Sentences with phrase «documented consequences of climate change»

The effect of changing seasons on plants and animals is now one of the well - documented consequences of climate change.

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But mentioning that in the context of Hurricane Sandy is an attempt (or at least has the effect) to minimize the concern about the documented changes to the climate we have already made and the predicted catastrophic consequences of staying on the fossil emissions path we are on.

Through the lessons presented in the document students are expected, among others, to explore climate change, its consequences and possible solutions; work constructively in groups and debate controversial aspects of climate change; learn about individual, community - level, national and international opportunities to mitigate climate change; discover why children are vulnerable to the effects of climate change; and conduct research into climate change.

This policy document summarises the outcomes of the AWG - LCA 6th session on protecting the health of vulnerable people from the humanitarian consequences of climate change and climate related events.

This analytical document analyzes the impacts of climate change through the water cycle and the consequences across the globe.

The issues highlighted in the document include: reconnect science and policy, catalyze rapid and transformative changes in human behavior towards the environment, develop new insights on water - land interactions, accelerate the implementation of environmentally - friendly renewable energy, integrate biodiversity across the environmental and economic agendas, manage the unintended consequences of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and develop a new approach for minimizing risks of novel technologies and chemicals.

The document states that today's children, and their children, are the ones who will live with the consequences of climate change.

Specifically, it has been turned against the «U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change» (USNA), a document that breaks the cardinal rule of science: If a hypothesis doesn't work, throw it out.

With these trends in ice cover and sea level only expected to continue and likely worsen if atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, they could alter the stresses and forces fighting for balance in the ground under our feet — changes that are well - documented in studies of past climate change, but which are just beginning to be studied as possible consequences of the current state of global warming.

Some of the loudest criticisms of the administration on climate science have centered on changes to reports and other government documents dealing with the causes and consequences of global warming.

As SkS has documented, the balance of the consequences of rapid climate change will be bad, according to the peer - reviewed scientific literature.