Climate Change - how inconvenient can it get?
... adaptation • It is likely that we will never be able to make predictions that are detailed enough and certain enough to make a 'predict and adapt‘ approach to adaptation a viable option. ...
... adaptation • It is likely that we will never be able to make predictions that are detailed enough and certain enough to make a 'predict and adapt‘ approach to adaptation a viable option. ...
Fundamentals
... change in some physical property of a body or system. • Global Warming…the resistance to change in direction of various elements of the climate system, such as rising atmospheric CO2, rising temperatures and melting ice. ...
... change in some physical property of a body or system. • Global Warming…the resistance to change in direction of various elements of the climate system, such as rising atmospheric CO2, rising temperatures and melting ice. ...
Class Slides
... there is significant uncertainty about how much warming would occur and how fast it would occur. • Model results suggest ~2oC global warming, with strongest warming in polar regions, and an overall increase in global precipitation. • Shifts in precipitation are much more uncertain, as are the conseq ...
... there is significant uncertainty about how much warming would occur and how fast it would occur. • Model results suggest ~2oC global warming, with strongest warming in polar regions, and an overall increase in global precipitation. • Shifts in precipitation are much more uncertain, as are the conseq ...
Global Warming - Florida International University
... the last 25 years: 1990s were the warmest decade of the 20th century – Based on 14,000 land and sea records from all over the world – Ice core patterns –varied between 180 and 280 ppm in the last half million years ...
... the last 25 years: 1990s were the warmest decade of the 20th century – Based on 14,000 land and sea records from all over the world – Ice core patterns –varied between 180 and 280 ppm in the last half million years ...
Higher Geography
... • A rise in sea level with subsequent migration as islands and coastal areas are submerged. Loss of plant and animal habitats in these areas eg impact on polar bears which could lead to a loss of tourism/more problems in settlements as the bears scavenge instead of hunting on the ice.Polar Bears • N ...
... • A rise in sea level with subsequent migration as islands and coastal areas are submerged. Loss of plant and animal habitats in these areas eg impact on polar bears which could lead to a loss of tourism/more problems in settlements as the bears scavenge instead of hunting on the ice.Polar Bears • N ...
On the meaning of global warming claims
... disagreement among scientists on a number of basic aspects of the issue. The real problem in public communication is that simple facts about climate are often presented, and/or ...
... disagreement among scientists on a number of basic aspects of the issue. The real problem in public communication is that simple facts about climate are often presented, and/or ...
Structure of the Atmosphere
... altitude, as shown in the graph on page 371. Most of the sun’s radiation is absorbed at Earth’s surface, which in turn transfers heat to the atmosphere through conduction and radiation. Thus the air at the surface is warmest, and temperature generally decreases with altitude, or the distance from th ...
... altitude, as shown in the graph on page 371. Most of the sun’s radiation is absorbed at Earth’s surface, which in turn transfers heat to the atmosphere through conduction and radiation. Thus the air at the surface is warmest, and temperature generally decreases with altitude, or the distance from th ...
Reconciling warming trends
... related to climate change. We should expect to see climate changes, by definition, only in the long-term trends that average over stochastic weather and year-to-year fluctuations such as those associated with the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which favoured a cool La Niña phase in the past fe ...
... related to climate change. We should expect to see climate changes, by definition, only in the long-term trends that average over stochastic weather and year-to-year fluctuations such as those associated with the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which favoured a cool La Niña phase in the past fe ...
What is global warming?
... • Temperatures in Antarctica have risen up to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 50 years, and shattering ice there has a big effect on sea levels worldwide. ...
... • Temperatures in Antarctica have risen up to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 50 years, and shattering ice there has a big effect on sea levels worldwide. ...
biological response
... the group remained split on how certain it was that global warming caused the observed biological changes. The issue: which data should be considered Northward migration. As temperatures have warmed in Europe, the in such an analysis. Sooty copper butterfly has gone extinct in large parts of Spain a ...
... the group remained split on how certain it was that global warming caused the observed biological changes. The issue: which data should be considered Northward migration. As temperatures have warmed in Europe, the in such an analysis. Sooty copper butterfly has gone extinct in large parts of Spain a ...
English A: Language and Literature - Year 12/13 IB English Lang-Lit
... years as the Earth's position relative to the sun has varied. As a result, ice ages have come and gone. However, for thousands of years now, emissions of GHGs to the atmosphere have been balanced out by GHGs that are naturally absorbed. As a result, GHG concentrations and temperature have been fairl ...
... years as the Earth's position relative to the sun has varied. As a result, ice ages have come and gone. However, for thousands of years now, emissions of GHGs to the atmosphere have been balanced out by GHGs that are naturally absorbed. As a result, GHG concentrations and temperature have been fairl ...
Greenhouse gases—water vapor, carbon, methane, and nitrous oxide
... For more than a century, humans have been sending extra greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, from industrial and agricultural activities. We are tampering with the balance of gases in our atmosphere. It is now trapping too much of the sun’s heat, so that our planet cannot properly cool off. We’re t ...
... For more than a century, humans have been sending extra greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, from industrial and agricultural activities. We are tampering with the balance of gases in our atmosphere. It is now trapping too much of the sun’s heat, so that our planet cannot properly cool off. We’re t ...
Global Warming and Climate Change in a Nutshell
... F) of which the 0.85 degrees has already occurred. (Some scientists, including James Hansen, believe that the 2-degree objective is insufficient and that it should actually be one degree.) Achieving the 2-degree temperature goal would require that new CO2 emissions by century end not exceed 1 trilli ...
... F) of which the 0.85 degrees has already occurred. (Some scientists, including James Hansen, believe that the 2-degree objective is insufficient and that it should actually be one degree.) Achieving the 2-degree temperature goal would require that new CO2 emissions by century end not exceed 1 trilli ...
Weekly Sustainability News Summary May 22, 2015 Company Initiatives:
... Updated NASA data: Global warming not causing any polar ice retreat — Updated data from NASA satellite instruments reveal the Earth’s polar ice caps have not receded at all since the satellite instruments began measuring the ice caps in 1979. Since the end of 2012, moreover, total polar ice extent ...
... Updated NASA data: Global warming not causing any polar ice retreat — Updated data from NASA satellite instruments reveal the Earth’s polar ice caps have not receded at all since the satellite instruments began measuring the ice caps in 1979. Since the end of 2012, moreover, total polar ice extent ...
Climate change tendencies in Georgia under global warming
... annual air temperature ranges from 6-10OC to 2-4OC with an absolute minimum between -30OC and 35OC, and annual amounts of precipitation range between 1,200-1,600 mm and 2,000 mm. ...
... annual air temperature ranges from 6-10OC to 2-4OC with an absolute minimum between -30OC and 35OC, and annual amounts of precipitation range between 1,200-1,600 mm and 2,000 mm. ...
AOSS_NRE_480_L01_Intro_20120105
... • Start to think about them – perhaps even today • Teams that bring together several elements of the project – Should be no larger than 4 people. – Should not be your friends that have the same background. ...
... • Start to think about them – perhaps even today • Teams that bring together several elements of the project – Should be no larger than 4 people. – Should not be your friends that have the same background. ...
What will Earth`s future climate look like?
... Where are we going? The most recent assessment by the IPCC of projected changes in climate is of globally averaged surface air temperatures increasing by anywhere from about 1°C (about twice the observed warming since the industrial revolution) to over 6°C; most of the uncertainty is the result of n ...
... Where are we going? The most recent assessment by the IPCC of projected changes in climate is of globally averaged surface air temperatures increasing by anywhere from about 1°C (about twice the observed warming since the industrial revolution) to over 6°C; most of the uncertainty is the result of n ...
Warming in the polar region and its implication to Malaysia.
... Figure 13: Composite (1979 – 1998) 850 hPa winds (m/s) and selected olr (shaded, w/m^2) contour levels for (a) June-July-August, (c) November-December, (e) January-February and their anomalies (olr shown as contours here) during significant El Nino years (1982/83, 1991/92, 1994/95, and 1997/98) for ...
... Figure 13: Composite (1979 – 1998) 850 hPa winds (m/s) and selected olr (shaded, w/m^2) contour levels for (a) June-July-August, (c) November-December, (e) January-February and their anomalies (olr shown as contours here) during significant El Nino years (1982/83, 1991/92, 1994/95, and 1997/98) for ...
Topic 1: Global Warming and Climate Change
... It is evident that climate change is occurring as many places have seen changes in rainfall pattern- resulting in more floods, droughts, or intense rain, as well as more frequent and severe heat waves. Global warming is a type of climate change- which leads to melting of ice caps, warming of oceans ...
... It is evident that climate change is occurring as many places have seen changes in rainfall pattern- resulting in more floods, droughts, or intense rain, as well as more frequent and severe heat waves. Global warming is a type of climate change- which leads to melting of ice caps, warming of oceans ...
Recent Climate Observations Compared to Projections BREVIA
... Fig. 1. Changes in key global climate parameters since 1973, compared with the scenarios of the IPCC (shown as dashed lines and gray ranges). (Top) Monthly carbon dioxide concentration and its trend line at Mauna Loa, Hawaii (blue), up to January 2007, from Scripps in collaboration with NOAA. ppm, p ...
... Fig. 1. Changes in key global climate parameters since 1973, compared with the scenarios of the IPCC (shown as dashed lines and gray ranges). (Top) Monthly carbon dioxide concentration and its trend line at Mauna Loa, Hawaii (blue), up to January 2007, from Scripps in collaboration with NOAA. ppm, p ...
Downlaod File - Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
... Global warming of the Earth's atmosphere is caused due to increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases are mostly produced as a result of human activity. By burning more and more fossil fuels, human activities are adding CO2 much faster than the Earth’s natu ...
... Global warming of the Earth's atmosphere is caused due to increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases are mostly produced as a result of human activity. By burning more and more fossil fuels, human activities are adding CO2 much faster than the Earth’s natu ...
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.