Global Warming - Web of Creation
... 8) Global Warming may Create Abrupt Cooling. Global warming could, in as little as a few years, trigger abrupt cooling in Europe. Europe is warmed by the huge Atlantic Ocean current that flows north from the tropics bringing with it, warm water and warm moist air. But that current could shut down. W ...
... 8) Global Warming may Create Abrupt Cooling. Global warming could, in as little as a few years, trigger abrupt cooling in Europe. Europe is warmed by the huge Atlantic Ocean current that flows north from the tropics bringing with it, warm water and warm moist air. But that current could shut down. W ...
Improving Livelihoods in Semi-arid Regions of Africa Through
... growth that will lead to extended poverty in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The situation is similar to other semi-arid regions of Asia. The areas of highest vulnerability are the health sector, food production, biodiversity, water resources, and rangelands. Climate change will likely create increasingly ...
... growth that will lead to extended poverty in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The situation is similar to other semi-arid regions of Asia. The areas of highest vulnerability are the health sector, food production, biodiversity, water resources, and rangelands. Climate change will likely create increasingly ...
Three views of two degrees - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
... Surprisingly, perhaps, the first suggestion to use 2C as a critical limit for climate policy was made by an economist, W.D. Nordhaus, in a graph published in a Cowles foundation discussion paper (Fig. 1). There he claimed: ‘‘As a first approximation, it seems reasonable to argue that the climatic e ...
... Surprisingly, perhaps, the first suggestion to use 2C as a critical limit for climate policy was made by an economist, W.D. Nordhaus, in a graph published in a Cowles foundation discussion paper (Fig. 1). There he claimed: ‘‘As a first approximation, it seems reasonable to argue that the climatic e ...
Climate Change - DANJ: Documents Association of New Jersey
... • World Climate Conference - 3 just held in Geneva, Aug 31-Sept 4, 2009. At this conference, proposed a Global Framework for Climate Services to coordinate international climate monitoring. • Participates in the World Climate Research Programme. Formed in 1979 at the first World Climate Conf. • Publ ...
... • World Climate Conference - 3 just held in Geneva, Aug 31-Sept 4, 2009. At this conference, proposed a Global Framework for Climate Services to coordinate international climate monitoring. • Participates in the World Climate Research Programme. Formed in 1979 at the first World Climate Conf. • Publ ...
Mise en page 1 - World Climate Research Programme
... analyses, their use for initializing models and resulting products. These operational observations need to be of climate quality and to be supported by research observations to understand key climate processes. For climate benefits, special attention must be paid to: • Implementing the in situ atmos ...
... analyses, their use for initializing models and resulting products. These operational observations need to be of climate quality and to be supported by research observations to understand key climate processes. For climate benefits, special attention must be paid to: • Implementing the in situ atmos ...
Aug 14, 2010 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... The State of Earth's Climate 2009: How can so many people be so wrong? The State of Earth's Climate 2009 [BAMS vol 13, no 31: 4 August 2010] In a "Highlights" report of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's State of the Climate in 2009 document, which was prepared under the direction ...
... The State of Earth's Climate 2009: How can so many people be so wrong? The State of Earth's Climate 2009 [BAMS vol 13, no 31: 4 August 2010] In a "Highlights" report of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's State of the Climate in 2009 document, which was prepared under the direction ...
Environmental, Economical and Social Impacts of Climate Change
... Introduction In recent years climate change has became the greatest threat on human life. Scientists believe that Earth’s temperature is gradually increasing with an average rate of 0.8 °C and it will continue to increases to reach 0.87 °C by 2020 (IPCC, 2014). ...
... Introduction In recent years climate change has became the greatest threat on human life. Scientists believe that Earth’s temperature is gradually increasing with an average rate of 0.8 °C and it will continue to increases to reach 0.87 °C by 2020 (IPCC, 2014). ...
Three Meanings of Climate Change
... And I want to suggest that this confident belief in the human ability to control is the dominant mind-set of the civil intelligentsia of the West. The challenges of climate change are seen in essentially modernist terms. As with clean air, with tobacco smoking, and with ozone depletion ... once a ri ...
... And I want to suggest that this confident belief in the human ability to control is the dominant mind-set of the civil intelligentsia of the West. The challenges of climate change are seen in essentially modernist terms. As with clean air, with tobacco smoking, and with ozone depletion ... once a ri ...
Why `thinking like a lawyer` might mean less time litigating and more
... would ultimately, as was argued by Hawthorne, “require infusion with the values of human dignity, freedom and equality.” 8 One of the most interesting applications of an open norm in respect of climate change, and perhaps even the first in that respect, was found in the June 2015 decision of the Hag ...
... would ultimately, as was argued by Hawthorne, “require infusion with the values of human dignity, freedom and equality.” 8 One of the most interesting applications of an open norm in respect of climate change, and perhaps even the first in that respect, was found in the June 2015 decision of the Hag ...
Challenges for management of freshwater ecosystems
... Mesocosm experiments to study the combined effects of warming and nutrient enrichment on freshwater ecosystems Relative cumulative respired C after 49 days control ...
... Mesocosm experiments to study the combined effects of warming and nutrient enrichment on freshwater ecosystems Relative cumulative respired C after 49 days control ...
Hidalgo, HG, Dettinger, MD, and Cayan, DR, in review, Downscaling
... TO SUMMARIZE re: clim.chg.… Warming by +2 to +6ºC, likely more so at higher altitudes ...
... TO SUMMARIZE re: clim.chg.… Warming by +2 to +6ºC, likely more so at higher altitudes ...
Vulnerability Assessment
... • Ref two studies in Mozambique, one of each kind: outcome, contextual: ...
... • Ref two studies in Mozambique, one of each kind: outcome, contextual: ...
Guidance on climate change for asset and
... not be possible in many cases. 6 “The climate is an immensely complex system and long-term projections are inherently fallible. The current range of projections is too wide to be usefully applied by households, businesses and governments in preparing for climate change. For example, our current unde ...
... not be possible in many cases. 6 “The climate is an immensely complex system and long-term projections are inherently fallible. The current range of projections is too wide to be usefully applied by households, businesses and governments in preparing for climate change. For example, our current unde ...
Newsletter number 3
... the links between the communities living around PAs, climate change and PAs, but there are several projects, strategy papers and programs related to these questions, even if they do not explicitly make the connection between the three components. We can mention amo ...
... the links between the communities living around PAs, climate change and PAs, but there are several projects, strategy papers and programs related to these questions, even if they do not explicitly make the connection between the three components. We can mention amo ...
governance of adaptation to and mitigation of climate change on
... the policy-making agenda in Bosnia. Numerous regulating bodies - ministries, associated institutions and institutes - complemented by a great number of laws have created an administrational and procedural “mess”. In sum, there is too much room for misinterpretation and confusion and the climate chan ...
... the policy-making agenda in Bosnia. Numerous regulating bodies - ministries, associated institutions and institutes - complemented by a great number of laws have created an administrational and procedural “mess”. In sum, there is too much room for misinterpretation and confusion and the climate chan ...
On the Chopping Block - Allegheny Highlands Climate Change
... people around the world are saying: “There is a broad agreement in the scientific community that carbon emissions and other human contributions are causing substantial changes to the Earth’s climate. It’s time to take action on climate change." What can we do to take action on climate change -- to p ...
... people around the world are saying: “There is a broad agreement in the scientific community that carbon emissions and other human contributions are causing substantial changes to the Earth’s climate. It’s time to take action on climate change." What can we do to take action on climate change -- to p ...
The GCOS Cooperation Mechanism
... access to, and the exchange of, data and analyses thereof obtained from areas beyond national jurisdiction; ... ...
... access to, and the exchange of, data and analyses thereof obtained from areas beyond national jurisdiction; ... ...
Here is the Richmond 350 Resolution
... WHEREAS, the decade from 2000 to 2010 was the warmest on record1, 2005 and 2010 tied for the hottest years on record2, and 2012 was the warmest year on record for the United States and among the ten warmest globally3; and WHEREAS, in 2013 the level of CO2 in the atmosphere averaged 396 parts per mil ...
... WHEREAS, the decade from 2000 to 2010 was the warmest on record1, 2005 and 2010 tied for the hottest years on record2, and 2012 was the warmest year on record for the United States and among the ten warmest globally3; and WHEREAS, in 2013 the level of CO2 in the atmosphere averaged 396 parts per mil ...
First draft of a preliminary text of a declaration on
... Article 8: Scientific Knowledge and Integrity in Decision-Making 1. Decision-making based on science is critically important for meeting the mitigation and adaptation challenges of a rapidly changing climate. Decisions must be based on and guided by the best available science, particularly the IPCC ...
... Article 8: Scientific Knowledge and Integrity in Decision-Making 1. Decision-making based on science is critically important for meeting the mitigation and adaptation challenges of a rapidly changing climate. Decisions must be based on and guided by the best available science, particularly the IPCC ...
downloadable pdf
... the Nobel committee! But eventually, Singer’s argument “was proved wrong, when CFCs were banned and the ozone hole began to repair itself.” Nevertheless, after having been wrong time and time again, Singer was asked by the Heartland Institute to be the lead author of its report, the Nongovernmental ...
... the Nobel committee! But eventually, Singer’s argument “was proved wrong, when CFCs were banned and the ozone hole began to repair itself.” Nevertheless, after having been wrong time and time again, Singer was asked by the Heartland Institute to be the lead author of its report, the Nongovernmental ...
The Geopolitical Implications of Environmental Change
... Orthodox, Hindu, African, and Western Christian neighbors. At the macro level, the dominant division is between “the West and the rest,” with the most intense conflicts occurring between Muslim and Asian societies on the one hand, and the West on the other. The dangerous clashes of the future are l ...
... Orthodox, Hindu, African, and Western Christian neighbors. At the macro level, the dominant division is between “the West and the rest,” with the most intense conflicts occurring between Muslim and Asian societies on the one hand, and the West on the other. The dangerous clashes of the future are l ...
Biblio RTF Export - GLISAclimate.org
... Chen, J., F. P. Brissette, and R. Leconte. "Uncertainty of downscaling method in quantifying the impact of climate change on hydrology." Journal of Hydrology. 401 (2011): 190-202. Campbell, Philip. "Understanding the receivers and the reception of science's uncertain messages." Philos Transact A Mat ...
... Chen, J., F. P. Brissette, and R. Leconte. "Uncertainty of downscaling method in quantifying the impact of climate change on hydrology." Journal of Hydrology. 401 (2011): 190-202. Campbell, Philip. "Understanding the receivers and the reception of science's uncertain messages." Philos Transact A Mat ...