Summer - Climate Science Program
... Global temperature trends of the 20C cannot be explained on the basis of natural variation alone Only when the influences of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are included can the trends be explained Models that explain these trends, when projected into the future, indicate a 1.5-6.5oC war ...
... Global temperature trends of the 20C cannot be explained on the basis of natural variation alone Only when the influences of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are included can the trends be explained Models that explain these trends, when projected into the future, indicate a 1.5-6.5oC war ...
Global Climatic Mayhem
... arrogance, military adventurism and simple greed.11 We have reached a point where we can no longer be sure, with absolute certainty, that day will follow night and water will always flow downhill. (As any mathematician will tell you, such is the nature of non-linear processes, threshold effects and ...
... arrogance, military adventurism and simple greed.11 We have reached a point where we can no longer be sure, with absolute certainty, that day will follow night and water will always flow downhill. (As any mathematician will tell you, such is the nature of non-linear processes, threshold effects and ...
1 Opportunities for Climate Change Water Stress in
... region. And training and consistent maintenance and record keeping at the stations would be necessary and would require stable funding. As seen with in-situ measurements for the region previously, they are inconsistent and potentially unreliable; measurements were only available until the 1980s. Egy ...
... region. And training and consistent maintenance and record keeping at the stations would be necessary and would require stable funding. As seen with in-situ measurements for the region previously, they are inconsistent and potentially unreliable; measurements were only available until the 1980s. Egy ...
THE CARBON CYCLE - Issaquah Connect
... Burning anything releases more carbon into the atmosphere — especially fossil fuels. Burning Fossil Fuels releases carbon stores ...
... Burning anything releases more carbon into the atmosphere — especially fossil fuels. Burning Fossil Fuels releases carbon stores ...
Economic, political, and sociological barriers and solutions for
... adaptation on public lands Anhalt-Depies, C.M., T. Gorby Knoot, A.R. Rissman, A.K. Sharp, and K.J. Martin. 2016. Understanding climate adaptation on public lands in the Upper Midwest: Implications for monitoring and tracking progress. Environmental Management 57(5):987-997. *Funding/project through ...
... adaptation on public lands Anhalt-Depies, C.M., T. Gorby Knoot, A.R. Rissman, A.K. Sharp, and K.J. Martin. 2016. Understanding climate adaptation on public lands in the Upper Midwest: Implications for monitoring and tracking progress. Environmental Management 57(5):987-997. *Funding/project through ...
Introduction - San Jose State University
... Daisyworld is cloudless, no greenhouse gases, more land than ocean area. Fertile, well watered soil, plants will grow anywhere if the temperature is right Environment characterized by a single variable: temperature 2 daisy species, one with light colored flowers, one with dark colored flowers. ...
... Daisyworld is cloudless, no greenhouse gases, more land than ocean area. Fertile, well watered soil, plants will grow anywhere if the temperature is right Environment characterized by a single variable: temperature 2 daisy species, one with light colored flowers, one with dark colored flowers. ...
How Little Do We Really Understand?
... correlations rather than on causal mechanisms supported by high quality, or even any quantitative, data. Some claims require small changes in a solar parameter to magically have large effects on the climate while insisting that much larger changes in energy due to the increasing concentrations of gr ...
... correlations rather than on causal mechanisms supported by high quality, or even any quantitative, data. Some claims require small changes in a solar parameter to magically have large effects on the climate while insisting that much larger changes in energy due to the increasing concentrations of gr ...
Food security in-depth (PDF 196 KB)
... Bengtsson, L., Hodges, K. I., Esch, M., Keenlyside, N., Kornblueh, L., Luo, J. J. & Yamagata, T. 2007. How may tropical cyclones change in a warmer climate? Tellus 59, 539-‐561. Gualdi, S., ...
... Bengtsson, L., Hodges, K. I., Esch, M., Keenlyside, N., Kornblueh, L., Luo, J. J. & Yamagata, T. 2007. How may tropical cyclones change in a warmer climate? Tellus 59, 539-‐561. Gualdi, S., ...
Community-Based Adaptation to a Changing Climate
... diseases and lead to premature death. Actions taken to reduce ozone can both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and yield adaptation benefits. People most at risk from ozone exposure include people with asthma, children, older adults, and those who are active outside, especially outdoor workers. People ...
... diseases and lead to premature death. Actions taken to reduce ozone can both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and yield adaptation benefits. People most at risk from ozone exposure include people with asthma, children, older adults, and those who are active outside, especially outdoor workers. People ...
Soil Microorganisms and Global Climate Change
... carbon stored in the soil is dependent on the balance between carbon inputs from leaf litter and root detritus and carbon outputs from microbial respiration underground (Davidson and Janssens, 2006). Soil respiration refers to the overall process by which bacteria and fungi in the soil decompose car ...
... carbon stored in the soil is dependent on the balance between carbon inputs from leaf litter and root detritus and carbon outputs from microbial respiration underground (Davidson and Janssens, 2006). Soil respiration refers to the overall process by which bacteria and fungi in the soil decompose car ...
Here are some documents that we used for research. Climate
... “All hell will break loose in the North Atlantic and neighbouring lands. Hansen points to evidence from ancient climates (known as paleoclimate data) to suggest this has previously happened on Earth – an interpretation that was challenged during the interactive peer review process. Now, according to ...
... “All hell will break loose in the North Atlantic and neighbouring lands. Hansen points to evidence from ancient climates (known as paleoclimate data) to suggest this has previously happened on Earth – an interpretation that was challenged during the interactive peer review process. Now, according to ...
FWE-Desai
... • Climate system is driven by – Forcings that impact the energy budget, water cycle, or trace gas and aerosol composition of atmosphere – Feedbacks that reverse, limit, or enhance these forcings ...
... • Climate system is driven by – Forcings that impact the energy budget, water cycle, or trace gas and aerosol composition of atmosphere – Feedbacks that reverse, limit, or enhance these forcings ...
ASEAN Joint Statement on Climate Change
... enhance protection and sustainable use of biodiversity and systematic rehabilitation of forest ecosystems including mangrove and peatland forest, in recognition of their critically important roles in mitigation and adaptation, particularly their provision of ecosystem services, including disaster ri ...
... enhance protection and sustainable use of biodiversity and systematic rehabilitation of forest ecosystems including mangrove and peatland forest, in recognition of their critically important roles in mitigation and adaptation, particularly their provision of ecosystem services, including disaster ri ...
Executive Summary published version
... The close relationship between agriculture and the food system is not always understood or acknowledged in policy making. The failure to take a systems approach to the issue of food has meant that inadequate availability and accessibility has been addressed as technological challenges rather than sy ...
... The close relationship between agriculture and the food system is not always understood or acknowledged in policy making. The failure to take a systems approach to the issue of food has meant that inadequate availability and accessibility has been addressed as technological challenges rather than sy ...
The use of a Malmquist Index to assess the impacts of climate
... In order to measure changes in TFP we employ a Malmquist Productivity Index introduced by Malmquist (1953). The development and economic interpretation of the concept within the context of production theory was given by Caves et al. (1982). An input – oriented Malmquist Index (MI) was calculated for ...
... In order to measure changes in TFP we employ a Malmquist Productivity Index introduced by Malmquist (1953). The development and economic interpretation of the concept within the context of production theory was given by Caves et al. (1982). An input – oriented Malmquist Index (MI) was calculated for ...
Climate Change Legislation in Context
... spectrum of the value of addressing climate change at a global scale, more skepticism exists about state and local initiatives. Some argue that the problem is too large both spatially and temporally to manage at smaller levels of governance. 10 These types of antiregulatory arguments are potentially ...
... spectrum of the value of addressing climate change at a global scale, more skepticism exists about state and local initiatives. Some argue that the problem is too large both spatially and temporally to manage at smaller levels of governance. 10 These types of antiregulatory arguments are potentially ...
Global Health Lesson Plan
... increased exposure of pollutants, and the increased use of agricultural chemicals to deal with heat stress on crops. Recommended Use: Document illustrative of how each health effect spirals into or out of the other. In essence, there’s a domino effect resulting from the increased temperature. Also, ...
... increased exposure of pollutants, and the increased use of agricultural chemicals to deal with heat stress on crops. Recommended Use: Document illustrative of how each health effect spirals into or out of the other. In essence, there’s a domino effect resulting from the increased temperature. Also, ...
Model-simulated CO2-induced changes in seasonal precipitation
... – Biases in simulated variability may affect width of the pdfs (although this may be partially corrected in post-processing) – No attempt to use observational constraints to weight or scale model-simulated climate changes (but how much would this change projections of near-term change?) ...
... – Biases in simulated variability may affect width of the pdfs (although this may be partially corrected in post-processing) – No attempt to use observational constraints to weight or scale model-simulated climate changes (but how much would this change projections of near-term change?) ...
CombinedFacultyMeeting - Department of Geological
... Launched by Vice President Brighton Colleges of Agric, Engr, LAS have taken leadership, but broad campus research participation will be emphasized Build on research strengths in regional climate modeling, agriculture, water, landscapes, engineering ...
... Launched by Vice President Brighton Colleges of Agric, Engr, LAS have taken leadership, but broad campus research participation will be emphasized Build on research strengths in regional climate modeling, agriculture, water, landscapes, engineering ...
A lack of coherence in the European Union`s trade and
... According to the World Health Organisation2, climate change claims 150 000 victims a year worldwide. However, climate change doesn’t treat populations equally. Countries in the South are more often hit by extreme climate events than countries in the North. Ninety-five percent of deaths caused by nat ...
... According to the World Health Organisation2, climate change claims 150 000 victims a year worldwide. However, climate change doesn’t treat populations equally. Countries in the South are more often hit by extreme climate events than countries in the North. Ninety-five percent of deaths caused by nat ...
Aalborg Universitet Nielsen, Jørgen
... then upgrade. The decisions are of course most difficult for the load bearing structures with their long expected life time, and easier for parts of the building envelope which regularly are renewed. These considerations should only be taken as illustrations of how uncertainty associated to climate ...
... then upgrade. The decisions are of course most difficult for the load bearing structures with their long expected life time, and easier for parts of the building envelope which regularly are renewed. These considerations should only be taken as illustrations of how uncertainty associated to climate ...
A comprehensive approach for reducing anthropogenic climate
... Annual greenhouse gases emissions in 2010 were at their highest recorded level in spite of a global recession. The risk is growing that the climate system could pass tipping points that lead to abrupt and irreversible impacts on a continental scale, perhaps within decades. Successfully addressing cl ...
... Annual greenhouse gases emissions in 2010 were at their highest recorded level in spite of a global recession. The risk is growing that the climate system could pass tipping points that lead to abrupt and irreversible impacts on a continental scale, perhaps within decades. Successfully addressing cl ...
Climate Change and Poverty Reduction
... is linked to the development challenge or sector you are responsible for. In this key sheet, we explain why understanding climate change is crucial in the context of poverty reduction, and suggest sources of additional information. More detailed guidelines on mainstreaming environment and climate ch ...
... is linked to the development challenge or sector you are responsible for. In this key sheet, we explain why understanding climate change is crucial in the context of poverty reduction, and suggest sources of additional information. More detailed guidelines on mainstreaming environment and climate ch ...
US Department of Energy report confirms
... warming over the next two decades even as President Obama announced on June 2nd a new carbon rule intended to reduce coal’s impacts here in America. The DOE greenhouse gas study last week found that U.S. LNG exports offer a climate advantage over coal only when the climate-warming impacts of methane ...
... warming over the next two decades even as President Obama announced on June 2nd a new carbon rule intended to reduce coal’s impacts here in America. The DOE greenhouse gas study last week found that U.S. LNG exports offer a climate advantage over coal only when the climate-warming impacts of methane ...
Climate engineering
Climate engineering, also referred to as geoengineering or climate intervention, is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climatic system with the aim of limiting adverse climate change. Climate engineering is an umbrella term for two types of measures: carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. Carbon dioxide removal addresses the cause of climate change by removing one of the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. Solar radiation management attempts to offset effects of greenhouse gases by causing the Earth to absorb less solar radiation.Climate engineering approaches are sometimes viewed as additional potential options for limiting climate change, alongside mitigation and adaptation. There is substantial agreement among scientists that climate engineering cannot substitute climate change mitigation. Some approaches might be used as accompanying measures to sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Given that all types of measures addressing climate change have economic, political or physical limitations a some climate engineering approaches might eventually be used as part of an ensemble of measures. Research on costs, benefits, and various types of risks of most climate engineering approaches is at an early stage and their understanding needs to improve to judge their adequacy and feasibility.No known large-scale climate engineering projects have taken place to date. Almost all research into solar geoengineering has consisted of computer modelling or laboratory tests, and attempts to move to real-world experimentation have proved controversial for many types of climate engineering. Some practices, such as planting of trees and whitening of surfaces as well as bio-energy with carbon capture and storage projects are underway, their scalability to effectively affect global climate is however debated. Ocean iron fertilization has been given small-scale research trials, sparking substantial controversy.Most experts and major reports advise against relying on geoengineering techniques as a simple solution to climate change, in part due to the large uncertainties over effectiveness and side effects. However, most experts also argue that the risks of such interventions must be seen in the context of risks of dangerous climate change. Interventions at large scale may run a greater risk disrupting natural systems resulting in a dilemma that those approaches that could prove highly (cost-) effective in addressing extreme climate risk, might themselves cause substantial risk. Some have suggested that the concept of geoengineering the climate presents a moral hazard because it could reduce political and public pressure for emissions reduction, which could exacerbate overall climate risks.Groups such as ETC Group and some climate researchers (such as Raymond Pierrehumbert) are in favour of a moratorium on out-of-doors testing and deployment of SRM.