Vita
... “Diurnal spatial variability of Great Plains summer precipitation related to the dynamics of the low-level jet” (poster), American Geophysical Union fall meeting, San Francisco, CA “Spatial variability of summer precipitation related to the dynamics of the Great Plains low-level jet”, Water Forum II ...
... “Diurnal spatial variability of Great Plains summer precipitation related to the dynamics of the low-level jet” (poster), American Geophysical Union fall meeting, San Francisco, CA “Spatial variability of summer precipitation related to the dynamics of the Great Plains low-level jet”, Water Forum II ...
Australia`s biodiversity How climate change may affect biodiversity
... affect biodiversity Climate change may cause patterns of biodiversity in the landscape to change over time. Existing ecological communities may disappear and new ones emerge. Some species will be at risk including those with long life spans, poor reproducers, limited mobility, those only found in a ...
... affect biodiversity Climate change may cause patterns of biodiversity in the landscape to change over time. Existing ecological communities may disappear and new ones emerge. Some species will be at risk including those with long life spans, poor reproducers, limited mobility, those only found in a ...
47. Global Warming Background
... several reasons— scientific, economic, and political. Here we deal mainly with the science of climate change. Members of Congress should note that calls for dramatic emissions reductions are usually accompanied by lurid rhetoric about weather and climate disasters. The purpose of this chapter is to ...
... several reasons— scientific, economic, and political. Here we deal mainly with the science of climate change. Members of Congress should note that calls for dramatic emissions reductions are usually accompanied by lurid rhetoric about weather and climate disasters. The purpose of this chapter is to ...
Article The uncertainties of climate change in Spanish
... Expansión, a business and economic daily. This paper also falls in line with research on public understanding of science, which takes into account not only the so-called cognitive deficits but also the factors that influence social appropriation of such knowledge. As the literature shows, scientifi ...
... Expansión, a business and economic daily. This paper also falls in line with research on public understanding of science, which takes into account not only the so-called cognitive deficits but also the factors that influence social appropriation of such knowledge. As the literature shows, scientifi ...
Article The uncertainties of climate change in Spanish daily
... Expansión, a business and economic daily. This paper also falls in line with research on public understanding of science, which takes into account not only the so-called cognitive deficits but also the factors that influence social appropriation of such knowledge. As the literature shows, scientifi ...
... Expansión, a business and economic daily. This paper also falls in line with research on public understanding of science, which takes into account not only the so-called cognitive deficits but also the factors that influence social appropriation of such knowledge. As the literature shows, scientifi ...
Systems Thinking and Modeling Climate Change
... produced emissions (based on burning fossil fuels) can change average Earth temperatures over time. Students test what happens when they increase human‐ produced greenhouse gas emissions and what happens when they reduce human‐ caused emissions. The level of emissions is one more variable in the co ...
... produced emissions (based on burning fossil fuels) can change average Earth temperatures over time. Students test what happens when they increase human‐ produced greenhouse gas emissions and what happens when they reduce human‐ caused emissions. The level of emissions is one more variable in the co ...
Workshop presentation
... the River Usk, rapidly growing since 1960s •Population 2065, average age 45 (most people 45-65) •Relatively affluent population of retirees, with more moving in •Tourist hub for Brecon Beacons •Well connected on A40 but no railway station •Houses mostly detached and semidetached, owner occupied •Mos ...
... the River Usk, rapidly growing since 1960s •Population 2065, average age 45 (most people 45-65) •Relatively affluent population of retirees, with more moving in •Tourist hub for Brecon Beacons •Well connected on A40 but no railway station •Houses mostly detached and semidetached, owner occupied •Mos ...
Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP)
... pulates the allocation and utilization of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage ment Fund (LDRRMF) for the following: Conduct of risk assessment, vulnerability an alysis, and other science-based technology a nd methodologies to enhance LGU ecological profile, sectoral studies and maintain D ...
... pulates the allocation and utilization of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage ment Fund (LDRRMF) for the following: Conduct of risk assessment, vulnerability an alysis, and other science-based technology a nd methodologies to enhance LGU ecological profile, sectoral studies and maintain D ...
Concept Review
... with each passing second. This is easy to prove by rolling a ball downhill. Friction notwithstanding, the ball will roll faster and faster the further it rolls. Many scientists have used this analogy when describing global warming in Arctic areas. The more these areas warm, the faster they continue ...
... with each passing second. This is easy to prove by rolling a ball downhill. Friction notwithstanding, the ball will roll faster and faster the further it rolls. Many scientists have used this analogy when describing global warming in Arctic areas. The more these areas warm, the faster they continue ...
Three Meanings of Climate Change
... firmly embedded within the functioning of the climate system, whilst at the same time the idea of anthropogenic climate change is penetrating and changing society in novel ways. The past (through historic emissions of greenhouse gases) and the future (through predictive descriptions of climates to c ...
... firmly embedded within the functioning of the climate system, whilst at the same time the idea of anthropogenic climate change is penetrating and changing society in novel ways. The past (through historic emissions of greenhouse gases) and the future (through predictive descriptions of climates to c ...
UC Carbon Neutrality Summit Resource List
... Study: MIT Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in the U.S. (2014) Description: A MIT study that found that air pollution in the United States accounts for about 200,000 premature deaths each year. The study found that more than 100,000 of those deaths were from emissions from road t ...
... Study: MIT Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in the U.S. (2014) Description: A MIT study that found that air pollution in the United States accounts for about 200,000 premature deaths each year. The study found that more than 100,000 of those deaths were from emissions from road t ...
Stakeholder Consultation Report
... The consultation process has highlighted the need for the establishment of an environmental profile committee that would provide data as baseline of Mombasa’s current environment and developmental challenges. The need for more research, mapping and other data may be highlighted by this committee. Th ...
... The consultation process has highlighted the need for the establishment of an environmental profile committee that would provide data as baseline of Mombasa’s current environment and developmental challenges. The need for more research, mapping and other data may be highlighted by this committee. Th ...
Climate Science for Decision Support .
... - Predictions are for states of system for which we have no observations. - Observations are in-sample. - Confirmation of weather forecasting systems using related models can not inform us about the long timescale processes in question; or their interaction with short timescale processes. [Q: It is ...
... - Predictions are for states of system for which we have no observations. - Observations are in-sample. - Confirmation of weather forecasting systems using related models can not inform us about the long timescale processes in question; or their interaction with short timescale processes. [Q: It is ...
Frank Ackerman March 8, 2013
... – Worst impacts will be 100+ years from now – Outcomes uncertain due to time span – Is discounting meaningful beyond one lifetime? ...
... – Worst impacts will be 100+ years from now – Outcomes uncertain due to time span – Is discounting meaningful beyond one lifetime? ...
Powerpoint - Oceanclimate.de
... brown Ireland, bubonic plague, Buddhist temple threatened, building collapse, building season extension, bushfires, butterflies move north, butterflies reeling, carbon crimes, camel deaths, cancer deaths in England, cannibalism, caterpillar biomass shift, cave paintings threatened, childhood insomni ...
... brown Ireland, bubonic plague, Buddhist temple threatened, building collapse, building season extension, bushfires, butterflies move north, butterflies reeling, carbon crimes, camel deaths, cancer deaths in England, cannibalism, caterpillar biomass shift, cave paintings threatened, childhood insomni ...
Program Information Document
... Climate Change Strategy to (a) mainstream climate change considerations in economic policy making and (b) identify opportunities and measures to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Further, the proposed operation is part of the country’s plan to promote environmental sustainability, which, in ad ...
... Climate Change Strategy to (a) mainstream climate change considerations in economic policy making and (b) identify opportunities and measures to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Further, the proposed operation is part of the country’s plan to promote environmental sustainability, which, in ad ...
Climate change – global warming
... A graph depicting CO2 levels from 1958 to 2009 as measured at Mauna Loa, Hawaii. Year is on the x-axis, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (in parts per million) is on the y-axis. The cause for the yearly rise and fall is the annual cycle of plant respiration. The cause of the increasing trend ...
... A graph depicting CO2 levels from 1958 to 2009 as measured at Mauna Loa, Hawaii. Year is on the x-axis, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (in parts per million) is on the y-axis. The cause for the yearly rise and fall is the annual cycle of plant respiration. The cause of the increasing trend ...
Conceptual models - University of Bristol
... Cloud feedback: We do not know how cloud cover will change. In our present climate, satellite observations suggest that the net effect of clouds is to cool the climate system, but this does not tell us how they will respond to a particular climate change scenario. Clouds can influence the radiation ...
... Cloud feedback: We do not know how cloud cover will change. In our present climate, satellite observations suggest that the net effect of clouds is to cool the climate system, but this does not tell us how they will respond to a particular climate change scenario. Clouds can influence the radiation ...
Mann, ME, Emanuel, KA, Atlantic Hurricane Trends linked to Climate
... Atlantic SST •Apparent multidecadal oscillation in tropical Aug-Oct Atlantic SST an artifact of late 20th century aerosol forcing •Anthropogenic climate change (including tropospheric aerosol trends) appears primary factor influencing tropical Aug-Oct Atlantic SST and North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone ...
... Atlantic SST •Apparent multidecadal oscillation in tropical Aug-Oct Atlantic SST an artifact of late 20th century aerosol forcing •Anthropogenic climate change (including tropospheric aerosol trends) appears primary factor influencing tropical Aug-Oct Atlantic SST and North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone ...
Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
... ‘Cultural politics’ is a short-hand term used to describe politicized processes by which meaning is contested and negotiated across spaces and over time. This involves not only what representations and messages are taken up in the public arena and gain traction, but it also accounts for those that ...
... ‘Cultural politics’ is a short-hand term used to describe politicized processes by which meaning is contested and negotiated across spaces and over time. This involves not only what representations and messages are taken up in the public arena and gain traction, but it also accounts for those that ...
Warming Deep Seas 0606 - Global Warming
... marine ecosystems in a world of multiple stresses where climate change and the large anthropogenic footprint (overfishing and coastal pollution) are the principal drivers. • Most urgent problem is almost total ignorance about the potential large scale effects on marine ecosystems of an increasingly ...
... marine ecosystems in a world of multiple stresses where climate change and the large anthropogenic footprint (overfishing and coastal pollution) are the principal drivers. • Most urgent problem is almost total ignorance about the potential large scale effects on marine ecosystems of an increasingly ...
No immediate reason to expect another Ice Age.
... Advisors to government. Relies on Japan’s science. • Finds earth warming not due to CO2. (3-2 majority) • Confirms Dansgaard cycles, Pacific Oscillation, projects cooling for coming decades. • “It seems that global warming and the halting of the temperature rise are related to solar activity.” • “Th ...
... Advisors to government. Relies on Japan’s science. • Finds earth warming not due to CO2. (3-2 majority) • Confirms Dansgaard cycles, Pacific Oscillation, projects cooling for coming decades. • “It seems that global warming and the halting of the temperature rise are related to solar activity.” • “Th ...
Anthropogenic Climate Change_What Science tells About
... Scientific “consensus” is based on a survey of peer-reviewed literature, rather than polls of opinions held by scientists. 1. Global warming is already apparent. ...
... Scientific “consensus” is based on a survey of peer-reviewed literature, rather than polls of opinions held by scientists. 1. Global warming is already apparent. ...
2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change Briefing
... the elderly, and the poor often experience the worst effects, exacerbating existing inequalities. The interaction and combination of these impacts is most concerning, with multi-hit scenarios threatening to undermine much of the progress made in global health over the past three decades. In light of ...
... the elderly, and the poor often experience the worst effects, exacerbating existing inequalities. The interaction and combination of these impacts is most concerning, with multi-hit scenarios threatening to undermine much of the progress made in global health over the past three decades. In light of ...