2016: global heat record broken again
... The 20th century average is affected by strong warming from 1970 through the end of the century (Figure 1). When 2016’s record hot year is compared to pre- industrial temperatures rather than the 20th century, the extent to which our climate has warmed is even more alarming. In fact, 2016’s temperat ...
... The 20th century average is affected by strong warming from 1970 through the end of the century (Figure 1). When 2016’s record hot year is compared to pre- industrial temperatures rather than the 20th century, the extent to which our climate has warmed is even more alarming. In fact, 2016’s temperat ...
Scenario
... Most scenarios of the future suggest that the world will get more populated and wealthier during this century. While this ought to advance human well-being, it may also increase climate change which might at least partly offset any advances in well-being. The IPCC reports in its last (2001) assessme ...
... Most scenarios of the future suggest that the world will get more populated and wealthier during this century. While this ought to advance human well-being, it may also increase climate change which might at least partly offset any advances in well-being. The IPCC reports in its last (2001) assessme ...
Climate Change and Small Island Developing States
... “any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity” (IPCC, 2007: 871). In contrast, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN, 1992: Article 1, Paragraph 2), defines climate change to be “a change of climate which is attributed d ...
... “any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity” (IPCC, 2007: 871). In contrast, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN, 1992: Article 1, Paragraph 2), defines climate change to be “a change of climate which is attributed d ...
Deepa Badrinarayana - Three Degrees Warmer
... U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen all three countries made some commitments that they “noted”: China and India only agreed to reduce their carbon intensity, and not their absolute emissions, and it is uncertain whether their engagement will prove effective in capping ...
... U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen all three countries made some commitments that they “noted”: China and India only agreed to reduce their carbon intensity, and not their absolute emissions, and it is uncertain whether their engagement will prove effective in capping ...
Rapporteurs Report (RapporteurReport2012)
... Various analyses have been performed to study the sea level variation such as El Nino, Pacific Warm Pool and Cold Tongue Index which appear to be mirrored each other while the El Nino followed the fluctuation of sea level anomaly. Easterly wind anomaly at 925-hPa over the SCS also showed consistent ...
... Various analyses have been performed to study the sea level variation such as El Nino, Pacific Warm Pool and Cold Tongue Index which appear to be mirrored each other while the El Nino followed the fluctuation of sea level anomaly. Easterly wind anomaly at 925-hPa over the SCS also showed consistent ...
The 1430s: a cold period of extraordinary internal climate variability
... 1450 were consistently average or warm (for the years 1430– 1439; Luterbacher et al., 2016; see Fig. S1 in the Supplement). Striking is the very cold decade 1451–1460, which is a consistent feature across all summer temperature proxy series and coincides with two very large consecutive volcanic erup ...
... 1450 were consistently average or warm (for the years 1430– 1439; Luterbacher et al., 2016; see Fig. S1 in the Supplement). Striking is the very cold decade 1451–1460, which is a consistent feature across all summer temperature proxy series and coincides with two very large consecutive volcanic erup ...
Climate change in Australia | Monsoonal North cluster report
... 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 reductions i ...
... 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 reductions i ...
Air pollution, climate change and ozone loss
... Global sea levels could rise by more than 20 feet with the loss of shelf ice in Greenland and Antarctica, devastating coastal areas worldwide. Heat waves will be more frequent and more intense Droughts and wildfires will occur more often The Arctic Ocean could be ice free in summer by 2050 ...
... Global sea levels could rise by more than 20 feet with the loss of shelf ice in Greenland and Antarctica, devastating coastal areas worldwide. Heat waves will be more frequent and more intense Droughts and wildfires will occur more often The Arctic Ocean could be ice free in summer by 2050 ...
CLIMATE CHANGE IN NORTHERN AFRICA
... 3. Sensitivity of Global Climate to Holocene Orbital Forcing and Increased Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations The global pattern of differences in near-surface temperatures during the boreal summer (June, July, August) between the Holocene simulation at 6 ky BP and the control simulation (Figure 3a) rev ...
... 3. Sensitivity of Global Climate to Holocene Orbital Forcing and Increased Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations The global pattern of differences in near-surface temperatures during the boreal summer (June, July, August) between the Holocene simulation at 6 ky BP and the control simulation (Figure 3a) rev ...
Resource Guide to NGO Climate Adaptation Resources and Tools
... The Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment (NECIA) was a collaboration between the Union of Concerned Scientists and a team of independent experts. They developed an assessment of climate change impacts in the northeastern United States. It was launched in 2005 and published its last report in 2008. T ...
... The Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment (NECIA) was a collaboration between the Union of Concerned Scientists and a team of independent experts. They developed an assessment of climate change impacts in the northeastern United States. It was launched in 2005 and published its last report in 2008. T ...
Republic of the Marshall Islands
... With the emerging scientific evidence, substantial impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems are likely. Rising temperatures and ocean acidification may have substantial adverse impacts upon coral reefs, coastal ecosystems, and migratory fish stocks such as tuna, which represent a substantial economi ...
... With the emerging scientific evidence, substantial impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems are likely. Rising temperatures and ocean acidification may have substantial adverse impacts upon coral reefs, coastal ecosystems, and migratory fish stocks such as tuna, which represent a substantial economi ...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change among Crop Mohammed, D
... climate change (IPCC, 2007; BNRCC, 2008). This is due to the fact that majority of the countries’ population engage in agriculture as their primary occupation and agriculture in the country is mainly rain fed. Food production will be adversely affected by the variability in timing and amount of rain ...
... climate change (IPCC, 2007; BNRCC, 2008). This is due to the fact that majority of the countries’ population engage in agriculture as their primary occupation and agriculture in the country is mainly rain fed. Food production will be adversely affected by the variability in timing and amount of rain ...
ICT research for Climate Change
... Although the impacts of climate change on the water sector are wide-ranging and significant, there are a number of positive measures that can be taken to increase the adaptive capacity of the sector. ...
... Although the impacts of climate change on the water sector are wide-ranging and significant, there are a number of positive measures that can be taken to increase the adaptive capacity of the sector. ...
Psychological barriers and climate change action
... years. Last but not least, I would like to thank Sebastian for his seemingly unlimited supply of understanding, love and support through the years. ...
... years. Last but not least, I would like to thank Sebastian for his seemingly unlimited supply of understanding, love and support through the years. ...
Farmers and Climate Change: A Cross
... farmers believe about climate change and their perceptions of climate risks (see e.g., Gwimbi 2009; Maddison 2007), but less work has been conducted within highincome countries where agricultural systems can be quite different in scale and scope. Understanding what highincome country farmers believe ...
... farmers believe about climate change and their perceptions of climate risks (see e.g., Gwimbi 2009; Maddison 2007), but less work has been conducted within highincome countries where agricultural systems can be quite different in scale and scope. Understanding what highincome country farmers believe ...
... development, and overall living conditions. Accurate population figures are extremely difficult to track the result of the emergency, as many residents left to spend varying periods abroad. The best population estimates show a drop from 10,402 in 1994 to 5,600 in 1997. By January 1998, the populatio ...
The Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project
... anthropogenic climate change, as evidenced by a dedicated chapter in every assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since the first report published in 1990. Over this time the resources available to this area of research have developed considerably. Together with lo ...
... anthropogenic climate change, as evidenced by a dedicated chapter in every assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since the first report published in 1990. Over this time the resources available to this area of research have developed considerably. Together with lo ...
Potential Impacts of Contemporary Changing Climate on Caribbean
... heating the atmosphere include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, tropospheric ozone, chlorofluorocarbons (freons), and water vapor, all of which absorb infrared radiation. As their concentrations increase, there will be increased global warming coupled with an intensified hydrologic cycle. 5 P ...
... heating the atmosphere include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, tropospheric ozone, chlorofluorocarbons (freons), and water vapor, all of which absorb infrared radiation. As their concentrations increase, there will be increased global warming coupled with an intensified hydrologic cycle. 5 P ...
INSTRUCTOR GUIDE Chapter 11 Antarctica and Neogene
... elsewhere around the world. In particular, the steps in the Antarctic climate that have been interpreted from these studies include those shown in Table 11.1. This is an important point. Some students think only of the impact that global climate has on Antarctica. Antarctic Ice can be both influence ...
... elsewhere around the world. In particular, the steps in the Antarctic climate that have been interpreted from these studies include those shown in Table 11.1. This is an important point. Some students think only of the impact that global climate has on Antarctica. Antarctic Ice can be both influence ...
Single PDF in small font of the following:
... We used to offer a course on roughly the same topics as EE5712 until about 15 years ago. We discontinued due to (from what I recall) not having enough faculty in the controls area to cover all courses that we thought essential. For the past 4 years we effectively re-instituted the course (taught it ...
... We used to offer a course on roughly the same topics as EE5712 until about 15 years ago. We discontinued due to (from what I recall) not having enough faculty in the controls area to cover all courses that we thought essential. For the past 4 years we effectively re-instituted the course (taught it ...
Can terrestrial ectotherms escape the heat of climate change by
... model [9]. This may be because we do not account for interannual temperature variability and for fitness declines when temperatures exceed the critical thermal limits. We correct our estimates of the mean fitness advantage of movement by 2100 for this fitness detriment. If there is a fitness advanta ...
... model [9]. This may be because we do not account for interannual temperature variability and for fitness declines when temperatures exceed the critical thermal limits. We correct our estimates of the mean fitness advantage of movement by 2100 for this fitness detriment. If there is a fitness advanta ...
Vulnerability and climate change hotspots in Africa
... ABSTRACT: The climate of Africa varies from humid tropical climate to hyper-arid Saharan climate. The rainfall is highly variable in space. The coefficient of variation of rainfall is mapped in this paper and it revealed that rainfall variability is large in drought prone areas of the continent. Th ...
... ABSTRACT: The climate of Africa varies from humid tropical climate to hyper-arid Saharan climate. The rainfall is highly variable in space. The coefficient of variation of rainfall is mapped in this paper and it revealed that rainfall variability is large in drought prone areas of the continent. Th ...
Arviat Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan
... Nunavummiut have a strong connection with the land and an intimate knowledge of local climate and weather patterns. Increasingly over the past few decades, impacts of climate change are being observed, including the introduction of new plants, mammals and insects, changes to sea ice conditions and r ...
... Nunavummiut have a strong connection with the land and an intimate knowledge of local climate and weather patterns. Increasingly over the past few decades, impacts of climate change are being observed, including the introduction of new plants, mammals and insects, changes to sea ice conditions and r ...
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.