Topic 12A: Climate Change, Part I Online Lecture: The Greenhouse
... – Weather: what will happen today or this afternoon – Climate: conditions will be warm or cool on most days, how much rain will fall during a season ○ Global Warming is an example of Climate Change – more warm days, fewer cool days (every day is not going to be warm) – won’t matter most of the time, ...
... – Weather: what will happen today or this afternoon – Climate: conditions will be warm or cool on most days, how much rain will fall during a season ○ Global Warming is an example of Climate Change – more warm days, fewer cool days (every day is not going to be warm) – won’t matter most of the time, ...
Climate variability and change - Pacific Climate Change Science
... and warming of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. These changes alter the strength and position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and the South Pacific Convergence Zone and the timing of the Monsoon. During an El Niño year some countries experience different rainfall and temperature ...
... and warming of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. These changes alter the strength and position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and the South Pacific Convergence Zone and the timing of the Monsoon. During an El Niño year some countries experience different rainfall and temperature ...
NIIRTA Submission to Climate Change Enquiry
... socially responsible organisation who through its members strives for a sustainable future in terms of social, ethical and environmental factors. Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today (Blair, 2006). It is widely accepted that emissions of greenhouse gases, lik ...
... socially responsible organisation who through its members strives for a sustainable future in terms of social, ethical and environmental factors. Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today (Blair, 2006). It is widely accepted that emissions of greenhouse gases, lik ...
AOSS_NRE_480_L23_Form_Argument_20120405
... • Water and carbon dioxide and methane are most important natural greenhouse gases. • Often a point of argument that water is the “dominant” gas, so traces of CO2 cannot be important. – Water is dominant … often said 2/3 rds of warming. Because there is so much water in the ocean, the amount of wate ...
... • Water and carbon dioxide and methane are most important natural greenhouse gases. • Often a point of argument that water is the “dominant” gas, so traces of CO2 cannot be important. – Water is dominant … often said 2/3 rds of warming. Because there is so much water in the ocean, the amount of wate ...
EVSC 305: Climate Change – the Science and
... Photosphere The top layer of the Sun. It is this that we see when we look at the Sun in natural light Filament A strand of solar plasma held up by the Sun’s ...
... Photosphere The top layer of the Sun. It is this that we see when we look at the Sun in natural light Filament A strand of solar plasma held up by the Sun’s ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... make a reasoned choice” but rather serves to mislead decisionmakers and the public as to the potential environmental impacts and their magnitude. Again, GHG emissions are not “environmental impacts.” CEQ justifies its NEPA end-around this way (pg. 9): CEQ recognizes that many agency NEPA analyses to ...
... make a reasoned choice” but rather serves to mislead decisionmakers and the public as to the potential environmental impacts and their magnitude. Again, GHG emissions are not “environmental impacts.” CEQ justifies its NEPA end-around this way (pg. 9): CEQ recognizes that many agency NEPA analyses to ...
- Climatelinks
... there has been an increase in the frequency of warm nights and a decrease in the frequency of cool nights, and a general increase in average summer temperatures. Nighttime temperatures (daily minimum) show a widespread positive shift in the distribution with fewer cool nights and more warm nights. C ...
... there has been an increase in the frequency of warm nights and a decrease in the frequency of cool nights, and a general increase in average summer temperatures. Nighttime temperatures (daily minimum) show a widespread positive shift in the distribution with fewer cool nights and more warm nights. C ...
GK12 Module 2 - UCSF Biochemistry & Biophysics
... – Natural gas offers a short term solution (CH4 is more energy dense than oil, but has it’s own environmental problems) – Biomass offers a good opportunity– plants intake CO2 over their lifetime, and when they are burned that CO2 is put back into the atmosphere creating a carbon neutral cycle – Carb ...
... – Natural gas offers a short term solution (CH4 is more energy dense than oil, but has it’s own environmental problems) – Biomass offers a good opportunity– plants intake CO2 over their lifetime, and when they are burned that CO2 is put back into the atmosphere creating a carbon neutral cycle – Carb ...
CLIMATE SIMULATIONS OF STORM SURGES AND WIND WAVES
... individual climate simulations. The SSI is largest along two stretches of the coast, which are located in the Northern Adriatic Sea and in the Gulf of Gabes, where high SSI values are explained by the presence of a relatively long wind fetch over shallow water (the effect of the wind is proportional ...
... individual climate simulations. The SSI is largest along two stretches of the coast, which are located in the Northern Adriatic Sea and in the Gulf of Gabes, where high SSI values are explained by the presence of a relatively long wind fetch over shallow water (the effect of the wind is proportional ...
The North American Regional Climate Change Assessment
... Nested regional modeling technique • Global model provides: – initial conditions – soil moisture, sea surface temperatures, sea ice – lateral meteorological conditions (temperature, pressure, humidity) every 6-8 hours. – Large scale response to forcing (100s kms) ...
... Nested regional modeling technique • Global model provides: – initial conditions – soil moisture, sea surface temperatures, sea ice – lateral meteorological conditions (temperature, pressure, humidity) every 6-8 hours. – Large scale response to forcing (100s kms) ...
Meetings
... are far apart are often linked. An excellent example is the tropical El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) that brings about anomalous weather patterns around the globe. Changes in mid-latitude Pacific climate and sea surface temperatures (SSTs) feed back to the tropics through the ocean circulation; c ...
... are far apart are often linked. An excellent example is the tropical El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) that brings about anomalous weather patterns around the globe. Changes in mid-latitude Pacific climate and sea surface temperatures (SSTs) feed back to the tropics through the ocean circulation; c ...
The climate of the future: clues from three million years ago
... and initializing the oceans in a Pliocene state. The results from the model indicate that three million years ago global annual average temperatures were up to 3 °C warmer than today. This had major effects on regional climates. For example, in Western Europe the UK climate was warmer during winter ...
... and initializing the oceans in a Pliocene state. The results from the model indicate that three million years ago global annual average temperatures were up to 3 °C warmer than today. This had major effects on regional climates. For example, in Western Europe the UK climate was warmer during winter ...
Coastal Climate Impacts… What You Can Do.
... partners that conduct new research on our region’s coastal climatology. This research includes work on improving available climate information products and on methods to assess the impacts of climate variability and change in your area. One current project investigates how industries and coastal res ...
... partners that conduct new research on our region’s coastal climatology. This research includes work on improving available climate information products and on methods to assess the impacts of climate variability and change in your area. One current project investigates how industries and coastal res ...
National Disaster Management Centre
... supports the Climate Change Adaptation Approach of the Government’s National Climate Change Response Policy, to effectively manage inevitable climate change impacts through interventions that build and sustain South Africa’s social, economic and environmental resilience and emergency response capaci ...
... supports the Climate Change Adaptation Approach of the Government’s National Climate Change Response Policy, to effectively manage inevitable climate change impacts through interventions that build and sustain South Africa’s social, economic and environmental resilience and emergency response capaci ...
Draft Climate change in the North Queensland region
... high temperatures throughout the year and pronounced wet and dry seasons and high-intensity tropical storms. High summer temperatures generally peak in January and are usually accompanied by high humidity. The average annual temperature is 23°C. The summer average temperature is 28°C, and the winter ...
... high temperatures throughout the year and pronounced wet and dry seasons and high-intensity tropical storms. High summer temperatures generally peak in January and are usually accompanied by high humidity. The average annual temperature is 23°C. The summer average temperature is 28°C, and the winter ...
Strengthening the Climate Change Agenda and Indonesia`s
... Climate Change in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main roots of the problem must be reviewed, such as patterns of production and consumption which is only concerned with economic benefits through highly exploitative utilization of natural resources, coupled with insensitivity of economic system ...
... Climate Change in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main roots of the problem must be reviewed, such as patterns of production and consumption which is only concerned with economic benefits through highly exploitative utilization of natural resources, coupled with insensitivity of economic system ...
Towards 2050: Climate Change Research 2014-2020 Informing Transition and Opportunity
... Climate Change Research in Ireland An effective research programme is of both practical and strategic importance for Ireland. At a practical level it provides essential information and analysis to underpin and inform national actions on climate change. Strategically it is needed to inform engagement ...
... Climate Change Research in Ireland An effective research programme is of both practical and strategic importance for Ireland. At a practical level it provides essential information and analysis to underpin and inform national actions on climate change. Strategically it is needed to inform engagement ...
FP7 Starting Independent Researcher Grant: Ideas and dates
... of the greenhouse effect is such that it is irrelevant where cuts in greenhouse gases are made (or by whom) if the fundamental aim is to avoid dangerous climate change. Enthusiasts, of course, claim that cost effectiveness is the real strength of emission trading. Traditional economic theory suggest ...
... of the greenhouse effect is such that it is irrelevant where cuts in greenhouse gases are made (or by whom) if the fundamental aim is to avoid dangerous climate change. Enthusiasts, of course, claim that cost effectiveness is the real strength of emission trading. Traditional economic theory suggest ...
Document
... place on land and sea globally; • Greenhouse gases have driven up global temperatures and extreme weather; • Climate change threatens global food supply by threatening sources of food and water due to extreme weather events; • Climate change is already impacting food production and food price volati ...
... place on land and sea globally; • Greenhouse gases have driven up global temperatures and extreme weather; • Climate change threatens global food supply by threatening sources of food and water due to extreme weather events; • Climate change is already impacting food production and food price volati ...
The Oceans and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
... 2. Does the Copenhagen 2ºC goal appropriately reflect ocean changes and their impacts? 3. How will ocean impacts be assessed without robust global observing systems in place? The uncertain future of the strength of the oceanic carbon sink calls for flexibility to reassess mitigation goals and strate ...
... 2. Does the Copenhagen 2ºC goal appropriately reflect ocean changes and their impacts? 3. How will ocean impacts be assessed without robust global observing systems in place? The uncertain future of the strength of the oceanic carbon sink calls for flexibility to reassess mitigation goals and strate ...
The natural environment: adapting to climate change
... undertake further research to increase our understanding of how climate change will impact on the natural world; examine the costs and benefits of different approaches and practical actions; roll out the approach we have piloted in the first four areas to other regions of England, beginning th ...
... undertake further research to increase our understanding of how climate change will impact on the natural world; examine the costs and benefits of different approaches and practical actions; roll out the approach we have piloted in the first four areas to other regions of England, beginning th ...
Adapting Aviation to a Changing Climate
... Case Study: NATS - Preparing for More Extreme Winter Weather Snowfall where it’s not expected or which is much heavier than normal causes the most disruption to operations due to lack of preparedness. As heavy snowfall events are currently relatively rare in the UK, part of NATS’ adaptation strategy ...
... Case Study: NATS - Preparing for More Extreme Winter Weather Snowfall where it’s not expected or which is much heavier than normal causes the most disruption to operations due to lack of preparedness. As heavy snowfall events are currently relatively rare in the UK, part of NATS’ adaptation strategy ...
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... So the first group we’ve identified is 18% of the public. It’s a group we call the Alarmed. They’re fully convinced. It’s happening, it’s human-caused, it’s urgent, they strongly support action. However many of them don’t know what to do. They don’t know what they can do individually and they don’t ...
... So the first group we’ve identified is 18% of the public. It’s a group we call the Alarmed. They’re fully convinced. It’s happening, it’s human-caused, it’s urgent, they strongly support action. However many of them don’t know what to do. They don’t know what they can do individually and they don’t ...
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL
... The simple climate model used here (from Shine and Highwood (2001)) should be regarded as an “educational toy”, capable of illustrating some of the problems in climate modelling, rather than helping to solve them. For the calculation of the evolution of the global-mean surface temperature it include ...
... The simple climate model used here (from Shine and Highwood (2001)) should be regarded as an “educational toy”, capable of illustrating some of the problems in climate modelling, rather than helping to solve them. For the calculation of the evolution of the global-mean surface temperature it include ...
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.