Death by Degrees: North Carolina
... 2000 has been one of the fifteen warmest years on record.2 In 2000, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the winter of 2000 was the warmest winter on record since the United States government began keeping weather statistics 105 years ago.3 This was ...
... 2000 has been one of the fifteen warmest years on record.2 In 2000, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the winter of 2000 was the warmest winter on record since the United States government began keeping weather statistics 105 years ago.3 This was ...
Individual consumers and climate change: searching for a new moral compass - Working Paper 81 (358 kB) (opens in new window)
... the range of alternative behaviours that an individual may reasonably undertake is physically or financially limited. However, there are many individuals for whom the alternatives are available and accessible, and who still fail to engage. The question is: why are these individuals failing to change ...
... the range of alternative behaviours that an individual may reasonably undertake is physically or financially limited. However, there are many individuals for whom the alternatives are available and accessible, and who still fail to engage. The question is: why are these individuals failing to change ...
Evidence for parallel adaptation to climate across the natural range
... important to have evidence that the accessions had experienced the local climate for long enough to adapt to their collection climate locality. Thus, we attempted to only use accessions that were collected from less anthropogenically disturbed habitats (i.e., not roadsides) typical of A. thaliana’s ...
... important to have evidence that the accessions had experienced the local climate for long enough to adapt to their collection climate locality. Thus, we attempted to only use accessions that were collected from less anthropogenically disturbed habitats (i.e., not roadsides) typical of A. thaliana’s ...
Reducing Human Vulnerability
... difficult. Well-managed landscapes can modulate flood waters. Intact coastal wetlands can buffer against storm damage. But management of natural resources will face a rapidly changing climate with more extreme events and with ecosystems under increasing threats from stresses other than climate (such ...
... difficult. Well-managed landscapes can modulate flood waters. Intact coastal wetlands can buffer against storm damage. But management of natural resources will face a rapidly changing climate with more extreme events and with ecosystems under increasing threats from stresses other than climate (such ...
The Effect of Potential Future Climate Change on the Marine
... values chosen to be most representative of the global average for continental shelves. The default geothermal gradient used in the following discussion is 40°C km⫺1, although identical experiments have been performed with a global geothermal gradient of 60°C km⫺1, which results in shallower BHSZs. A ...
... values chosen to be most representative of the global average for continental shelves. The default geothermal gradient used in the following discussion is 40°C km⫺1, although identical experiments have been performed with a global geothermal gradient of 60°C km⫺1, which results in shallower BHSZs. A ...
Working Paper Series: The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet
... success of any such response will hinge -- given the American position as the world’s largest GHG emitter -- upon U.S. cooperation, whether formal or informal. While the paper will occasionally touch upon economics by necessity, much of the discussion will focus on the politics -- domestic and inter ...
... success of any such response will hinge -- given the American position as the world’s largest GHG emitter -- upon U.S. cooperation, whether formal or informal. While the paper will occasionally touch upon economics by necessity, much of the discussion will focus on the politics -- domestic and inter ...
Adapting to climate change
... The 2007 Fourth Assessment report from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) said that it is very likely (over 90%) that man-made greenhouse gas emissions caused most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid 20th century. ...
... The 2007 Fourth Assessment report from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) said that it is very likely (over 90%) that man-made greenhouse gas emissions caused most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid 20th century. ...
the scientific article as a Word document here
... adaptation already taking place? Who is adapting, to what, and how? Does adaptation differ between and within nations, regions, sectors? Are adaptations consistent with the risks posed by climate change? We have snapshots on these questions. IPCC AR4 provides selected examples of adaptation in pract ...
... adaptation already taking place? Who is adapting, to what, and how? Does adaptation differ between and within nations, regions, sectors? Are adaptations consistent with the risks posed by climate change? We have snapshots on these questions. IPCC AR4 provides selected examples of adaptation in pract ...
Do the stock markets price climate change risks?
... countries, and cooperating on preparing for adaptation to climate change impacts.7 In 1995, under the framework of the UNFCCC, whose commitments were considered not adequate, developed countries committed to taking action to reduce their emissions to the 1990 level by 2000. This Berlin Mandate marke ...
... countries, and cooperating on preparing for adaptation to climate change impacts.7 In 1995, under the framework of the UNFCCC, whose commitments were considered not adequate, developed countries committed to taking action to reduce their emissions to the 1990 level by 2000. This Berlin Mandate marke ...
Climate change in Australia | East Coast cluster report
... the current state and future of the global climate system. The report concluded that: • greenhouse gas emissions have markedly increased as a result of human activities • human influence has been detected in warming of the atmosphere and the ocean, in changes in the global water cycle, in reductio ...
... the current state and future of the global climate system. The report concluded that: • greenhouse gas emissions have markedly increased as a result of human activities • human influence has been detected in warming of the atmosphere and the ocean, in changes in the global water cycle, in reductio ...
The Relevance of the No-Harm Principle to Climate Change Law
... An intended contribution of this article is to suggest a more realistic interpretation of the noharm principle and of the obligations of states that follow from a breach of this principle in the context of climate change. In particular, it appears that the remedial obligation of responsible states d ...
... An intended contribution of this article is to suggest a more realistic interpretation of the noharm principle and of the obligations of states that follow from a breach of this principle in the context of climate change. In particular, it appears that the remedial obligation of responsible states d ...
Why Worry About Climate Change? A Research Agenda
... stress in plants and may make them grow faster – although this effect is now believed to be weaker (Long et al., 2006). Another reason is that the global economy is concentrated in the temperate zone, where a bit of warming may well be welcomed because of reductions in heating costs and cold-related ...
... stress in plants and may make them grow faster – although this effect is now believed to be weaker (Long et al., 2006). Another reason is that the global economy is concentrated in the temperate zone, where a bit of warming may well be welcomed because of reductions in heating costs and cold-related ...
Print Version
... observations, models, and their connection through assimilation systems. The three together is the threelegged chair of prediction systems (NRC 2010). Any weak leg compromises the system, and improvements in one leg often lead to improvements in the other legs. Recent advances in ENSO prediction ski ...
... observations, models, and their connection through assimilation systems. The three together is the threelegged chair of prediction systems (NRC 2010). Any weak leg compromises the system, and improvements in one leg often lead to improvements in the other legs. Recent advances in ENSO prediction ski ...
Strengthening southern Africa`s response to global change
... nature. Our research aims to develop innovative research and development platforms to provide strategically focused environmental solutions in support of a resilient economy. The CSIR has a cadre of more than 30 researchers working exclusively in the field of climate change; many of them are respect ...
... nature. Our research aims to develop innovative research and development platforms to provide strategically focused environmental solutions in support of a resilient economy. The CSIR has a cadre of more than 30 researchers working exclusively in the field of climate change; many of them are respect ...
environmental, economic and social impacts of
... evitable that those events are not accidental any more. Second, scientists have finished series of academic researches on climate change and presented the results as clear conclusions. It has been firmly proved, with total probability not less than 90% that the climate change within last decades has ...
... evitable that those events are not accidental any more. Second, scientists have finished series of academic researches on climate change and presented the results as clear conclusions. It has been firmly proved, with total probability not less than 90% that the climate change within last decades has ...
Implications of global climate change for natural resource damage
... of NRDAR processes and offer eight recommendations to improve these processes in light of GCC. First, we call for a better understanding of the net effects of GCC and contaminants on natural resources. Second, we urge facilities and environmental managers to plan for GCC-related factors that are exp ...
... of NRDAR processes and offer eight recommendations to improve these processes in light of GCC. First, we call for a better understanding of the net effects of GCC and contaminants on natural resources. Second, we urge facilities and environmental managers to plan for GCC-related factors that are exp ...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER FOR TOURISM
... There has been a long interest in the relationship between weather, climate and recreational activities, in particular outdoor activities such as skiing, swimming, golfing and the visitation of parks. As early as the 1970s, the Atmospheric Environment Service in Canada produced tourism and outdoor r ...
... There has been a long interest in the relationship between weather, climate and recreational activities, in particular outdoor activities such as skiing, swimming, golfing and the visitation of parks. As early as the 1970s, the Atmospheric Environment Service in Canada produced tourism and outdoor r ...
KidsCall-Climate Change
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
Utilization of Science-Based Information on Climate Change in
... change negatively impacts health, the economy, and the environment. However just over 40% of the respondents disagreed, thus there exists some ambivalence about the effects of climate change. ...
... change negatively impacts health, the economy, and the environment. However just over 40% of the respondents disagreed, thus there exists some ambivalence about the effects of climate change. ...
Climate Change: Implementation of the
... criticism, the Minister of the Environment said that it is Canada’s policy that it not move ahead of the rest of the world, stating, “It is absolutely essential and mandatory if we want to reduce (greenhouse gas) emissions that all large polluters must participate.”646 An audit by the Commissioner o ...
... criticism, the Minister of the Environment said that it is Canada’s policy that it not move ahead of the rest of the world, stating, “It is absolutely essential and mandatory if we want to reduce (greenhouse gas) emissions that all large polluters must participate.”646 An audit by the Commissioner o ...
Regional climate change experiments over southern South America
... particularly in DJF. Note the maximum increase in the geopotential height in DJF over the southern South Atlantic Ocean for both scenario simulations which induces a weakening of the north–south gradient. In consequence, westerly winds in low levels are expected to be weaker in both scenarios compar ...
... particularly in DJF. Note the maximum increase in the geopotential height in DJF over the southern South Atlantic Ocean for both scenario simulations which induces a weakening of the north–south gradient. In consequence, westerly winds in low levels are expected to be weaker in both scenarios compar ...
Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change | US EPA
... about (1) future emissions of greenhouse gases, (2) the effects of past and future emissions on the climate system, (3) the impact of changes in climate on the physical and biological environment, and (4) the translation of these environmental impacts into economic damages. As a result, any effort t ...
... about (1) future emissions of greenhouse gases, (2) the effects of past and future emissions on the climate system, (3) the impact of changes in climate on the physical and biological environment, and (4) the translation of these environmental impacts into economic damages. As a result, any effort t ...
Sep 6, 2014 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... so was split into its own section with additional information. A new section has been added on the impacts European countries have seen as a result of their climate regulations. A new section has been added on Polar Bear populations and claims of mass extinctions. Nearly all sections have been updat ...
... so was split into its own section with additional information. A new section has been added on the impacts European countries have seen as a result of their climate regulations. A new section has been added on Polar Bear populations and claims of mass extinctions. Nearly all sections have been updat ...
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.