Between Consensus and Denial: Climate Journalists - IPMZ
... Between Consensus and Denial: Climate Journalists as Interpretive Community Science, policy, and the media diverge in their discourses about climate change (Weingart et al., 2000). While the idea of anthropogenic climate change has been common ground in scientific research for at least a decade (Ore ...
... Between Consensus and Denial: Climate Journalists as Interpretive Community Science, policy, and the media diverge in their discourses about climate change (Weingart et al., 2000). While the idea of anthropogenic climate change has been common ground in scientific research for at least a decade (Ore ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of Earth`s temperature to radiation changes.
... these feedbacks was attributed to clouds32. Process-based studies now find a stronger constraint on the combined feedbacks from increases in water vapour and changes in the lapse rate. These studies still identify low-level clouds as the dominant uncertainty in feedback4,5,33. Requiring that climate ...
... these feedbacks was attributed to clouds32. Process-based studies now find a stronger constraint on the combined feedbacks from increases in water vapour and changes in the lapse rate. These studies still identify low-level clouds as the dominant uncertainty in feedback4,5,33. Requiring that climate ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of the Earth`s temperature to radiation
... sensitivities in GCMs can be obtained by perturbing parameters affecting clouds, precipitation, convection, radiation, land surface and other processes. Two decades ago, the largest uncertainty in these feedbacks was attributed to clouds32. Process-based studies now find a stronger constraint on the ...
... sensitivities in GCMs can be obtained by perturbing parameters affecting clouds, precipitation, convection, radiation, land surface and other processes. Two decades ago, the largest uncertainty in these feedbacks was attributed to clouds32. Process-based studies now find a stronger constraint on the ...
On the relationship between metrics to compare greenhouse gases
... are equivalent when the time horizon approaches infinity under special conditions. Shine et al. (2005) find a “near equivalence” between SGTP and GWP. This implies that IGTP and GWP are also near equivalent since IGTP and SGTP, as will be shown in this paper, are identical under “standard” assumptio ...
... are equivalent when the time horizon approaches infinity under special conditions. Shine et al. (2005) find a “near equivalence” between SGTP and GWP. This implies that IGTP and GWP are also near equivalent since IGTP and SGTP, as will be shown in this paper, are identical under “standard” assumptio ...
Vulnerability to climate change in three hot spots in Africa and Asia
... countries and their populations are likely to suffer disproportionately from these impacts (Smith et al. 2001; Mertz et al. 2009). In many parts of the developing world, the poor already struggle to cope with current variability in climate. While the likelihood of limiting global temperature increas ...
... countries and their populations are likely to suffer disproportionately from these impacts (Smith et al. 2001; Mertz et al. 2009). In many parts of the developing world, the poor already struggle to cope with current variability in climate. While the likelihood of limiting global temperature increas ...
A ricardian analysis of the distribution of climate change impacts on
... School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University; 230 Prospect St, New Haven, CT06511 and a ...
... School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University; 230 Prospect St, New Haven, CT06511 and a ...
Men, Masculinities Climate Change
... men are concerned that climate change will harm them personally.44 In the United States, the gender gap is even wider (69 percent of women versus 48 percent of men). In what is perhaps the most worrisome statistic, men are much less likely than women in wealthy countries to agree that personal lifes ...
... men are concerned that climate change will harm them personally.44 In the United States, the gender gap is even wider (69 percent of women versus 48 percent of men). In what is perhaps the most worrisome statistic, men are much less likely than women in wealthy countries to agree that personal lifes ...
Climate Change and its Implications for the Nile Region
... generation to the changing climate, the threat of climate change is worrying to the people in the Nile Basin. It could directly affect their livelihoods and food security, harm ongoing efforts to diversify national economies, and worsen public-health conditions. Ultimately, in the case of diminishin ...
... generation to the changing climate, the threat of climate change is worrying to the people in the Nile Basin. It could directly affect their livelihoods and food security, harm ongoing efforts to diversify national economies, and worsen public-health conditions. Ultimately, in the case of diminishin ...
Provide an initial estimate of the uncertainty in UK predicted climate
... reliability) of UKIR climate projections. This additional uncertainty may also be interpreted from a physical point of view (as well as the experimental point of view emphasised here), in that as finer scales are considered, additional phenomena and processes must be modelled, thus increasing the s ...
... reliability) of UKIR climate projections. This additional uncertainty may also be interpreted from a physical point of view (as well as the experimental point of view emphasised here), in that as finer scales are considered, additional phenomena and processes must be modelled, thus increasing the s ...
Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements
... The Report argues that local action is indispensable for the realization of national climate change commitments agreed through international negotiations. Yet most of the mechanisms within the international climate change framework are addressed primarily to national governments and do not indicate ...
... The Report argues that local action is indispensable for the realization of national climate change commitments agreed through international negotiations. Yet most of the mechanisms within the international climate change framework are addressed primarily to national governments and do not indicate ...
Abbreviation of "Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise and Superstorms"
... suggested violent climate behavior on a planet only slightly warmer than today. Fig. 1 shows two megaboulders, composed of middle Pleistocene (age 300-400 ky) limestone, resting on a surface that is dated to the last interglacial period, the Eemian, about 120 ky ago. The boulders must have been toss ...
... suggested violent climate behavior on a planet only slightly warmer than today. Fig. 1 shows two megaboulders, composed of middle Pleistocene (age 300-400 ky) limestone, resting on a surface that is dated to the last interglacial period, the Eemian, about 120 ky ago. The boulders must have been toss ...
Section 4: Investigating the changing environment
... moisture over the oceans, rising here, settling there. It is changing the rhythms of climate that all living things have come to rely upon. What will we do to slow this warming? How will we cope with the changes we've already set into motion? While we struggle to figure it all out, the face of the E ...
... moisture over the oceans, rising here, settling there. It is changing the rhythms of climate that all living things have come to rely upon. What will we do to slow this warming? How will we cope with the changes we've already set into motion? While we struggle to figure it all out, the face of the E ...
Cambodia - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... the government as one of the main drivers of poverty. During the 20-year period from 1987 to 2007, a succession of droughts and floods resulted in significant loss of life and considerable economic loss.15 Floods - The southwest monsoons begin in mid-May and last through the end of October, bringing ...
... the government as one of the main drivers of poverty. During the 20-year period from 1987 to 2007, a succession of droughts and floods resulted in significant loss of life and considerable economic loss.15 Floods - The southwest monsoons begin in mid-May and last through the end of October, bringing ...
Global Problems, african Solutions: african Climate Scientists
... This paper offers a preliminary survey of Africa’s climate scientists’ views on the critical problem of climate change, which has been described as an “out of Africa” problem crying out for “made in Africa” solutions. Based on interviews with these scientists, this paper presents their views on the ...
... This paper offers a preliminary survey of Africa’s climate scientists’ views on the critical problem of climate change, which has been described as an “out of Africa” problem crying out for “made in Africa” solutions. Based on interviews with these scientists, this paper presents their views on the ...
The 4 ‘I’s of Adaptation
... of climate change on their lives and livelihoods, and more potentially devastating impacts are inevitable unless action is taken now. In the context of negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the need to finalise a global post-2012 deal, Tearfund is ...
... of climate change on their lives and livelihoods, and more potentially devastating impacts are inevitable unless action is taken now. In the context of negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the need to finalise a global post-2012 deal, Tearfund is ...
Issues relating to GHG, Sectors and Source Categories in IPCC
... NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES PROGRAMME ...
... NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES PROGRAMME ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... london’swarming The Impacts of Climate Change on London ...
... london’swarming The Impacts of Climate Change on London ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... and on many of the tributary rivers are lower. The likely trend of increases in incidence and severity in floods within the Thames catchment will further increase the flood risk to these reaches. This will require enhanced levels of flood risk management. New development is needed to address the dem ...
... and on many of the tributary rivers are lower. The likely trend of increases in incidence and severity in floods within the Thames catchment will further increase the flood risk to these reaches. This will require enhanced levels of flood risk management. New development is needed to address the dem ...
Forecasting the combined effects of urbanization
... functional groups (e.g. feeding, spawning, temperature). While there is a rich literature on stream fishes, the impacts of climate change on their resource base are not well understood. Changes in food availability (an indirect effect) may exert as much control over fish growth and reproduction as d ...
... functional groups (e.g. feeding, spawning, temperature). While there is a rich literature on stream fishes, the impacts of climate change on their resource base are not well understood. Changes in food availability (an indirect effect) may exert as much control over fish growth and reproduction as d ...
Fairness on the Day after Tomorrow: Justice, Reciprocity and Global
... interests, do not in themselves generate valid claims to social resources. While there are many ways in which the contribution requirement might operate within a theory of distributive justice, two main theories of justice as reciprocity have emerged in the literature. The first proposes that requir ...
... interests, do not in themselves generate valid claims to social resources. While there are many ways in which the contribution requirement might operate within a theory of distributive justice, two main theories of justice as reciprocity have emerged in the literature. The first proposes that requir ...
Climate change projections for Greater Manchester
... the potential future climate for the UK. Continued improvements in modelling and understanding of the climate system allow climate projections to be periodically reviewed and refined. This latest set of projections is an improvement on the last suite of UKCIP02 scenarios as they are downscaled to a ...
... the potential future climate for the UK. Continued improvements in modelling and understanding of the climate system allow climate projections to be periodically reviewed and refined. This latest set of projections is an improvement on the last suite of UKCIP02 scenarios as they are downscaled to a ...
UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol, and the WTO – Brewing Conflicts or
... Lack of natural resources, violent conflicts, and wars, together with other effects of climate change will have major effects on the global economy. 7 As one scholar described the situation, “[e]ven a 3˚C rise in global average temperature would devastate the global environment, place human survival ...
... Lack of natural resources, violent conflicts, and wars, together with other effects of climate change will have major effects on the global economy. 7 As one scholar described the situation, “[e]ven a 3˚C rise in global average temperature would devastate the global environment, place human survival ...
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.