Climate risks, uncertainty and ethics
... for the year 2100 are also shown. Adapted from Petit et al. (1999) Nature 399, 429-436 and the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Third Assessment Report by the PAGES (Past Global Changes) International Project Office. ...
... for the year 2100 are also shown. Adapted from Petit et al. (1999) Nature 399, 429-436 and the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Third Assessment Report by the PAGES (Past Global Changes) International Project Office. ...
Global Warming. Greenhouse Gases and Climate
... and warmer? • According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Earth's surface temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century, with accelerated warming during the past two decades. There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming over the last 50 years is attribu ...
... and warmer? • According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Earth's surface temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century, with accelerated warming during the past two decades. There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming over the last 50 years is attribu ...
The 5th IPCC Assessment Report and Implications for - GEF-STAP
... concluded the following: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of gre ...
... concluded the following: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of gre ...
English
... Low-lying Bangladesh is prone to coastal flooding caused by storm surges, which have killed thousands of people in recent years. Experts say if the sea level goes up by 1 metre, Bangladesh will lose 17.5% of its land. ...
... Low-lying Bangladesh is prone to coastal flooding caused by storm surges, which have killed thousands of people in recent years. Experts say if the sea level goes up by 1 metre, Bangladesh will lose 17.5% of its land. ...
20070124_Science_Cafe
... atmosphere, ocean, ice, and land to yield a stable climate in the presence of changing greenhouse gases. ...
... atmosphere, ocean, ice, and land to yield a stable climate in the presence of changing greenhouse gases. ...
Climate change deniers - Lorain
... the recent past without human CO2 emissions, then something else must have caused that warming. Obviously, that would mean despite whatever temperature effect CO2 has as a greenhouse gas, something other than or in addition to CO2 must be driving the modern warm period.1 This conclusion is what skep ...
... the recent past without human CO2 emissions, then something else must have caused that warming. Obviously, that would mean despite whatever temperature effect CO2 has as a greenhouse gas, something other than or in addition to CO2 must be driving the modern warm period.1 This conclusion is what skep ...
Slide 1 - Climate Science Program
... Global temperature trends of the 20C cannot be explained on the basis of natural variation alone Only when the influences of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are included can the trends be explained Models that explain these trends, when projected into the future, indicate a 1.5-6.5oC war ...
... Global temperature trends of the 20C cannot be explained on the basis of natural variation alone Only when the influences of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are included can the trends be explained Models that explain these trends, when projected into the future, indicate a 1.5-6.5oC war ...
Using Web-based Data Sets to Enhance Student
... Department of Ecology about how local climatic conditions are predicted to change and to discuss the local sociological and economic implications of future climatic changes. from the Washington State Dept. of Ecology web site. ...
... Department of Ecology about how local climatic conditions are predicted to change and to discuss the local sociological and economic implications of future climatic changes. from the Washington State Dept. of Ecology web site. ...
Points made by Supporters Points made by Opponents
... The problem is that the global average temperature has been rising in recent decades. NASAGoddard Institute for Space Studies has a page showing these changes of the global average temperature, as well as changes locations and in different seasons. The 2000 year temperature trend also shows the warm ...
... The problem is that the global average temperature has been rising in recent decades. NASAGoddard Institute for Space Studies has a page showing these changes of the global average temperature, as well as changes locations and in different seasons. The 2000 year temperature trend also shows the warm ...
Ice-Atmosphere Interaction: Melting of Mountain Glaciers
... warming at higher elevations in the tropics than at Earth’s surface due to greenhousegas-forced warming, ...
... warming at higher elevations in the tropics than at Earth’s surface due to greenhousegas-forced warming, ...
Global Warming Delusions BE NOT AFRAID The popular
... in the classic 19th century book "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," the popular imagination today appears to have been captured by beliefs that have little scientific basis. Some colleagues who share some of my doubts argue that the only way to get our society to change is ...
... in the classic 19th century book "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," the popular imagination today appears to have been captured by beliefs that have little scientific basis. Some colleagues who share some of my doubts argue that the only way to get our society to change is ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... See Also: Osborn et al., The Spatial Extent of 20th-Century Warmth in the Context of the Past 1200 Years, Science, 311, 841-844, 2006 ...
... See Also: Osborn et al., The Spatial Extent of 20th-Century Warmth in the Context of the Past 1200 Years, Science, 311, 841-844, 2006 ...
Is Climate Really Predictable on 10-50 Year Time Scales?
... parameterizations are “tweaked” in order to bring the TOA radiation in balance. The 20th century runs branch from different time periods in the control run and the forcings then change over the course of the 20th century. Thus, the model results are anomalies from the model state, compared to the ob ...
... parameterizations are “tweaked” in order to bring the TOA radiation in balance. The 20th century runs branch from different time periods in the control run and the forcings then change over the course of the 20th century. Thus, the model results are anomalies from the model state, compared to the ob ...
Summary for Policy Makers
... Understanding and Attributing Climate Change Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. This is an advance since the TAR’s conclusion that “most of the observe ...
... Understanding and Attributing Climate Change Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. This is an advance since the TAR’s conclusion that “most of the observe ...
Insturctional Stategies to Teach Global Climate Change
... group’s conclusions; The other members of the group will rotate to a different group to listen to their explanations and ask questions (this is your job to ask questions!); As you do this, keep in mind these questions/points: Be skeptical! Do the data fit their explanations? All the data? ...
... group’s conclusions; The other members of the group will rotate to a different group to listen to their explanations and ask questions (this is your job to ask questions!); As you do this, keep in mind these questions/points: Be skeptical! Do the data fit their explanations? All the data? ...
naked-2005-03-16
... theory is correct then instruments should have recorded a bigger temperature rise for calm nights than for windy ones, because wind blows excess heat away from cities and away from the measuring instruments. There was no difference between the calm and windy nights, and the author says: we show that ...
... theory is correct then instruments should have recorded a bigger temperature rise for calm nights than for windy ones, because wind blows excess heat away from cities and away from the measuring instruments. There was no difference between the calm and windy nights, and the author says: we show that ...
naked-2005-03-16-nobg
... theory is correct then instruments should have recorded a bigger temperature rise for calm nights than for windy ones, because wind blows excess heat away from cities and away from the measuring instruments. There was no difference between the calm and windy nights, and the author says: we show that ...
... theory is correct then instruments should have recorded a bigger temperature rise for calm nights than for windy ones, because wind blows excess heat away from cities and away from the measuring instruments. There was no difference between the calm and windy nights, and the author says: we show that ...
Evidence-Y13-GW
... model and convective parameterization. Journal of Climate, 17(18), 3477-3495. ...
... model and convective parameterization. Journal of Climate, 17(18), 3477-3495. ...
UN Panel: Climate Change Accelerating
... Mr. Ban said that, in the last five years, scientists have recorded much stronger trends in climate change. These include recent rapid melting of Arctic ice that had not been predicted. “That means you better start with intervention much earlier.” This Report was the first to acknowledge that the Gr ...
... Mr. Ban said that, in the last five years, scientists have recorded much stronger trends in climate change. These include recent rapid melting of Arctic ice that had not been predicted. “That means you better start with intervention much earlier.” This Report was the first to acknowledge that the Gr ...
APS Climate Change Statement Workshop Expert Bios
... Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University. The goal of his research is to gain a better understanding of such basic aspects of the atmospheric circulation as the pole-to-equator temperature gradient, the climatic distribution of surface easterlies and westerlies, and the location a ...
... Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University. The goal of his research is to gain a better understanding of such basic aspects of the atmospheric circulation as the pole-to-equator temperature gradient, the climatic distribution of surface easterlies and westerlies, and the location a ...
Next step-beyond Kyoto
... Mann's graph to deal with the well-known tree ring divergence problem to "hide the decline" that particular proxy showed for modern temperatures after 1950, when measured temperatures were rising. • These two phrases were taken out of context by climate change skeptics including Senator Jim Inhofe a ...
... Mann's graph to deal with the well-known tree ring divergence problem to "hide the decline" that particular proxy showed for modern temperatures after 1950, when measured temperatures were rising. • These two phrases were taken out of context by climate change skeptics including Senator Jim Inhofe a ...
module 11: what evidence do we have of climate change
... This picture shows the 2008 flooding in Santa Caterina, Brazil. The flooding occurred after a period of heavy rainfall during late November, most significantly during days 20, 21, 22 and 23 of November. In some regions there have been increases in droughts and floods. The number of days of very heav ...
... This picture shows the 2008 flooding in Santa Caterina, Brazil. The flooding occurred after a period of heavy rainfall during late November, most significantly during days 20, 21, 22 and 23 of November. In some regions there have been increases in droughts and floods. The number of days of very heav ...
Are the measurements accurate enough to reliably show changes in
... each other closely, both for recent data (leF) and data for many thousands of years obtained from ice cores (right). ...
... each other closely, both for recent data (leF) and data for many thousands of years obtained from ice cores (right). ...