15A.3 THE IMPACT OF FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE ON
... GCM projections from three emissions scenarios will be utilized to provide estimates of changes in environmental SST and tropospheric temperature and moisture due to global warming. 2. An increased emphasis will be placed on the physical processes responsible for GCMprojected changes and also change ...
... GCM projections from three emissions scenarios will be utilized to provide estimates of changes in environmental SST and tropospheric temperature and moisture due to global warming. 2. An increased emphasis will be placed on the physical processes responsible for GCMprojected changes and also change ...
Cooperative Federalism and Climate Change
... California’s. Moreover, the approach has worked well for almost 40 years. Climate change legislation is virtually the only opening domestic manufacturers have seen in decades to roll back California standards and they apparently hope that this radical provision will be adopted quietly, eclipsed by o ...
... California’s. Moreover, the approach has worked well for almost 40 years. Climate change legislation is virtually the only opening domestic manufacturers have seen in decades to roll back California standards and they apparently hope that this radical provision will be adopted quietly, eclipsed by o ...
Poverty and Climate Change
... Today, it is widely agreed by the scientific community that climate change is already a reality. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that human activities are altering our climate system and will continue to do so. Over the past century, surface temperatures have incre ...
... Today, it is widely agreed by the scientific community that climate change is already a reality. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that human activities are altering our climate system and will continue to do so. Over the past century, surface temperatures have incre ...
Climate change impacts on water quality outcomes
... 3.1 SedNetNZ model description SedNet is a spatially distributed, time-averaged (decadal to century) model that routes sediment through the river network, based on a relatively simple physical representation of hillslope and channel processes at the reach scale, accounting for losses in water bodies ...
... 3.1 SedNetNZ model description SedNet is a spatially distributed, time-averaged (decadal to century) model that routes sediment through the river network, based on a relatively simple physical representation of hillslope and channel processes at the reach scale, accounting for losses in water bodies ...
The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1
... for NorESM1-M by Bentsen et al. (2012). NorESM1-M accounts for the radiative effects of deposited light-absorbing mineral dust and black carbon on snow (Flanner and Zender, 2006) and sea-ice. A schematic of the CMIP5-experiments with NorESM1-M is shown by Bentsen et al. (2012) in their Fig. 1. Throu ...
... for NorESM1-M by Bentsen et al. (2012). NorESM1-M accounts for the radiative effects of deposited light-absorbing mineral dust and black carbon on snow (Flanner and Zender, 2006) and sea-ice. A schematic of the CMIP5-experiments with NorESM1-M is shown by Bentsen et al. (2012) in their Fig. 1. Throu ...
Climate Change and Paleoecology: New Contexts for Restoration
... Of particular interest is the warming of the twentieth century. During the preceding fourcentury-long Little Ice Age, temperatures in western North America were on average 1°C colder than present; glaciers in many western North American mountain ranges were at their greatest extent since the end of ...
... Of particular interest is the warming of the twentieth century. During the preceding fourcentury-long Little Ice Age, temperatures in western North America were on average 1°C colder than present; glaciers in many western North American mountain ranges were at their greatest extent since the end of ...
Impacts of climate change on land-based sectors and
... conclusion about the core proposition is by far the dominant mainstream science view, with over 90 per cent of participants in this field in agreement. This is in contrast to much lower levels of agreement among the general public, where 56 per cent agree with the core proposition and 38 per cent do ...
... conclusion about the core proposition is by far the dominant mainstream science view, with over 90 per cent of participants in this field in agreement. This is in contrast to much lower levels of agreement among the general public, where 56 per cent agree with the core proposition and 38 per cent do ...
1 Changes in Hurricane Climatology in Recent Decades Anais Orsi
... hurricanes affecting the United States and the damage caused by them, which as led to much speculation in both the print and broadcast media that there has been an increase in hurricane occurrence due to global warming. However, it is debatable whether such a trend exists. For example, Figure 3 is a ...
... hurricanes affecting the United States and the damage caused by them, which as led to much speculation in both the print and broadcast media that there has been an increase in hurricane occurrence due to global warming. However, it is debatable whether such a trend exists. For example, Figure 3 is a ...
'Sensitivity of climate change detection and attribution to the characterization of internal climate variability'
... et al. 2001). Given these uncertainties in the characterization of the internal climate variabil- ...
... et al. 2001). Given these uncertainties in the characterization of the internal climate variabil- ...
1 Top-down and Bottom-up Approaches in Climate Change and
... together the major greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters, irrespective of their GDP. The Kyoto Protocol’s stipulation that only Annex I countries reduce their GHG emissions does not reflect today’s or tomorrow’s climate change reality. Major developing countries that are major GHG emitters should also be as ...
... together the major greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters, irrespective of their GDP. The Kyoto Protocol’s stipulation that only Annex I countries reduce their GHG emissions does not reflect today’s or tomorrow’s climate change reality. Major developing countries that are major GHG emitters should also be as ...
4 The Importance of Methane
... is still subject to some uncertainty, but it is now understood by the IPCC scientists that, over a 20 year time frame, the impact of CH4 is four times more significant than the 1998 basis, which is still used for international reporting and emissions trading. The following chart is derived from deta ...
... is still subject to some uncertainty, but it is now understood by the IPCC scientists that, over a 20 year time frame, the impact of CH4 is four times more significant than the 1998 basis, which is still used for international reporting and emissions trading. The following chart is derived from deta ...
Defining loss and damage: The science and politics around one of
... support available to help poor communities and countries, the more serious the limits to adaptation become from climatic changes, the more loss and damage ensues.” Thus, the group argued: “Rich countries which emitted the bulk of the emissions causing climate change and loss and damage must provide ...
... support available to help poor communities and countries, the more serious the limits to adaptation become from climatic changes, the more loss and damage ensues.” Thus, the group argued: “Rich countries which emitted the bulk of the emissions causing climate change and loss and damage must provide ...
Observed Cloud Cover Trends and Global
... system is oneSW of radiation have increased in over midlatitude oceans the biggest uncertainties understanding future climate change • low-level stratiform cloud cover and reflected SW • satellite and surface data have been radiationradiation have decreased overcloud eastern subtropical combined to ...
... system is oneSW of radiation have increased in over midlatitude oceans the biggest uncertainties understanding future climate change • low-level stratiform cloud cover and reflected SW • satellite and surface data have been radiationradiation have decreased overcloud eastern subtropical combined to ...
THE COST OF DELAYING ACTION TO STEM CLIMATE CHANGE
... The changing climate and increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations are projected to accelerate multiple threats, including more severe storms, droughts, and heat waves, further sea level rise, more frequent and severe storm surge damage, and acidification of the oceans (USGCRP 2014) ...
... The changing climate and increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations are projected to accelerate multiple threats, including more severe storms, droughts, and heat waves, further sea level rise, more frequent and severe storm surge damage, and acidification of the oceans (USGCRP 2014) ...
26112015-Pielke-Jr-VWN presentation
... length of time series, and various societal factors present in the disaster loss record, it is still not possible to determine the portion of the increase in damages that might be attributed to climate change due to GHG ...
... length of time series, and various societal factors present in the disaster loss record, it is still not possible to determine the portion of the increase in damages that might be attributed to climate change due to GHG ...
Public Perception of Climate Change in a Period of Economic Crisis
... the impact of climate change [9,11], even though culturally constructed beliefs can strongly influence people’s perceptions of their experience of global warming [12]. Moreover, people need to be better informed on the issue, in order to gain knowledge of every possible action they can undertake to ...
... the impact of climate change [9,11], even though culturally constructed beliefs can strongly influence people’s perceptions of their experience of global warming [12]. Moreover, people need to be better informed on the issue, in order to gain knowledge of every possible action they can undertake to ...
Cultural dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation
... social practices, values and change in the natural world12. In most cases, the methods for studying culture tend to be qualitative, frequently including ethnography and participant observation, and data from these methods do not sit comfortably with the quantitative approaches prevalent in other soc ...
... social practices, values and change in the natural world12. In most cases, the methods for studying culture tend to be qualitative, frequently including ethnography and participant observation, and data from these methods do not sit comfortably with the quantitative approaches prevalent in other soc ...
Telling the Weather Story - IBC Public Assets
... slow response of the climate system to rising greenhouse gas concentrations. Through to 2050, the differences among the most likely scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions remain small, although the rate of global warming is projected to increase slightly as the accumulating emissions have more effect ...
... slow response of the climate system to rising greenhouse gas concentrations. Through to 2050, the differences among the most likely scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions remain small, although the rate of global warming is projected to increase slightly as the accumulating emissions have more effect ...
Do Western and Eastern Europe have the same
... must also control for continental influences. A special concern in Europe is whether the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) distorts climate sensitivities. The paper therefore also controls for subsidies at the farm level. 2. Data and modelling The farm-specific data (agricultural land value, subsi ...
... must also control for continental influences. A special concern in Europe is whether the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) distorts climate sensitivities. The paper therefore also controls for subsidies at the farm level. 2. Data and modelling The farm-specific data (agricultural land value, subsi ...
PDF - Climate Diplomacy
... these two types of climatic influences pose very different challenges for affected people and governments, not least because they imply different time horizons for adaptation and policy responses. The upshot of this discussion is that there is no easy and quick answer to the question whether or not ...
... these two types of climatic influences pose very different challenges for affected people and governments, not least because they imply different time horizons for adaptation and policy responses. The upshot of this discussion is that there is no easy and quick answer to the question whether or not ...
Estimating Regions` Relative Vulnerability to Climate Damages in
... infiltration (IPCC 2007). A Tyndall Centre research project analyzes sea-level and wave changes around the United Kingdom by modeling the North Atlantic Oscillation and its contribution to increasing westerly winds. This model – unrelated to the Tyndall SVI – offers a fine-tuned assessment of coasta ...
... infiltration (IPCC 2007). A Tyndall Centre research project analyzes sea-level and wave changes around the United Kingdom by modeling the North Atlantic Oscillation and its contribution to increasing westerly winds. This model – unrelated to the Tyndall SVI – offers a fine-tuned assessment of coasta ...
Telling the Weather Story - Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
... slow response of the climate system to rising greenhouse gas concentrations. Through to 2050, the differences among the most likely scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions remain small, although the rate of global warming is projected to increase slightly as the accumulating emissions have more effect ...
... slow response of the climate system to rising greenhouse gas concentrations. Through to 2050, the differences among the most likely scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions remain small, although the rate of global warming is projected to increase slightly as the accumulating emissions have more effect ...
Perception and adaptation to climate change by farmers in the Nile
... although informative, it did not address the extent to which different socio-economic and environmental factors affect perceptions of climate change and adaptation in Ethiopia. Deressa et al. (2009) analysed the factors affecting the choice of adaptation methods, but failed to explain explicitly how ...
... although informative, it did not address the extent to which different socio-economic and environmental factors affect perceptions of climate change and adaptation in Ethiopia. Deressa et al. (2009) analysed the factors affecting the choice of adaptation methods, but failed to explain explicitly how ...
Climate Change
... climate changes are likely to affect Great Barrier Reef species, ecosystems, industries and communities. Climate change cannot be fully averted and we must understand, prepare and adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change. GBRMPA’s Climate Change Response Program is taking important steps to ...
... climate changes are likely to affect Great Barrier Reef species, ecosystems, industries and communities. Climate change cannot be fully averted and we must understand, prepare and adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change. GBRMPA’s Climate Change Response Program is taking important steps to ...
Global warming controversy
The global warming controversy concerns the public debate over whether global warming is occurring, how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, what its effects will be, whether any action should be taken to curb it, and if so what that action should be. In the scientific literature, there is a strong consensus that global surface temperatures have increased in recent decades and that the trend is caused primarily by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases. No scientific body of national or international standing disagrees with this view, though a few organizations with members in extractive industries hold non-committal positions. Disputes over the key scientific facts of global warming are now more prevalent in the popular media than in the scientific literature, where such issues are treated as resolved, and more in the United States than globally.Political and popular debate concerning the existence and cause of climate change includes the reasons for the increase seen in the instrumental temperature record, whether the warming trend exceeds normal climatic variations, and whether human activities have contributed significantly to it. Scientists have resolved many of these questions decisively in favour of the view that the current warming trend exists and is ongoing, that human activity is the primary cause, and that it is without precedent in at least 2000 years. Disputes that also reflect scientific debate include estimates of how responsive the climate system might be to any given level of greenhouse gases (climate sensitivity), and what the consequences of global warming will be.Global warming remains an issue of widespread political debate, often split along party political lines, especially in the United States. Many of the largely settled scientific issues, such as the human responsibility for global warming, remain the subject of politically or economically motivated attempts to downplay, dismiss or deny them – an ideological phenomenon categorised by academics and scientists as climate change denial. The sources of funding for those involved with climate science – both supporting and opposing mainstream scientific positions – have been questioned by both sides. There are debates about the best policy responses to the science, their cost-effectiveness and their urgency. Climate scientists, especially in the United States, have reported official and oil-industry pressure to censor or suppress their work and hide scientific data, with directives not to discuss the subject in public communications. Legal cases regarding global warming, its effects, and measures to reduce it have reached American courts. The fossil fuels lobby and free market think tanks have often been identified as overtly or covertly supporting efforts to undermine or discredit the scientific consensus on global warming.