Climate sCienCe
... After a period of rapid temperature rise from around 1970, warming of the atmosphere slowed down or stopped over the last 15 years. From 1998 to 2012, the warming trend was between -0.05 and +0.15°C per decade.16 Because of internal variability in the climate system, such decade-long pauses are to b ...
... After a period of rapid temperature rise from around 1970, warming of the atmosphere slowed down or stopped over the last 15 years. From 1998 to 2012, the warming trend was between -0.05 and +0.15°C per decade.16 Because of internal variability in the climate system, such decade-long pauses are to b ...
Trends in extreme weather events in Europe: implications
... displaced; •• competition for scarce resources; •• decrease in water quality; •• spread of diseases. ...
... displaced; •• competition for scarce resources; •• decrease in water quality; •• spread of diseases. ...
O Discounting the Future Is it equitable to favor tomorrow’s wealthier generations
... would be near-term while any benefits from those reductions would be delayed because of the inertia of the climate system. How should we compare costs and benefits that occur at different times? This, of course, isn’t a new problem. It is inherent to any investment that provides less than instant gr ...
... would be near-term while any benefits from those reductions would be delayed because of the inertia of the climate system. How should we compare costs and benefits that occur at different times? This, of course, isn’t a new problem. It is inherent to any investment that provides less than instant gr ...
Comparisons of Observed Paleoclimate and Model
... • Important differences between estimates of extratropical and full (combined tropical and extratropical) hemispheric mean temperature changes in past centuries appear consistent with seasonal and spatially-specific responses to climate forcing. ...
... • Important differences between estimates of extratropical and full (combined tropical and extratropical) hemispheric mean temperature changes in past centuries appear consistent with seasonal and spatially-specific responses to climate forcing. ...
PDF 4MB - Parliament of Australia
... The heart of science is objectivity based on data and logic. Empirical evidence decides science, not whims, unfounded beliefs and opinions, votes, fashion, bullies, money or emotion. Dr Marshall agreed on the need to provide empirical evidence and to do so with logical reasoning that shows statistic ...
... The heart of science is objectivity based on data and logic. Empirical evidence decides science, not whims, unfounded beliefs and opinions, votes, fashion, bullies, money or emotion. Dr Marshall agreed on the need to provide empirical evidence and to do so with logical reasoning that shows statistic ...
CLIMATE CHANGE RISK PERCEPTION AND POLICY
... Public risk perceptions are critical components of the socio-political context within which policy makers operate. Public risk perceptions can fundamentally compel or constrain political, economic and social action to address particular risks. For example, public support or opposition to climate pol ...
... Public risk perceptions are critical components of the socio-political context within which policy makers operate. Public risk perceptions can fundamentally compel or constrain political, economic and social action to address particular risks. For example, public support or opposition to climate pol ...
K3 Climate Change Review - Hawke`s Bay Regional Council
... energy (light) absorbed at the earth’s surface against outgoing infrared energy (heat). The atmosphere is largely transparent to solar energy, but strongly absorbs infrared energy radiated up from the earth’s surface, through the action of ‘greenhouse gases’. Naturallyoccurring greenhouse gases (GHG ...
... energy (light) absorbed at the earth’s surface against outgoing infrared energy (heat). The atmosphere is largely transparent to solar energy, but strongly absorbs infrared energy radiated up from the earth’s surface, through the action of ‘greenhouse gases’. Naturallyoccurring greenhouse gases (GHG ...
Spectral Signatures of Geospace Climate Change Martin G
... Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD Linda Hunt and Jeffrey Mast SSAI, Hampton, VA Stanley Solomon and Liying Qian National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO ...
... Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD Linda Hunt and Jeffrey Mast SSAI, Hampton, VA Stanley Solomon and Liying Qian National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO ...
ASN Bank Our vision on Climate Change
... scientists estimate that we can still release approximately 565 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere by burning ...
... scientists estimate that we can still release approximately 565 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere by burning ...
Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaption
... house is about 60 - 100 years (some will last significantly longer), so most of the houses standing now – including those currently being built – will be around until the later part of the century to experience the more severe projected consequences from climate change. Whilst global climate models ...
... house is about 60 - 100 years (some will last significantly longer), so most of the houses standing now – including those currently being built – will be around until the later part of the century to experience the more severe projected consequences from climate change. Whilst global climate models ...
Changing Northern Hemisphere Storm Tracks in an Ensemble of
... and 0.98 (cf. Table 2, last row). In this case, the ensemble mean is marginally worse in meeting the observational data than the best single model (CCCma_t63), but the difference is small. The model combination with the worst agreement of the simulated patterns is again MRI and IAP (r ⫽ 0.52). Clima ...
... and 0.98 (cf. Table 2, last row). In this case, the ensemble mean is marginally worse in meeting the observational data than the best single model (CCCma_t63), but the difference is small. The model combination with the worst agreement of the simulated patterns is again MRI and IAP (r ⫽ 0.52). Clima ...
Tennessee and Climate Change
... of our military; the vigor and competitiveness of our economy; and the power of our ideals. It means we have to be aware of new threats; one new threat is climate change, partially caused by emissions from fossil fuels. A changing climate is impacting us worldwide and opening new areas, like the Arc ...
... of our military; the vigor and competitiveness of our economy; and the power of our ideals. It means we have to be aware of new threats; one new threat is climate change, partially caused by emissions from fossil fuels. A changing climate is impacting us worldwide and opening new areas, like the Arc ...
INTERDYNAMIK thematic workshop on vegetation dynamics
... less problematic since modern analogues exist. For earlier interglacials this situation might be different, e.g. there may have been a different species composition despite similar climates. Though pollen-based climate reconstructions are questionable further back in time, they are not impossible. ...
... less problematic since modern analogues exist. For earlier interglacials this situation might be different, e.g. there may have been a different species composition despite similar climates. Though pollen-based climate reconstructions are questionable further back in time, they are not impossible. ...
Climate Change: Implications For Defence
... Tibetan Plateau in central Asia, where rivers supply more than one billion people with water. Climate change is expected to alter the dynamics of water runoff, and warming will bring forward the snow melt season in all but the coldest regions. This is likely to increase the flood risk during seasons ...
... Tibetan Plateau in central Asia, where rivers supply more than one billion people with water. Climate change is expected to alter the dynamics of water runoff, and warming will bring forward the snow melt season in all but the coldest regions. This is likely to increase the flood risk during seasons ...
human mobility in the context of climate change
... International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Norwegian Refugee Council/Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (NRC/IDMC), Refugees International, the Center ...
... International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Norwegian Refugee Council/Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (NRC/IDMC), Refugees International, the Center ...
Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and Adaptation
... aware of the existence of climate change, but fewer are aware of the impacts of climate change on our water supplies, agriculture, power and transportation systems, the natural environment, and even our own health and safety. Also fewer people are aware of the efforts that we can make to overcome cl ...
... aware of the existence of climate change, but fewer are aware of the impacts of climate change on our water supplies, agriculture, power and transportation systems, the natural environment, and even our own health and safety. Also fewer people are aware of the efforts that we can make to overcome cl ...
International climate policy after Copenhagen: towards a ‘building blocks’ approach: Working Paper No. 21 (303 kB) (opens in new window)
... convention-plus-protocol approach, negotiators hoped to repeat the success of the experience with the ozone regime (Sebenius 1994, 283). Initially, the strategy seemed to pay off. The UN Framework Convention was successfully negotiated in the run-up to the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Devel ...
... convention-plus-protocol approach, negotiators hoped to repeat the success of the experience with the ozone regime (Sebenius 1994, 283). Initially, the strategy seemed to pay off. The UN Framework Convention was successfully negotiated in the run-up to the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Devel ...
On Flying to Ethics Conferences: Climate Change and
... like malaria, dengue fever, schistosomiasis, cholera, and salmonella (McMichael et al. 2006, 862–63). Outbreaks of cholera in Bangladesh have been correlated with changes in sea surface temperatures and the ENSO. Fourth, all these effects may lead to social disruptions that impact population health. ...
... like malaria, dengue fever, schistosomiasis, cholera, and salmonella (McMichael et al. 2006, 862–63). Outbreaks of cholera in Bangladesh have been correlated with changes in sea surface temperatures and the ENSO. Fourth, all these effects may lead to social disruptions that impact population health. ...
UKCP Paper
... words, the emulator ‘fills the gaps’ between the 280 points obtained in Part 2. Part 4 – Probability. What is the uncertainty of future values of x given the diversity in ? Uncertainty is quantified by giving a probability distribution over the interval associated with . The emulator correlates ...
... words, the emulator ‘fills the gaps’ between the 280 points obtained in Part 2. Part 4 – Probability. What is the uncertainty of future values of x given the diversity in ? Uncertainty is quantified by giving a probability distribution over the interval associated with . The emulator correlates ...
The role of unstated mistrust and disparities in scientifi c capacity
... The design and dynamics of the science-policy interface is of fundamental importance for the effectiveness of assessments and of scientific information in general, and for national government’s influence on the assessment process and, through that, on international politics more generally (Cash, et ...
... The design and dynamics of the science-policy interface is of fundamental importance for the effectiveness of assessments and of scientific information in general, and for national government’s influence on the assessment process and, through that, on international politics more generally (Cash, et ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... • Reading responses of roughly one page (singlespaced). The responses do not need to be elaborate, but they should also not summarize the reading. They should be used by you as think pieces to refine your questions and insight from the readings. They must be submitted via CTools at least two hours b ...
... • Reading responses of roughly one page (singlespaced). The responses do not need to be elaborate, but they should also not summarize the reading. They should be used by you as think pieces to refine your questions and insight from the readings. They must be submitted via CTools at least two hours b ...
Panel 2 - global change SysTem for Analysis, Research & Training
... AIACC Regional workshop, Panel 2 South Africa, March2003 ...
... AIACC Regional workshop, Panel 2 South Africa, March2003 ...
Climate Change and Victoria website
... Climate change impacts will be felt across the community. An increase in the frequency of hot days, heatwaves and other extreme weather events will put pressure on our hospitals and emergency services, and may have particularly severe consequences for the most vulnerable in the community. The Victor ...
... Climate change impacts will be felt across the community. An increase in the frequency of hot days, heatwaves and other extreme weather events will put pressure on our hospitals and emergency services, and may have particularly severe consequences for the most vulnerable in the community. The Victor ...
document Robock Presentation
... Degrade passive solar heating Rapid warming if stopped Cannot stop effects quickly Human error Unexpected consequences Commercial control Military use of technology Societal disruption, conflict between countries Conflicts with current treaties Whose hand on the thermostat? Effects on airplanes flyi ...
... Degrade passive solar heating Rapid warming if stopped Cannot stop effects quickly Human error Unexpected consequences Commercial control Military use of technology Societal disruption, conflict between countries Conflicts with current treaties Whose hand on the thermostat? Effects on airplanes flyi ...
Fred Singer
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.