Env_Prior_Net - Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... There are two main global effects associated with climate change: (1) An increase in global mean temperature, which we have discussed already. (2) An increase in evaporation everywhere, driven by increased greenhouse gas concentrations and increased temperatures. The increase in evaporation also im ...
... There are two main global effects associated with climate change: (1) An increase in global mean temperature, which we have discussed already. (2) An increase in evaporation everywhere, driven by increased greenhouse gas concentrations and increased temperatures. The increase in evaporation also im ...
John W. Rowe (co
... now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global mean sea ...
... now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global mean sea ...
4-NaomiOreskes2
... • 50% of Americans worried “a great deal” or “a fair amount”. – But what about the other 50%? ...
... • 50% of Americans worried “a great deal” or “a fair amount”. – But what about the other 50%? ...
module 11: what evidence do we have of climate change
... The Earth’s climate has always changed, long before we humans existed. There have been warmer and colder periods. For example, in the last ice age, 20,000 years ago, it was about 9°C colder than it is now. The causes of most of these changes are very well understood. ...
... The Earth’s climate has always changed, long before we humans existed. There have been warmer and colder periods. For example, in the last ice age, 20,000 years ago, it was about 9°C colder than it is now. The causes of most of these changes are very well understood. ...
Points made by Supporters Points made by Opponents
... clouds. Most climate models forecast that this will be the phenomenon that eventually brings the earth back to equilibrium. 2. Aerosols- CFCs may or may not counteract global warming. Some studies have shown aerosols to block out a significant amount of incoming solar radiation, others have not. 3. ...
... clouds. Most climate models forecast that this will be the phenomenon that eventually brings the earth back to equilibrium. 2. Aerosols- CFCs may or may not counteract global warming. Some studies have shown aerosols to block out a significant amount of incoming solar radiation, others have not. 3. ...
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... rise. Of course there are a few specific locations where this is not true, but that is why experts prefer the term "climate change" over "global warming" because we know global climate change is not a uniform process. The vast majority of locations around the globe, including those in South Carolina ...
... rise. Of course there are a few specific locations where this is not true, but that is why experts prefer the term "climate change" over "global warming" because we know global climate change is not a uniform process. The vast majority of locations around the globe, including those in South Carolina ...
as delivered on Nov. 20, 2012
... 2×CO2 simulation and the geoengineering simulation using 2 Tg S yr−1 emission (which is not sufficient to entirely balance the greenhouse warming). ...
... 2×CO2 simulation and the geoengineering simulation using 2 Tg S yr−1 emission (which is not sufficient to entirely balance the greenhouse warming). ...
USI Library News Information Service Statesman, 19-08
... non-linear, with human lives vulnerable to heat stress, crop failure, flooding, drought and rise in sealevels. All scientific evidence points towards more global warming due to increases in carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels and destroying our natural forests and reefs. Some statistics illus ...
... non-linear, with human lives vulnerable to heat stress, crop failure, flooding, drought and rise in sealevels. All scientific evidence points towards more global warming due to increases in carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels and destroying our natural forests and reefs. Some statistics illus ...
High resolution RCM simulation of eastern Mediterranean climate
... The eastern Mediterranean (EM) region is found in a transition zone between the aridclimate part of North Africa and the central Europe, which is characterized by temperate and rainy conditions. Due to its geographical location, the EM is affected by both the mid-latitudinal processes and those of t ...
... The eastern Mediterranean (EM) region is found in a transition zone between the aridclimate part of North Africa and the central Europe, which is characterized by temperate and rainy conditions. Due to its geographical location, the EM is affected by both the mid-latitudinal processes and those of t ...
Anthropogenic Climate Change: Scientific Fact or Faulty Assumption?
... Oreskes, Naomi (2007). "The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: How Do We Know We’re Not Wrong?". In DiMento, Joseph F. C.; Doughman, Pamela M.. Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren. The MIT Press. p. 68. ...
... Oreskes, Naomi (2007). "The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: How Do We Know We’re Not Wrong?". In DiMento, Joseph F. C.; Doughman, Pamela M.. Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren. The MIT Press. p. 68. ...
Belanger OLLI week1 final - Denver Climate Study Group
... Extreme summer heat anomalies now cover about 10% of land area, up from 0.2%. This is based on observations, not models. ...
... Extreme summer heat anomalies now cover about 10% of land area, up from 0.2%. This is based on observations, not models. ...
UNDP report focuses on climate change impacts
... drifting towards a 'tipping point' that could lock the world's poorest countries and their poorest citizens in a downward spiral, leaving hundreds of millions facing malnutrition, water scarcity, ecological threats and loss of livelihoods. The report comes at a key moment in negotiations to forge a ...
... drifting towards a 'tipping point' that could lock the world's poorest countries and their poorest citizens in a downward spiral, leaving hundreds of millions facing malnutrition, water scarcity, ecological threats and loss of livelihoods. The report comes at a key moment in negotiations to forge a ...
Impacts of warming
... Here we use analysis of the Met Office’s Earth system model, HadGEM2-ES, to show how some impacts differ at certain levels of warming. The results are taken for a single high emissions scenario as global temperatures pass 1.5 °C, 2 °C and 4 °C of warming above pre-industrial levels. Information on o ...
... Here we use analysis of the Met Office’s Earth system model, HadGEM2-ES, to show how some impacts differ at certain levels of warming. The results are taken for a single high emissions scenario as global temperatures pass 1.5 °C, 2 °C and 4 °C of warming above pre-industrial levels. Information on o ...
AGL Resources - Clean Yield Asset Management
... Resolved: Shareholders request that AGL Resources, Inc. adopt quantitative company-wide goals for reducing GHG emissions from operations and products and report on its plans to achieve these goals by June 2015. Supporting Statement: In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the ...
... Resolved: Shareholders request that AGL Resources, Inc. adopt quantitative company-wide goals for reducing GHG emissions from operations and products and report on its plans to achieve these goals by June 2015. Supporting Statement: In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the ...
Colour version
... upper atmosphere remains cool. If, on the other hand, global warming was caused by solar activity it would mean that the upper atmosphere would also be warm. This is not the case. Other observations (see diagram) also demonstrate that warming is being caused by greenhouse gases emitted by humans, no ...
... upper atmosphere remains cool. If, on the other hand, global warming was caused by solar activity it would mean that the upper atmosphere would also be warm. This is not the case. Other observations (see diagram) also demonstrate that warming is being caused by greenhouse gases emitted by humans, no ...
Does climate change affect seismic activity?
... Does climate change affect seismic activity? Scientists developed the theory of plate tectonics using significant evidence including sea floor spreading, earthquakes and volcanic activity. The theory was refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community. Sometimes claims seem ...
... Does climate change affect seismic activity? Scientists developed the theory of plate tectonics using significant evidence including sea floor spreading, earthquakes and volcanic activity. The theory was refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community. Sometimes claims seem ...
International Children`s Book Day 2nd April It`s International
... This book uses stunning photography to illustrate the daily life of polar bears in the Arctic Circle. It gently teaches children about the perils that polar bears face as the ice caps melt, and shows ways in which they can all help. ...
... This book uses stunning photography to illustrate the daily life of polar bears in the Arctic Circle. It gently teaches children about the perils that polar bears face as the ice caps melt, and shows ways in which they can all help. ...
Climate Change Impacts
... Radiate some heat back to Earth, some passes through into space Humans change atmosphere – burn coal, oil, natural gas, destroy forests – CO2 risen 30%, CH4 150% in past 100 yrs Heat energy can’t pass into space ...
... Radiate some heat back to Earth, some passes through into space Humans change atmosphere – burn coal, oil, natural gas, destroy forests – CO2 risen 30%, CH4 150% in past 100 yrs Heat energy can’t pass into space ...
Political Realities versus Physical Realities
... The political reality is that a large part of the population in the Western World has been deluded into thinking that mankind is responsible for changing the world’s climate with politicians acting their part to make most of this wonderful opportunity to display their competence in managing world af ...
... The political reality is that a large part of the population in the Western World has been deluded into thinking that mankind is responsible for changing the world’s climate with politicians acting their part to make most of this wonderful opportunity to display their competence in managing world af ...
Climate change - is it really happening
... % change in rainfall by end of 21st century, where more than 2/3 of the models agree on the sign of the change. White areas denote regions where no consistent signal is predicted e.g. Africa. ...
... % change in rainfall by end of 21st century, where more than 2/3 of the models agree on the sign of the change. White areas denote regions where no consistent signal is predicted e.g. Africa. ...
“3.24 MB” next to Our Changing Climate. Use this chapter to answer
... the future. It is largely based on results of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and integrates those results with related research from around the world. This report discusses climate-related impacts for various societal and environmental sectors and regions across the nation. It is ...
... the future. It is largely based on results of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and integrates those results with related research from around the world. This report discusses climate-related impacts for various societal and environmental sectors and regions across the nation. It is ...
Part 1-The Rural Context (JWilliams)
... drying in mid-latitudes (sub-tropics) over Asia Equatorial tropical zone – uncertain but little mean change expected No increase in cyclone frequency but intensity could increase by 10-20% Accelerated melting of glaciers – 65% of China’s glaciers will not exist by 2050 with current and projected war ...
... drying in mid-latitudes (sub-tropics) over Asia Equatorial tropical zone – uncertain but little mean change expected No increase in cyclone frequency but intensity could increase by 10-20% Accelerated melting of glaciers – 65% of China’s glaciers will not exist by 2050 with current and projected war ...
Chapter 7 - cloudfront.net
... E.A. Mathez, 2009, Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future, Columbia University Press. Source: Trenberth et al., 2007 ...
... E.A. Mathez, 2009, Climate Change: The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future, Columbia University Press. Source: Trenberth et al., 2007 ...
Can`t we agree to do something about climate change?
... eventually settle their squabble and attempt to solve their problems remains to be seen. It does, however, illustrate the problem the entire country has when it comes to "global warming," "climate change" or "recurrent flooding." We can't even decide what we want to call it. There are two very stubb ...
... eventually settle their squabble and attempt to solve their problems remains to be seen. It does, however, illustrate the problem the entire country has when it comes to "global warming," "climate change" or "recurrent flooding." We can't even decide what we want to call it. There are two very stubb ...
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.