Climate Injustice: Social Context
... by William Solecki, Department of Geography, Hunter College, City University of New York The following is the first in a series of Issue Briefs on Climate Injustice, written by Hunter College faculty members associated with Roosevelt House. Opinions expressed in these papers are those of the authors ...
... by William Solecki, Department of Geography, Hunter College, City University of New York The following is the first in a series of Issue Briefs on Climate Injustice, written by Hunter College faculty members associated with Roosevelt House. Opinions expressed in these papers are those of the authors ...
Dora Chi Xu, Class of 2015
... Suppose there is a trolley that goes out of control and is about to kill 5 people tied to the railway ahead. You have the option to pull a lever that can direct the trolley to a sidetrack, where there is only one person. What would you do? Do nothing and let the trolley kill the five people? Or pull ...
... Suppose there is a trolley that goes out of control and is about to kill 5 people tied to the railway ahead. You have the option to pull a lever that can direct the trolley to a sidetrack, where there is only one person. What would you do? Do nothing and let the trolley kill the five people? Or pull ...
GC2 Climate
... • The earth is warming, unambiguously. Surface air temperature records, radiosonde data, and satellite observations all show this has been happening for several decades; there is disagreement over the magnitude of the warming. • This warming is unprecedented in historical times. Warming in the NH (n ...
... • The earth is warming, unambiguously. Surface air temperature records, radiosonde data, and satellite observations all show this has been happening for several decades; there is disagreement over the magnitude of the warming. • This warming is unprecedented in historical times. Warming in the NH (n ...
PDF - Microbiology Society
... Climate change is likely to significantly affect the reproduction, transmission and geographic distribution of pathogens of humans, other animals and plants. Researchers are currently investigating these threats, and the potential to mitigate them. Water-borne diseases: Increased risk of flooding an ...
... Climate change is likely to significantly affect the reproduction, transmission and geographic distribution of pathogens of humans, other animals and plants. Researchers are currently investigating these threats, and the potential to mitigate them. Water-borne diseases: Increased risk of flooding an ...
Chapter 12
... to reduce CO2 emissions from 39 developed countries to 5.2% below 1990 levels by 2012. • 2001 US pulled out of the agreement. • Russia’s recent ratification was enough for the Kyoto Protocol to take effect. • Will there be a new post-Kyoto treaty? ...
... to reduce CO2 emissions from 39 developed countries to 5.2% below 1990 levels by 2012. • 2001 US pulled out of the agreement. • Russia’s recent ratification was enough for the Kyoto Protocol to take effect. • Will there be a new post-Kyoto treaty? ...
Population and climate interactions: demographic perspective.
... to address adaptive capacity through studying differential vulnerability and forecasting such differentials into the future are right at the heart of what our powerful demographic toolbox has to offer. Demographers should be better at doing this than scientists from any other discipline. In the foll ...
... to address adaptive capacity through studying differential vulnerability and forecasting such differentials into the future are right at the heart of what our powerful demographic toolbox has to offer. Demographers should be better at doing this than scientists from any other discipline. In the foll ...
Unit 1 Hazards and Climate Change Past Questions
... b) Examine the global patterns of cyclone and storm risk (15) 8a) Suggest why it is difficult to predict future climate change in the Arctic (10) b) Examine how the economic imacts of climate change vary within the African continent (15) May 2012 7a) Suggest reasons why the strongest earthquakes are ...
... b) Examine the global patterns of cyclone and storm risk (15) 8a) Suggest why it is difficult to predict future climate change in the Arctic (10) b) Examine how the economic imacts of climate change vary within the African continent (15) May 2012 7a) Suggest reasons why the strongest earthquakes are ...
Why should we be concerned
... Purchase renewable energy to off-set greenhouse gases – How this works Want to learn more? - attend (ride your bike, of course) AALL 2009 Annual Meeting Program on Tuesday, 10:45 – “The 80/2050 Challenge: What You Can Do to Reduce Your Organization's Impact on Climate Change.” Measure your library’s ...
... Purchase renewable energy to off-set greenhouse gases – How this works Want to learn more? - attend (ride your bike, of course) AALL 2009 Annual Meeting Program on Tuesday, 10:45 – “The 80/2050 Challenge: What You Can Do to Reduce Your Organization's Impact on Climate Change.” Measure your library’s ...
To facilitate climate change adaptation in Asia at local, national and
... Platform needs to be distinctive and specific on what it does • All parties consulted – at all levels – showed enthusiasm for the general idea of the Platform • BUT – they wanted to be clear what it would do and how it would help them in their work • This was especially true for people outside the ‘ ...
... Platform needs to be distinctive and specific on what it does • All parties consulted – at all levels – showed enthusiasm for the general idea of the Platform • BUT – they wanted to be clear what it would do and how it would help them in their work • This was especially true for people outside the ‘ ...
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... other parts of the world may also be impacted, it is hard to predict the relative competitiveness of Alaska fisheries. Longer and warmer summers could potentially benefit the tourism industry. However, SNAP models predict relatively modest increases in temperatures during the May–September season. I ...
... other parts of the world may also be impacted, it is hard to predict the relative competitiveness of Alaska fisheries. Longer and warmer summers could potentially benefit the tourism industry. However, SNAP models predict relatively modest increases in temperatures during the May–September season. I ...
WPmagSkeptics506
... Human beings are pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, warming the planet in the process. Since the dawn of the industrial era, atmospheric carbon dioxide has risen steadily from about 280 to about 380 parts per million. In the past century, the average surface temperature of Earth has warme ...
... Human beings are pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, warming the planet in the process. Since the dawn of the industrial era, atmospheric carbon dioxide has risen steadily from about 280 to about 380 parts per million. In the past century, the average surface temperature of Earth has warme ...
Global Temperature Update Through 2012
... decrease of the order of 0.1 W/m2. Although several hypotheses have been made for how the solar irradiance variations could be magnified by indirect effects, no convincing confirmation of indirect forcings has been found except for a very small amplifying effect via changes of stratospheric ozone. ...
... decrease of the order of 0.1 W/m2. Although several hypotheses have been made for how the solar irradiance variations could be magnified by indirect effects, no convincing confirmation of indirect forcings has been found except for a very small amplifying effect via changes of stratospheric ozone. ...
Antarctic Research Centre Brochure - Victoria University of Wellington
... research. Donations can be made through the Victoria University Foundation, a registered charity. www.victoria.ac.nz/foundation ...
... research. Donations can be made through the Victoria University Foundation, a registered charity. www.victoria.ac.nz/foundation ...
Speech of - Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
... enhance the resilience of the coastal communities but alsoto introduce new options for income generation. The two AusAid funded projects which aim at enhancing resilience among fishermen as well as developing alternative livelihoods of women in Grand Sable and QuatreSoeurs are in line with the Maur ...
... enhance the resilience of the coastal communities but alsoto introduce new options for income generation. The two AusAid funded projects which aim at enhancing resilience among fishermen as well as developing alternative livelihoods of women in Grand Sable and QuatreSoeurs are in line with the Maur ...
Slide 1
... -To increase the pool of experts who can undertake research at the interface of climate change science and other disciplines associated with climate change mitigation/adaptation developmental planning. -To increase the pool of experts who can integrate climate and impacts disciplines information to ...
... -To increase the pool of experts who can undertake research at the interface of climate change science and other disciplines associated with climate change mitigation/adaptation developmental planning. -To increase the pool of experts who can integrate climate and impacts disciplines information to ...
how has climate change affected norfolk?
... You have probably read a lot in the press recently about climate change, and the effect that changes in temperature and weather could have on our lives. As Norfolk is relatively flat and low-lying, with an extensive coastline, it could bear the brunt of any changes. Many present coastal areas are so ...
... You have probably read a lot in the press recently about climate change, and the effect that changes in temperature and weather could have on our lives. As Norfolk is relatively flat and low-lying, with an extensive coastline, it could bear the brunt of any changes. Many present coastal areas are so ...
Gas Hydrates – Geological Perspective and Global Change
... • We discovered that methane concentrations in the water under the ice are 6 to 28 times greater than the atmospheric equilibrium concentration. • Questions: destabilized gas or methane contributes to the seasonal cycle of atmospheric methane? ...
... • We discovered that methane concentrations in the water under the ice are 6 to 28 times greater than the atmospheric equilibrium concentration. • Questions: destabilized gas or methane contributes to the seasonal cycle of atmospheric methane? ...
Edexcel AS Geography - SLC Geog A Level Blog
... • To get full marks you need to outline (describe and explain) a number of sources of evidence for long-term climate change, e.g. Ice cores, pollen analysis and indicators of sea-level change • Structure the answer to have an introduction, then separate sections outlining each of the sources of evid ...
... • To get full marks you need to outline (describe and explain) a number of sources of evidence for long-term climate change, e.g. Ice cores, pollen analysis and indicators of sea-level change • Structure the answer to have an introduction, then separate sections outlining each of the sources of evid ...
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems
... tackle the health impacts of various environmental stressors; … • Natural hazards: Improve prediction and integrated hazards – vulnerability – and risks assessment and mapping for disasters related to climate (storms, droughts, floods, forest fires and landslides) and geological hazards (earthquakes ...
... tackle the health impacts of various environmental stressors; … • Natural hazards: Improve prediction and integrated hazards – vulnerability – and risks assessment and mapping for disasters related to climate (storms, droughts, floods, forest fires and landslides) and geological hazards (earthquakes ...
What is Climate Change?
... and Europe becoming relatively cooler. Even if this were to occur, it would take many years or decades because oceans move heat and cold much more slowly than the atmosphere. (Some ocean changes, however, such as the periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters known as El Niño, may affect regional weat ...
... and Europe becoming relatively cooler. Even if this were to occur, it would take many years or decades because oceans move heat and cold much more slowly than the atmosphere. (Some ocean changes, however, such as the periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters known as El Niño, may affect regional weat ...
Introduction - Office of Sustainability
... loss of tropical forests. Most experts agree that over the next few decades, the world will undergo potentially dangerous changes in climate, which will have a significant impact on almost every aspect of our environment, economies and societies. Consequently, there is great need for the federal gov ...
... loss of tropical forests. Most experts agree that over the next few decades, the world will undergo potentially dangerous changes in climate, which will have a significant impact on almost every aspect of our environment, economies and societies. Consequently, there is great need for the federal gov ...
Habitat-based replacement costs
... Today; Now: It’s getting hotter Night temps 2-3F warmer than in 1970 2030: warms another 3-4F Little difference among CO2 scenarios 2070: large increases in air temp CO2 scenarios make a difference 2100: even larger increases in air temp CO2 scenarios make even larger difference ...
... Today; Now: It’s getting hotter Night temps 2-3F warmer than in 1970 2030: warms another 3-4F Little difference among CO2 scenarios 2070: large increases in air temp CO2 scenarios make a difference 2100: even larger increases in air temp CO2 scenarios make even larger difference ...
Introduction - San Jose State University
... Imagine the Earth was to warm for some reason (initiating mechanism or perturbation) A) Identify two positive feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. B) Identify two negative feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. ...
... Imagine the Earth was to warm for some reason (initiating mechanism or perturbation) A) Identify two positive feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. B) Identify two negative feedbacks that would influence the earth’s climate and explain how each one works. ...
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.