Warming up to Global Warming - Laboratory for Atmospheric and
... Today’s observed and projected changes in the global climate are different from those of any other time in the Earth’s history because they are now attributable to human activity. Earth’s climate does vary naturally, of course; it has changed in the past and will continue to change in the future. We ...
... Today’s observed and projected changes in the global climate are different from those of any other time in the Earth’s history because they are now attributable to human activity. Earth’s climate does vary naturally, of course; it has changed in the past and will continue to change in the future. We ...
The Politics of Science: Political Values and the Production, Communi
... after the 2010 midterm elections: “So I think when it comes to something like energy … here are some areas where there’s just too much disagreement between Democrats and Republicans, we can’t get this done right now” (Obama 2010). Furthermore, as the politicization of science increases, a spill-over ...
... after the 2010 midterm elections: “So I think when it comes to something like energy … here are some areas where there’s just too much disagreement between Democrats and Republicans, we can’t get this done right now” (Obama 2010). Furthermore, as the politicization of science increases, a spill-over ...
Annual Progress Report 2015-16
... 80% of annual rainfall. Variations in its timing, intensity and duration have a dramatic impact on society. Empirical studies suggest that the decadal climate variability (e.g., Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is associated with southwest Indian monsoon rainfall variability. Effects of these decad ...
... 80% of annual rainfall. Variations in its timing, intensity and duration have a dramatic impact on society. Empirical studies suggest that the decadal climate variability (e.g., Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is associated with southwest Indian monsoon rainfall variability. Effects of these decad ...
reef temperature wrangler for south florida national parks
... Additional goals are 1) to develop R code to automate interpolation for filling small gaps that have occurred in the long term temperature records and 2) then conduct a trend analysis to see if there are differences across sites, parks and compare to regional drivers such as the Atlantic Multi-Decad ...
... Additional goals are 1) to develop R code to automate interpolation for filling small gaps that have occurred in the long term temperature records and 2) then conduct a trend analysis to see if there are differences across sites, parks and compare to regional drivers such as the Atlantic Multi-Decad ...
Even the Himalayas Have Stopped Smiling
... production and water and sanitation, leading to increasing levels of malnutrition and incidence of water-borne disease. However, the impact of glacial retreat will be felt far beyond Nepal’s borders, with the annual glacial melt from the Himalayas accounting for as much as 70% of the summer flow in ...
... production and water and sanitation, leading to increasing levels of malnutrition and incidence of water-borne disease. However, the impact of glacial retreat will be felt far beyond Nepal’s borders, with the annual glacial melt from the Himalayas accounting for as much as 70% of the summer flow in ...
GLOBAL WARMING - Marian Koshland Science Museum
... What is the Greenhouse Effect? (KSM) Living in the Greenhouse (NCAR) 3. There are many different factors that contribute to climate change. What factors are most responsible for significant changes in the climate? Which of these are natural causes and which are driven by human activity? Causes of Cl ...
... What is the Greenhouse Effect? (KSM) Living in the Greenhouse (NCAR) 3. There are many different factors that contribute to climate change. What factors are most responsible for significant changes in the climate? Which of these are natural causes and which are driven by human activity? Causes of Cl ...
Global warming
... The UN has asked that you pay special attention to sustainable energy and the production of greenhouse gases. While much is now known about climate change and energy use, there are still many questions that need to be answered and decisions that will have to be made in order to address the problems ...
... The UN has asked that you pay special attention to sustainable energy and the production of greenhouse gases. While much is now known about climate change and energy use, there are still many questions that need to be answered and decisions that will have to be made in order to address the problems ...
2016.03.10 CORE Convergence Forum
... The ecosystems, agriculture, livelihoods and settlements are very dependent on climate. The problem now is that global temperatures have risen rapidly over the last few decades with strong evidence of increases in average global air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and ris ...
... The ecosystems, agriculture, livelihoods and settlements are very dependent on climate. The problem now is that global temperatures have risen rapidly over the last few decades with strong evidence of increases in average global air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and ris ...
Climate Education Week Toolkit
... Invite a scientist to educate your class about climate change and the importance of science in the classroom! This is a great opportunity for all parties involved. Both you and the students can use the scientist as a resource, and the scientist has a chance to convey their work to a different, more ...
... Invite a scientist to educate your class about climate change and the importance of science in the classroom! This is a great opportunity for all parties involved. Both you and the students can use the scientist as a resource, and the scientist has a chance to convey their work to a different, more ...
Unit 12 - Global Warming - e
... This slide show summarizes the scientific consensus on humancaused climate change, as embodied in the United Nationssponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2001 Report (www.ipcc.ch), the source of the figures shown (annotations added for this class). The skinny version is, with high conf ...
... This slide show summarizes the scientific consensus on humancaused climate change, as embodied in the United Nationssponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2001 Report (www.ipcc.ch), the source of the figures shown (annotations added for this class). The skinny version is, with high conf ...
Integrating Climate and hazard mitigation planning (Powerpoint)
... define challenges in their own terms, and find their own solutions, knowing that they have the flexibility and external support to implement their plans." ...
... define challenges in their own terms, and find their own solutions, knowing that they have the flexibility and external support to implement their plans." ...
Climate Change Policy Process, Consultative Structures and Key
... o Department of Transport, o Department of National Treasury o Department of Rural Development and Land Reform o Department of Science and Technology o Department of Social Development o Department of Water Affairs Provincial Environment Government Departments ...
... o Department of Transport, o Department of National Treasury o Department of Rural Development and Land Reform o Department of Science and Technology o Department of Social Development o Department of Water Affairs Provincial Environment Government Departments ...
Neil Bird - Tracking climate finance in budgetary systems
... For each line item an estimate was made of the proportion of expenditure considered relevant to climate change on a scale of 0 – 100%, based on project documentation and expert judgement. ...
... For each line item an estimate was made of the proportion of expenditure considered relevant to climate change on a scale of 0 – 100%, based on project documentation and expert judgement. ...
Lesson 5: Our Changing Climate
... campaigns should include individual behavior changes as well as policy recommendations. Encourage students to share their campaigns on social media. They should use the hashtags #climatechange and #CLFlesson so they can be aware of related projects done by students at other schools and collaborate i ...
... campaigns should include individual behavior changes as well as policy recommendations. Encourage students to share their campaigns on social media. They should use the hashtags #climatechange and #CLFlesson so they can be aware of related projects done by students at other schools and collaborate i ...
Framing the Fifth-Century Climate
... of local features such as water, soils, vegetation, elevation, and orography. [SLIDE} Microclimates can create distinct environments over small spatial scales, so that the leeward side of a mountain may present radically different prospects for agrarian production from the windward. Microclimates gi ...
... of local features such as water, soils, vegetation, elevation, and orography. [SLIDE} Microclimates can create distinct environments over small spatial scales, so that the leeward side of a mountain may present radically different prospects for agrarian production from the windward. Microclimates gi ...
www.ssoar.info How earth science has become a social science
... time rather scant, so our sample was small. However, for those systems for which we could find sufficient information to permit post hoc analysis, we found a striking result: that it was common for system behavior to diverge substantially from model predictions, and the most common cause of that di ...
... time rather scant, so our sample was small. However, for those systems for which we could find sufficient information to permit post hoc analysis, we found a striking result: that it was common for system behavior to diverge substantially from model predictions, and the most common cause of that di ...
Why Support the IPCC?
... response strategies” (Resolution 43/53). Its main activity is to prepare comprehensive assessment reports about climate change at regular intervals. IPCC reports should be neutral with respect to policy, although they may need to deal objectively with scientific, technical and socio-economic factors ...
... response strategies” (Resolution 43/53). Its main activity is to prepare comprehensive assessment reports about climate change at regular intervals. IPCC reports should be neutral with respect to policy, although they may need to deal objectively with scientific, technical and socio-economic factors ...
Blowin` in the wind: Short-term weather and belief in anthropogenic
... 2009). Similar statements containing the same elements as our survey question have been made by many science organizations (e.g., AMS 2012). No leading science organization takes a position of disagreement that human activities are now changing the Earth’s climate. Telephone interviewers rotated the ...
... 2009). Similar statements containing the same elements as our survey question have been made by many science organizations (e.g., AMS 2012). No leading science organization takes a position of disagreement that human activities are now changing the Earth’s climate. Telephone interviewers rotated the ...
PowerPoint-Präsentation
... 1. Political context of the climate change negotiations under the Convention (UNFCCC) 2. In the run up for a new agreement 3. Germany’s perspective regarding the Paris Protocol 4. Germany’s climate change ambition in decarbonization of the ...
... 1. Political context of the climate change negotiations under the Convention (UNFCCC) 2. In the run up for a new agreement 3. Germany’s perspective regarding the Paris Protocol 4. Germany’s climate change ambition in decarbonization of the ...
The Earth Climate System Model Development at Academic Sinica
... Some key parameters in the CLM: e.g., groundwater parameters, soil depth, streamflow velocity, and so on are usually constant globally due to the lack of observed datasets to estimate these parameter values. In this project, we propose to use remote sensing datasets, such as Gravity Recovery and Cli ...
... Some key parameters in the CLM: e.g., groundwater parameters, soil depth, streamflow velocity, and so on are usually constant globally due to the lack of observed datasets to estimate these parameter values. In this project, we propose to use remote sensing datasets, such as Gravity Recovery and Cli ...