Sentences with phrase «additional warming of the climate system»

Their results suggest that even if there is no additional warming of the climate system, 36 % of glacier ice will still eventually disappear.

Not exact matches

A large number of additional observations are broadly consistent with the observed warming and reflect a flow of heat from the atmosphere into other components of the climate system.

With the warming already committed in the climate system plus the additional warming expected from rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the Arctic will experience significant changes during this century even if greenhouse gas emissions are stabilized globally at a level lower than today's.

Implications include (i) the expectation of additional global warming of about 0.6 °C without further change of atmospheric composition; (ii) the confirmation of the climate system's lag in responding to forcings, implying the need for anticipatory actions to avoid any specified level of climate change; and (iii) the likelihood of acceleration of ice sheet disintegration and sea level rise.

The recent wave of news and magazine articles about scientists struggling to explain the warming slowdown could prolong or deepen the public's skepticism.But the «consensus» never extended to the intricacies of the climate system, just the core belief that additional greenhouse gas emissions would warm the planet.