An econometric analysis of determinants of climate change attitudes
... J. et al., 2011; Rahmstorf, 2003; Rial, 2004; Jousel et al., 1994; Clark et al., 1999). The evidence for rapid climate change is compelling: sea-level rise; global temperature rise; warming of oceans; shrinking ice sheets; declining Arctic sea ice; glacial retreat; ocean acidification (IPCC Fourth A ...
... J. et al., 2011; Rahmstorf, 2003; Rial, 2004; Jousel et al., 1994; Clark et al., 1999). The evidence for rapid climate change is compelling: sea-level rise; global temperature rise; warming of oceans; shrinking ice sheets; declining Arctic sea ice; glacial retreat; ocean acidification (IPCC Fourth A ...
Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... A. How can we predict what climate will be like in 100 years if we can’t even predict the weather next week? Predicting how climate will change in future decades is a different scientific issue from predicting weather a few weeks from now. Weather is short term and chaotic, largely determined by wha ...
... A. How can we predict what climate will be like in 100 years if we can’t even predict the weather next week? Predicting how climate will change in future decades is a different scientific issue from predicting weather a few weeks from now. Weather is short term and chaotic, largely determined by wha ...
Climate change projections of precipitation and
... term RCMs hold the greatest promise for regional-scale analysis, this approach is still in development, requires detailed surface climate data, and is dependent on highend computer availability (Hewitson and Crane, 1996). This study uses a statistical downscaling method because multiple GCMs are use ...
... term RCMs hold the greatest promise for regional-scale analysis, this approach is still in development, requires detailed surface climate data, and is dependent on highend computer availability (Hewitson and Crane, 1996). This study uses a statistical downscaling method because multiple GCMs are use ...
Articles Climate Change Vulnerability and Policy Support
... sub-sea-level elevations, preventing the buildup of fuel loads in forests, and protecting vulnerable coastal communities (Titus 1986; 1998). Such policy responses are designed to increase the resilience of human and natural systems to climate change and variability. Despite the importance of public ...
... sub-sea-level elevations, preventing the buildup of fuel loads in forests, and protecting vulnerable coastal communities (Titus 1986; 1998). Such policy responses are designed to increase the resilience of human and natural systems to climate change and variability. Despite the importance of public ...
How will climate change affect mycotoxins in food?
... global change, and alterations in these are expected to have a wide range of impacts on plants and on their pathogens (Ingram, 1999), including mycotoxins concentrations in plants (Miraglia et al., 2009). Global warming will not only act on pathosystems already present in certain regions, but will f ...
... global change, and alterations in these are expected to have a wide range of impacts on plants and on their pathogens (Ingram, 1999), including mycotoxins concentrations in plants (Miraglia et al., 2009). Global warming will not only act on pathosystems already present in certain regions, but will f ...
Earth Negotiations Bulletin ADP 2-6
... workstreams. Parties, inter alia: agreed on the need to convene at least one session in 2014; invited, under workstreams 1 and 2, submissions by parties and observers building on, and in relation to, the ADP’s conclusions; invited, under workstream 2, submissions by parties and observers on further ...
... workstreams. Parties, inter alia: agreed on the need to convene at least one session in 2014; invited, under workstreams 1 and 2, submissions by parties and observers building on, and in relation to, the ADP’s conclusions; invited, under workstream 2, submissions by parties and observers on further ...
Climate Change and the Historic Environment
... Climate change is one of the most important and urgent problems facing us today. Without action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the direct impacts of a changing climate will have major adverse effects on society, the economy and the environment, including our cultural heritage.The wide-ranging ...
... Climate change is one of the most important and urgent problems facing us today. Without action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the direct impacts of a changing climate will have major adverse effects on society, the economy and the environment, including our cultural heritage.The wide-ranging ...
A Two-Step Flow of Influence? Opinion-Leader
... Political Mobilization on Climate Change In climate change–related campaigns designed to boost citizen political participation, enhance cognitive engagement, or spark greater citizen voice, research points to three relevant categories of self-identified opinion leaders. Issue-specific opinion leader ...
... Political Mobilization on Climate Change In climate change–related campaigns designed to boost citizen political participation, enhance cognitive engagement, or spark greater citizen voice, research points to three relevant categories of self-identified opinion leaders. Issue-specific opinion leader ...
a 2017 national survey of broadcast meteorologists
... of these weathercasters said their viewer feedback is predominantly positive, while another quarter (26%) said that their viewer feedback is mixed “about 50/50.” About one in ten (12%) said their viewer feedback was predominantly negative, but many (28%) said they get very few viewer reactions eithe ...
... of these weathercasters said their viewer feedback is predominantly positive, while another quarter (26%) said that their viewer feedback is mixed “about 50/50.” About one in ten (12%) said their viewer feedback was predominantly negative, but many (28%) said they get very few viewer reactions eithe ...
A severe centennial-scale drought in mid
... to more distal sources of moisture, consistent with drought climatology (Woodhouse and Overpeck, 1998). A pollen record from alluvial sediments in the same region shows a brief spike in Ambrosia (ragweed) and corresponding decrease in Quercus (oak) (Baker et al., 2002), indicating transient drought. ...
... to more distal sources of moisture, consistent with drought climatology (Woodhouse and Overpeck, 1998). A pollen record from alluvial sediments in the same region shows a brief spike in Ambrosia (ragweed) and corresponding decrease in Quercus (oak) (Baker et al., 2002), indicating transient drought. ...
Source control as an adaptation measure to
... the model, simulations as well as emission scenarios are given in Plummer et al., 2006; the simulation results considered in the present study correspond to simulations ANpr2 (control climate) and ANfr2 (future climate) of Plummer et al., 2006). The CRCM simulations are performed over a domain conta ...
... the model, simulations as well as emission scenarios are given in Plummer et al., 2006; the simulation results considered in the present study correspond to simulations ANpr2 (control climate) and ANfr2 (future climate) of Plummer et al., 2006). The CRCM simulations are performed over a domain conta ...
Examining Links Between Religion, Evolution Views, and Climate
... Evolution skepticism has typically been linked to religious beliefs and communities (Binder, 2002; Campbell & Curtis, 1996). In fact, research demonstrates that, when compared with educational attainment, religiosity plays a more prominent role in how individuals view evolution (Haider-Markel & Josl ...
... Evolution skepticism has typically been linked to religious beliefs and communities (Binder, 2002; Campbell & Curtis, 1996). In fact, research demonstrates that, when compared with educational attainment, religiosity plays a more prominent role in how individuals view evolution (Haider-Markel & Josl ...
Climate Change
... Gases in the earth’s atmosphere trap some of the sun’s energy that would otherwise be radiated back into space. This is called the greenhouse effect. This process keeps the earth at a temperature suitable for life. Climate change results from an enhanced greenhouse effect. Increased levels of greenh ...
... Gases in the earth’s atmosphere trap some of the sun’s energy that would otherwise be radiated back into space. This is called the greenhouse effect. This process keeps the earth at a temperature suitable for life. Climate change results from an enhanced greenhouse effect. Increased levels of greenh ...
Catastrophe modelling and climate change
... in the severity and likelihood of extreme weather events could have implications for the accuracy of natural catastrophe models, and this report examines whether and how catastrophe models account for climate change through a series of case studies provided by a range of academic and commercial mode ...
... in the severity and likelihood of extreme weather events could have implications for the accuracy of natural catastrophe models, and this report examines whether and how catastrophe models account for climate change through a series of case studies provided by a range of academic and commercial mode ...
National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) – Looking through
... (UNEP) states that major weather events, caused by climate change, carry with them the potential to cause damage and disrupt transportation lines and industrial infrastructure. This will not only impact the workers’ ability to be present at work, but also lead to the closing down of industrial insta ...
... (UNEP) states that major weather events, caused by climate change, carry with them the potential to cause damage and disrupt transportation lines and industrial infrastructure. This will not only impact the workers’ ability to be present at work, but also lead to the closing down of industrial insta ...
Synthesis paper: Perspectives on Loss and Damage
... show there are serious limitations in our ability to assess even current values, let alone attribute these to recent changes in climate. In some cases, there are recent decadal trends that can be picked through observations, e.g. increases in annual temperature rise, ...
... show there are serious limitations in our ability to assess even current values, let alone attribute these to recent changes in climate. In some cases, there are recent decadal trends that can be picked through observations, e.g. increases in annual temperature rise, ...
The Effects of Climate Change on the Full Enjoyment of Human Rights
... impact of climate-induced drought and precipitation changes in Mali include the southward movement of drought-prone areas which would result in a loss of critical agriculturally productive land by 2025 and increase food insecurity.”31 19. Moreover, climate impacts on biodiversity can also negatively ...
... impact of climate-induced drought and precipitation changes in Mali include the southward movement of drought-prone areas which would result in a loss of critical agriculturally productive land by 2025 and increase food insecurity.”31 19. Moreover, climate impacts on biodiversity can also negatively ...
Geoengineering and the Accusation of Hubris
... Nevertheless, the criticism of 'playing god' has noteworthy connotations. Why did some people criticise the introduction of, for example, IVF by using this formulation or the term of hubris? The more secular point seems to be that humans try to exceed the boundaries of their competence (Schöne-Seife ...
... Nevertheless, the criticism of 'playing god' has noteworthy connotations. Why did some people criticise the introduction of, for example, IVF by using this formulation or the term of hubris? The more secular point seems to be that humans try to exceed the boundaries of their competence (Schöne-Seife ...
Challenges of a Sustained Climate Observing System
... The first rule o f management is often stated to be “you can’t manage what you can’t measure” . Indeed, Earth is observed more completely today than at any other time. Multiple observations are made from space in many different wavelengths via passive and active sensors that provide information on m ...
... The first rule o f management is often stated to be “you can’t manage what you can’t measure” . Indeed, Earth is observed more completely today than at any other time. Multiple observations are made from space in many different wavelengths via passive and active sensors that provide information on m ...
Geoengineering and the Accusation of Hubris
... Nevertheless, the criticism of 'playing god' has noteworthy connotations. Why did some people criticise the introduction of, for example, IVF by using this formulation or the term of hubris? The more secular point seems to be that humans try to exceed the boundaries of their competence (Schöne-Seife ...
... Nevertheless, the criticism of 'playing god' has noteworthy connotations. Why did some people criticise the introduction of, for example, IVF by using this formulation or the term of hubris? The more secular point seems to be that humans try to exceed the boundaries of their competence (Schöne-Seife ...
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... current conditions that are difficult to control for.3 Baillon (2008) provides a detailed explanation of the EM and in what follows we only briefly describe the EM procedure in our context. The first step of the EM establishes the lower and upper bound of the event space, e.g., the range of potentia ...
... current conditions that are difficult to control for.3 Baillon (2008) provides a detailed explanation of the EM and in what follows we only briefly describe the EM procedure in our context. The first step of the EM establishes the lower and upper bound of the event space, e.g., the range of potentia ...
The Role Of Halocarbons In The Climate Change Of The
... temperatures in the stratosphere and troposphere. We evaluate in detail the halocarbon contributions to temperature changes at the tropical tropopause, and find that they have contributed a significant warming of ∼0.4 K over the last 50 years, dominating the effect of the other well-mixed greenhouse ...
... temperatures in the stratosphere and troposphere. We evaluate in detail the halocarbon contributions to temperature changes at the tropical tropopause, and find that they have contributed a significant warming of ∼0.4 K over the last 50 years, dominating the effect of the other well-mixed greenhouse ...
The distributional impact of climate change on rich and poor countries
... fishery losses. They have not been included here because the ecological link between warming and fishery losses is still speculative and so it is not known how fisheries would change. Further, fishery impacts are likely to be small since this is a small sector, but that may not be true for some countrie ...
... fishery losses. They have not been included here because the ecological link between warming and fishery losses is still speculative and so it is not known how fisheries would change. Further, fishery impacts are likely to be small since this is a small sector, but that may not be true for some countrie ...
Tutorial: Microsoft Office Excel Basics
... In the window which pops up, make sure the “My data has headers” box is checked (otherwise the header names will not appear in the “Sort by” field). Select the criteria you want you data sorted by, then select the options you would like, as shown in Figure 15. ...
... In the window which pops up, make sure the “My data has headers” box is checked (otherwise the header names will not appear in the “Sort by” field). Select the criteria you want you data sorted by, then select the options you would like, as shown in Figure 15. ...
A climate model-based review of drought in the Sahel: Deserti cation, the re-greening and climate change.
... or Inter-state committee to combat drought in the Sahel), whose primary mandate to date remains to invest in research to ensure food security and to reduce the impact of drought and desertification.7 The global response to the drought emergency was largely predicated on the twin assumptions that (1) ...
... or Inter-state committee to combat drought in the Sahel), whose primary mandate to date remains to invest in research to ensure food security and to reduce the impact of drought and desertification.7 The global response to the drought emergency was largely predicated on the twin assumptions that (1) ...
Michael E. Mann
Michael E. Mann (born 1965) is an American climatologist and geophysicist, currently director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, who has contributed to the scientific understanding of historic climate change based on the temperature record of the past thousand years. He has pioneered techniques to find patterns in past climate change, and to isolate climate signals from ""noisy data"".As lead author of a paper produced in 1998 with co-authors Raymond S. Bradley and Malcolm K. Hughes, Mann introduced innovative statistical techniques to find regional variations in a hemispherical climate reconstruction covering the past 600 years. In 1999 the same team used these techniques to produce a reconstruction over the past 1,000 years (MBH99) which was dubbed the ""hockey stick graph"" because of its shape. He was one of 8 lead authors of the ""Observed Climate Variability and Change"" chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Scientific Assessment Report published in 2001. A graph based on the MBH99 paper was highlighted in several parts of the report, and was given wide publicity. The IPCC acknowledged that his work, along with that of the many other lead authors and review editors, contributed to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, which was won jointly by the IPCC and Al Gore.He was organizing committee chair for the National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science in 2003 and has received a number of honors and awards including selection by Scientific American as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in 2002. In 2012 he was inducted as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and was awarded the Hans Oeschger Medal of the European Geosciences Union. In 2013 he was elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, and awarded the status of distinguished professor in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.Mann is author of more than 160 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and has published two books: Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming in 2008 and The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines, published in early 2012. In 2013 the European Geosciences Union described his publication record as ""outstanding for a scientist of his relatively young age"". He is also a co-founder and contributor to the climatology blog RealClimate.