xianfu_lu_climpacts - global change SysTem for Analysis
... Developed by the International Global Change Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/igci/) ...
... Developed by the International Global Change Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/igci/) ...
Climate change and climate variability * implications for food
... viewpoints (different belief systems simultaneously held by different stakeholders) (O'Brien et al, 2010b). Belief systems therefore determine consensus/dis-sensus regarding our future in the changing climate. • Belief systems influence our perception of climate change and motivates our behavior tow ...
... viewpoints (different belief systems simultaneously held by different stakeholders) (O'Brien et al, 2010b). Belief systems therefore determine consensus/dis-sensus regarding our future in the changing climate. • Belief systems influence our perception of climate change and motivates our behavior tow ...
Climate v. Weather
... and climate change. • While watching the video, think about the point Stephen Colbert is trying to make at the end of the video and how it might relate to the ideas of weather, climate, and global warming. Click Here for Video Link ...
... and climate change. • While watching the video, think about the point Stephen Colbert is trying to make at the end of the video and how it might relate to the ideas of weather, climate, and global warming. Click Here for Video Link ...
Slide 1
... • As has been found in previous studies, firms with entrenched boards seem to pursue short-term objectives to the detriment of long-term value maximization. Given the long-term nature of environmental expenditures, our results point to a greater negative environmental impact by poorly governed firms ...
... • As has been found in previous studies, firms with entrenched boards seem to pursue short-term objectives to the detriment of long-term value maximization. Given the long-term nature of environmental expenditures, our results point to a greater negative environmental impact by poorly governed firms ...
Fate of Mountain Glaciers in the Anthropocene
... “allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, ensure that food production is not threatened and enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner”, as laid down in Article 2 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The temperature guardrail for avoiding “dangerous ant ...
... “allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, ensure that food production is not threatened and enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner”, as laid down in Article 2 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The temperature guardrail for avoiding “dangerous ant ...
Atmosphere and Climate Change Section 3 The Greenhouse Effect
... issued its Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) in 2007 that described what was currently known about about the global climate system and provided future estimates. • The IPCC reported that the average global surface temperature increased by 0.74ºC since their third report in 2001. The temperature increas ...
... issued its Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) in 2007 that described what was currently known about about the global climate system and provided future estimates. • The IPCC reported that the average global surface temperature increased by 0.74ºC since their third report in 2001. The temperature increas ...
Climate change, water and Kenya
... that represents 130 nations. It has received the Nobel Peace Prize for its specialist investigations of global warming, for which it draws on the research of about 2000 top scientists. The verdict of a body such as the IPCC must be heeded! The signs of global warming are everywhere. The planet’s gla ...
... that represents 130 nations. It has received the Nobel Peace Prize for its specialist investigations of global warming, for which it draws on the research of about 2000 top scientists. The verdict of a body such as the IPCC must be heeded! The signs of global warming are everywhere. The planet’s gla ...
QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD The Honorable Lamar Smith (R-TX)
... summarized by National Research Council (NRC) [2005]) is predominantly in support of hypothesis 2a, in that a diverse range of first- order human climate forcings have been identified. We therefore conclude that hypothesis 2a is better supported than hypothesis 2b, which is a policy that focuses on ...
... summarized by National Research Council (NRC) [2005]) is predominantly in support of hypothesis 2a, in that a diverse range of first- order human climate forcings have been identified. We therefore conclude that hypothesis 2a is better supported than hypothesis 2b, which is a policy that focuses on ...
Climate change: the challenges for public health and
... population increase and economic activities thus global climate change is a significant addition to the environmental health hazards faced by humanity. Today we start seeing impacts of climate change appearing in many places around the globe, for example, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, stronge ...
... population increase and economic activities thus global climate change is a significant addition to the environmental health hazards faced by humanity. Today we start seeing impacts of climate change appearing in many places around the globe, for example, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, stronge ...
Climate Change in the Age of Humans. J. Curt Stager, Natural
... ABSTRACT: The Anthropocene epoch presents a mix of old and new challenges for the world's forests. Climatic instability has typified most of the Cenozoic Era but today's situation is unique due to the presence of billions of humans on the planet. The potential rate and magnitude of future warming dr ...
... ABSTRACT: The Anthropocene epoch presents a mix of old and new challenges for the world's forests. Climatic instability has typified most of the Cenozoic Era but today's situation is unique due to the presence of billions of humans on the planet. The potential rate and magnitude of future warming dr ...
Document
... • Geophysical ‘fingerprints’ implicate increased GHG concentration as main cause of 0.7oC rise since 1950 • Global climate models, now highly-coupled, perform well on record of past ‘forcings’/temperature relationship – globally and regionally • Six internationally-agreed plausible ‘human futures’ s ...
... • Geophysical ‘fingerprints’ implicate increased GHG concentration as main cause of 0.7oC rise since 1950 • Global climate models, now highly-coupled, perform well on record of past ‘forcings’/temperature relationship – globally and regionally • Six internationally-agreed plausible ‘human futures’ s ...
Climate Variability and Change: Introduction to Course
... section is ENSO (observations, mechanisms and impacts (teleconnections). In addition we will discuss decadal variability – important to be aware of this when attempting to attribute anomalies to a “global warming” trend. We will discuss how climate predictions are made ...
... section is ENSO (observations, mechanisms and impacts (teleconnections). In addition we will discuss decadal variability – important to be aware of this when attempting to attribute anomalies to a “global warming” trend. We will discuss how climate predictions are made ...
Natural Disasters and the Greenhouse Effect: Impact on the
... The IPCC reports of 1990 and 1995 [2] extrapolate future development on the basis of various scenarios, of which the most plausible "the business as usual scenario", is considered the worst possible case. But is this really true? In view of the rising economic problems in the most heavily populated ...
... The IPCC reports of 1990 and 1995 [2] extrapolate future development on the basis of various scenarios, of which the most plausible "the business as usual scenario", is considered the worst possible case. But is this really true? In view of the rising economic problems in the most heavily populated ...
Climate_Change_cards_Nov_09 - United Diversity
... Because it is trying to establish two ‘cause and effects’. Firstly that rising atmospheric levels of CO2 (and other green house gasses) are the cause of climate change and secondly that humans are causing it through the burning of ...
... Because it is trying to establish two ‘cause and effects’. Firstly that rising atmospheric levels of CO2 (and other green house gasses) are the cause of climate change and secondly that humans are causing it through the burning of ...
Geo-engineering the climate
... don’t know enough or whether science is relatively under developed, for example, cloud behaviour or the interaction between the stratosphere and troposphere. There are of course also unknown unknowns. They’re things we just don’t know we don’t know because the climate system itself is unimaginably c ...
... don’t know enough or whether science is relatively under developed, for example, cloud behaviour or the interaction between the stratosphere and troposphere. There are of course also unknown unknowns. They’re things we just don’t know we don’t know because the climate system itself is unimaginably c ...
Antarctic Research Centre Brochure - Victoria University of Wellington
... This is needed to provide a sound basis for national and international debate and policy development on global change issues. The field also provides exciting opportunities and challenges for young researchers. ...
... This is needed to provide a sound basis for national and international debate and policy development on global change issues. The field also provides exciting opportunities and challenges for young researchers. ...
Global Warming - tfss-g4p
... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, (born 13 October 1925) served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the only woman to have held either post. She was a former chemist She became publicly concerned with environmental is ...
... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, (born 13 October 1925) served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the only woman to have held either post. She was a former chemist She became publicly concerned with environmental is ...
Folie 1 - hvonstorch.de
... First of all forests are natural barriers to wind-driven air masses, which are then, as when encountering hills and mountains, forced to rise. No matter how light this upward drift may be, in theory it will have to lead to more condensation at its windward side. But the forest’s influence is also fe ...
... First of all forests are natural barriers to wind-driven air masses, which are then, as when encountering hills and mountains, forced to rise. No matter how light this upward drift may be, in theory it will have to lead to more condensation at its windward side. But the forest’s influence is also fe ...
Climatic Change - Department of Agricultural Economics
... IPCC (2001) “Most of the warming of the past 50 years is likely (>66%) to be attributable to human activities.” ...
... IPCC (2001) “Most of the warming of the past 50 years is likely (>66%) to be attributable to human activities.” ...
Climate Change Education and the Ecological Footprint
... greenhouse gas emissions and the human impact on the Earth’s resources. Previous research confirms a need for new models of climate change education (Moser and Dilling 2004). Many educators feel that they should not only teach the science, but also engage students and encourage positive responsivene ...
... greenhouse gas emissions and the human impact on the Earth’s resources. Previous research confirms a need for new models of climate change education (Moser and Dilling 2004). Many educators feel that they should not only teach the science, but also engage students and encourage positive responsivene ...
introduction the human influence on climate
... EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS IN 2010 Many weather or climate extremes occurred in 2010 but especially notable are the following, listed ...
... EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS IN 2010 Many weather or climate extremes occurred in 2010 but especially notable are the following, listed ...
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.