Fossil Fuel Employment and Public Opinion about Climate Change
... social pressure and media coverage of climate change. An early view on the link between climate science comprehension and climate risk assessment states that increased knowledge about climate science would lead to greater risk awareness and subsequently to increased suppor ...
... social pressure and media coverage of climate change. An early view on the link between climate science comprehension and climate risk assessment states that increased knowledge about climate science would lead to greater risk awareness and subsequently to increased suppor ...
Climate, Glaciers and Permafrost in the Swiss Alps
... of borehole temperatures in the ice-rich debris of Murtèl rock glacier (Vonder Mühll and Haeberli 1991) and photogrammetric rock glacier monitoring (Haeberli et al. 1993). A decisive step forward was the installation of 100 m deep bedrock boreholes in the permafrost of European mountains within the ...
... of borehole temperatures in the ice-rich debris of Murtèl rock glacier (Vonder Mühll and Haeberli 1991) and photogrammetric rock glacier monitoring (Haeberli et al. 1993). A decisive step forward was the installation of 100 m deep bedrock boreholes in the permafrost of European mountains within the ...
Adaptation to climate change in the countries of the Lower Mekong
... with varying degrees of relevance to the national level. Quantitative information is lacking and most of the data is presented in terms of broad potential trends in climatic conditions. In Cambodia, it is predicted that there will be an increase in mean annual temperature of between 1.4 and 4.3˚C by ...
... with varying degrees of relevance to the national level. Quantitative information is lacking and most of the data is presented in terms of broad potential trends in climatic conditions. In Cambodia, it is predicted that there will be an increase in mean annual temperature of between 1.4 and 4.3˚C by ...
Template - FIG Congress 2010
... The global scientific community has a clear consensus view that the earth’s climate system is being impacted by human influence (IPCC, 2013). The average temperature of the Earth has been increasing more than natural climatic cycles would explain. This episode of “global warming” is due to human act ...
... The global scientific community has a clear consensus view that the earth’s climate system is being impacted by human influence (IPCC, 2013). The average temperature of the Earth has been increasing more than natural climatic cycles would explain. This episode of “global warming” is due to human act ...
South African Food Security and Climate Change: Agriculture Futures
... confusing and undermines the credibility of analysis. The reader is left wondering whether the scenarios are truly representative of future climate change (or perhaps that these projections were chosen simply because down-scaled data was available or results had been published elsewhere). Readers a ...
... confusing and undermines the credibility of analysis. The reader is left wondering whether the scenarios are truly representative of future climate change (or perhaps that these projections were chosen simply because down-scaled data was available or results had been published elsewhere). Readers a ...
How agriculture and forestry change climate, and how we deal with it
... Land-cover change and land-use change both interact with climate change, and in this booklet we will not differentiate between the two; it is, however, important to be aware that both are aspects of what is termed here solely “land-use change”. Land-use change has many effects on climate change. The ...
... Land-cover change and land-use change both interact with climate change, and in this booklet we will not differentiate between the two; it is, however, important to be aware that both are aspects of what is termed here solely “land-use change”. Land-use change has many effects on climate change. The ...
Climate change effects and Agriculture in Italy: a stochastic frontier
... concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere induced by socio-economic development and human activities over time. Concentrations of GHG, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), increased by 70% since 1970. Climate changes, associated to atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases, could alter le ...
... concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere induced by socio-economic development and human activities over time. Concentrations of GHG, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), increased by 70% since 1970. Climate changes, associated to atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases, could alter le ...
Atmospheric circulation as a source of uncertainty in climate change
... extent, glaciers, Northern Hemisphere snow cover, large-scale precipitation patterns (especially as reflected in ocean salinity) and temperature extremes (Fig. 1a,b). All these global indicators are physically linked in a direct way to the first on the list, surface temperature, and the changes are ...
... extent, glaciers, Northern Hemisphere snow cover, large-scale precipitation patterns (especially as reflected in ocean salinity) and temperature extremes (Fig. 1a,b). All these global indicators are physically linked in a direct way to the first on the list, surface temperature, and the changes are ...
Communicating the risks of global warming
... about global warming, yet view it as less important than nearly all other national or environmental issues. What explains this paradox? Additionally, why do some Americans see climate change as an urgent, immediate danger, while others view it as a gradual, incremental problem, or not a problem at a ...
... about global warming, yet view it as less important than nearly all other national or environmental issues. What explains this paradox? Additionally, why do some Americans see climate change as an urgent, immediate danger, while others view it as a gradual, incremental problem, or not a problem at a ...
Investigating whether man or mountain emits more atmospheric
... Russell et al. 2010), members of the public remained skeptical (Leiserowitz et al. 2013). ...
... Russell et al. 2010), members of the public remained skeptical (Leiserowitz et al. 2013). ...
Global and regional climate changes due to black carbon
... and coal), open biomass burning (associated with deforestation and crop residue burning), and cooking with biofuels1. Soot aerosols absorb and scatter solar radiation. BC refers to the absorbing components of soot, often defined using elemental carbon and some condensed organics2. Recent findings su ...
... and coal), open biomass burning (associated with deforestation and crop residue burning), and cooking with biofuels1. Soot aerosols absorb and scatter solar radiation. BC refers to the absorbing components of soot, often defined using elemental carbon and some condensed organics2. Recent findings su ...
LNG FUEL CYCLE: IMPACTS Report Number PH3/5 January 1999
... In assessing the benefits of GHG abatement technologies, a number of major issues, such as methodological robustness and universality of conclusions, still need to be addressed. For example, there is a need to test how reproducible and representative are conclusions derived from studies based (as is ...
... In assessing the benefits of GHG abatement technologies, a number of major issues, such as methodological robustness and universality of conclusions, still need to be addressed. For example, there is a need to test how reproducible and representative are conclusions derived from studies based (as is ...
Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases
... greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and conducting other activities (see the U.S. and Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions indicators). When greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere, many remain there for long time periods ranging from a decade to m ...
... greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and conducting other activities (see the U.S. and Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions indicators). When greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere, many remain there for long time periods ranging from a decade to m ...
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... research also on the determinants of poverty, there is a gap in research relating the two (Hertel and Rosch, 2010). This paper aims to contribute to filling this gap, by exploring the main sources of uncertainty in establishing the linkage between climate change, agricultural impacts of such change, ...
... research also on the determinants of poverty, there is a gap in research relating the two (Hertel and Rosch, 2010). This paper aims to contribute to filling this gap, by exploring the main sources of uncertainty in establishing the linkage between climate change, agricultural impacts of such change, ...
David R. Legates, Ph.D. Center for Climatic Research
... (1993 to 2003). This was regarded as further confirmation the IPCC’s AGW hypothesis. Their expectation was that the Earth’s climate system would continue accumulating heat more or less monotonically. Now that heat accumulation has stopped (and perhaps even reversed), the tables have turned. The same ...
... (1993 to 2003). This was regarded as further confirmation the IPCC’s AGW hypothesis. Their expectation was that the Earth’s climate system would continue accumulating heat more or less monotonically. Now that heat accumulation has stopped (and perhaps even reversed), the tables have turned. The same ...
Abrupt Climate Change - University of California San Diego
... limatic records show that large, widespread, abrupt climate changes have occurred repeatedly throughout the geological record. Some mechanisms have been identified that could account for these changes, and model simulations of them are improving, but the models that are currently being used to asses ...
... limatic records show that large, widespread, abrupt climate changes have occurred repeatedly throughout the geological record. Some mechanisms have been identified that could account for these changes, and model simulations of them are improving, but the models that are currently being used to asses ...
Climate change going beyond dangerous
... Article 2 that: The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve… stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate ...
... Article 2 that: The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve… stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate ...
Abstracts - The PRUDENCE project
... Main focus is on the results from the standard 50km runs of eight regional models driven by the Hadley Centre global model results. From the given data sets the optimal parameter for determining future changes in extreme wind speeds and the change in number of storm events is the maximum daily wind ...
... Main focus is on the results from the standard 50km runs of eight regional models driven by the Hadley Centre global model results. From the given data sets the optimal parameter for determining future changes in extreme wind speeds and the change in number of storm events is the maximum daily wind ...
Newsletter number 3
... 2008), the poverty profile of Togo from 2006 to 2011, the RIPIESCA1 project and the National Program of Investment for the Environment and the Natural resources (PNIERN) which includes PNADE (national program of decentralized environment management actions). ...
... 2008), the poverty profile of Togo from 2006 to 2011, the RIPIESCA1 project and the National Program of Investment for the Environment and the Natural resources (PNIERN) which includes PNADE (national program of decentralized environment management actions). ...
Executive Summary -- Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk
... The Rocky Mountain region has warmed more than the country as a whole since 1895, when modern record keeping began. Rising regional temperatures have led to reduced spring snowpacks, earlier snowmelt, and earlier peak streamflows. A growing number of studies conclude that these changes in western te ...
... The Rocky Mountain region has warmed more than the country as a whole since 1895, when modern record keeping began. Rising regional temperatures have led to reduced spring snowpacks, earlier snowmelt, and earlier peak streamflows. A growing number of studies conclude that these changes in western te ...
Section 10: Freshwater Ecosystems
... Increasing stream temperatures are projected to thermally stress adult salmon and charr. Some salmonid species and populations that rely on freshwater habitat (e.g., adult spawning migrations and juvenile rearing) during summertime may be affected by increasing summer stream temperatures.10 Projecti ...
... Increasing stream temperatures are projected to thermally stress adult salmon and charr. Some salmonid species and populations that rely on freshwater habitat (e.g., adult spawning migrations and juvenile rearing) during summertime may be affected by increasing summer stream temperatures.10 Projecti ...
The Global Climate System Patterns, Processes, and Teleconnections
... that are not readily explained. Thus, new understandings of climate interactions, such as those arising for example from possible impacts of ENSO events, are explored. 3. Intense inquiry into processes and nature of climate change has opened new vistas for its study. However, within the sequence of ...
... that are not readily explained. Thus, new understandings of climate interactions, such as those arising for example from possible impacts of ENSO events, are explored. 3. Intense inquiry into processes and nature of climate change has opened new vistas for its study. However, within the sequence of ...
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.