Sentences with phrase «current scientific understanding»

They concluded that it is unlikely to be less than 2.1 feet or more than 5.7 feet based on current scientific understanding.

We chose this as the most recent estimate of vitamin B1 requirement, and the value that best reflects current scientific understanding.

Based on current scientific understanding, this requires that global greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced by at least 50 % below their 1990 levels by the year 2050.

This indicates a deficiency in current scientific understanding of sea level change and may imply an underestimate in projections.

What we have asked Gov. Inslee for is a Climate Recovery Rule for the state of Washington, detailing and describing how Washington will use its existing authority to cap and draw down GHG emissions in a manner consistent with the best current scientific understanding of what it will take to protect not just these eight brave youths, but all of us, present and future generations alike.

Others think that a new model of physics takes over that is beyond current scientific understanding, but no one knows for sure, without more measurements of high - energy particles from «the Knee» region.

Current scientific understanding suggests that vitex works by regulating and supporting the pituitary gland, which is considered the master gland for hormone production.

It was an article that was completely void of current scientific understanding about learning theory, canine behavior and ripe with anthropomorphic explanation about cross-species social relationships.

Given Dr. Trenberth's role as the IPCC's [coordinating] Lead Author responsible for preparing the text on hurricanes, his public statements so far outside of current scientific understanding led me to concern that it would be very difficult for the IPCC process to proceed objectively with regards to the assessment on hurricane activity.

Independent TV news station KUSI in San Diego aired a story challenging current scientific understanding of climate science and offering «breaking news» of government wrongdoing based on work of Joseph D'Aleo, a meteorologist, and E.M. Smith, a computer programmer.

While most scientists agree climate change poses risks related to extreme weather, sea - level rise, temperature extremes, and precipitation changes, current scientific understanding provides limited guidance on the likelihood, magnitude, or time frame of these events.

Just a theory based on current scientific understanding.

Climate contrarianism should be tackled where it arises, to ensure the public debate is based on premises reflecting current scientific understanding.

So I take it that the consensus view is that according to our best current scientific understanding, there is no possibility whatsoever of any catastrophic consequences of anthropogenic global warming; therefore to use the word «catastrophic» is irresponsible alarmism;, and therefore the deniers are actually quite right to accuse anyone who suggests that such outcomes are possible of being an irresponsible alarmist.

The only argument proposed in this article in favor of the existance of a god is that according to current scientific understanding the big bang was the beginning of the universe, in the bible it states «In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth.»

What I have described above is the current scientific understanding in lay terms.

The neuron, he thought, contrary to all current scientific understanding, wasn't the essential, or first cause of the human thought process.

The minister said that in light of this he would commission «an independent assessment of current scientific understanding on the origins of the BSE epidemic».

According to our current scientific understanding, at least most galaxies (including our Milky Way and those in Messier's catalog) have formed during a comparatively short period, at about the same time, within the first billion years after the universe started to expand, from an initial hot state.

Mission The mission of PNNL's Aerosol Climate Initiative is to advance the current scientific understanding and parameterization of aerosol processes and properties to improve comprehensive climate modeling frameworks and to inform policy decisions related to global climate change and the environmental impacts of aerosols.

Three separate Working Groups contribute to the Assessment, which analyzes the current scientific understanding of impacts of climate change on natural, managed and human systems, the capacity of these systems to adapt and their vulnerability.

Well, in this article, you're going to get a clear, concise, and conclusive answer based on decades of anecdotal evidence as well as our current scientific understanding of muscle hypertrophy.

For the umpteenth time Victor ignores the «advanced» tab of the Skeptical Science article for which one will find the following quote which is representative of the current scientific understanding:

The current scientific understanding of climate change is based on decades of such work, along with overarching, carefully evaluated assessments within the United States and internationally.

I would say that is what responsible politicians and the public should be doing, so I think he is accurately portraying the significance of current scientific understanding.

By ordering the State to consider the current best science for climate stability when deciding upon emission reductions, Judge Hill made it clear that the State must not only identify what emission reductions are required for climate stability based on current scientific understanding, but must also make those emission reductions a reality, something legislators and presidents the world over have, thus far, failed to achieve.

Judge Hill's order relied on an expert declaration by NASA climate scientist Dr. Pushker Kharecha on the current scientific understanding of how to ensure a stable climate for our children and future generations.

Jack Greer says: February 3, 2011 at 5:43 pm quote The current scientific understanding of Earth's carbon cycles that, at this time, natural carbon emission sources weighed against natural carbon sinks should result in a net reduction in atmospheric CO2 levels.

The current scientific understanding is sufficient to warrant immediate action, as has already been recognized in the U.S. federal Renewable Fuel Standard and California Low Carbon Fuels Standard.

In its response to the COP 7 request, the IPCC indicated that the current scientific understanding of the processes did not allow the elaboration of practical methodologies.

According to John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Obama will emphasize the current scientific understanding of how, while no single weather event can be attributed to climate change, a warming climate can make things like drought more extreme:

The U.S. Climate Change Science Program has released a second iteration of a report that synthesizes and describes in lay terms the current scientific understanding of global climate disruption.

However the current scientific understanding of the complex drivers and impacts of droughts is inadequate.

The Study of Arctic Environmental Change (SEARCH) facilitates cross-disciplinary syntheses to improve our current scientific understanding of Arctic environments and communicates that understanding to policymakers through briefings and roundtables (see the Arctic Answers webpage).

Based on current scientific understanding, positive climate feedbacks — the ones that accelerate the process — considerably outweigh negative feedbacks.

-- drawing on the best current scientific understanding.