our best estimate of 0.19 W m-2 is much lower than IPCC recommendation of 0.65 (0.25-1.1) W m-2 • IPCC value is from models that greatly overestimate BC in upper troposphere BC is much less important for climate forcing than stated in IPCC Wang et al., 2014 ...
Changing probabilities of daily temperature extremes in the UK
... threshold events were calculated for both present and future climates. Changes in climate variability were considered in 3 ways: (1) by assuming the present variance stays the same in the future; (2) by imposing standardised percent changes in variance; and (3) by imposing variance changes derived f ...
... threshold events were calculated for both present and future climates. Changes in climate variability were considered in 3 ways: (1) by assuming the present variance stays the same in the future; (2) by imposing standardised percent changes in variance; and (3) by imposing variance changes derived f ...
» G Cool Coral Refuges in a Warmer World
... Chlorophyll levels fade out farther westward like a comet’s tail. So scientists had little reason to look closely at coral atolls farther west in the Pacific. ...
... Chlorophyll levels fade out farther westward like a comet’s tail. So scientists had little reason to look closely at coral atolls farther west in the Pacific. ...
Reading Group Guide - Bloomsbury Publishing
... in a matter of decades, and Iceland—where there have been glaciers for at least the last two million years—will be virtually ice-free by the next century. Based on what you’ve read here and elsewhere, do you think this is all part of a natural warming cycle—a normal oscillation between ice ages and ...
... in a matter of decades, and Iceland—where there have been glaciers for at least the last two million years—will be virtually ice-free by the next century. Based on what you’ve read here and elsewhere, do you think this is all part of a natural warming cycle—a normal oscillation between ice ages and ...
“CLIMATE EFFECTS” OF EPA`S FINAL CLEAN POWER PLAN On
... Clean Power Plan. 2 METHODOLOGY In 2012, EPA assessed the climate impacts of proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty vehicles. EPA’s Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for that rule included annual projections of GHG emission reductions resulting from the vehicle standards, a ...
... Clean Power Plan. 2 METHODOLOGY In 2012, EPA assessed the climate impacts of proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty vehicles. EPA’s Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for that rule included annual projections of GHG emission reductions resulting from the vehicle standards, a ...
Remember to use a large enough font
... fishing activities in 12 communitiesc in the Northern Gulf of Californiac: We expect vulnerability to climate change in the Mexican Pacific will similarly be determined by: ...
... fishing activities in 12 communitiesc in the Northern Gulf of Californiac: We expect vulnerability to climate change in the Mexican Pacific will similarly be determined by: ...
Instrumental temperature record
The instrumental temperature record shows fluctuations of the temperature of earth's climate system. Initially the instrumental temperature record only documented land and sea surface temperature, but in recent decades instruments have also begun recording ocean temperature. Data is collected from thousands of meteorological stations around the globe and through satellite observations. The longest-running temperature record is the Central England temperature data series, that starts in 1659. The longest-running quasi-global record starts in 1850.