Sentences with phrase «at least a few decades»

The good news is that the solutions may be simple, and most of the mature trees still have at least a few decades of productivity left.

«People who live at least another few decades will likely be affected by diminished funding of Social Security, and also the economic impacts that impact the broader economy, including rising interest rates and inflation,» Hamrick said.

And right now the sun is well into a period of much lower activity, meaning it sure looks like we're heading for lower temperatures for a period probably to last at least a few decades.

If everyone turned off all motors and power plants tomorrow, or jumped in Hummers and jacked up thermostats, the climate system wouldn't measurably «notice» the difference for at least a few decades (IPCC fourth science assessment).

Since it looks like the rise in mean temps is going to continue for at least another few decades, are we looking at what was 3 sigma events becoming 1 sigma and less?

The overview report states that the «stratospheric ozone layer over the Arctic is not expected to improve significantly for at least a few decades».

Abrupt climate change is defined as a large scale change in the climate system which takes place over a few decades or less and is anticipated to persist for at least a few decades, and causes substantial disruption in human and natural systems.