Climate Change in Antarctica - Understanding the Facts
... physical and biological properties of the continent and surrounding ocean are closely linked to the Earth’s environment through ocean and atmosphere circulation and exchange of globally produced carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases. Antarctica contains 90% of the world’s ice and 70% of th ...
... physical and biological properties of the continent and surrounding ocean are closely linked to the Earth’s environment through ocean and atmosphere circulation and exchange of globally produced carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases. Antarctica contains 90% of the world’s ice and 70% of th ...
Attitudes toward global warming, climate change and
... production, support for renewable energy and other environmental issues. The third wave data were collected in 2010 and respondents involved in the study aged 17 to 18. Our analysis focuses on four major research questions. First, what proportion of young people believe that global warming and clima ...
... production, support for renewable energy and other environmental issues. The third wave data were collected in 2010 and respondents involved in the study aged 17 to 18. Our analysis focuses on four major research questions. First, what proportion of young people believe that global warming and clima ...
Current Climate Change Trends and Issues for East Asia
... For these impacts, the trend and magnitude of change is quite sure, just the timing is a little uncertain • Some changes are likely, but the direction of change will vary across locations: – Rainfall patterns will change, but we don’t know exactly where – Storms/cyclones will most probably intensify ...
... For these impacts, the trend and magnitude of change is quite sure, just the timing is a little uncertain • Some changes are likely, but the direction of change will vary across locations: – Rainfall patterns will change, but we don’t know exactly where – Storms/cyclones will most probably intensify ...
The greenhouse effect and global warming
... temperature has increased by 0.6°C, but this warming has speeded up, jumping 0.5°C in the last 25 years. The 10 hottest years since records began have been since 1990. Computer modelling is now used to predict future temperature increases, which currently are between 1.4 – 5.8°C. What evidence is th ...
... temperature has increased by 0.6°C, but this warming has speeded up, jumping 0.5°C in the last 25 years. The 10 hottest years since records began have been since 1990. Computer modelling is now used to predict future temperature increases, which currently are between 1.4 – 5.8°C. What evidence is th ...
But is it adaptation?
... Climatic Change special issue 2011; The RCPs can be found on the web at: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web-apps/tnt/RcpDb/ ...
... Climatic Change special issue 2011; The RCPs can be found on the web at: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web-apps/tnt/RcpDb/ ...
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... • Climate change will strongly impact California’s future in air quality, water resources, and agriculture (also human health, and others) • A partnership across Federal, State, and Academic institutions is required to make progress in understanding and addressing climate change at the regional and ...
... • Climate change will strongly impact California’s future in air quality, water resources, and agriculture (also human health, and others) • A partnership across Federal, State, and Academic institutions is required to make progress in understanding and addressing climate change at the regional and ...
Global Climate Change AND Tropical Forest Ecosystems Andes
... Climate is one of the primary constraints on species distributions and ecosystem function and Ecologists are faced with the challenge of forecasting species range shifts, extinction risks, biome shifts, altered disturbance regimes, biogeochemical cycling, and other ecological responses to climate ch ...
... Climate is one of the primary constraints on species distributions and ecosystem function and Ecologists are faced with the challenge of forecasting species range shifts, extinction risks, biome shifts, altered disturbance regimes, biogeochemical cycling, and other ecological responses to climate ch ...
Media Advisory Ozone Treaty Takes Major Steps to Combat Climate
... 2010. The Parties’ decision in 2007 to accelerate the phase‐out of HCFCs (the replacements for CFCs) was the first time the Parties explicitly recognized the Montreal Protocol’s responsibility to address climate change. To achieve the full benefits of the 2007 decision, the Parties will need to ad ...
... 2010. The Parties’ decision in 2007 to accelerate the phase‐out of HCFCs (the replacements for CFCs) was the first time the Parties explicitly recognized the Montreal Protocol’s responsibility to address climate change. To achieve the full benefits of the 2007 decision, the Parties will need to ad ...
Are we headed for global catastrophe in the coming century?
... before the sharp rise in atmospheric CO2, so it couldn’t have been caused by CO2. 80% of atmospheric CO2 accumulated after the sharp rise in CO2 ~1945, but temperatures for the next 30+ years cooled 0.5° C (0.9 ° F) in the Northern Hemisphere and 0.2 ° C (0.4 ° F) instead of global warming. 10 t ...
... before the sharp rise in atmospheric CO2, so it couldn’t have been caused by CO2. 80% of atmospheric CO2 accumulated after the sharp rise in CO2 ~1945, but temperatures for the next 30+ years cooled 0.5° C (0.9 ° F) in the Northern Hemisphere and 0.2 ° C (0.4 ° F) instead of global warming. 10 t ...
Contrails form when aircraft fly through regions
... The text of the Protocol to the UNFCCC was adopted at the third session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997; it was open for signature from 16 March 1998 to 15 March 1999 at United Nations Headquarters, New York. By that date the Protocol had received ...
... The text of the Protocol to the UNFCCC was adopted at the third session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997; it was open for signature from 16 March 1998 to 15 March 1999 at United Nations Headquarters, New York. By that date the Protocol had received ...
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... before the sharp rise in atmospheric CO2, so it couldn’t have been caused by CO2. 80% of atmospheric CO2 accumulated after the sharp rise in CO2 ~1945, but temperatures for the next 30+ years cooled 0.5° C (0.9 ° F) in the Northern Hemisphere and 0.2 ° C (0.4 ° F) instead of global warming. 10 t ...
... before the sharp rise in atmospheric CO2, so it couldn’t have been caused by CO2. 80% of atmospheric CO2 accumulated after the sharp rise in CO2 ~1945, but temperatures for the next 30+ years cooled 0.5° C (0.9 ° F) in the Northern Hemisphere and 0.2 ° C (0.4 ° F) instead of global warming. 10 t ...
2 yr -1 - Federation of Earth Science Information Partners
... the Air Resources Board to: (Continued) • Convene an Environmental Justice Advisory Committee and an Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee to advise ARB. • Ensure public notice and opportunity for comment for all ARB actions. • Prior to imposing any mandates or authorizing market me ...
... the Air Resources Board to: (Continued) • Convene an Environmental Justice Advisory Committee and an Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee to advise ARB. • Ensure public notice and opportunity for comment for all ARB actions. • Prior to imposing any mandates or authorizing market me ...
US National Climate Change Assessment on Forest Ecosystems: An
... the sea level, reduced agricultural and forest productivity, water shortages, and extinction of sensitive species—were also discussed. These findings prompted the passage of the 1990 Global Change Research Act (GCRA) and the establishment of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The progra ...
... the sea level, reduced agricultural and forest productivity, water shortages, and extinction of sensitive species—were also discussed. These findings prompted the passage of the 1990 Global Change Research Act (GCRA) and the establishment of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The progra ...
What makes climate change?
... Human-Forced Climate Change Climate changes can be natural or human ...
... Human-Forced Climate Change Climate changes can be natural or human ...
Community Forests and the Climate Change Agenda
... High temp extremes increase in frequency Low temp extremes decrease in frequency Sea-surface temp warms ...
... High temp extremes increase in frequency Low temp extremes decrease in frequency Sea-surface temp warms ...
High-resolution Regional Climate Change Information for
... assessments, Vulnerability indicators and Adaptation policies ...
... assessments, Vulnerability indicators and Adaptation policies ...
A decade of dirty tricks
... One of the most high profile sceptics in the climate change debate, S. Fred Singer, has recently denied receiving any oil company money in the 20 years that he has been consulting for the oil industry.6 Yet Exxon’s own documents7 show that in 1998, the company gave a grant of $10,000 to the Science ...
... One of the most high profile sceptics in the climate change debate, S. Fred Singer, has recently denied receiving any oil company money in the 20 years that he has been consulting for the oil industry.6 Yet Exxon’s own documents7 show that in 1998, the company gave a grant of $10,000 to the Science ...
Scenario building in climate science
... i.e., a prediction which utilizes assumptions about a few critical, often intrinsically unpredictable developments. • When all conditional predictions agree, it is an unconditional prediction (i.e., there will be a warming) ...
... i.e., a prediction which utilizes assumptions about a few critical, often intrinsically unpredictable developments. • When all conditional predictions agree, it is an unconditional prediction (i.e., there will be a warming) ...
MedECC: Towards an improved scientific assessment of climate
... environmental changes are not sufficiently coordinated. There is not tool to conduct a sustainable dialogue to bridge the gap between scientists and decision-makers, to facilitate ownership of scientific knowledge by decision-makers. Observational data and findings are not easily accessible and ther ...
... environmental changes are not sufficiently coordinated. There is not tool to conduct a sustainable dialogue to bridge the gap between scientists and decision-makers, to facilitate ownership of scientific knowledge by decision-makers. Observational data and findings are not easily accessible and ther ...
- CCCR - Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
... regional climate response to biogeochemical processes & the mechanisms that control the ocean carbon cycle Detailed testing and validation of ESM1.0 is in progress ...
... regional climate response to biogeochemical processes & the mechanisms that control the ocean carbon cycle Detailed testing and validation of ESM1.0 is in progress ...
Climate Change, the Indoor Environment and Health
... atmosphere for nearly a century, so Earth will continue to warm in the coming decades. The warmer it gets, the greater the risk for more severe changes. ...
... atmosphere for nearly a century, so Earth will continue to warm in the coming decades. The warmer it gets, the greater the risk for more severe changes. ...
The Effects of Global Warming on Mountains
... Abegg B. and Froesch R. (1994). Climate change and winter tourism: impact on transport companies in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden. In M. Beniston, ed. Mountain Environments in Changing Climates. London/New York: Routledge. pp. 328–340. [This paper reports on a Swiss study which assesses the sensiti ...
... Abegg B. and Froesch R. (1994). Climate change and winter tourism: impact on transport companies in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden. In M. Beniston, ed. Mountain Environments in Changing Climates. London/New York: Routledge. pp. 328–340. [This paper reports on a Swiss study which assesses the sensiti ...
India Climate Policy Book Review
... along with other Gandhians, launched the Gandhigram Trust at Dindigul, near Madurai. Over half a century later, the trust is a large institution providing services in healthcare, education, appropriate technology, handicrafts and more. Did this endeavour bring alive the ...
... along with other Gandhians, launched the Gandhigram Trust at Dindigul, near Madurai. Over half a century later, the trust is a large institution providing services in healthcare, education, appropriate technology, handicrafts and more. Did this endeavour bring alive the ...
Understanding the Linkage of Climate Change Adaptation
... ‐ providing an enabling environment to achieve livelihood security and climate and disaster resiliency 3. Linking CCA, DRR and Development ‐determining priorities and identifying common linkages to address all issues together 4. High level government action on CCA and DRR ‐ necessary for mainstre ...
... ‐ providing an enabling environment to achieve livelihood security and climate and disaster resiliency 3. Linking CCA, DRR and Development ‐determining priorities and identifying common linkages to address all issues together 4. High level government action on CCA and DRR ‐ necessary for mainstre ...
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.