Sentences with phrase «by modern climate»

The cities» lawsuits allege — supported by modern climate science — that major oil and natural gas companies contribute substantially to global warming by extracting and using fossil fuels, which emit massive quantities of heat - trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, causing ocean waters to warm and ice sheets to melt, and thus, sea levels to rise, endangering coastal communities.

«All the observations show this region is one of those most affected by modern climate change, and it's predicted to get dryer.

Degradation of near - surface permafrost (perennially frozen ground) caused by modern climate change is adversely affecting human infrastructure, altering Arctic ecosystem structure and function, changing the surface energy balance, and has the potential to dramatically impact Arctic hydrological processes and increase greenhouse gas emissions.

Does this mean that the hypothesis of nuclear winter does not survive testing by modern climate models?

Not exact matches

«By getting active in communities, we can raise our voices to defend policies and regulations that will protect wild places and wildlife, reduce carbon emissions, build a modern energy economy based on investment in renewables, and, most crucially, ensure the United States remains fully committed to the vital goals set forth in the Paris Agreement on climate change.»

Whereas the Niebuhrian generation was concerned that what is said theologically make sense in the intellectual climate shaped by modern thought, the new approach is to recognize that all thought is a function of language, and that all language is culturally specific.

It has been an honour to negotiate and then serve in the first coalition government of modern times which has substantial achievements both in reducing the economic dangers faced by our country, and in making progress with policies to tackle climate change and provide energy security.

Troublingly, said Evans, when the team compared their data with various modern climate models under Eocene conditions, most models underestimated polar amplification by about 50 percent.

I was becoming increasingly captivated by climate change — modern and ancient — and the mechanisms used to study it.

A new study by an international team of scientists reveals the exact timing of the onset of the modern monsoon pattern in the Maldives 12.9 million years ago, and its connection to past climate changes and coral reefs in the region.

This phenomenon, almost certainly the result of climate change, is the first modern record of river piracy caused by a melting glacier, researchers report online April 17 in Nature Geoscience.

Their work, which links ancient climate and archaeological data, could help modern communities identify new crops and other adaptive strategies when threatened by drought, extreme weather and other environmental challenges.

For these researchers, the bursts of demographic expansion caused by climate change in southern Africa were probably key factors in the origin of modern humans» behaviour in Africa, and in the dispersal of Homo sapiens from his ancestral home.

Pollen and seeds preserved in these middens indicate the climate by analogy with modern plants.

Neanderthals were adapted to the cold, as shown by their large braincases, short but robust builds, and large noses â $» traits selected by nature in cold climates, as observed in modern sub-arctic populations.

«As Earth continues to warm, it may be approaching a critical climate threshold beyond which rapid and potentially permanent — at least on a human time - scale — changes not anticipated by climate models tuned to modern conditions may occur,» the report says.

Rather than inheriting big brains from a common ancestor, Neandertals and modern humans each developed that trait on their own, perhaps favored by changes in climate, environment, or tool use experienced separately by the two species «more than half a million years of separate evolution,» writes Jean - Jacques Hublin, a paleoanthropologist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, in a commentary in Science.

The hockey stick - shape temperature plot that shows modern climate considerably warmer than past climate has been verified by many scientists using different methodologies (PCA, CPS, EIV, isotopic analysis, & direct T measurements).

While the Scarisoara ice core has given scientists a window into the Holocene past, its applications for the future have been limited by a very modern problem: climate change.

Explicit recognition of citizen science in published papers could promote the communication linkages necessary for broader impacts by helping shift public discourse associated with modern climate change from controversy to acceptance.

The central theme of modern economics is the assumption of natural abundance — which is really just a special case, actually brought on partially by the stable climate of the last 10,000 years.

By comparing the bones of modern whales to fossils, a team of scientists has traced the growth spurt to about 4.5 million years ago, when climate change increased the food supply.

Regardless, the modern climate record contains very little variability that is not confidently explained by the forces outlined in articles like this.

I've been driven to teeth - gnashing frustration by some of the modern interfaces, but the system of simple sliders for volume or climate is easily grasped.

Keyless start, Jaguar's drive control (which incorporates eco, dynamic, normal and winter drive modes), an electric park brake with auto - release functionality, rain - sensing wipers, dual - zone climate control, Bluetooth streaming capability and sat - nav are among the interior features, though you get the impression that Jaguar's next - generation multimedia solution, InControl Touch Pro, would update the space with its larger 10.2 - inch touchscreen and modern technologies (including the 12.3 - inch TFT instrument cluster) when it arrives as a cost option by mid-year.

Besides outstanding members of the scientific association that gathers as the Mummy Congress, Pringle limns the many varieties of mummies, from the world's oldest, preserved by the high - altitude climate of the Andes, to modern Communist dictators, self - mummifying Buddhists, and the subjects of extreme cosmetic surgery.

Modern tourism started in the 1950s when Hervey Bay became a popular retreat for people attracted to the area by the warmth of the climate.

45 m ² / 484 sq.ft., modern design warmed by bare - brick, deep mahogany and plush textiles, Sofitel MyBed, climate control, bathtub with TV and walk - in rainfall shower, Hermès amenities, complimentary WIFI, Nespresso facilities, and HD TV.

Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia are epitomised by contrast: modern cities with technology, to the seemingly untouched ethnic hill people who weave for a living; heavy rains to temperate climate; large areas covered by mountains to vast plains with large lakes and rivers.

Each of the eight guest rooms has been expertly restored in keeping with the history of the building, and they are furnished to reflect the grace and style of a by - gone era without sacrificing any modern conveniences such as private bathrooms, cable TV, Wi - Fi, and climate control.

KEY FEATURES — Stunningly detailed pixel graphics — 10 challenging, well - designed boss battles — Hypnotic electronic score by composer Karl Flodin — Modern take on the classic Metroidvania genre: Players can freely explore the world at their own pace — Organic storytelling: The environments tell the story, along with some holo - tapes that are scattered around the drowned cities — Plausible plot driven by real - life issues: Explore the effects of climate change and technological progress

A Selection of American Art: Minimalism and After, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (catalogue) The Kitchen Art Benefit, Curt Marcus & Leo Castelli Galleries, New York Re-Framing Cartoons, Loughelton Gallery, New York Grids, Vrej Baghoonian Gallery, New York Modern Detour / Umweg Moderne: R.M. Fischer, Peter Halley, Laurie Simmons, Wiener Secession, Vienna (catalogue) The Last Decade: American Artists of the 80s, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York (curated by Collins & Milazzo, catalogue) Weitersehen 1980 — 1990, Krefelder Kunstmuseen, Museum Haus Lange and Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany (catalogue) Mel Bochner, Peter Halley, Robert Rauschenberg, Sonnabend Gallery, New York Classical Modernism: Six Generations, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York Peter Halley, Annette Lemieux, Meyer Vaisman, Galerie Antoine Candau, Paris Peter Halley, Jeff Koons, Meyer Vaisman, Galerie Carola Moesh, Berlin 1989 Nonrepresentation: The Show of the Essay, Anne Plumb Gallery, New York (catalogue); travelled to Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles (curated by Jeremy Gilbert - Rolfe, catalogue) Horn of Plenty, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (catalogue) Buena Vista, John Gibson Gallery, New York (curated by Collins & Milazzo, catalogue) Abstraction in Question, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL (catalogue); travelled to Center for the Fine Arts, Miami Paula Cooper Gallery, New York A Climate of Site, Galerie Barbara Farber, Amsterdam (curated by Robert Nickas, catalogue) Science — Technology — Abstraction: Art at the End of the Decade, University Art Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH (catalogue) Prospect 89, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main (catalogue) Re-Presenting the 80s, Simon Watson Gallery, New York (catalogue) Ten + Ten: Contemporary Soviet and American Painters, Fort Worth Museum of Art, Fort Worth, TX; travelled to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; Albright - Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Artists» Union Hall of the Tretyakov, Krymskaia Embankment, Moscow, USSR; State Picture Gallery of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; Central Exhibition Hall, Leningrad, USSR (catalogue) The Silent Baroque, Villa Arenberg, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria (catalogue) New Editions, Pace Prints, New York Psychological Abstraction, Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens (catalogue) Exposition Inaugurale, Fondation Daniel Templon, Musée Temporaire, Fréjus, France (catalogue) Wittgenstein: The Play of the Unsayable, Wiener Secession, Vienna, Austria; travelled to Palais des Beaux - Arts, Brussels (catalogue) Abstraction — Geometry — Painting, Albright - Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; travelled to Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, FL; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT (catalogue) New Work by Gallery Artists: John Baldessari, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Ashley Bickerton, Mel Bochner, Carroll Dunham, Fischli + Weiss, Gilbert & George, Peter Halley, Barry Le Va, Haim Steinbach, Meyer Vaisman, Terry Winters, Robert Yarber, Sonnabend Gallery, New York Gober, Halley, Kessler, Wool: Four Artists from New York, Kunstverein, Munich (catalogue) Projects and Portfolios: The 25th National Print Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue) Recent Acquisitions, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Buena Vista, John Gibson Gallery, New York

Exhibitions and Productions Bow Arts (2017), «Rhino», London (solo show) Bow Arts (2016), «Desire Caught by the Tail», London (solo show) Wimbledon Space (2016), «The Golden Face Lift» (solo show) Dyson Gallery (2016), «Act Natural», London (exhibiting artist) Riverlight Gallery (2015), duo exhibition, London (exhibiting artist) The Rag Factory (2014), «Love Kills», London (as Artistic Director of LUXE / performer) The Chelsea Theatre (2014), «Love Kills», London (as Artistic Director of LUXE / performer) Floating Island Gallery (2014), group show, (exhibiting artist) Spill Festival (2013), «PORN», Ipswich (exhibiting artist) Departure Foundation (2013), group show, «Unperforming» (exhibiting artist) Testbed Gallery (2013), group show, «acts of 2», (exhibiting artist and curator) Testbed Gallery (2012), group show, «acts of», (exhibiting artist and curator) Freud Museum (2011), group show, Objects of Desire, London (exhibiting artist) Battersea Arts Centre (2010), Accidental Festival, London (exhibiting artist) Blue Print (2010), group show, In Time, London (exhibiting artist) perFORM (2009), group show, Triangle Space, London (exhibiting artist) Live Art Lectures (2009), group show, London (exhibiting artist) Disconnected (2009), web - based group show, created and uploaded in London (exhibiting artist) Tate Modern (2008), The Living Currency, London (live performance) Home Sweet Home (2008), various locales, London (co-founder and exhibiting artist, group show) Blackout (2008), group show, Chelsea Art, London (exhibiting artist) Press Play (2008), group show, Chelsea Art, London (exhibiting artist) Climate of Change (2007), group show, Southwark Art (exhibiting artist) Heiner Müller Programme (2001), Access Theatre, New York (as Artistic Director of LUXE / performer) Vengeance, Bloodlust & Afternoon Tea: Armageddon, Cupcakes & the Poisonous Love of Heiner Müller's «Quartet», «Heartpiece» & «Medeamaterial» (2005) Theatro Technis, London (as Artistic Director of LUXE / performer) EH JOE (1998), The Kraine, New York (as Artistic Director of LUXE / performer) Meditation JoJo (1996), Mabou Mines Suite, New York (director and solo performer for video) Dixon Place Funereal (1995),» Funereal», New York, (director and performer) Mabou Mines / Suite (1994), «Funereal», New York (director and performer) H.E.R.E. (1994), «HOME», New York (director and performer) Glendale Studio (1993), «HOME», Arizona (director and performer)

14 Feb 2000 Further Displays from the Outsider Art Collection at the Irish Museum of Modern Art An exhibition showcasing further displays from the Musgrave Kinley Outsider Art Collection has just gone on show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. 25 Jan 2000 Irish Museum of Modern Art - Programme for 2000 The inauguration of a series of new climate - controlled galleries with exhibitions of works by Picasso and Francis Bacon, the largest presentation in Europe to date of the work of the distinguished American painter Leon Golub, an exhibition from a major donation of graphics and prints from North, South and Central America and the development of further international links by the Museum's Education and Community Department are all part of an exciting and wide - ranging programme for 2000 announced today (Tuesday 25 January) by the Irish Museum of Modern Art. 24 Jun 1999 Exhibition selected by Young Curators at the Irish Museum of Modern Art An exhibition of some 22 artworks, selected by eight secondary school students from Waterford, Meath and Dublin, goes on show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday 13 July 1999.

FINALLY CONQUER that embarrassing IGNORANCE of modern art history by understanding which artistic movement was «the last stand of the isolated artistic self in a climate of conformity and increasing objectification created by techniques of mass control.»

-LSB-...] as the cause for modern warming (for more on the science, see these articles at RealClimate — this, this, this, this, and this — written by practicing climate -LSB-...]

I'm struggling with your first paragraph where you talk of Montford claiming «all of modern climate science, is a fraud perpetrated by a massive conspiracy of climate scientists and politicians, in order to guarantee an unending supply of research funding and political power.

If you don't know much about climate science, or about the details of the controversy over the «hockey stick,» then A. W. Montford's book The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of Science might persuade you that not only the hockey stick, but all of modern climate science, is a fraud perpetrated by a massive conspiracy of climate scientists and politicians, in order to guarantee an unending supply of research funding and political power.

Prof. Iain Stewart demonstrated a modern version — more accurate and very convincing — in his BBC documentary «The Climate Wars», by passing the IR rays from a candle through a one - metre tube of CO2 to an IR - sensitive camera.

A Science paper by Huber and Caballero (2003) on Eocene El Nino reports on similar ENSO in the Eocene warm climate as the model has in the modern climate.

This pivotal paper was written by Wallace Broecker, one of the deans of modern climate science.

[1] Henceforth skeptics are excused from ever naming all the great scientists they claim support their position, but who must operate in total secrecy to protect themselves from persecution by the climate science establishment that is the modern equivalent of the Spanish Inquisition.

This link can be established by computer climate models or modern observations.

in the meantime, in the absence of reliable climate models or any certainty of «how much climate may change,» how many trillions should we spend and how far backward must modern industrial civilization be propelled by imposing draconian co2 emissions cuts?

On the same day as the attacks, a paper by James E. Hansen and other climate experts was released arguing that carbon emissions are transforming our world far more quickly than expected, in ways that may inundate coastal cities and cause storms more horrendous than any in modern history.

CAGW or Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming is the acronym used (mostly by those that don't support taking immediate action on climate change) for the theory (or collection of hypotheses) that attribute most of the observed modern warming to human activities and warn that continuing similar activities (mostly emitting CO2) could result in warming that is dangerous to both civilization and a number of ecosystems.

Moomaw and Mihaela Papa, a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Law School, sent me a short piece proposing ways to invigorate the faltering climate treaty process by shifting the focus from confrontations over emissions to collaborative work encouraging access to modern energy choices while limiting environmental harms.

A book that discusses climate change effects on human history is «Climate History and the Modern World» by Huberclimate change effects on human history is «Climate History and the Modern World» by HuberClimate History and the Modern World» by Hubert Lamb.

4) «The idea that climate science and economics are being suppressed by a modern Lysenkoism is pure fiction.»

His calulations took a year by hand, and the climate sensitivity seems high relative to modern computer calculations, but it was a great achievement first.