Recent Trends with Implications for National Security
... northern hemisphere. Higher temperatures combined with more extreme precipitation, increased the prevalence of severe freshwater deficits since about 1980. They produced a much smaller increase in freshwater surpluses since about 1990. In the Arctic, most of the permafrost observatories in the North ...
... northern hemisphere. Higher temperatures combined with more extreme precipitation, increased the prevalence of severe freshwater deficits since about 1980. They produced a much smaller increase in freshwater surpluses since about 1990. In the Arctic, most of the permafrost observatories in the North ...
A Realty Check on Global Warming
... 5. The scientific basis for human impacts on climate is well represented by the IPCC WG1 report. The lead scientists know what they are doing. We are warming the planet, with CO2 as the main culprit. At least some of the forecast consequences of this change are based on robust evidence. 6. The IPCC ...
... 5. The scientific basis for human impacts on climate is well represented by the IPCC WG1 report. The lead scientists know what they are doing. We are warming the planet, with CO2 as the main culprit. At least some of the forecast consequences of this change are based on robust evidence. 6. The IPCC ...
here - Climpol
... dialogue between scientist and policymakers are needed, In addition to temperature responses other parameters such as precipitation or sea-level rise could be considered when evaluating climate effects of various emissions. Regional responses to climate change should be investigated further to be ab ...
... dialogue between scientist and policymakers are needed, In addition to temperature responses other parameters such as precipitation or sea-level rise could be considered when evaluating climate effects of various emissions. Regional responses to climate change should be investigated further to be ab ...
1 January 6, 2016 Subject to revision The George Washington
... uncertainty and to evaluating the risk of catastrophic change? Debate topics: (1) In evaluating possible mitigation policies, should the discount rate (explicit or implicit) be low (say, 1%) or high (say, 4%)? (2) Is climate change different from other potentially catastrophic threats? Examples of p ...
... uncertainty and to evaluating the risk of catastrophic change? Debate topics: (1) In evaluating possible mitigation policies, should the discount rate (explicit or implicit) be low (say, 1%) or high (say, 4%)? (2) Is climate change different from other potentially catastrophic threats? Examples of p ...
Some issues re. climate science - School of Mathematics and Statistics
... • These changes cannot be explained by known modes of natural variability (i.e., solar cycles, …) ...
... • These changes cannot be explained by known modes of natural variability (i.e., solar cycles, …) ...
Extreme Weather in the Coming Decades –
... right now.” or 2) “The overwhelming scientific evidence tells us that human greenhouse gas emissions, land use changes and aerosol pollution are all contributing to regional and global climate changes, which exacerbate the changes and variability in climates brought about by natural causes. Because ...
... right now.” or 2) “The overwhelming scientific evidence tells us that human greenhouse gas emissions, land use changes and aerosol pollution are all contributing to regional and global climate changes, which exacerbate the changes and variability in climates brought about by natural causes. Because ...
The Principles and Criteria of Public Climate Finance
... if not trillions of US dollars annually after 2030. The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR5) warned that delaying ambitious action now to limit global warming to below 2°C and to address adaptation will result in massive cost increases in the future. Th ...
... if not trillions of US dollars annually after 2030. The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR5) warned that delaying ambitious action now to limit global warming to below 2°C and to address adaptation will result in massive cost increases in the future. Th ...
1. Introduction
... Stakeholders should be involved throughout the process. In particular they should be involved in determining what will be examined, what adaptations should be considered, and in evaluating results. For some sets of stakeholders, it may not be important who does the analysis, as long as the stakehold ...
... Stakeholders should be involved throughout the process. In particular they should be involved in determining what will be examined, what adaptations should be considered, and in evaluating results. For some sets of stakeholders, it may not be important who does the analysis, as long as the stakehold ...
CLIMATE CHANGE BRIEF Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
... the GYE. The left axis is the proportion of the GYE with climate suitable for each biome type. Data derived from Rehfeldt et al. 2012, using simulated shifts in climate niches of biome types across North America under an average of the climate predictions of seven global climate models. ...
... the GYE. The left axis is the proportion of the GYE with climate suitable for each biome type. Data derived from Rehfeldt et al. 2012, using simulated shifts in climate niches of biome types across North America under an average of the climate predictions of seven global climate models. ...
South Australian Climate Change Adaptation
... • Mainland islands – extension of the great dividing range ...
... • Mainland islands – extension of the great dividing range ...
JOURNEY TO PLANET EARTH Extreme Realities: Severe Weather
... knowledgeable people attribute these large changes in climate to global warming/climate change induced by human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels.) 2. In Pakistan, who reached out most effectively to help flood victims? Why did the United States get involved in helping? (The Pakistani Tal ...
... knowledgeable people attribute these large changes in climate to global warming/climate change induced by human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels.) 2. In Pakistan, who reached out most effectively to help flood victims? Why did the United States get involved in helping? (The Pakistani Tal ...
Adapting Aviation to a Changing Climate
... runways, aprons, buildings and other infrastructure. During the planning phase of the terminal expansion at Oslo Airport and the related work on the apron, for example, it was revealed that the new drainage systems were in need of 50% added capacity compared with the drainage systems from the 1990s, ...
... runways, aprons, buildings and other infrastructure. During the planning phase of the terminal expansion at Oslo Airport and the related work on the apron, for example, it was revealed that the new drainage systems were in need of 50% added capacity compared with the drainage systems from the 1990s, ...
List of IPCC and climate change communications research
... climate change and to knowledge needed by decision-makers by using a new approach to analyse answers to the open survey question ‘what comes to mind when you hear the words ‘climate change’?’. We apply automated text analysis, specifically structural topic modelling2, which induces distinct topics b ...
... climate change and to knowledge needed by decision-makers by using a new approach to analyse answers to the open survey question ‘what comes to mind when you hear the words ‘climate change’?’. We apply automated text analysis, specifically structural topic modelling2, which induces distinct topics b ...
Climate dangers and atoll countries
... conception of justice than the equitable distribution of costs. Various international treaties offer such a formal benchmark of justice. There are both legal and philosophical pointers to what this justice entails. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states simply that “everyone has the right ...
... conception of justice than the equitable distribution of costs. Various international treaties offer such a formal benchmark of justice. There are both legal and philosophical pointers to what this justice entails. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states simply that “everyone has the right ...
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... research and outreach efforts on climate issues, understanding the nature of climate science as an input into regional and localized economic analyses will be critical if such efforts are going to have a positive impact. The uncertainty associated with the current state of climate science will be pa ...
... research and outreach efforts on climate issues, understanding the nature of climate science as an input into regional and localized economic analyses will be critical if such efforts are going to have a positive impact. The uncertainty associated with the current state of climate science will be pa ...
Morality in Public Policy: Climate Change Carmen Lawrence Earth
... It is important to place climate change in the broader context of the state of our environment, since many of the observations about climate change apply equally to other aspects of environmental degradation. The World Bank1 has highlighted the fact that a third of the world’s population faces water ...
... It is important to place climate change in the broader context of the state of our environment, since many of the observations about climate change apply equally to other aspects of environmental degradation. The World Bank1 has highlighted the fact that a third of the world’s population faces water ...
Challenging Knowledge: How Climate Science Became a Victim of the Cold War
... expensive, and in many cases will be unlikely to protect non-human species. The most recent scientific literature concludes that if all human carbon emissions were to stop tomorrow, the earth would still warm at least another 0.5 oC.8 But emissions will not stop tomorrow, so the “climate commitment” ...
... expensive, and in many cases will be unlikely to protect non-human species. The most recent scientific literature concludes that if all human carbon emissions were to stop tomorrow, the earth would still warm at least another 0.5 oC.8 But emissions will not stop tomorrow, so the “climate commitment” ...
Why Frames Matter for Public Engagement
... confirmed across several decades by public opinion research.4 Predictably, on climate change, poll analyses reveal politically polarized opinions, resulting in two Americas divided along ideological lines. Over the past decade, an increasing majority of Republicans question the validity of climate s ...
... confirmed across several decades by public opinion research.4 Predictably, on climate change, poll analyses reveal politically polarized opinions, resulting in two Americas divided along ideological lines. Over the past decade, an increasing majority of Republicans question the validity of climate s ...
Climate Change Changers
... “Voluntary Sacrifice” as well as MITIGATION of the problems caused by Climate Change. 2. They will guide and train people to transform their area Clean & Green. 3.The ‘Climate Change Changers’ will also solve another problem, their unemployment. ...
... “Voluntary Sacrifice” as well as MITIGATION of the problems caused by Climate Change. 2. They will guide and train people to transform their area Clean & Green. 3.The ‘Climate Change Changers’ will also solve another problem, their unemployment. ...
Climate Change in the Pacific | Volume 1: Regional Overview
... and trends, and climate change projections are presented. • Extensive analysis of the performance of 24 global climate models identified a set of 18 models which provide a reasonable representation of climate over the Pacific Islands and East Timor. These 18 models were used to construct climate ch ...
... and trends, and climate change projections are presented. • Extensive analysis of the performance of 24 global climate models identified a set of 18 models which provide a reasonable representation of climate over the Pacific Islands and East Timor. These 18 models were used to construct climate ch ...
Dorsey.18.2.Jun_.07
... The world is uneven. The extent of the empirical case for growing, widespread global inequality is so extreme that some scholars characterize the present world configuration as one defined by global apartheid.1 Tariq Banuri observes that the planet is one big underdeveloped nation, where wealth and ...
... The world is uneven. The extent of the empirical case for growing, widespread global inequality is so extreme that some scholars characterize the present world configuration as one defined by global apartheid.1 Tariq Banuri observes that the planet is one big underdeveloped nation, where wealth and ...
ITER_Feb2012 - Australian ITER Forum
... the authors, said: ‘Our findings suggest a reduction of solar activity to levels not seen in hundreds of years would be insufficient to offset the dominant influence of greenhouse gases.’ These findings are fiercely disputed by other solar experts. ‘World temperatures may end up a lot cooler than no ...
... the authors, said: ‘Our findings suggest a reduction of solar activity to levels not seen in hundreds of years would be insufficient to offset the dominant influence of greenhouse gases.’ These findings are fiercely disputed by other solar experts. ‘World temperatures may end up a lot cooler than no ...
Chapter XX Collapse of IPCC
... A few emails ago I commented that the wall around the climate change issue was crumbling. I did not realise that it would happen so soon. The next two weeks will be critical for the survival of the Kyoto Protocol. ...
... A few emails ago I commented that the wall around the climate change issue was crumbling. I did not realise that it would happen so soon. The next two weeks will be critical for the survival of the Kyoto Protocol. ...
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... risen. This implies that rising CO2 levels are an effect, (not a cause), of increases in global temperatures. The graph in Figure 1 illustrates this point. The upper line represents atmospheric CO2 levels. The lower line shows average temperatures in the Antarctic. On the smaller scale, they appear ...
... risen. This implies that rising CO2 levels are an effect, (not a cause), of increases in global temperatures. The graph in Figure 1 illustrates this point. The upper line represents atmospheric CO2 levels. The lower line shows average temperatures in the Antarctic. On the smaller scale, they appear ...