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Environmental concerns:
... in the level of greenhouse gases have been, they may still be making a contribution. 2. Another issue is that a second type of pollutant, aerosols such as the tiny little sulphate particles that form when sulphurous fuel is burned, promote the formation of clouds. These reflect sunlight away from Ea ...
... in the level of greenhouse gases have been, they may still be making a contribution. 2. Another issue is that a second type of pollutant, aerosols such as the tiny little sulphate particles that form when sulphurous fuel is burned, promote the formation of clouds. These reflect sunlight away from Ea ...
History of Earth`s surface temperature 1880-2016
... twentieth-century average, ending with record-warm 2016. Because of global warming due to increasing greenhouse gases, the maps from the late 1800s and the early 1900s are dominated by shades of blue, indicating temperatures were up to 3°C (5.4°F) cooler than the twentieth-century average. By the 1 ...
... twentieth-century average, ending with record-warm 2016. Because of global warming due to increasing greenhouse gases, the maps from the late 1800s and the early 1900s are dominated by shades of blue, indicating temperatures were up to 3°C (5.4°F) cooler than the twentieth-century average. By the 1 ...
Khan 1 Shafiq Khan Carolyn L. Holloway English 2010 18 February
... Although the United States has well-developed public health systems (compared with those of many developing countries), climate change will still likely affect many Americans. In addition, the impacts of climate change on public health around the globe could have important consequences for the Unite ...
... Although the United States has well-developed public health systems (compared with those of many developing countries), climate change will still likely affect many Americans. In addition, the impacts of climate change on public health around the globe could have important consequences for the Unite ...
Proxy Climate Data
... Reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases, or engage in emissions trading if they maintain or increase emissions of these gases The objective is the "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interf ...
... Reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases, or engage in emissions trading if they maintain or increase emissions of these gases The objective is the "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interf ...
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... Until the dawn of humanity and the discovery of oil, temperatures in Antarctica and the rest of the planet were relatively stable since the last Ice Age. Since the middle of the last century temperatures in Antarctica have increased moving the temperatures there above the critical freezing point. Ou ...
... Until the dawn of humanity and the discovery of oil, temperatures in Antarctica and the rest of the planet were relatively stable since the last Ice Age. Since the middle of the last century temperatures in Antarctica have increased moving the temperatures there above the critical freezing point. Ou ...
PowerPoint Slideshow
... There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities. - IPCC, 2001 ...
... There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities. - IPCC, 2001 ...
The Economics of Sustainability
... What is the problem? • The potential economic, social and environmental costs of global warming from elevated concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as a result of man-made emissions ...
... What is the problem? • The potential economic, social and environmental costs of global warming from elevated concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as a result of man-made emissions ...
Why study past climate?
... Why bother studying ancient climate? Who cares what happened a long time ago? 1. Past variability can show climatic extremes that have not been experienced during recorded history 2. In order to understand the effects of human activity on climate, we must establish what the planet, the atmosphere, ...
... Why bother studying ancient climate? Who cares what happened a long time ago? 1. Past variability can show climatic extremes that have not been experienced during recorded history 2. In order to understand the effects of human activity on climate, we must establish what the planet, the atmosphere, ...
carbon and nitrogen cycle - National Center for Atmospheric Research
... "Why does applied science bring us so little happiness? The simple answer is that we have not yet learned to make proper use of it. In time of war it has given men the means to poison and mutilate one another. In time of peace it has made our lives hurried and uncertain. It has enslaved us to machin ...
... "Why does applied science bring us so little happiness? The simple answer is that we have not yet learned to make proper use of it. In time of war it has given men the means to poison and mutilate one another. In time of peace it has made our lives hurried and uncertain. It has enslaved us to machin ...
B S I
... of change will force changes in many aspects of human society. Ecology has an important role to play in predicting, mitigating, and adapting to changing climate, but ecology, as a discipline, will need to more expansive, collaborative, and responsive to society if it is to have a strong voice in dir ...
... of change will force changes in many aspects of human society. Ecology has an important role to play in predicting, mitigating, and adapting to changing climate, but ecology, as a discipline, will need to more expansive, collaborative, and responsive to society if it is to have a strong voice in dir ...
Slides
... • Investment in flood defence and other means of adapting to climate change • Investment in weather-sensitive methods of energy supply, e.g. wind and nuclear • Growing new markets for insurance against losses from extreme weather • National and global greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets ...
... • Investment in flood defence and other means of adapting to climate change • Investment in weather-sensitive methods of energy supply, e.g. wind and nuclear • Growing new markets for insurance against losses from extreme weather • National and global greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets ...
Global Warming and Its Effect on the Arctic
... Cormorants will have to find a new environment or they will go extinct • Polar bears who live on the Arctic ice are rapidly going extinct and are expected to die out in less than 100 years • With warmer temperatures, more insects will breed further north, eating vegetation and spreading disease • Wi ...
... Cormorants will have to find a new environment or they will go extinct • Polar bears who live on the Arctic ice are rapidly going extinct and are expected to die out in less than 100 years • With warmer temperatures, more insects will breed further north, eating vegetation and spreading disease • Wi ...
ClimateChange1
... and time of year, over a long period (typically 30 years). We expect the weather to change a lot from day to day, but we expect the climate to remain relatively constant. If the climate doesn’t remain constant, we call it climate change. The key question is what is a significant change – and this de ...
... and time of year, over a long period (typically 30 years). We expect the weather to change a lot from day to day, but we expect the climate to remain relatively constant. If the climate doesn’t remain constant, we call it climate change. The key question is what is a significant change – and this de ...
Climate change
... change, due to impacts on several sectors as tourism, agriculture (for example, decrease of grains production), forestry activities, infrastructures, energy and population health. ...
... change, due to impacts on several sectors as tourism, agriculture (for example, decrease of grains production), forestry activities, infrastructures, energy and population health. ...
Face The Facts Climate Change
... commonly used to refer to the same phenomenon, though they actually have different meanings. ...
... commonly used to refer to the same phenomenon, though they actually have different meanings. ...
Climate Change History
... natural to seek for the probable effects of such a change. From the best laboratory observations it appears that the principal result of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide . . . would be a gradual increase in the mean temperature of the colder regions of the earth.” ...
... natural to seek for the probable effects of such a change. From the best laboratory observations it appears that the principal result of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide . . . would be a gradual increase in the mean temperature of the colder regions of the earth.” ...
TRANSPORTATION FACTS - Climate Change Climate is the
... by 30% over the last 200 years, primarily as a result of changes in land use (e.g., deforestation) and of burning coal, oil, and natural gas (e.g., in automobiles, industry, and electricity generation). If current trends in emissions were to continue, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere w ...
... by 30% over the last 200 years, primarily as a result of changes in land use (e.g., deforestation) and of burning coal, oil, and natural gas (e.g., in automobiles, industry, and electricity generation). If current trends in emissions were to continue, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere w ...
From Paris 2015 to EU 2030: Is Europe leading or lagging?
... • EU is a flagging frontrunner • Negotiations have shifted towards G2 (US – China) • EU lost diplomatic power • China will have the largest ETS system worldwide by 2017 • EU will lose one of its unique selling points ...
... • EU is a flagging frontrunner • Negotiations have shifted towards G2 (US – China) • EU lost diplomatic power • China will have the largest ETS system worldwide by 2017 • EU will lose one of its unique selling points ...
Cecilie Mauritzen, CICERO Large Developing Economies: 2010-2013
... households – black carbon: climate driver, health risk & short-term fix ...
... households – black carbon: climate driver, health risk & short-term fix ...
Lecture, IPCC
... have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations. •AR4, 2007: Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. •AR5, 2011: AGW very, very likely? – No, ...
... have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations. •AR4, 2007: Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. •AR5, 2011: AGW very, very likely? – No, ...
Biogeochemical Cycles in the Ocean
... discussions in the hallways and conferences...usually hard for the public to assess ...
... discussions in the hallways and conferences...usually hard for the public to assess ...
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.