2. Global warming is occurring
... 1. Models underestimate the risk of rapid warming Erika Engelhaupt, staff writer, July 1, 2007, Environmental Science & Technology, p. 4488. Following the latest projections by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), new research shows that models in the report underestimate some ...
... 1. Models underestimate the risk of rapid warming Erika Engelhaupt, staff writer, July 1, 2007, Environmental Science & Technology, p. 4488. Following the latest projections by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), new research shows that models in the report underestimate some ...
The terrestrial Arctic response to (and role in) local and global
... Sea ice loss leads to substantial warming over land, peaking in autumn and winter. In CCSM3, the sea ice loss induced warming extends over 1500km inland. ...
... Sea ice loss leads to substantial warming over land, peaking in autumn and winter. In CCSM3, the sea ice loss induced warming extends over 1500km inland. ...
Call for proposals - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural
... understand the impacts of such solutions and draw lessons for scaling them up. It will gather and disseminate evidence in appropriate forms to key audiences, with a view to strengthening the capacity of farmers and stakeholders to develop, identify and adopt policies and practices that help agricul ...
... understand the impacts of such solutions and draw lessons for scaling them up. It will gather and disseminate evidence in appropriate forms to key audiences, with a view to strengthening the capacity of farmers and stakeholders to develop, identify and adopt policies and practices that help agricul ...
Climate change adaptation: challenges and opportunities for a smart
... European cities, which home to three quarters of the population, are responsible for 60% to 80% of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which represent the main causes of the change in climate conditions. In the meanwhile, they are seriously threatened by the heterogeneous c ...
... European cities, which home to three quarters of the population, are responsible for 60% to 80% of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which represent the main causes of the change in climate conditions. In the meanwhile, they are seriously threatened by the heterogeneous c ...
Eurasian Arctic greening reveals teleconnections and the potential
... circumpolar deciduous shrub species in the Low Arctic (Salix lanata L. and Alnus fruticosa Rupr.), and intensive ground truthing over three sites across the Low Arctic of NWET (Fig. 1). Our results strongly suggest that recent sea ice retreat has had a limited influence on tundra productivity in the ...
... circumpolar deciduous shrub species in the Low Arctic (Salix lanata L. and Alnus fruticosa Rupr.), and intensive ground truthing over three sites across the Low Arctic of NWET (Fig. 1). Our results strongly suggest that recent sea ice retreat has had a limited influence on tundra productivity in the ...
Scenario
... Most scenarios of the future suggest that the world will get more populated and wealthier during this century. While this ought to advance human well-being, it may also increase climate change which might at least partly offset any advances in well-being. The IPCC reports in its last (2001) assessme ...
... Most scenarios of the future suggest that the world will get more populated and wealthier during this century. While this ought to advance human well-being, it may also increase climate change which might at least partly offset any advances in well-being. The IPCC reports in its last (2001) assessme ...
CFK Final Project Report - Carbon Farming Knowledge
... their farmer clients from ignorance and sceptics of carbon farming to where they are now actively engaged in positive discussions on how farm practices can be changed to reduce emissions and build carbon in soils and vegetation. A critical aspect of the project has been the interaction between key r ...
... their farmer clients from ignorance and sceptics of carbon farming to where they are now actively engaged in positive discussions on how farm practices can be changed to reduce emissions and build carbon in soils and vegetation. A critical aspect of the project has been the interaction between key r ...
Adapting portfolios to climate change
... over the next few years but could be significant over longer horizons tend to be underpriced or underappreciated. This is similar to a consumer who chooses a cheap, high-energy appliance over an expensive energy-efficient model that saves money in the long run. ...
... over the next few years but could be significant over longer horizons tend to be underpriced or underappreciated. This is similar to a consumer who chooses a cheap, high-energy appliance over an expensive energy-efficient model that saves money in the long run. ...
What is dangerous climate change?
... thank the organizing committee for shaping the symposium and making it happen. In particular, we would like to thank Mr. Bill Hare who has committed an incredible amount of time and energy by setting the content for this symposium, facilitating the scientific debate on the question “what is dangerou ...
... thank the organizing committee for shaping the symposium and making it happen. In particular, we would like to thank Mr. Bill Hare who has committed an incredible amount of time and energy by setting the content for this symposium, facilitating the scientific debate on the question “what is dangerou ...
Under New Management - Forum for the Future
... deployment of the technology. However, until we undertake such trials, we can never be sure what the results will be in the real world. Some people argue that we should therefore refrain from research on such techniques, as the risks may become too great. Others argue that the risks of unabated clim ...
... deployment of the technology. However, until we undertake such trials, we can never be sure what the results will be in the real world. Some people argue that we should therefore refrain from research on such techniques, as the risks may become too great. Others argue that the risks of unabated clim ...
Author's personal copy
... (. . .) different actors perceive the usefulness of scientific information differently. Scientists, for example, when choosing the focus of their research, may make an assumption of what they think decision makers need and hope their work will meet that need. Users, in turn, may define their need diff ...
... (. . .) different actors perceive the usefulness of scientific information differently. Scientists, for example, when choosing the focus of their research, may make an assumption of what they think decision makers need and hope their work will meet that need. Users, in turn, may define their need diff ...
Arctic alpine vegetation change over 20 years
... Recent arctic warming experiments have recorded significant vegetation responses, typically an increase in shrub cover and a loss of species richness. We report similar changes in vegetation along an arctic mountainside in northern Sweden over 20 years. During this time mean annual temperature incre ...
... Recent arctic warming experiments have recorded significant vegetation responses, typically an increase in shrub cover and a loss of species richness. We report similar changes in vegetation along an arctic mountainside in northern Sweden over 20 years. During this time mean annual temperature incre ...
Final essay exam questions handed out
... climate change/policies leading to discussion, analyses, and critiques of alternative decision-making methods and strategies mainly, but not exclusively, regarding the US. You should take this course if you are interested in an environmental career, or simply want to be a more informed citizen. ...
... climate change/policies leading to discussion, analyses, and critiques of alternative decision-making methods and strategies mainly, but not exclusively, regarding the US. You should take this course if you are interested in an environmental career, or simply want to be a more informed citizen. ...
Submission PDF Communicating the deadly consequences of
... dangerous HI values increases, with pole-ward expansion particularly evident in the Northern Hemisphere. The frequency of dangerous HI values also increases for those regions that are already impacted. The combined effect of increased area and frequency explains why global heat stress should be expe ...
... dangerous HI values increases, with pole-ward expansion particularly evident in the Northern Hemisphere. The frequency of dangerous HI values also increases for those regions that are already impacted. The combined effect of increased area and frequency explains why global heat stress should be expe ...
DOC version - New Zealand climate change information
... Climate change adaptation technical working group Adapting to sea level rise International forums and agreements New Zealand's international climate change policy New Zealand and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Reducin ...
... Climate change adaptation technical working group Adapting to sea level rise International forums and agreements New Zealand's international climate change policy New Zealand and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Reducin ...
Geotourism and Climate Change Paradoxes and Promises
... Climatic conditions are extremely important for tourism because of the extent to which they influence the relative accessibility and attractiveness of a given location (UNWTOUNEP-WMO, 2008). Climate change influences the seasonality of a tourism location or attraction because of the extent to which ...
... Climatic conditions are extremely important for tourism because of the extent to which they influence the relative accessibility and attractiveness of a given location (UNWTOUNEP-WMO, 2008). Climate change influences the seasonality of a tourism location or attraction because of the extent to which ...
The impact of climate change and weather on transport - MOWE-IT
... The main consequences of climate change as predicted by most of the existing climate models are an increase in global temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and sea level rise. In general, climate models predict that increases in temperature will be higher over land areas than over oceans ...
... The main consequences of climate change as predicted by most of the existing climate models are an increase in global temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and sea level rise. In general, climate models predict that increases in temperature will be higher over land areas than over oceans ...
The Partnership of Weather and Air Quality
... Climate —The slowly varying aspects of the atmosphere–hydrosphere–land surface system. It is typically characterized in terms of suitable averages of the climate system over periods of a month or more, taking into consideration the variability in time of these averaged quantities. Climatic classific ...
... Climate —The slowly varying aspects of the atmosphere–hydrosphere–land surface system. It is typically characterized in terms of suitable averages of the climate system over periods of a month or more, taking into consideration the variability in time of these averaged quantities. Climatic classific ...
Inuit vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change in
... and institutions (Burton and others 2002; Huq and others 2003; Ford and others 2007; Klein and others 2007). This integration requires knowledge of local institutions and policies as well as the forces that influence vulnerability and the factors that facilitate or constrain adaptation. A research p ...
... and institutions (Burton and others 2002; Huq and others 2003; Ford and others 2007; Klein and others 2007). This integration requires knowledge of local institutions and policies as well as the forces that influence vulnerability and the factors that facilitate or constrain adaptation. A research p ...
Climate change projections for Greater Manchester
... the potential future climate for the UK. Continued improvements in modelling and understanding of the climate system allow climate projections to be periodically reviewed and refined. This latest set of projections is an improvement on the last suite of UKCIP02 scenarios as they are downscaled to a ...
... the potential future climate for the UK. Continued improvements in modelling and understanding of the climate system allow climate projections to be periodically reviewed and refined. This latest set of projections is an improvement on the last suite of UKCIP02 scenarios as they are downscaled to a ...
flying blind: navigating climate change without the
... our energy security and every other aspect of this country that will change as a result of the already shifting climate. Moreover, we’ll lose a world-class capability that has taken decades to build and cannot be easily recovered. The CSIRO is a key component of Australia’s climate science capabilit ...
... our energy security and every other aspect of this country that will change as a result of the already shifting climate. Moreover, we’ll lose a world-class capability that has taken decades to build and cannot be easily recovered. The CSIRO is a key component of Australia’s climate science capabilit ...
Contested science in the media: linguistic traces of
... The current study is to some extent inspired by the frustration I as a text linguist have experienced when reading interesting and well-argued discourse-based framing papers emanating from other research traditions (see the next section for some examples). Always hoping to find details of the elemen ...
... The current study is to some extent inspired by the frustration I as a text linguist have experienced when reading interesting and well-argued discourse-based framing papers emanating from other research traditions (see the next section for some examples). Always hoping to find details of the elemen ...
... inexpensive energy source, carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is potentially a significant climate change technology [24]. Although US President Obama supports it, there is strong public opposition to CCS from some communities. Some believe that coal-dependent nations like the United States and ...
The Long Time Scales of Human-Caused Climate Warming: Further
... Research Council of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences issued a special report, Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions, that endorsed the key conclusions of the IPCC assessment (NRC, 2001). The scientific basis for global warming has thus now been sufficiently established to en ...
... Research Council of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences issued a special report, Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions, that endorsed the key conclusions of the IPCC assessment (NRC, 2001). The scientific basis for global warming has thus now been sufficiently established to en ...
global warming and global, climate changes
... Despite the media blitz over the latest IPCC report, the report provides no tangible evidence that CO2 is causing global warming. It assumes CO2 is the cause and computer model simulations are all based on that assumption. Global warming over the past century, the latter part of which was coincident ...
... Despite the media blitz over the latest IPCC report, the report provides no tangible evidence that CO2 is causing global warming. It assumes CO2 is the cause and computer model simulations are all based on that assumption. Global warming over the past century, the latter part of which was coincident ...