Lecture #10 Global Climate Change
... to February (left) and June to August (right). White areas are where less than 66% of the models agree in the sign of the change and stippled areas are where more than 90% of the models agree in the sign of the change (IPCC, 2007). ...
... to February (left) and June to August (right). White areas are where less than 66% of the models agree in the sign of the change and stippled areas are where more than 90% of the models agree in the sign of the change (IPCC, 2007). ...
... Improve the relevance and usability of information on impacts of climate variability and climate change, so that it can be used appropriately by development practitioners. This could include improving climate monitoring, developing incountry and regional capacity for analysing and interpreting clima ...
Solutions_guide_FINALsponsors - Institutional Investors Group
... About Investors Group on Climate Change (Australia/New Zealand) IGCC is a collaboration of 55 Australian and New Zealand institutional investors and advisors, managing approximately $1 trillion and focusing on the impact that climate change has on the financial value of investments. The IGCC aims to ...
... About Investors Group on Climate Change (Australia/New Zealand) IGCC is a collaboration of 55 Australian and New Zealand institutional investors and advisors, managing approximately $1 trillion and focusing on the impact that climate change has on the financial value of investments. The IGCC aims to ...
Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission
... Outreach assistance to inform local officials and citizens about the effects of climate change in Wisconsin and encourage action to mitigate and adapt. ...
... Outreach assistance to inform local officials and citizens about the effects of climate change in Wisconsin and encourage action to mitigate and adapt. ...
PPT - unece
... • Article 1: “…a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. ...
... • Article 1: “…a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. ...
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY AEnvG Project 1
... those who are most at risk or vulnerable (very high confidence, based on robust evidence, high agreement). For most key climate change associated hazards in urban areas, risk levels increase from the present (with current adaptation) to the near term but high adaptation can reduce these risk levels ...
... those who are most at risk or vulnerable (very high confidence, based on robust evidence, high agreement). For most key climate change associated hazards in urban areas, risk levels increase from the present (with current adaptation) to the near term but high adaptation can reduce these risk levels ...
Staff Report CAP 2.0 2016 Final
... 18. Reduce risk and impacts of heat and drought by preparing for hotter, drier summers with increased incidence of extreme heat days. 19. Reduce risk and impacts of flooding by preparing for more intense rain events. 20. Reduce risk and impacts from sea level rise. 21. Build community capacity for r ...
... 18. Reduce risk and impacts of heat and drought by preparing for hotter, drier summers with increased incidence of extreme heat days. 19. Reduce risk and impacts of flooding by preparing for more intense rain events. 20. Reduce risk and impacts from sea level rise. 21. Build community capacity for r ...
NOAA Climate Services Portal Prototype
... of a vehicle’s various systems, NOAA’s Global Climate Dashboard presents an overview of the current state of Earth’s climate system in historical context. The Dashboard is designed for people seeking a synoptic view about what we know about climate variability and change, particularly policy leaders ...
... of a vehicle’s various systems, NOAA’s Global Climate Dashboard presents an overview of the current state of Earth’s climate system in historical context. The Dashboard is designed for people seeking a synoptic view about what we know about climate variability and change, particularly policy leaders ...
of the proposed roof top garden?
... photosynthesis release oxygen as a by-product. In their study, Getter and her colleagues measured carbon levels in plant and soil samples collected from 13 green roofs in Michigan and Maryland over a two-year period. They found that green roofing an urban area of about one million people would captu ...
... photosynthesis release oxygen as a by-product. In their study, Getter and her colleagues measured carbon levels in plant and soil samples collected from 13 green roofs in Michigan and Maryland over a two-year period. They found that green roofing an urban area of about one million people would captu ...
Weather Prediction by Numerical Process Lewis Fry Richardson 1922
... Will cloud cover increase or decrease with warming? [models: decrease; warm air can ...
... Will cloud cover increase or decrease with warming? [models: decrease; warm air can ...
Chart 1: Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... World Bank says we are headed towards a four degree average temperature increase by 2100. Other projections say we are on track for temperature increases as high as six degrees on average and up to 15 degrees in the Arctic. More ominously, the UN Environmental Programme now warns that melting permaf ...
... World Bank says we are headed towards a four degree average temperature increase by 2100. Other projections say we are on track for temperature increases as high as six degrees on average and up to 15 degrees in the Arctic. More ominously, the UN Environmental Programme now warns that melting permaf ...
GEOL 170 Climate Science
... debate. Discussion of climate change has become part of our national dialogue, and is regularly encountered in news media, political platforms, and regional planning boards. This course seeks to explore and explain the Earth’s climate system from a physical perspective. We will discuss the physics o ...
... debate. Discussion of climate change has become part of our national dialogue, and is regularly encountered in news media, political platforms, and regional planning boards. This course seeks to explore and explain the Earth’s climate system from a physical perspective. We will discuss the physics o ...
Impacts: Heated debate on cold weather
... evidence and our quantitative physical understanding. Screen demonstrates that despite recent cold winters, cold days have become less, rather than more, extreme. This debate should remind both the public and the scientific community that drawing conclusions too quickly may not help, just as it does ...
... evidence and our quantitative physical understanding. Screen demonstrates that despite recent cold winters, cold days have become less, rather than more, extreme. This debate should remind both the public and the scientific community that drawing conclusions too quickly may not help, just as it does ...
Newsletter 2. Jan-March 2011
... The “Plan Maroc Vert” The carbon appraisal of the “Plan Maroc Vert” (PMV) has been assessed with the EX-ACT tool. Integrating Climate Change in the Plan Maroc Vert will strengthen the capacity of relevant stakeholders on climate change adaptation in agriculture in five Regions of Morocco. It is fund ...
... The “Plan Maroc Vert” The carbon appraisal of the “Plan Maroc Vert” (PMV) has been assessed with the EX-ACT tool. Integrating Climate Change in the Plan Maroc Vert will strengthen the capacity of relevant stakeholders on climate change adaptation in agriculture in five Regions of Morocco. It is fund ...
Presentation of COMBINE (FP7)
... prediction). Implications of these feedbacks for impacts of climate change on different sectors (e.g. water resources, agriculture, forestry, air quality) through specific simulations. ...
... prediction). Implications of these feedbacks for impacts of climate change on different sectors (e.g. water resources, agriculture, forestry, air quality) through specific simulations. ...
Questioning the Science and Politics of Climate Change
... By-product of energy production Represents progress and development Increases food production (CO2 is plant food) Global atmospheric concentrations increasing at ~0.6% per year Leads to ~1 °C warming over time for neutral case if doubled Climate model projections assert 2 – 5 °C warming, a relativel ...
... By-product of energy production Represents progress and development Increases food production (CO2 is plant food) Global atmospheric concentrations increasing at ~0.6% per year Leads to ~1 °C warming over time for neutral case if doubled Climate model projections assert 2 – 5 °C warming, a relativel ...
Geographical Variations in Climate Change and
... signals later in the year in southern and central regions They show potential increases at other times ...
... signals later in the year in southern and central regions They show potential increases at other times ...
Basic Climate Change Science, Human Response and
... The increase of GHG concentration will lead to unprecedented increase in average global temperature Rising temperature are predicted to lead to disruptions in climate patterns, have adverse impacts on food supply, fresh water resources, human health, coastal areas, species and natural areas The inte ...
... The increase of GHG concentration will lead to unprecedented increase in average global temperature Rising temperature are predicted to lead to disruptions in climate patterns, have adverse impacts on food supply, fresh water resources, human health, coastal areas, species and natural areas The inte ...
PPT 5.1MB - Climate Science Program
... Takle, ES, D Gustafson, R Beachy, GC Nelson, D Mason-D’Croz, and A Palazzo, 2011: US Food Security and Climate Change: Agriculture Futures. Int’l Conf. on Climate Change and Food Security. Chinese Academy of Agriculural Sciences, Beijing, China. ...
... Takle, ES, D Gustafson, R Beachy, GC Nelson, D Mason-D’Croz, and A Palazzo, 2011: US Food Security and Climate Change: Agriculture Futures. Int’l Conf. on Climate Change and Food Security. Chinese Academy of Agriculural Sciences, Beijing, China. ...
Drivhuseffekt og global opvarmning
... of two samples (one from the reference period 1961-1990 and one from the future) Determine the probability that the two samples (reference and future) are drawn from the same population based on a Student’s t-test If the probability is less than 1% chance that the samples are from the same populatio ...
... of two samples (one from the reference period 1961-1990 and one from the future) Determine the probability that the two samples (reference and future) are drawn from the same population based on a Student’s t-test If the probability is less than 1% chance that the samples are from the same populatio ...
how and why the climate is changing
... century requires policy makers to think differently about management than they have in the past. Preparing for and adapting to climate change is as much a cultural and intellectual challenge as it is a scientific one. ...
... century requires policy makers to think differently about management than they have in the past. Preparing for and adapting to climate change is as much a cultural and intellectual challenge as it is a scientific one. ...
Competition for water, food, and land
... Currently, the task of collecting water takes approximately 140 million hours each day. 76% of the people who complete this task are women and children. 7 Many people in the developing world rely on rain to grow their food. The harvest from crops that are watered with rain is expected to fall by 50% ...
... Currently, the task of collecting water takes approximately 140 million hours each day. 76% of the people who complete this task are women and children. 7 Many people in the developing world rely on rain to grow their food. The harvest from crops that are watered with rain is expected to fall by 50% ...
Effects of Climate Change on the Columbia River Basin`s Water
... Columbia River and its tributaries. •These changes will not be equally distributed throughout the region or between different water management objectives. •With hydrologic changes, there will come a need to “rebalance” the system to compensate for these different impacts in each sector. •This “rebal ...
... Columbia River and its tributaries. •These changes will not be equally distributed throughout the region or between different water management objectives. •With hydrologic changes, there will come a need to “rebalance” the system to compensate for these different impacts in each sector. •This “rebal ...
Toth, 2003. Integrated assessment of climate protection strategies
... of warming and its impacts to the technology dynamics and the resulting mitigation costs. What is the ensuing balance of the required adaptation and mitigation actions and costs in different world regions? In which regions is it most practical to start emissions reductions and which principles and p ...
... of warming and its impacts to the technology dynamics and the resulting mitigation costs. What is the ensuing balance of the required adaptation and mitigation actions and costs in different world regions? In which regions is it most practical to start emissions reductions and which principles and p ...
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.