LESSONS FROM PAST GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES
... The Dark Ages cool period (440 A.D. to 900 A.D.) The Dark Ages were characterized by marked cooling. A particularly puzzling event apparently occurred in 540 A.D. when tree rings suggest greatly retarded growth, the sun appeared dimmed for more than a year, temperatures dropped in Ireland, Great Bri ...
... The Dark Ages cool period (440 A.D. to 900 A.D.) The Dark Ages were characterized by marked cooling. A particularly puzzling event apparently occurred in 540 A.D. when tree rings suggest greatly retarded growth, the sun appeared dimmed for more than a year, temperatures dropped in Ireland, Great Bri ...
Ameliorating the effects of climate change: Modifying microclimates
... many others do not. Design that adapts to the effects of climate change is not window-dressing; for a large majority of people on Earth it might be a matter of survival. It should not be addressed in an ad hoc or superficial manner. Quite a lot is known about the trends that seem to be causing the c ...
... many others do not. Design that adapts to the effects of climate change is not window-dressing; for a large majority of people on Earth it might be a matter of survival. It should not be addressed in an ad hoc or superficial manner. Quite a lot is known about the trends that seem to be causing the c ...
The Scientific Case against the Global Climate Treaty
... The second and most recent assessment, published in 1996, no longer uses this phrase. Instead, the IPCC tries to explain the difference between observations and theory by introducing the cooling effects of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols, i.e. particles derived largely from sulfur pollution produced ...
... The second and most recent assessment, published in 1996, no longer uses this phrase. Instead, the IPCC tries to explain the difference between observations and theory by introducing the cooling effects of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols, i.e. particles derived largely from sulfur pollution produced ...
US Climate Science and Cyberinfrastructure
... Make climate change research and education a priority. To predict future environmental conditions and to develop strategies for responding to global environmental change. Establish a climate change education program to help develop the next generation of environmentally engaged scientists and engine ...
... Make climate change research and education a priority. To predict future environmental conditions and to develop strategies for responding to global environmental change. Establish a climate change education program to help develop the next generation of environmentally engaged scientists and engine ...
Climate change and Genghis Khan
... more livestock and giving them what Hessl calls “more horsepower” for conquests. The tree-ring scientists hope to round out the climate record by uncovering more wood from the time of Genghis Khan and before. They are helped by the fact that many Mongolians venerate the land—some worship trees—and h ...
... more livestock and giving them what Hessl calls “more horsepower” for conquests. The tree-ring scientists hope to round out the climate record by uncovering more wood from the time of Genghis Khan and before. They are helped by the fact that many Mongolians venerate the land—some worship trees—and h ...
R.A. Pielke Sr. University of Colorado at Boulder March 16, 2011
... Recent research and observations of the climate system have shown that the climate system is more complex than concluded in the 2007 IPCC WG1 report, and, moreover, is not evolving as predicted by the multi-decadal global climate models. Moreover, these models do not appear to be capable of providin ...
... Recent research and observations of the climate system have shown that the climate system is more complex than concluded in the 2007 IPCC WG1 report, and, moreover, is not evolving as predicted by the multi-decadal global climate models. Moreover, these models do not appear to be capable of providin ...
The Fossil Fuel Industry`s Role in Hindering
... The GCC has attacked not only science, but also scientists themselves. In Professor Layzer’s words, “…to frame [growing international scientific and political efforts to address climate change] for their domestic audience, fossil-fuel-based industry leaders initiated another round of outside lobbyin ...
... The GCC has attacked not only science, but also scientists themselves. In Professor Layzer’s words, “…to frame [growing international scientific and political efforts to address climate change] for their domestic audience, fossil-fuel-based industry leaders initiated another round of outside lobbyin ...
Course Objective: To establish a fundamental understanding of the
... in the form of pdfs of current scientific papers. These pdfs will be made available to all participants in the class. It is expected that all students will read all the papers, as they comprise an important part of the class. Text: “Earth’s Climate: Past and Future William F. Ruddiman Freeman Press ...
... in the form of pdfs of current scientific papers. These pdfs will be made available to all participants in the class. It is expected that all students will read all the papers, as they comprise an important part of the class. Text: “Earth’s Climate: Past and Future William F. Ruddiman Freeman Press ...
... Since the early 1990s, the global communities have come together under the auspices of UNFCCC to address issues associated with climate change. Nigeria has been visible in the various negotiations on actions to reduce the manifest as well as anticipated impacts of climate. Under the UNFCCC, it is ge ...
ICT for climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector
... to develop sound adaptation processes to the current and future shifts in the climate system. In particular, it is likely that the biggest impacts of changes will be on agricultural and food systems over the next few decades (M. E. Brown, C. C. Funk, 2008). Some scientists (Lobell et al., 2008), tha ...
... to develop sound adaptation processes to the current and future shifts in the climate system. In particular, it is likely that the biggest impacts of changes will be on agricultural and food systems over the next few decades (M. E. Brown, C. C. Funk, 2008). Some scientists (Lobell et al., 2008), tha ...
Reconciling warming trends
... 1991 suggest that the cooling effect of the eruption (1991–1993) was overestimated in the CMIP5 runs, making the simulated temperatures too cool. From about 1998 onwards, however, the cooling effects of solar activity (red), human-made tropospheric aerosols (green) and volcanic eruptions (pink) were ...
... 1991 suggest that the cooling effect of the eruption (1991–1993) was overestimated in the CMIP5 runs, making the simulated temperatures too cool. From about 1998 onwards, however, the cooling effects of solar activity (red), human-made tropospheric aerosols (green) and volcanic eruptions (pink) were ...
Igniting Ecological Citizenship through Climate Change Studies
... conducting scientific experiments in Polar Regions. A poster appeals to the students: “Do you want to be a student climate researcher? We are looking for climate interested youth who can follow the research work online and take part in online fieldwork!” Special school experiments that are similar t ...
... conducting scientific experiments in Polar Regions. A poster appeals to the students: “Do you want to be a student climate researcher? We are looking for climate interested youth who can follow the research work online and take part in online fieldwork!” Special school experiments that are similar t ...
Mutualisms and climate change
... Mismatched mutualisms – the evidence (or lack thereof) • Empirical data: – Data are slim, speculation is ample (e.g. Visser and Both 2005) – Mutualistic interactions weakened by climate change • Based on recent synthesis of 688 studies (Tylianakis et al. 2008) ...
... Mismatched mutualisms – the evidence (or lack thereof) • Empirical data: – Data are slim, speculation is ample (e.g. Visser and Both 2005) – Mutualistic interactions weakened by climate change • Based on recent synthesis of 688 studies (Tylianakis et al. 2008) ...
Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis
... • Temperatures in excess of 1.9 to 4.6°C warmer than preindustrial sustained for millennia…eventual melt of the Greenland ice sheet. Would raise sea level by 7 m. Comparable to 125,000 years ago. ...
... • Temperatures in excess of 1.9 to 4.6°C warmer than preindustrial sustained for millennia…eventual melt of the Greenland ice sheet. Would raise sea level by 7 m. Comparable to 125,000 years ago. ...
Climate Change and Health Talking Points
... Climate Change and Health Talking Points What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Health? Climate change is real and is largely caused by humans.i How do we know? The warming of the planet is definite. Since the turn of the 20 th century the global average temperature has risen, sea levels have in ...
... Climate Change and Health Talking Points What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Health? Climate change is real and is largely caused by humans.i How do we know? The warming of the planet is definite. Since the turn of the 20 th century the global average temperature has risen, sea levels have in ...
Climate Variability and Climate Change
... Volcanoes (scattering particles " ) changes in the Earth s orbit changes in the solar luminosity (So) ...
... Volcanoes (scattering particles " ) changes in the Earth s orbit changes in the solar luminosity (So) ...
“TOO MUCH WATER, TOO LITTLE TIME”: ENHANCING
... experience in the field of climate science shown by recent recognition by WMO as Regional Meteorological Training Centre and thus due consideration must be given for resourcing and support of the organisation going forward. ...
... experience in the field of climate science shown by recent recognition by WMO as Regional Meteorological Training Centre and thus due consideration must be given for resourcing and support of the organisation going forward. ...
20080102-Karl-ESIP-Winter-Mtg-Climate
... • Multiple studies indicate that heat waves will become more frequent, longer-lasting and more intense • The ‘heat index’ is also projected to increase in many areas ESIP Federation 2008 Winter Meeting ...
... • Multiple studies indicate that heat waves will become more frequent, longer-lasting and more intense • The ‘heat index’ is also projected to increase in many areas ESIP Federation 2008 Winter Meeting ...
Questioning the Global Warming Science II: An Updated
... about 70 peer-reviewed papers was prepared which were published since about 2000 and which have questioned one or more aspects of the present view of the global warming science. Since the publication of that Document in February 2007, a number of additional papers have appeared in well-known interna ...
... about 70 peer-reviewed papers was prepared which were published since about 2000 and which have questioned one or more aspects of the present view of the global warming science. Since the publication of that Document in February 2007, a number of additional papers have appeared in well-known interna ...
Are Humans Responsible for Global Warming?
... maximum globally averaged temperature during the MWP was not as extreme as present-day temperatures and that the warming was regional rather than global. Perhaps the most well-known of these is that of Michael Mann and colleagues (Nature, 392, 1998, pg. 779). Their reconstruction produced the so-cal ...
... maximum globally averaged temperature during the MWP was not as extreme as present-day temperatures and that the warming was regional rather than global. Perhaps the most well-known of these is that of Michael Mann and colleagues (Nature, 392, 1998, pg. 779). Their reconstruction produced the so-cal ...
