modern climate science - American Meteorological Society
... Fundamental to understanding weather, climate, and climate change is the recognition that the Earth’s climate system is a complex energy flow system, as alluded to by animations of visible and IR full-disk views of Earth. The observable impacts of the energy flows (and associated mass flows) are emb ...
... Fundamental to understanding weather, climate, and climate change is the recognition that the Earth’s climate system is a complex energy flow system, as alluded to by animations of visible and IR full-disk views of Earth. The observable impacts of the energy flows (and associated mass flows) are emb ...
"An Ice Core Time Machine." Earth
... One of the most important discoveries to come from analysis of the Vostok ice core is the fact that a relationship exists between the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane and the temperatures of Antarctic air during glacial cycles. Specifically, during glacial periods when tempera ...
... One of the most important discoveries to come from analysis of the Vostok ice core is the fact that a relationship exists between the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane and the temperatures of Antarctic air during glacial cycles. Specifically, during glacial periods when tempera ...
Climate variability and change: a perspective from the oceania region
... a role in the local structures. The better climate models forced by increasing greenhouse gases reproduce similar changes in the flow and temperature structure during the 20th century and in projections into the 21st century. Rotstayn et al. [21] show that anthropogenic aerosols may have “masked” gr ...
... a role in the local structures. The better climate models forced by increasing greenhouse gases reproduce similar changes in the flow and temperature structure during the 20th century and in projections into the 21st century. Rotstayn et al. [21] show that anthropogenic aerosols may have “masked” gr ...
What can cities do to increase resilience?
... The United Kingdom consists of GB plus the Province of Northern Ireland. The ‘British Isles’ is a geographical term rather than political, and consists of the UK, plus the Republic of Ireland, and the UK Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. 2. Introduction An international ...
... The United Kingdom consists of GB plus the Province of Northern Ireland. The ‘British Isles’ is a geographical term rather than political, and consists of the UK, plus the Republic of Ireland, and the UK Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. 2. Introduction An international ...
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... may hold the key to immediate, and relatively significant, emissions reductions. And, what is perhaps even more important, if somehow individuals could be induced to adopt pro-environmental ...
... may hold the key to immediate, and relatively significant, emissions reductions. And, what is perhaps even more important, if somehow individuals could be induced to adopt pro-environmental ...
Physical and economic consequences of climate change in Europe
... Scenarios. We have considered four climate futures for the 2080s (Table 1) to reflect the uncertainty associated with the driving forces of global emissions and the response of climate to greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration. Two global socioeconomic scenarios have been selected from the Intergovernme ...
... Scenarios. We have considered four climate futures for the 2080s (Table 1) to reflect the uncertainty associated with the driving forces of global emissions and the response of climate to greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration. Two global socioeconomic scenarios have been selected from the Intergovernme ...
international public opinion, perception, and understanding of global
... Since 1988, numerous public opinion polls have found that Americans, Europeans, and Japanese are increasingly aware of and concerned about global climate change and supportive of a wide range of mitigation and adaptation policies. To date, however, there have been only a few indepth studies of publi ...
... Since 1988, numerous public opinion polls have found that Americans, Europeans, and Japanese are increasingly aware of and concerned about global climate change and supportive of a wide range of mitigation and adaptation policies. To date, however, there have been only a few indepth studies of publi ...
American Behavioral Scientist - Dana R. Fisher
... presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney was attacked by organizations and individuals from multiple components of the conservative base for his position on the issue (for a full discussion, see Rucker & Wallsten, 2011). When he stated during a town hall meeting in New Hampshire that he supported the no ...
... presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney was attacked by organizations and individuals from multiple components of the conservative base for his position on the issue (for a full discussion, see Rucker & Wallsten, 2011). When he stated during a town hall meeting in New Hampshire that he supported the no ...
The Greatest Challenge of Global Climate Change: An Inconvenient
... friendly fuels, clean air and water, and with economic analysis, was an optimist for much of his career, but over time development and good jobs. The question is whether became less confident about the power of behavior analysis to we will move in this direction at a fast enough pace to solve the ma ...
... friendly fuels, clean air and water, and with economic analysis, was an optimist for much of his career, but over time development and good jobs. The question is whether became less confident about the power of behavior analysis to we will move in this direction at a fast enough pace to solve the ma ...
amicus brief
... in the Public Understanding of Oceans and Human Health in the Marine Institute, Plymouth University (UK). Professor Parmesan's research focuses on the current impacts of climate change on wildlife. Her documentation of the global extent and pervasiveness of the effects of anthropogenic climate chang ...
... in the Public Understanding of Oceans and Human Health in the Marine Institute, Plymouth University (UK). Professor Parmesan's research focuses on the current impacts of climate change on wildlife. Her documentation of the global extent and pervasiveness of the effects of anthropogenic climate chang ...
How Climate Science Became a Victim of the Cold War
... dangers of global warming from greenhouse gases, and some might think that Charney’s group were outliers, sounding an early warning on warming much like British engineer Guy Callendar in the 1930s.20 But Charney’s work was a review of numerous studies undertaken throughout the 1970s, and so the pres ...
... dangers of global warming from greenhouse gases, and some might think that Charney’s group were outliers, sounding an early warning on warming much like British engineer Guy Callendar in the 1930s.20 But Charney’s work was a review of numerous studies undertaken throughout the 1970s, and so the pres ...
report_workshop_14.10.10
... especially the tourist sector on the effects of climate change in general and the impacts this will have on the tourist sector. Second, to gather information based on stakeholder participation. On the one hand concerning their vision on CLIMAR indicators for coastal tourism and possible adaptation r ...
... especially the tourist sector on the effects of climate change in general and the impacts this will have on the tourist sector. Second, to gather information based on stakeholder participation. On the one hand concerning their vision on CLIMAR indicators for coastal tourism and possible adaptation r ...
Exxon Mobil and British Petroleum: A tale of two companies or just
... which reduces global CO2 emissions by over 10.5 million metric tons annually. Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and steam, typically using clean-burning natural gas, which allows them to reuse leftover waste heat.21 BP and Exxon-History of Climate Specific Actions The oil in ...
... which reduces global CO2 emissions by over 10.5 million metric tons annually. Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and steam, typically using clean-burning natural gas, which allows them to reuse leftover waste heat.21 BP and Exxon-History of Climate Specific Actions The oil in ...
GWP and Carbon Dioxide Equivalents
... CH4 is 310 tons x 21 = 6,510 tons CO2E. Emitting 310 tons of CH4 would thus be considered to result in the same cumulative warming over the next 100 years as emitting 6,510 tons of CO2. While the 100-year time horizon GWPs shown in Table 1 are the most commonly used, GWPs based on cumulative warming ...
... CH4 is 310 tons x 21 = 6,510 tons CO2E. Emitting 310 tons of CH4 would thus be considered to result in the same cumulative warming over the next 100 years as emitting 6,510 tons of CO2. While the 100-year time horizon GWPs shown in Table 1 are the most commonly used, GWPs based on cumulative warming ...
- Harvard University
... frequency, lengthening pollution episodes over Midwest and Northeast. Climate change is expected to degrade U.S. ozone air quality. The summer average daily max-8h ozone increases by 2-5 ppb over large areas due to 2000-2050 climate change with the IPCC A1B scenario. Largest effect is during polluti ...
... frequency, lengthening pollution episodes over Midwest and Northeast. Climate change is expected to degrade U.S. ozone air quality. The summer average daily max-8h ozone increases by 2-5 ppb over large areas due to 2000-2050 climate change with the IPCC A1B scenario. Largest effect is during polluti ...
The Impacts of the Oceans on Climate Change - CHARLIE
... the food chain for all other marine organisms. Potential changes in plankton community structure and function due to increasing acidification are likely to have profound implications for biodiversity and living marine resources with likely major feedbacks to the carbon cycle. The surface ocean is be ...
... the food chain for all other marine organisms. Potential changes in plankton community structure and function due to increasing acidification are likely to have profound implications for biodiversity and living marine resources with likely major feedbacks to the carbon cycle. The surface ocean is be ...
- the MSRI Knowledge Hub
... • The overall objective of FLERMONECA is to promote the stability and security of the countries of Central Asia, to assist them in their pursuit of sustainable economic development and poverty reduction and to facilitate closer regional cooperation both within Central Asia and between Central Asia a ...
... • The overall objective of FLERMONECA is to promote the stability and security of the countries of Central Asia, to assist them in their pursuit of sustainable economic development and poverty reduction and to facilitate closer regional cooperation both within Central Asia and between Central Asia a ...
Understanding the Science of Climate Change Natural Resource Report NPS/NRPC/NRR—2010/210
... Climate change presents significant risks to our nation’s natural • Temperature and Greenhouse Gases and cultural resources. Although climate change was once be- • Water, Snow, and Ice lieved to be a future problem, there is now unequivocal scien• Vegetation and Wildlife tific evidence that our ...
... Climate change presents significant risks to our nation’s natural • Temperature and Greenhouse Gases and cultural resources. Although climate change was once be- • Water, Snow, and Ice lieved to be a future problem, there is now unequivocal scien• Vegetation and Wildlife tific evidence that our ...
Cultural dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation
... salmon are so great that despite traditional knowledge, there seems to be no effective adaptation to manage the effects of these changes on St’át’imc culture40. For the Inuit in Nunavut, changes in the ability to predict the weather have not only affected hunting and travel but have also had emotion ...
... salmon are so great that despite traditional knowledge, there seems to be no effective adaptation to manage the effects of these changes on St’át’imc culture40. For the Inuit in Nunavut, changes in the ability to predict the weather have not only affected hunting and travel but have also had emotion ...
argentina - World Bank Group
... Emissions inventories: Argentina has made 2 updates to its National GHG Inventory (INVGEI 2000)20 covering the years 1990, 1994, 1997 and 2000. The Inventory includes information on emissions from agriculture, livestock, land use and land use change, forestry and waste, providing disaggregated infor ...
... Emissions inventories: Argentina has made 2 updates to its National GHG Inventory (INVGEI 2000)20 covering the years 1990, 1994, 1997 and 2000. The Inventory includes information on emissions from agriculture, livestock, land use and land use change, forestry and waste, providing disaggregated infor ...
Summary for Policymakers - Climate Change Reconsidered
... Climate Change Reconsidered II: Physical Science The hypothesis of human-caused global warming comes up short not merely of “full scientific certainty” but of reasonable certainty or even plausibility. The weight of evidence now leans heavily against the theory. Invoking the precautionary principl ...
... Climate Change Reconsidered II: Physical Science The hypothesis of human-caused global warming comes up short not merely of “full scientific certainty” but of reasonable certainty or even plausibility. The weight of evidence now leans heavily against the theory. Invoking the precautionary principl ...
Broad range of 2050 warming from an observationally constrained large climate model ensemble
... the CMIP-3 ensemble mean for global-mean temperature in 2100, in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). The IPCC expert range was supported by a range of sources10 , including studies using pattern scaling3,4 , ensembles of intermediate-complexity models ...
... the CMIP-3 ensemble mean for global-mean temperature in 2100, in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). The IPCC expert range was supported by a range of sources10 , including studies using pattern scaling3,4 , ensembles of intermediate-complexity models ...
CCN (~100 nm) Other particles (aerosols)
... he obtains a warming from the combined direct and indirect effects of f.f. BC + OM that is inadequately documented warming may disagree with the results of published models by the aerosol-climate community. Penner et al. [2003] … obtain a forcing for f.f. BC + OM that is not significantly different ...
... he obtains a warming from the combined direct and indirect effects of f.f. BC + OM that is inadequately documented warming may disagree with the results of published models by the aerosol-climate community. Penner et al. [2003] … obtain a forcing for f.f. BC + OM that is not significantly different ...