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On the Chopping Block - Allegheny Highlands Climate Change
... are some examples: A West Virginia Division of Natural Resources study (Byers et al. 2011) discusses climate change vulnerability for dozens of animals and plants in the Highlands. In a state that takes pride in being "Wild and Wonderful," this paper is a wake-up call for conservation lovers! Anothe ...
... are some examples: A West Virginia Division of Natural Resources study (Byers et al. 2011) discusses climate change vulnerability for dozens of animals and plants in the Highlands. In a state that takes pride in being "Wild and Wonderful," this paper is a wake-up call for conservation lovers! Anothe ...
Philosophy of Climate Science Part II: Modelling
... In order to compute a single hypothetical evolution of the climate system (a ‘model run’), we also require initial conditions and boundary conditions. The former are a mathematical description of the state of the climate system (projected into the climate model’s own domain) at the beginning of the ...
... In order to compute a single hypothetical evolution of the climate system (a ‘model run’), we also require initial conditions and boundary conditions. The former are a mathematical description of the state of the climate system (projected into the climate model’s own domain) at the beginning of the ...
Chapter 7 CLIMATE CHANGE, SOCIAL POLICY AND GLOBAL
... in the US switched to fuel-efficient cars the savings would alone offset the emissions generated in providing electricity to 1.6 billion people in the South (World Bank 2010: p.3). But the situation is changing rapidly. China now accounts for 29% of global CO2 emissions, almost double that of the U ...
... in the US switched to fuel-efficient cars the savings would alone offset the emissions generated in providing electricity to 1.6 billion people in the South (World Bank 2010: p.3). But the situation is changing rapidly. China now accounts for 29% of global CO2 emissions, almost double that of the U ...
Climate extremes and ozone pollution: a growing threat to China`s
... Abstract. Ensuring global food security requires a sound understanding of climate and environmental controls on crop productivity. The majority of existing assessments have focused on physical climate variables (i.e., mean temperature and precipitation), but less on the increasing climate extremes ( ...
... Abstract. Ensuring global food security requires a sound understanding of climate and environmental controls on crop productivity. The majority of existing assessments have focused on physical climate variables (i.e., mean temperature and precipitation), but less on the increasing climate extremes ( ...
Request for Expression of Interest Firm - World Bank E
... financing for almost 4,000 projects. The GEF has become an international partnership of 183 countries, international institutions, civil society organizations, and private sector to address global environmental issues. The Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF (IEO) has a central role in ensurin ...
... financing for almost 4,000 projects. The GEF has become an international partnership of 183 countries, international institutions, civil society organizations, and private sector to address global environmental issues. The Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF (IEO) has a central role in ensurin ...
The Ethics of Inquiry, Scientific Belief, and Public Discourse.
... cannot be disproven, therefore (P) is true. In other words, this is the belief that lack of evidence against a claim must count in the claim’s favor—it is otherwise known as an appeal to ignorance. The claim being made (that fallacious forms of reasoning consistently engender fallacious judgments) ...
... cannot be disproven, therefore (P) is true. In other words, this is the belief that lack of evidence against a claim must count in the claim’s favor—it is otherwise known as an appeal to ignorance. The claim being made (that fallacious forms of reasoning consistently engender fallacious judgments) ...
Financing adaptation
... place measures to respond to climate change impacts can help reduce more global and regional consequences of non-action. The case for using a public good lens lies in the fact that, with increased globalization, the lives of people are becoming more interdependent and the global scene today is one w ...
... place measures to respond to climate change impacts can help reduce more global and regional consequences of non-action. The case for using a public good lens lies in the fact that, with increased globalization, the lives of people are becoming more interdependent and the global scene today is one w ...
American Behavioral Scientist - Dana R. Fisher
... climate change, many conservative websites reported that this position on the issue was untenable for a Republican candidate and tantamount to committing “political suicide” (see Sheppard, 2011, for a full review). With the National Academy of Sciences maintaining a consistent position since 2001 th ...
... climate change, many conservative websites reported that this position on the issue was untenable for a Republican candidate and tantamount to committing “political suicide” (see Sheppard, 2011, for a full review). With the National Academy of Sciences maintaining a consistent position since 2001 th ...
Global Problems, african Solutions: african Climate Scientists
... between climate change and other environmental problems, such as water pollution and deforestation. Finally, while Africa’s scientists value their involvement in international scientific assessments, they would welcome more opportunities to collaborate with their peers on the continent, more dialogu ...
... between climate change and other environmental problems, such as water pollution and deforestation. Finally, while Africa’s scientists value their involvement in international scientific assessments, they would welcome more opportunities to collaborate with their peers on the continent, more dialogu ...
Value of information for climate observing systems
... (city) to regional (continent) to global. As a result, weather prediction VOI metrics are not directly applicable to climate prediction. The problem of decade to century time scale climate science VOI is sufficiently daunting and complex that it has remained largely unexplored. Most climate-related ...
... (city) to regional (continent) to global. As a result, weather prediction VOI metrics are not directly applicable to climate prediction. The problem of decade to century time scale climate science VOI is sufficiently daunting and complex that it has remained largely unexplored. Most climate-related ...
Hansen1998-ClimateForcings-in-the-IndustrialEra.p+
... cloud albedo (29), but it also increases cloud cover by inhibiting rainfall and thereby increasing cloud lifetime (30). We consider two ways to estimate climate forcing by clouds. The first method is based on aerosol-cloud modeling. The second approach is an inference of the forcing from observed ch ...
... cloud albedo (29), but it also increases cloud cover by inhibiting rainfall and thereby increasing cloud lifetime (30). We consider two ways to estimate climate forcing by clouds. The first method is based on aerosol-cloud modeling. The second approach is an inference of the forcing from observed ch ...
Lecture 1.1 - The Natural Edge Project
... The early impacts of climate change have already appeared and scientists believe that further impacts are inevitable, no matter what happens to future global greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the decisions we make today about infrastructure, health, water management, agriculture, biodiversity a ...
... The early impacts of climate change have already appeared and scientists believe that further impacts are inevitable, no matter what happens to future global greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the decisions we make today about infrastructure, health, water management, agriculture, biodiversity a ...
full text pdf
... environmental, social and economic well-being, accompanied by major changes in life support systems on Earth, where the far-reaching effects will be felt in the coming decades. The Earth's climate is warming rapidly due to emissions of greenhouse gases caused by human activities such as burning foss ...
... environmental, social and economic well-being, accompanied by major changes in life support systems on Earth, where the far-reaching effects will be felt in the coming decades. The Earth's climate is warming rapidly due to emissions of greenhouse gases caused by human activities such as burning foss ...
0302_Hemer_STAR_2010_WindWave
... Nicholls, R.J. et al. (2007) Coastal systems and low-lying areas. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Parry, M.L. et 2010 al. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambr ...
... Nicholls, R.J. et al. (2007) Coastal systems and low-lying areas. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Parry, M.L. et 2010 al. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambr ...
Cultural Dynamics of Climate Change and the Environment in
... Journalist Ronald Brownstein commented in the National Journal that many “have declared the science either inconclusive or dead wrong, often in vitriolic terms”.15 Moreover, despite the fact that carbon-based industry interests have exerted considerable influence over climate policy in the United St ...
... Journalist Ronald Brownstein commented in the National Journal that many “have declared the science either inconclusive or dead wrong, often in vitriolic terms”.15 Moreover, despite the fact that carbon-based industry interests have exerted considerable influence over climate policy in the United St ...
Abstract - Centre for Marine Science
... floats, gliders and moorings, can enhance the existing ship and satellite based observations and provide a major step change in the capacity to deliver sustained biogeochemical observations needed to characterise variability and detect trends. The observing system should also be integrated with the ...
... floats, gliders and moorings, can enhance the existing ship and satellite based observations and provide a major step change in the capacity to deliver sustained biogeochemical observations needed to characterise variability and detect trends. The observing system should also be integrated with the ...
Climate change in cities due to global warming and urban
... doi:10.1007/s10546-004-4834-5. Best, M. J., C. S. B. Grimmond, and M. G. Villani (2006), Evaluation of the urban tile in MOSES using surface energy balance observations, Boundary Layer Meteorol., 118, 503–525, doi:10.1007/s10546-005-9025-5. Christensen, J. H., et al. (2007), Regional climate project ...
... doi:10.1007/s10546-004-4834-5. Best, M. J., C. S. B. Grimmond, and M. G. Villani (2006), Evaluation of the urban tile in MOSES using surface energy balance observations, Boundary Layer Meteorol., 118, 503–525, doi:10.1007/s10546-005-9025-5. Christensen, J. H., et al. (2007), Regional climate project ...
Environmental effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide
... Surface temperature records compiled from worldwide stations by NASA-GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies; Hansen & Lebedeff 1987, 1988, Hansen et al. 1996) and the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia, UK (Parker et al. 1994, CRU 1999) are shown in Fig. 4. The overall r ...
... Surface temperature records compiled from worldwide stations by NASA-GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies; Hansen & Lebedeff 1987, 1988, Hansen et al. 1996) and the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia, UK (Parker et al. 1994, CRU 1999) are shown in Fig. 4. The overall r ...
GCSE Scheme of Work - Edexcel
... following questions. Do you think there is enough evidence to support global warming? To what extent are we accountable for the recent enhanced greenhouse effect? Or is it part of a natural cycle? ...
... following questions. Do you think there is enough evidence to support global warming? To what extent are we accountable for the recent enhanced greenhouse effect? Or is it part of a natural cycle? ...
April 7, 2014 President Barack Obama The White House
... An Open Letter on the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline from Scientists and Economists ...
... An Open Letter on the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline from Scientists and Economists ...
3104 EN
... significant changes in the Earth climate system and these changes are adversely affecting natural ecosystems, humans, communities and economic activities. It is also clear that if nations do not act quickly to reduce substantially the emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures will rise sign ...
... significant changes in the Earth climate system and these changes are adversely affecting natural ecosystems, humans, communities and economic activities. It is also clear that if nations do not act quickly to reduce substantially the emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures will rise sign ...
Predicting Hydrological Response to Climate Change in the White
... conditions and result in various impacts on global water resource systems. Likely impact may be on hydrological processes such as evapotranspiration, water temperature, stream flow volume, soil moisture, timing and magnitude of runoff, and frequency and severity of floods, all these will lead to cha ...
... conditions and result in various impacts on global water resource systems. Likely impact may be on hydrological processes such as evapotranspiration, water temperature, stream flow volume, soil moisture, timing and magnitude of runoff, and frequency and severity of floods, all these will lead to cha ...
Deep-ocean contribution to sea level and energy budget - e
... significant. Therefore, we find no significant global ocean warming below 2,000 m. Nevertheless, by performing a more rigorous and conservative error analysis, it is possible to estimate an upper bound on the rate of deep-ocean warming (2,000-bottom) in terms of its contribution to global mean sea-l ...
... significant. Therefore, we find no significant global ocean warming below 2,000 m. Nevertheless, by performing a more rigorous and conservative error analysis, it is possible to estimate an upper bound on the rate of deep-ocean warming (2,000-bottom) in terms of its contribution to global mean sea-l ...
Global 500 Greenhouse Gas Report: The Fossil
... powering industry, and building infrastructure around the world using fossil fuels provided by the energy industry creates economic progress as well as large and growing emissions of greenhouse gases. The second reason has to do with measurement of emissions. Unlike other sectors of the Global 500, ...
... powering industry, and building infrastructure around the world using fossil fuels provided by the energy industry creates economic progress as well as large and growing emissions of greenhouse gases. The second reason has to do with measurement of emissions. Unlike other sectors of the Global 500, ...
The CCAM multi-scale variable-resolution modelling system
... Options for spectral nudging, gridpoint nudging or no nudging from the host model (atmospheric fields) ...
... Options for spectral nudging, gridpoint nudging or no nudging from the host model (atmospheric fields) ...
Fred Singer
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Siegfried Fred Singer (born September 27, 1924) is an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia. Singer trained as an atmospheric physicist and is known for his work in space research, atmospheric pollution, rocket and satellite technology, his questioning of the link between UV-B and melanoma rates, and that between CFCs and stratospheric ozone loss, his public denial of the health risks of passive smoking, and as an advocate for climate change denial. He is the author or editor of several books including Global Effects of Environmental Pollution (1970), The Ocean in Human Affairs (1989), Global Climate Change (1989), The Greenhouse Debate Continued (1992), and Hot Talk, Cold Science (1997). He has also co-authored Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years (2007) with Dennis Avery, and Climate Change Reconsidered (2009) with Craig Idso.Singer has had a varied career, serving in the armed forces, government, and academia. He designed mines for the U.S. Navy during World War II, before obtaining his Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 1948 and working as a scientific liaison officer in the U.S. Embassy in London. He became a leading figure in early space research, was involved in the development of earth observation satellites, and in 1962 established the National Weather Bureau's Satellite Service Center. He was the founding dean of the University of Miami School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences in 1964, and held several government positions, including deputy assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, and chief scientist for the Department of Transportation. He held a professorship with the University of Virginia from 1971 until 1994, and with George Mason University until 2000.In 1990 Singer founded the Science & Environmental Policy Project to advocate for climate change denial, and in 2006 was named by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as one of a minority of scientists said to be creating a stand-off on a consensus on climate change. Singer argues there is no evidence that global warming is attributable to human-caused increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, and that humanity would benefit if temperatures do rise.He is an opponent of the Kyoto Protocol, and has claimed climate models as not based on reality, and not evidence. Singer has been accused of rejecting peer-reviewed and independently confirmed scientific evidence in his claims concerning public health and environmental issues.