Five TV weathermen present a primer on climate change
... to sunlight, but not to its outgoing heat energy, which is partially trapped by “greenhouse gases” in the air. The most effective of these natural gases, by far, is water vapor, with contributions from carbon dioxide (CO2) and other minor gases. These gases facilitate life on Earth as we know it. ...
... to sunlight, but not to its outgoing heat energy, which is partially trapped by “greenhouse gases” in the air. The most effective of these natural gases, by far, is water vapor, with contributions from carbon dioxide (CO2) and other minor gases. These gases facilitate life on Earth as we know it. ...
Representing Uncertainties & Selecting Scenarios
... • What is the risk of a specific place, process, group or activity being harmed? • Determine the likelihood of critical threshold exceedance • Understanding of exposure to harm and harmful processes • Characterisation of socio-economic outcomes; can use climate scenarios or diagnose exposure through ...
... • What is the risk of a specific place, process, group or activity being harmed? • Determine the likelihood of critical threshold exceedance • Understanding of exposure to harm and harmful processes • Characterisation of socio-economic outcomes; can use climate scenarios or diagnose exposure through ...
PRESS RELEASE - UN Climate Change Secretariat Teams
... world to see on-the-ground action on climate change, in communities large and small. The documentary is narrated by Ian Somerhalder, an actor best known for his work on the international hit TV series The Vampire Diaries and on the critically acclaimed drama Lost. Mr. Somerhalder is also a UN Enviro ...
... world to see on-the-ground action on climate change, in communities large and small. The documentary is narrated by Ian Somerhalder, an actor best known for his work on the international hit TV series The Vampire Diaries and on the critically acclaimed drama Lost. Mr. Somerhalder is also a UN Enviro ...
going beyond dangerous
... But, CO2 stays in atmosphere for 100+ years, So long-term targets are dangerously misleading Put bluntly, 2050 targets are unrelated to Climate Change ...
... But, CO2 stays in atmosphere for 100+ years, So long-term targets are dangerously misleading Put bluntly, 2050 targets are unrelated to Climate Change ...
Resilient Coastal City Regions - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
... The maps of the United States, Australia, and the nine coastal regions were prepared by Jeremy Weiss, senior research specialist, and Jonathan T. Overpeck, professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. www.geo.arizona.edu/dgesl/ An explanation of how Weiss and Overpeck develop ...
... The maps of the United States, Australia, and the nine coastal regions were prepared by Jeremy Weiss, senior research specialist, and Jonathan T. Overpeck, professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. www.geo.arizona.edu/dgesl/ An explanation of how Weiss and Overpeck develop ...
the anthropocene: the current human
... core data, were high, also the atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and CH4 were highest, thereby actually strengthening climate warming which is initially triggered by the behaviour of earth’s orbital parameters. A major uncertainty is the stability of earth’s climate system with all its complications ...
... core data, were high, also the atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and CH4 were highest, thereby actually strengthening climate warming which is initially triggered by the behaviour of earth’s orbital parameters. A major uncertainty is the stability of earth’s climate system with all its complications ...
We should all know by now that the main Stream Media (MSM) are
... Institute of Technology’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences who has authored more than 125 scientific publications, said in March 2009 that “there was widespread skepticism among his colleagues about the IPCC's fourth and latest assessment report that most of the observed global temperature ...
... Institute of Technology’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences who has authored more than 125 scientific publications, said in March 2009 that “there was widespread skepticism among his colleagues about the IPCC's fourth and latest assessment report that most of the observed global temperature ...
presentation_on_climate_change_and_the_role_of_the_eu
... promoting an integrated approach to building resilience, bringing together humanitarian action, long-term development cooperation and on-going political engagement, and maximising synergies between interventions across thematic areas and international agendas promoting DRR and adaptation as twin dri ...
... promoting an integrated approach to building resilience, bringing together humanitarian action, long-term development cooperation and on-going political engagement, and maximising synergies between interventions across thematic areas and international agendas promoting DRR and adaptation as twin dri ...
Document
... change will have profound effects on our lives • For the Caribbean region in the 21st century, there is a fairly high level of certainty that: • Air and sea temperatures will increase; • Rainfall will change, with some regions becoming drier and others wetter; • Sea level rise will accelerate and be ...
... change will have profound effects on our lives • For the Caribbean region in the 21st century, there is a fairly high level of certainty that: • Air and sea temperatures will increase; • Rainfall will change, with some regions becoming drier and others wetter; • Sea level rise will accelerate and be ...
Supporting Slides - Sustainable Development Commission
... • The costs of mitigating climate change • The costs of adapting to climate change ...
... • The costs of mitigating climate change • The costs of adapting to climate change ...
Climate Change and Florida
... through impacts on terrestrial and marine ecosystems. In particular, warming and other climate changes may expand the habitat and infectivity of disease-carrying insects, increasing the potential for transmission of diseases such as malaria and dengue (“break bone”) fever. Although dengue fever is c ...
... through impacts on terrestrial and marine ecosystems. In particular, warming and other climate changes may expand the habitat and infectivity of disease-carrying insects, increasing the potential for transmission of diseases such as malaria and dengue (“break bone”) fever. Although dengue fever is c ...
WhySciTeachersWEB ppt
... reflected a pervasive climate of suspicion — their sense that any findings they released to the public could and would be distorted by sceptics.?” ...
... reflected a pervasive climate of suspicion — their sense that any findings they released to the public could and would be distorted by sceptics.?” ...
Climate Change – Can science teachers play a part
... reflected a pervasive climate of suspicion — their sense that any findings they released to the public could and would be distorted by sceptics.?” ...
... reflected a pervasive climate of suspicion — their sense that any findings they released to the public could and would be distorted by sceptics.?” ...
Document
... destruction of the ozone layer, were also powerful drivers of the greenhouse effect, and, as such, contributed to climate change. Ramanathan found that one tonne of CFCs traps as much heat in the atmosphere as ten thousand tonnes of CO2. Scientists at the time believed carbon dioxide to be the only ...
... destruction of the ozone layer, were also powerful drivers of the greenhouse effect, and, as such, contributed to climate change. Ramanathan found that one tonne of CFCs traps as much heat in the atmosphere as ten thousand tonnes of CO2. Scientists at the time believed carbon dioxide to be the only ...
Modeling and Predicting Climate Change
... collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system” “There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities” C ...
... collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system” “There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities” C ...
DOC - Europa.eu
... The main source of greenhouse emissions from human activities is the production of energy through the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas). This includes transport fuels (petrol, diesel, jet fuel, etc.), which are derived from fossil fuels. The burning of fossil fuels generates emissions of c ...
... The main source of greenhouse emissions from human activities is the production of energy through the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas). This includes transport fuels (petrol, diesel, jet fuel, etc.), which are derived from fossil fuels. The burning of fossil fuels generates emissions of c ...
The Compelling Science of Atmospheric Chemistry In Partnership
... cases of permafrost thawing out in area much too rapidly. This causes broken roads, building collapses, and even small numbers of death. These factors are nothing if you consider what will happen in the long course of time. Inside the permafrost lays another greenhouse gas which is 25 times more pow ...
... cases of permafrost thawing out in area much too rapidly. This causes broken roads, building collapses, and even small numbers of death. These factors are nothing if you consider what will happen in the long course of time. Inside the permafrost lays another greenhouse gas which is 25 times more pow ...
AOSS_NRE_480_L10_Feedbacks_20100216
... 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 ...
Shapiro-Geoengineering_why_and_next_steps
... for geoengineering the climate system, including research on intended and unintended environmental responses. • Coordinated study of historical, ethical, legal, and social implications of geoengineering that integrates international, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational issues and perspectives a ...
... for geoengineering the climate system, including research on intended and unintended environmental responses. • Coordinated study of historical, ethical, legal, and social implications of geoengineering that integrates international, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational issues and perspectives a ...
50th Reunion Faculty Lecture
... coal used in power plants. Coal is responsible for 40 percent of global CO2 emissions. • There is international consensus that we should prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius by 2100. To do so, emissions would probably have to peak by 2020 and decline by 3.5 percent ann ...
... coal used in power plants. Coal is responsible for 40 percent of global CO2 emissions. • There is international consensus that we should prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius by 2100. To do so, emissions would probably have to peak by 2020 and decline by 3.5 percent ann ...
Working Green: Sustainability in an Efficiency
... • What if we could recycle all residues from our industrial processes, transforming into raw materials or efficient fuels all the garbage that goes today into the thousands of landfills across the Globe? • What if we could improve all the agricultural and food producing related processes, making foo ...
... • What if we could recycle all residues from our industrial processes, transforming into raw materials or efficient fuels all the garbage that goes today into the thousands of landfills across the Globe? • What if we could improve all the agricultural and food producing related processes, making foo ...
Adapting to Climate Change in the Caribbean
... Guidelines for adaptation in the water sector have been developed. The Water Resources Authority, Jamaica is to undertake a pilot study to evaluate the guidelines and incorporate the new risk management guidelines being developed for the region. ...
... Guidelines for adaptation in the water sector have been developed. The Water Resources Authority, Jamaica is to undertake a pilot study to evaluate the guidelines and incorporate the new risk management guidelines being developed for the region. ...
C-REM model - Fas Harvard
... 4 climate sensitivities: 2.0°C, 3.0°C, 4.5°C or 6.0°C 5 different initial conditions * IGSM-CAM was developed by Monier et al. (2013), and this climate ensemble has been linked with CAM-Chem model (Garcia-Menendez et al., 2015). ...
... 4 climate sensitivities: 2.0°C, 3.0°C, 4.5°C or 6.0°C 5 different initial conditions * IGSM-CAM was developed by Monier et al. (2013), and this climate ensemble has been linked with CAM-Chem model (Garcia-Menendez et al., 2015). ...
Glimpsing Western Australia`s future climate
... surfaces, and transpiration from vegetation. When these changes are combined with the projected declines in rainfall, an increase in aridity and drought occurrence is likely. Climate projections show an increase in daily precipitation intensity over much of the state, except the far south-west and c ...
... surfaces, and transpiration from vegetation. When these changes are combined with the projected declines in rainfall, an increase in aridity and drought occurrence is likely. Climate projections show an increase in daily precipitation intensity over much of the state, except the far south-west and c ...
Bill Grace, GHD Pty Ltd., Manager Sustainability Services
... • There is growing concern in the insurance industry about the potential for large rises in insurance claims as a result of climate change. This could result in: • higher premiums, • restricted coverage or • withdrawal of insurance from areas of high risk, • potentially resulting in significant econ ...
... • There is growing concern in the insurance industry about the potential for large rises in insurance claims as a result of climate change. This could result in: • higher premiums, • restricted coverage or • withdrawal of insurance from areas of high risk, • potentially resulting in significant econ ...
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.