Arctic Climate and Water Change: Information Relevance for Assessment and Adaptation Arvid Bring
... system. It is a shared component in the most important and recognized Arctic indications of global change. These indications include rapidly diminishing extent of sea ice (Comiso et al., 2008; Stroeve et al., 2012a), increased mass loss from glaciers (Kaser et al., 2006; Gardner et al., 2011), incre ...
... system. It is a shared component in the most important and recognized Arctic indications of global change. These indications include rapidly diminishing extent of sea ice (Comiso et al., 2008; Stroeve et al., 2012a), increased mass loss from glaciers (Kaser et al., 2006; Gardner et al., 2011), incre ...
Adapting to climate change
... The UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09) are an important step forward in improving understanding of our complex climate. There are assumptions and uncertainties in any work of this kind, but these Projections represent strong and credible climate science. They begin to quantify the uncertainties we ...
... The UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09) are an important step forward in improving understanding of our complex climate. There are assumptions and uncertainties in any work of this kind, but these Projections represent strong and credible climate science. They begin to quantify the uncertainties we ...
Author`s personal copy - Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
... 4. Climate change policy in the context of the Canadian North 4.1. Mitigation and adaptation The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC, 1992) outlines two key areas for climate policy, mitigation and adaptation, both of which are essential for Canada’s Inuit population. Firstly ...
... 4. Climate change policy in the context of the Canadian North 4.1. Mitigation and adaptation The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC, 1992) outlines two key areas for climate policy, mitigation and adaptation, both of which are essential for Canada’s Inuit population. Firstly ...
internists (american college of physicians)
... be emitted in the coming decades or how natural climate variations may affect temperature trends is difficult; however, the National Research Council states that “there are still some uncertainties, and there always will be in understanding a complex system like Earth's climate. Nevertheless, there i ...
... be emitted in the coming decades or how natural climate variations may affect temperature trends is difficult; however, the National Research Council states that “there are still some uncertainties, and there always will be in understanding a complex system like Earth's climate. Nevertheless, there i ...
I. Sustainability Risk Management
... • Loss of market value in investments • Carbon Disclosure Project report estimated that the market value of some heavy carbon emitters could be slashed by as much as 40 percent • Innovest Strategic Value Advisors report found similar results with as much as 45 percent of earnings and 35 percent of m ...
... • Loss of market value in investments • Carbon Disclosure Project report estimated that the market value of some heavy carbon emitters could be slashed by as much as 40 percent • Innovest Strategic Value Advisors report found similar results with as much as 45 percent of earnings and 35 percent of m ...
Economic Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Ground
... where climate change problem is the most severe. On the one hand, with passage of time vehicle usage will result in more greenhouse gases, which would contribute to further climate change; on the other hand, climate change itself makes transportation infrastructure, vehicles and operations vulnerabl ...
... where climate change problem is the most severe. On the one hand, with passage of time vehicle usage will result in more greenhouse gases, which would contribute to further climate change; on the other hand, climate change itself makes transportation infrastructure, vehicles and operations vulnerabl ...
Perceptions and Awareness of Climate Change in Andros Island the
... exposed to impacts of climate change such as severe storm events, sea level rise, acidification of marine waters and increased sea temperatures. The IPCC has listed The Bahamas as, “especially vulnerable to climate change and associated sea-level rise,” (World Conservation Union) due to the country’ ...
... exposed to impacts of climate change such as severe storm events, sea level rise, acidification of marine waters and increased sea temperatures. The IPCC has listed The Bahamas as, “especially vulnerable to climate change and associated sea-level rise,” (World Conservation Union) due to the country’ ...
Climate Commitments: Assessing the Options
... principle, are the subject of endless debate among scholars and states. Although these principles reflect strong moral imperatives—and may even have the status of international law—in the absence of courts that could apply and enforce them, they are unlikely to be of significant use in changing stat ...
... principle, are the subject of endless debate among scholars and states. Although these principles reflect strong moral imperatives—and may even have the status of international law—in the absence of courts that could apply and enforce them, they are unlikely to be of significant use in changing stat ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES EMERGING LIABILITY CHALLENGE
... CEO of Swiss Re, a world reinsurance leader, stated that “climate change is the number one risk in the world ahead of terrorism, demographic change and other global risk scenarios”.4 In May 2006 American International Group (AIG), the largest insurer in the United States, issued a statement that “cl ...
... CEO of Swiss Re, a world reinsurance leader, stated that “climate change is the number one risk in the world ahead of terrorism, demographic change and other global risk scenarios”.4 In May 2006 American International Group (AIG), the largest insurer in the United States, issued a statement that “cl ...
Sensitivity and the Carbon Budget - Apollo
... the concentration beyond which (or so it is asserted) global warming would exceed the 2°C target ceiling and set off dangerous climate change. It is clear from the symmetry that the forcing effect of increasing CO2 concentration from 180 ppm to 280 ppm is virtually identical to the forcing effect of ...
... the concentration beyond which (or so it is asserted) global warming would exceed the 2°C target ceiling and set off dangerous climate change. It is clear from the symmetry that the forcing effect of increasing CO2 concentration from 180 ppm to 280 ppm is virtually identical to the forcing effect of ...
Observed relationships of ozone air pollution with temperature and
... chemical transport models provide evidence that ozone amounts have declined as a result of fallen power plant emission [Gégo et al., 2007, 2008]. [3] Temperature can be used as a surrogate for the meteorological factors influencing surface ozone formation [Jacob et al., 1993; Ryan et al., 1998; Cam ...
... chemical transport models provide evidence that ozone amounts have declined as a result of fallen power plant emission [Gégo et al., 2007, 2008]. [3] Temperature can be used as a surrogate for the meteorological factors influencing surface ozone formation [Jacob et al., 1993; Ryan et al., 1998; Cam ...
To live within Earth`s limits - Australian Academy of Science
... 50% of humans live in cities, we must focus more on how urban areas modify the provision of Earth system services from the hinterlands. ...
... 50% of humans live in cities, we must focus more on how urban areas modify the provision of Earth system services from the hinterlands. ...
Migration and Climate Change - Development Research Centre on
... person” (IDP). Given that the majority of people displaced by climate change will likely stay within their own borders, restricting the definition to those who cross international borders may seriously understate the extent of the problem. Second, the concept of a “refugee” tends to imply a right of ...
... person” (IDP). Given that the majority of people displaced by climate change will likely stay within their own borders, restricting the definition to those who cross international borders may seriously understate the extent of the problem. Second, the concept of a “refugee” tends to imply a right of ...
O'Reilly et al (2010)
... provide a brief overview of categories of uncertainty. Then, we analyze two cases to illuminate some approaches to uncertainty in scientific assessments relating to global change. Our cases are: (1) stratospheric ozone depletion as discussed in international ozone assessments and (2) the response of ...
... provide a brief overview of categories of uncertainty. Then, we analyze two cases to illuminate some approaches to uncertainty in scientific assessments relating to global change. Our cases are: (1) stratospheric ozone depletion as discussed in international ozone assessments and (2) the response of ...
Kvasi longitudinell undersøkelse av ungdomsskolelevers
... Bell from New Zealand described in his book The Language of News Media in 1991 how the greenhouse effect and the ozone layer are misunderstood both by the writing journalists and their newspaper readers (as cited in Johnsen, 1996). In Norway Johnsen (1996) analysed Norwegian mass media in 1996 with ...
... Bell from New Zealand described in his book The Language of News Media in 1991 how the greenhouse effect and the ozone layer are misunderstood both by the writing journalists and their newspaper readers (as cited in Johnsen, 1996). In Norway Johnsen (1996) analysed Norwegian mass media in 1996 with ...
Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change in Berlin – AFOK
... answer is: both. Both are essential. Therefore, it is good that Berlin does both. The Berlin Energy and Climate Protection Programme want to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and aims at carbon neutrality until 2050. The ‘Berlin Concept for Adaptation to the Impacts of Climate Change’ (AFOK) p ...
... answer is: both. Both are essential. Therefore, it is good that Berlin does both. The Berlin Energy and Climate Protection Programme want to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and aims at carbon neutrality until 2050. The ‘Berlin Concept for Adaptation to the Impacts of Climate Change’ (AFOK) p ...
CSPR Briefing CS PR B
... tool” (In hac Vita) financed by Nordforsk. The project is subordinated the Nordic Centre of Excellence for Strategic Adaptation Research (NORD-STAR) which aims at bridging the gaps between adaptation science, practice and policy, and at helping public and private stakeholders at all levels to improv ...
... tool” (In hac Vita) financed by Nordforsk. The project is subordinated the Nordic Centre of Excellence for Strategic Adaptation Research (NORD-STAR) which aims at bridging the gaps between adaptation science, practice and policy, and at helping public and private stakeholders at all levels to improv ...
What Is El Niño? - Institute For Global Environmental Strategies
... together a list of causes and effects of climate variability and change. Have students record the information on the Student Activity Sheet 4: Climate Variability and Change Research. Students may also use a search engine such as Alta Vista or Lycos to find more information, or you may have them vis ...
... together a list of causes and effects of climate variability and change. Have students record the information on the Student Activity Sheet 4: Climate Variability and Change Research. Students may also use a search engine such as Alta Vista or Lycos to find more information, or you may have them vis ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Framework for
... volumes. Changes in land use have occurred with increasing surfaces being cleared for urban and agricultural development. Concurrently, substantial increases in air temperature have been observed during the 20th and 21st centuries. Computer models representing the climate system have been used to es ...
... volumes. Changes in land use have occurred with increasing surfaces being cleared for urban and agricultural development. Concurrently, substantial increases in air temperature have been observed during the 20th and 21st centuries. Computer models representing the climate system have been used to es ...
Climate Risk Screening and Management Tool for Strategy Design
... 5.2 Opportunities Related to Climate Change Mitigation USAID efforts can help reduce the magnitude of global climate change through climate change mitigation, i.e., reductions in greenhouse gas emissions or removal of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the atmosphere (e.g., via tree planting). Address the ...
... 5.2 Opportunities Related to Climate Change Mitigation USAID efforts can help reduce the magnitude of global climate change through climate change mitigation, i.e., reductions in greenhouse gas emissions or removal of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the atmosphere (e.g., via tree planting). Address the ...
The Montreal Protocol Protection of Ozone and Climate
... radiative forcing of climate and is generally evaluated at or near the top of the atmosphere using units of Watts per square meter (W/m2). Positive forcings generally lead to warming and negative forcings lead to cooling of earth’s surface. The potential for climate change from human activities incr ...
... radiative forcing of climate and is generally evaluated at or near the top of the atmosphere using units of Watts per square meter (W/m2). Positive forcings generally lead to warming and negative forcings lead to cooling of earth’s surface. The potential for climate change from human activities incr ...
Climate Change Effects on Vegetation Distribution and Carbon
... change scenariosat 10-km resolution.MC1 was run under two transient scenarios at 0.5? latitude/longitude resolution (approximately50-km). The reason for the discrepancybetween the number and the spatialresolutionof the two types of scenariosis that (a) there are fewer transient climate change scenar ...
... change scenariosat 10-km resolution.MC1 was run under two transient scenarios at 0.5? latitude/longitude resolution (approximately50-km). The reason for the discrepancybetween the number and the spatialresolutionof the two types of scenariosis that (a) there are fewer transient climate change scenar ...
Equilibrium Response of an Atmosphere–Mixed Layer Ocean Model
... that was designed to be perturbed, with respect to the PI control simulation. Although the changes are less than 10⫺5 W m⫺2 in the global and annual mean and less than 10⫺3 W m⫺2 at any grid point, and thus are too small to have any practical importance, we conducted an additional control simulation ...
... that was designed to be perturbed, with respect to the PI control simulation. Although the changes are less than 10⫺5 W m⫺2 in the global and annual mean and less than 10⫺3 W m⫺2 at any grid point, and thus are too small to have any practical importance, we conducted an additional control simulation ...
Death by Degrees: Ohio - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... to interpret.35 In addition, several behavioral risk factors associated with the development of these diseases, such as being overweight, physical inactivity, smoking, and hypertension, already affect large proportions of Ohio’s population, making them even more vulnerable to the higher temperatures ...
... to interpret.35 In addition, several behavioral risk factors associated with the development of these diseases, such as being overweight, physical inactivity, smoking, and hypertension, already affect large proportions of Ohio’s population, making them even more vulnerable to the higher temperatures ...
Iyigun et al._2013_Clustering climate regions of
... (2012) found that the annual number of frost days has evidently decreased at most of the stations in Turkey with some observed regional differences. The decreasing trends are largest over the Eastern Anatolia, the Marmara regions and along the Mediterranean coastline. Kömüşçü (1998) reported that th ...
... (2012) found that the annual number of frost days has evidently decreased at most of the stations in Turkey with some observed regional differences. The decreasing trends are largest over the Eastern Anatolia, the Marmara regions and along the Mediterranean coastline. Kömüşçü (1998) reported that th ...
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.