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Observed Changes and their Causes Vicente Barros, Co-Chair WGII Gian-Kasper Plattner, Head WGI TSU for the SYR Core Writing Team Human influence on the climate system is clear. Recent climate changes have had widespread impacts on human and natural systems Recent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 Observed Changes in the Climate System IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Fig. SPM.1a IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.1a/b IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs 1.1 b/e Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 Energy Content (1021 Joule) 300 200 70 Mill. TWh 100 0 AR5 SYR, Fig. 1.2 -100 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Ocean warming dominates the increase in energy stored in the climate system IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 Causes of Climate Change IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Fig. SPM.1c IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.1c/d IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.1c/d IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 This has led to atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide that are unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.1c/d Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have increased since the pre-industrial era, driven largely by economic and population growth, and are now higher than ever IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.2 * Emissions of non-CO2 gases are shown as their contributions to “CO2-equivalent” emissions – a common “currency” established by considering what the integrated radiative effect of emissions would be over 100 years IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.2 Emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes contributed about 78% of the total greenhouse gas emissions increase from 1970 to 2010, with a similar percentage contribution for the increase during the period 2000 to 2010 (high confidence) IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.3 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.3 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.3 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 Their effects [i.e., those of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions], together with those of other anthropogenic drivers, have been detected throughout the climate system and are extremely likely to have been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.3 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 Impacts of Climate Change IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.4 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.4 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.4 Changing precipitation or melting snow and ice are altering hydrological systems, affecting water resources in terms of quantity and quality. Glaciers continue to shrink almost worldwide due to climate change, affecting runoff and water resources downstream. Climate change is causing permafrost warming and thawing in high-latitude regions and in high-elevation regions WARMER Many terrestrial, freshwater, and marine species have shifted their geographic ranges, seasonal activities, migration patterns, abundances, and species interactions in response to ongoing climate change IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Fig. 1.11b COOLER Extreme Events Impacts from recent climate-related extremes, such as heat waves, droughts, floods, cyclones, and wildfires, reveal significant vulnerability and exposure of some ecosystems and many human systems to current climate variability IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.4 In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems on all continents and across the oceans. Impacts are due to observed climate change, irrespective of its cause, indicating the sensitivity of natural and human systems to changing climate IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 SPM Headline Statement Observed Changes and their Causes Human influence on the climate system is clear, and recent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history. Recent climate changes have had widespread impacts on human and natural systems IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 Further Information www.ipcc.ch www.climatechange2013.org IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR Figure SPM.1 Globally averaged temperature anomaly Globally averaged sea-level change Globally averaged greenhouse gas concentrations Global anthropogenic CO2 emissions AR5 SYR Fig. SPM.1 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 © IPCC 2013 Energy (1021 Joules) Ocean warming dominates the increase in energy stored in the climate system, accounting for more than 90% of the energy accumulated between 1971 and 2010 (high confidence) with only about 1% stored in the atmosphere AR5 SYR, Fig. 1.2 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Fig. 1.4 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Figs. SPM.2 * Using the AR5 GWP-100 values results in higher total annual greenhouse gas emissions (52 vs 49 GtCO2-eq/yr), but does not change the long term trend significantly IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Fig. 1.7 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Fig. 1.8 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Fig. 1.10 IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 AR5 SYR, Fig. 1.11c Assessment of many studies covering a wide range of regions and crops shows that negative impacts of climate change on crop yields have been more common than positive impacts IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 . Extreme Events IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 Extreme Events Changes in many extreme weather and climate events have been observed since about 1950. Some of these changes have been linked to human influences, including a decrease in cold temperature extremes, an increase in warm temperature extremes, an increase in extreme high sea levels and an increase in the number of heavy precipitation events in a number of regions Impacts from recent climate-related extremes, such as heat waves, droughts, floods, cyclones, and wildfires, reveal significant vulnerability and exposure of some ecosystems and many human systems to current climate variability IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014 Further Information www.ipcc.ch www.climatechange2013.org IPCC Synthesis Report Climate Change 2014