organisation of king`s bibliography of books on global warming
... Christopher Booker. The real global warming disaster: is the obsession with “climate change” turning out to be the most costly scientific blunder in history? Continuum, 2009, 9781441110527 A.W. Montford. The hockey stick illusion: climategate and the corruption of science. Stacey International, 2010 ...
... Christopher Booker. The real global warming disaster: is the obsession with “climate change” turning out to be the most costly scientific blunder in history? Continuum, 2009, 9781441110527 A.W. Montford. The hockey stick illusion: climategate and the corruption of science. Stacey International, 2010 ...
Complaint
... and the promotion of scientific falsehoods. These activities create greenhouse gas emissions, among other environmental and social harms, and perpetuate worldwide dependence on the burning of fossil fuels for energy. 34. According to research produced at Harvard University, large portions of the ...
... and the promotion of scientific falsehoods. These activities create greenhouse gas emissions, among other environmental and social harms, and perpetuate worldwide dependence on the burning of fossil fuels for energy. 34. According to research produced at Harvard University, large portions of the ...
climate change and emissions pathways
... DAI Metrics function (CDF) of the threshold for DAI, based on the IPCC reasons for concern about climate change (ref. 3 and Fig. 1). Each category represents a semiindependent ‘‘consensus estimate’’ of a metric for measuring ‘‘concern’’ about the climate system. We view these metrics as indicators o ...
... DAI Metrics function (CDF) of the threshold for DAI, based on the IPCC reasons for concern about climate change (ref. 3 and Fig. 1). Each category represents a semiindependent ‘‘consensus estimate’’ of a metric for measuring ‘‘concern’’ about the climate system. We view these metrics as indicators o ...
600 words - School of Psychology
... behaviors contribute to the problem. For example, a UK survey that polled over 3,600 individuals found more than 75% of respondents believed ‘using a car less’ and ‘flying less’ would have a ‘medium or major impact’ on reducing the UK’s contribution to climate change (Defra, 2007b). The same survey ...
... behaviors contribute to the problem. For example, a UK survey that polled over 3,600 individuals found more than 75% of respondents believed ‘using a car less’ and ‘flying less’ would have a ‘medium or major impact’ on reducing the UK’s contribution to climate change (Defra, 2007b). The same survey ...
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... And these stocks affect temperatures with a lag: already committed to at least ½ºC more in the next few decades from emissions we have already made. The slide shows eventual temperature increases corresponding to different levels of stabilised stocks. 3. At the upper end of the ranges, the climate i ...
... And these stocks affect temperatures with a lag: already committed to at least ½ºC more in the next few decades from emissions we have already made. The slide shows eventual temperature increases corresponding to different levels of stabilised stocks. 3. At the upper end of the ranges, the climate i ...
UNDP-TACC Pilot project Uruguay
... supports institutional development of local governments and territorial and environmental development. Climate change related local institutions, knowledge and constraints (Source: Project DocumentTACC Uruguay) The science of climate change is limited to a few experts, most of who are within the Cli ...
... supports institutional development of local governments and territorial and environmental development. Climate change related local institutions, knowledge and constraints (Source: Project DocumentTACC Uruguay) The science of climate change is limited to a few experts, most of who are within the Cli ...
Kocornick Mina and Fankhauser 2015 (opens in new window)
... these economic dynamics. Current approaches to adaptation often seek to preserve current structures, for example by protecting agricultural output, which neither acknowledges nor takes advantage of the fact that the status quo is evolving. In climate change risk assessments, the anticipated future c ...
... these economic dynamics. Current approaches to adaptation often seek to preserve current structures, for example by protecting agricultural output, which neither acknowledges nor takes advantage of the fact that the status quo is evolving. In climate change risk assessments, the anticipated future c ...
COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES
... these mitigation potentials. Therefore, FAO and its partners targeted the 2009 UNFCCC meetings to support the call of the Manado Ocean Declaration9 to reflect the specific ocean and coastal dimensions into the UNFCCC decisions. 14. During the 2009 UNFCCC meetings, in addition to the joint policy bri ...
... these mitigation potentials. Therefore, FAO and its partners targeted the 2009 UNFCCC meetings to support the call of the Manado Ocean Declaration9 to reflect the specific ocean and coastal dimensions into the UNFCCC decisions. 14. During the 2009 UNFCCC meetings, in addition to the joint policy bri ...
Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Amphibian
... osmosis and water loss through evaporation, also heavily influences amphibian physiology and behavior. Most amphibian species have highly vascularized permeable skin, which acts as an osmoregulatory and respiratory organ. With the exception of a few “watertight” species, water moves freely across th ...
... osmosis and water loss through evaporation, also heavily influences amphibian physiology and behavior. Most amphibian species have highly vascularized permeable skin, which acts as an osmoregulatory and respiratory organ. With the exception of a few “watertight” species, water moves freely across th ...
Multicentury Changes to the Global Climate and Carbon Cycle
... turnover time and rates of soil decomposition. Using an interactive climate and carbon cycle model, Govindasamy et al. (2005) studied the enhancement of the carbon cycle feedback with climate sensitivity to greenhouse gas radiative forcing (amount of global warming per doubling of atmospheric CO2 co ...
... turnover time and rates of soil decomposition. Using an interactive climate and carbon cycle model, Govindasamy et al. (2005) studied the enhancement of the carbon cycle feedback with climate sensitivity to greenhouse gas radiative forcing (amount of global warming per doubling of atmospheric CO2 co ...
climate change and eu security policy
... Commonwealth Affairs William Hague suggested that climate change is “perhaps the twenty-first century’s biggest foreign policy challenge.”12 At the end of 2011, the UK government committed itself to producing a more political set of climate risk assessments. In the ensuing report, the government att ...
... Commonwealth Affairs William Hague suggested that climate change is “perhaps the twenty-first century’s biggest foreign policy challenge.”12 At the end of 2011, the UK government committed itself to producing a more political set of climate risk assessments. In the ensuing report, the government att ...
Geographic disparities and moral hazards in the predicted impacts
... Initiative, University of Maine, 5751 Murray Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA ...
... Initiative, University of Maine, 5751 Murray Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA ...
PDF - Journal of Resources and Ecology
... phenological information about natural grassland from 2000 to 2014. We then analyzed the relationship between changes in NDVI, phenology and climate. The study is aimed at analyzing phenological changes and responses to climate change under natural conditions on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau since the ...
... phenological information about natural grassland from 2000 to 2014. We then analyzed the relationship between changes in NDVI, phenology and climate. The study is aimed at analyzing phenological changes and responses to climate change under natural conditions on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau since the ...
Works Cited - Institute for Domestic and International Affairs, Inc.
... international tourism. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the earth’s average surface temperature increased by approximately 0.6°C during the 20th century. Additionally, the warmest years of the previous century have ...
... international tourism. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the earth’s average surface temperature increased by approximately 0.6°C during the 20th century. Additionally, the warmest years of the previous century have ...
US Food Security and Climate Change
... Analysis shows that climate change does not represent a near-term threat to food security to the US. US crop yields have shown a steady exponential growth over the past 40 years of increasing temperatures This trend is expected to continue for the next 40 years (through 2050), provided that producer ...
... Analysis shows that climate change does not represent a near-term threat to food security to the US. US crop yields have shown a steady exponential growth over the past 40 years of increasing temperatures This trend is expected to continue for the next 40 years (through 2050), provided that producer ...
Turning the Tide: Recognizing Climate Change Refugees in
... When considering the plight of those displaced by climate change, perhaps the most obvious place to begin discussion is with the more popular notion of “environmental refugees.” By its very nature, climate change displacement is both a result of, and has an impact on, the natural environment, so an ...
... When considering the plight of those displaced by climate change, perhaps the most obvious place to begin discussion is with the more popular notion of “environmental refugees.” By its very nature, climate change displacement is both a result of, and has an impact on, the natural environment, so an ...
Western Europe is warming much faster than expected
... van Oldenborgh and van Ulden, 2003). To investigate the effects of trends in the atmospheric circulation, monthly mean temperature anomalies are approximated by a simple model that isolates the linear effect of circulation anomalies (van Ulden and van Oldenborgh, 2006; van Ulden et al., 2007). These ...
... van Oldenborgh and van Ulden, 2003). To investigate the effects of trends in the atmospheric circulation, monthly mean temperature anomalies are approximated by a simple model that isolates the linear effect of circulation anomalies (van Ulden and van Oldenborgh, 2006; van Ulden et al., 2007). These ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: Scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments (opens in new window)
... models (Knutti et al., 2010; Oreskes et al., 2010; Stainforth et al., 2007a,b; Morgan, 2003). Similarly, the range of downscaling models used to explore the (stage III) uncertainty represents only a limited sample. Indeed, parameter uncertainty is not captured in the scenario set (for either stage I ...
... models (Knutti et al., 2010; Oreskes et al., 2010; Stainforth et al., 2007a,b; Morgan, 2003). Similarly, the range of downscaling models used to explore the (stage III) uncertainty represents only a limited sample. Indeed, parameter uncertainty is not captured in the scenario set (for either stage I ...
Engineering solutions for coastal infrastructure
... In 2014, the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) was commissioned by the Australian Government to produce a coastal climate risk management tool in support of coastal managers adapting to climate change and sea-level rise. This online tool, known as CoastAdapt, provides inf ...
... In 2014, the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) was commissioned by the Australian Government to produce a coastal climate risk management tool in support of coastal managers adapting to climate change and sea-level rise. This online tool, known as CoastAdapt, provides inf ...
Earths Shifting Climate Teacher Guide without NASA logo 7/28/13
... describe in these photographs? How are these pictures different than the pictures that you took?” (ex: towns, rivers, farms, forests, glaciers, volcanoes) 7. If teacher is using the Washington DC set of photos, start with the 5-meter spatial resolution ASTER photo (that is farthest away) and ask the ...
... describe in these photographs? How are these pictures different than the pictures that you took?” (ex: towns, rivers, farms, forests, glaciers, volcanoes) 7. If teacher is using the Washington DC set of photos, start with the 5-meter spatial resolution ASTER photo (that is farthest away) and ask the ...
PDF
... climate change by minimizing negative impacts on production and exploiting positive impacts. No one has any similar, direct financial stake in minimizing any negative environmental externalities from climate change or exploiting any positive externalities. It will be up to governments in each countr ...
... climate change by minimizing negative impacts on production and exploiting positive impacts. No one has any similar, direct financial stake in minimizing any negative environmental externalities from climate change or exploiting any positive externalities. It will be up to governments in each countr ...
Glaciers and climate change in the Karakoram
... From: The Economist, June 2008: “…Mr Hasnain estimates that Himalayan glaciers will be gone in 20-30 years. That would leave many great rivers depending on seasonal rainfall. According to the IPCC. this may be the fate of the Indus…by 2035…” The Guardian 2008 “…The problem is perhaps most acute in A ...
... From: The Economist, June 2008: “…Mr Hasnain estimates that Himalayan glaciers will be gone in 20-30 years. That would leave many great rivers depending on seasonal rainfall. According to the IPCC. this may be the fate of the Indus…by 2035…” The Guardian 2008 “…The problem is perhaps most acute in A ...
Yamba paper V2 - NSW Coastal Conference
... early tide gauge observations in Tasmania during the early 1840’s, as well as tide gauge observations at Sydney (from 1886) and Auckland (from 1899). The rising trend is attributed to: gradual warming that followed the global sea level fall after the Tambora eruption (1815), a long negative IPO phas ...
... early tide gauge observations in Tasmania during the early 1840’s, as well as tide gauge observations at Sydney (from 1886) and Auckland (from 1899). The rising trend is attributed to: gradual warming that followed the global sea level fall after the Tambora eruption (1815), a long negative IPO phas ...
View/Open - Sokoine University of Agriculture
... data were obtained from the Tanzanian Meteorological Agency (http://www.meteo.go.tz/) for the corresponding 49 year period. In order to preserve important local climatic heterogeneity, four stations representing the main arabica growing regions of Tanzania were used. These include Lyamungu, Arusha a ...
... data were obtained from the Tanzanian Meteorological Agency (http://www.meteo.go.tz/) for the corresponding 49 year period. In order to preserve important local climatic heterogeneity, four stations representing the main arabica growing regions of Tanzania were used. These include Lyamungu, Arusha a ...