Exam3_spring09_v1_online
... 20. Global average surface temperatures from 1995 through today have been warmer than any other 14 year period since 1860. This statement is _______________ . (a) almost certainly true (b) believed to be true by many people, but it is difficult to back up with evidence (c) not true; It is a scare ta ...
... 20. Global average surface temperatures from 1995 through today have been warmer than any other 14 year period since 1860. This statement is _______________ . (a) almost certainly true (b) believed to be true by many people, but it is difficult to back up with evidence (c) not true; It is a scare ta ...
Chapter 20
... • Atmospheric concentration of CO2, a principal greenhouse gas, has increased since the mid19th century (the Industrial Revolution). Rise has been especially rapid since the 1950s. • It is a known fact that humans emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere due to transportation and industrial processes ...
... • Atmospheric concentration of CO2, a principal greenhouse gas, has increased since the mid19th century (the Industrial Revolution). Rise has been especially rapid since the 1950s. • It is a known fact that humans emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere due to transportation and industrial processes ...
UEA
... Plus late contribution from Ari Venäläinen: based on his extremes work in Finland – my fault I should have asked his group to become involved – welcome aboard Ari et al.! Marco – anything on forest fires for the next phase? nothing on flood yet (PAS), I’ll do something on this year’s UK flood ...
... Plus late contribution from Ari Venäläinen: based on his extremes work in Finland – my fault I should have asked his group to become involved – welcome aboard Ari et al.! Marco – anything on forest fires for the next phase? nothing on flood yet (PAS), I’ll do something on this year’s UK flood ...
Putting the Heat on Tropical Animals
... throughout the year than do temperate organAll these predictions are for terrestrial isms, tropical animals might be expected to habitats, and patterns may differ elsewhere. have greater heat tolerance. Surprisingly, that is In marine habitats, for example, thermal often not the case: Heat tolerance ...
... throughout the year than do temperate organAll these predictions are for terrestrial isms, tropical animals might be expected to habitats, and patterns may differ elsewhere. have greater heat tolerance. Surprisingly, that is In marine habitats, for example, thermal often not the case: Heat tolerance ...
No Slide Title
... - Climate extremes are hazardous. Communities must develop resilience to withstand the hazards of cyclic climate variability and extremes. There are many uncertainties and unknowns as to the causes of climate variability and long term change - we should not succumb to mysticism and illusion. ...
... - Climate extremes are hazardous. Communities must develop resilience to withstand the hazards of cyclic climate variability and extremes. There are many uncertainties and unknowns as to the causes of climate variability and long term change - we should not succumb to mysticism and illusion. ...
LESSONS FROM PAST GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES
... The Vikings colonized southern Greenland in 985 AD during the Medieval Warm Period (Lassen et al., 2004) when milder climates allowed favorable open-ocean conditions for navigation and fishing. This was "close to the maximum Medieval warming recorded in the GISP2 ice core at 975 AD (Stuiver et al., ...
... The Vikings colonized southern Greenland in 985 AD during the Medieval Warm Period (Lassen et al., 2004) when milder climates allowed favorable open-ocean conditions for navigation and fishing. This was "close to the maximum Medieval warming recorded in the GISP2 ice core at 975 AD (Stuiver et al., ...
48. Global Warming and Climate Change
... research scientist James Hansen testified in a joint House-Senate hearing that there was a ‘‘cause and effect relationship’’ between ‘‘the current climate and human alteration of the atmosphere.’’ Since that landmark testimony, there have been remarkable developments in climate science, many of whic ...
... research scientist James Hansen testified in a joint House-Senate hearing that there was a ‘‘cause and effect relationship’’ between ‘‘the current climate and human alteration of the atmosphere.’’ Since that landmark testimony, there have been remarkable developments in climate science, many of whic ...
IPCC - CGD
... handle them well by defending its processes. The report itself has been scrutinized along with all of the comments and responses to the comments. Two minor errors have been found: both in WG II, none in WG I. -Himalayan glaciers melt (correct in WG I) -Area of Netherlands below sea level None of all ...
... handle them well by defending its processes. The report itself has been scrutinized along with all of the comments and responses to the comments. Two minor errors have been found: both in WG II, none in WG I. -Himalayan glaciers melt (correct in WG I) -Area of Netherlands below sea level None of all ...
Global Warming and Climate Change
... Increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere leads to warming at the Earth’s surface. Carbon dioxide build up is particularly serious because it remains in the atmosphere for decades to centuries. Build up of aerosols, anthropogenic or natural, inhibit incoming solar radiation ...
... Increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere leads to warming at the Earth’s surface. Carbon dioxide build up is particularly serious because it remains in the atmosphere for decades to centuries. Build up of aerosols, anthropogenic or natural, inhibit incoming solar radiation ...
Activity 2.1: Historical Climate Cycles
... Two degrees Celsius of warming would make Earth much warmer than during the Eemian, and would move Earth closer to Pliocene-like conditions, when sea level was in the range of 25 meters higher than today, Hansen said. In using Earth's climate history to learn more about the level of sensitivity that ...
... Two degrees Celsius of warming would make Earth much warmer than during the Eemian, and would move Earth closer to Pliocene-like conditions, when sea level was in the range of 25 meters higher than today, Hansen said. In using Earth's climate history to learn more about the level of sensitivity that ...
Are Humans Responsible for Global Warming?
... produced the so-called “hockey stick” graphic that contributed to this conclusion in the 2001 assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: “The…'Medieval Warm Period' appear(s) to have limited utility in describing trends in hemispheric or global mean temperature changes in past cent ...
... produced the so-called “hockey stick” graphic that contributed to this conclusion in the 2001 assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: “The…'Medieval Warm Period' appear(s) to have limited utility in describing trends in hemispheric or global mean temperature changes in past cent ...
AGU - Global Heat Flow Database
... surface temperature. Consequently, borehole T-z measurements at multi-year intervals spanning time periods when solar radiation, soil temperatures, and SAT have been recorded should enable comparison of the thermal energy stored in the ground to these quantities. If coherence between energy storage, ...
... surface temperature. Consequently, borehole T-z measurements at multi-year intervals spanning time periods when solar radiation, soil temperatures, and SAT have been recorded should enable comparison of the thermal energy stored in the ground to these quantities. If coherence between energy storage, ...
Questioning the Global Warming Science II: An Updated
... The last paper by Craig Loehle uses 18 series of proxies other than tree rings like borehole temperatures, Conroy Lake pollen, Chesapeake Bay Mg/Ca etc with each series having at least 20 dates over the 2000-year period. Loehle also points out several problems with tree –ring data like ring width en ...
... The last paper by Craig Loehle uses 18 series of proxies other than tree rings like borehole temperatures, Conroy Lake pollen, Chesapeake Bay Mg/Ca etc with each series having at least 20 dates over the 2000-year period. Loehle also points out several problems with tree –ring data like ring width en ...
Science says... - Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
... Carey goes on to write, “Many journals have also started to insist on what is known as preregistration. When a researcher preregisters a study, he or she spells out the hypothesis and how it is going to be tested. Doing this upfront is a powerful check against moving the goal posts on a study—that i ...
... Carey goes on to write, “Many journals have also started to insist on what is known as preregistration. When a researcher preregisters a study, he or she spells out the hypothesis and how it is going to be tested. Doing this upfront is a powerful check against moving the goal posts on a study—that i ...
Is the global warming a biggest hoax of the 21st century
... The third theory explains the warming by the increase of greenhouse gases and clouds in the atmosphere. The Holli Riebeek NASA (2007) says that “if there were no greenhouse gases or clouds in the atmosphere, the Earth’s average surface temperature would be a very chilly -18°C (0°F) instead of the co ...
... The third theory explains the warming by the increase of greenhouse gases and clouds in the atmosphere. The Holli Riebeek NASA (2007) says that “if there were no greenhouse gases or clouds in the atmosphere, the Earth’s average surface temperature would be a very chilly -18°C (0°F) instead of the co ...
Fall07_Exam3
... (d) volcanic eruptions which eject massive amounts of aerosols into the atmosphere 18. This was probably the warmest period in the last 15,000 years. During this period, the global average temperature was probably warmer than it is today. (a) Holocene Maximum (c) Little Ice Age (b) Medieval Warm Per ...
... (d) volcanic eruptions which eject massive amounts of aerosols into the atmosphere 18. This was probably the warmest period in the last 15,000 years. During this period, the global average temperature was probably warmer than it is today. (a) Holocene Maximum (c) Little Ice Age (b) Medieval Warm Per ...
PowerPoint Slideshow
... greenhouse effect from observations is not likely for a decade or more. - IPCC, 1990 The balance of evidence suggests a discernable human influence on global climate. - IPCC 1995 ...
... greenhouse effect from observations is not likely for a decade or more. - IPCC, 1990 The balance of evidence suggests a discernable human influence on global climate. - IPCC 1995 ...
Global Warming
... predictions much less secure than global average Precipitation predictions much less secure than temperature Impacts on ecosystems, agriculture, etc only in general terms ...
... predictions much less secure than global average Precipitation predictions much less secure than temperature Impacts on ecosystems, agriculture, etc only in general terms ...
Pseudoscientific elements in climate change research
... vulnerable citizens adapt to conditions that lie ahead. Attempts to prevent global climate change from occurring are ultimately futile, and constitute a tragic misallocation of resources that would be better spent on humanity’s real and pressing problems. 3. Consensus? ...
... vulnerable citizens adapt to conditions that lie ahead. Attempts to prevent global climate change from occurring are ultimately futile, and constitute a tragic misallocation of resources that would be better spent on humanity’s real and pressing problems. 3. Consensus? ...
CLIMATE_NRE_480_L02_Intro_Science_Response_20160114
... observe that with virtual certainty – The average global temperature of the Earth’s surface has increased due to the addition of gases into the atmosphere that hold heat close to the surface. The increase in greenhouse gases is due to human activities, ...
... observe that with virtual certainty – The average global temperature of the Earth’s surface has increased due to the addition of gases into the atmosphere that hold heat close to the surface. The increase in greenhouse gases is due to human activities, ...
here - Hot Topic
... If you lived in New Zealand 50 million years ago, you would have been able to enjoy a hot swim in the sea all year round, scientists have found. The early Eocene, around 50 million years ago, has long been recognised as a time of pronounced global warming. New Zealand was vastly different then, with ...
... If you lived in New Zealand 50 million years ago, you would have been able to enjoy a hot swim in the sea all year round, scientists have found. The early Eocene, around 50 million years ago, has long been recognised as a time of pronounced global warming. New Zealand was vastly different then, with ...
Climate Change - Cloudfront.net
... The next few slides show projections of future temperature based on the IPCC scenarios: C3, B1, A1B, A2. Each scenario is slightly different, and less optimistic. In the C3 storyline, CO2 concentrations are held at the same level as they were in 2000. The projection indicates that the world will co ...
... The next few slides show projections of future temperature based on the IPCC scenarios: C3, B1, A1B, A2. Each scenario is slightly different, and less optimistic. In the C3 storyline, CO2 concentrations are held at the same level as they were in 2000. The projection indicates that the world will co ...
Presentation
... most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world.” Fox interview 23-9-2003 1 The ...
... most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world.” Fox interview 23-9-2003 1 The ...