Sentences with phrase «documented effect of climate change»

'' Global warming is the most obvious, well - documented effect of climate change,» Stephanie Herring, a climate scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and organizer of this year's attribution issue, said.

When UCLA's Smith travelled to the Arctic to document the effects of climate change, locals would «sigh and oblige me, but then say, «There's also this oil plant going up behind me,» or, «All these Filipino immigrants are pouring in.

He now has enough financial backing to travel all over the world gathering footage for his work - in - progress — title as yet unannounced — documenting the effects of climate change, from Africa to Iceland to the Amazon, and what people are doing about it at the grassroots level.

Since the UN formed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988, charged with documenting the effects of climate change and formulating realistic strategies for action, «neither humanity nor the planet have fared well,» argue Robin Stott co-chair of the Climate and Health Council, and colleagues.

Not exact matches

While the effects of climate change have already transformed parts of New York City — particularly its waterfronts, as documented by Camera Obscura columnist Nathan Kensinger in the years since Hurricane Sandy — things will likely only get worse in the years to come.

Officials said the agreement furthers the objectives of the league's 2014 sustainability report, which documented and disclosed the NHL's carbon footprint, and «NHL Green» — a comprehensive sustainability initiative created by the league in 2010 to address the effects of climate change and freshwater scarcity upon ice hockey as a sport.

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

The documents released by the EPI showed the Edison Electric Institute industry group was warned at its annual convention in 1968 by a member of then - President Lyndon Johnson's administration that carbon emissions from fossil fuels could change the climate and trigger «catastrophic effects.»

Demands by a House committee chairman for all documents and communications related to research by a team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration distract from the reality of climate change and can have a chilling effect on scientific discovery, AAAS CEO Rush Holt and Carnegie Institution global ecologist Chris Field wrote in a 16 March op - ed for LiveScience, an online news site.

KEY DOCUMENTS 2012 Decision that federal protection may be warranted 2010 Federal Endangered Species Act listing petition Map of predicted climate change effects on white - tailed ptarmigan's range

Flowering times are well - documented indicators of the ecological effects of climate change and are linked to numerous ecosystem processes and trophic interactions.

This document provides basic information on projected future climate change effects (changes in temperature, precipitation, storm activity and sea level rise) over the near term, mid-century and end - of - century.

Zaria Forman's «ice portraits» documenting our Earth's shifting landscapes due to the effects of climate change.

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.

The Endangerment Technical Support Document provides evidence that the U.S. and the rest of the world are experiencing effects from climate change now.

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.

The document analyzes the possibility of addressing malnutrition, in a context where the effects of climate change could threaten the progress achieved.

«The Greenhouse Effect,» a 1988 document marked «CONFIDENTIAL,» details Shell's extensive knowledge of climate change impacts and implications.

This policy document describes the increasing attention paid to the relationship between climate change and human rights in recent years, reviews the effects of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights and outlines the application of human rights obligations to climate - related actions.

This technical document presents the effects of increased temperatures and sea - level rise, together with other climate - linked changes to the Pacific Islands.

This technical document presents the case for the need to better understand risks related to natural hazards and climate change in cities, proposes an integrated approach to practitioners for identifying areas, populations and assets most at risk from the effects of disasters and climate change, and provides preliminary suggestions for risk reduction through quantification of risk and implementation of preventative programs.

(A) document current policy options being implemented by Federal, State, and local governments to mitigate or adapt to the effects of global and regional climate change;

An 18 - page subpoena issued to the oil giant late Wednesday seeks documents from Exxon (NYSE: XOM) related to its research into the causes and effects of climate change, to the integration of climate change findings into business decisions, to communications with the board of directors and to marketing and advertising materials on climate change, the person said.

Our team focuses on documenting the facts and revealing the effects on communities and people in areas ranging from climate change and education to workplace standards and freedom of speech.

Their paper argued, «a growing body of scientific research reports the wide array of negative effects of AGW on biodiversity» by citing Parmesan whose bogus claims about the negative effects of climate change on wildlife are well documented.

This technical document provides an analysis of how women are affected by the adverse effects of climate change hazards.

The end result is that the document on the effects of climate change promotes the worst of nightmares and engages in purposeful hyping, said longtime skeptic John Christy of the University of Alabama, Huntsville.

Without declaring his interests, he has used this column to pour scorn on studies documenting the medical effects of second - hand tobacco smoke and showing that climate change is taking place.