Sentences with phrase «effect of weather patterns»

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One might argue that the effects of human - generated pollution have altered the normal weather patterns, but that's another argument for another forum.

This year's Arctic sea ice cover currently is the sixth - lowest on modern record, a ranking that raises ongoing concerns about the speed of ice melt and the effects of ice loss on global weather patterns, geopolitical fights, indigenous peoples and wildlife, scientists said yesterday.

The ugly will include the need, for example, to brace for the ever more jarring effects of extreme weather patterns, the extinction of a huge range of animal and plant species, and the invasion into new latitudes of predators and pests.

The future of the currents, whether slowing, stopping or reversing (as was observed during several months measurements), could have a profound effect on regional weather patterns — from colder winters in Europe to a much warmer Caribbean (and hence warmer sea surface temperatures to feed hurricanes).

Watson said his team still needs to determine which substances would work best at reflecting light, how much is needed to have an effect, and the possible unintended consequences of injecting the particles into the atmosphere, such as acid rain, ozone depletion or weather pattern disruption.

With the cooperation of the countries involved and funding from the Asian Development Bank, the institute coordinated the work of 60 researchers, who studied the likely effects that rising sea levels and changed weather patterns will have on Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.

He believes that no one has thought of combining the two theories before because it's not an intuitive idea to look at how the effects of changing patterns of ocean circulation, which occur on time scales of thousands of years, would effect global silicate weathering, which in turn controls global climate on time scales of 100s of thousands of years.

«By prescribing the effects of human - made climate change and observed global ocean temperatures, our model can reproduce the observed shifts in weather patterns and wildfire occurrences.»

The record - low winter maximum doesn't necessarily herald a record low end - of - summer minimum come September, as summer weather patterns have a large effect on sea ice area.

El Niño — a warming of tropical Pacific Ocean waters that changes weather patterns across the globe — causes forests to dry out as rainfall patterns shift, and the occasional unusually strong «super» El Niños, like the current one, have a bigger effect on CO2 levels in the atmosphere.

That's largely because of a long - time - scale weather pattern called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, which is masking the global effect.

Although a significant natural influence on weather patterns, the temperature effects of the cycle smooth out over years and decades, and aren't linked to the overall warming trend.

However, the effects of introducing these particles are not expected to be the same across the globe, and the offsetting of human - induced changes in other quantities such as rainfall and weather patterns may not work as well as for temperature.

Another possible effect is the disruption of weather patterns outside the Arctic.

Jiacan has worked on several projects on climate dynamics, including the response of large - scale circulations in the warming climate, its effects on regional weather patterns and extreme events, tropical influence on mid-latitude weather, and dynamical mechanisms of sub-seasonal variability of mid-latitude jet streams.

It is important to note that any potential effects will be spatially and temporally variable, depending on current forest conditions, local site characteristics, environmental influences, and annual and decadal patterns of climate variability, such as the El Niño - Southern Oscillation cycle, which can drive regional weather and climate conditions.

The mechanics of ozone depleation and accumulation have not been studied here but rather the effect it has upon the weather patterns.

Much study has focused on the effects these rising carbon dioxide levels could have on weather patterns and global temperatures, but could elevated atmospheric CO2 levels negatively affect the nutritional value of the food we grow?

In addition to the direct impacts of rapid Arctic warming — most notably the loss of sea ice — scientists also think that it could be having an indirect effect on weather patterns in the mid-latitude regions of the northern hemisphere.

Proponents of NASA's Earth - studies programs said the space agency has contributed a great deal to scientists» understanding of global weather patterns and trends, including the effects of climate change on the environment.

Meanwhile, Time Recoil on Vita is a quality port in its own right as it retains the majority of visual effects, explosions and particle effects in accordance with a respectable frame - rate, although when compared directly to the PS4 version; there are clearly some optimisations such as the removal of exterior environments showing crumpled buildings and weather effects, while there is less anti-aliasing on the walls, furniture and floor patterns resulting in some pixelated edges on specific surfaces.

While meteorologists may predict weather patterns, Rockman reminds us that the devastating effects of the elements are often unpreventable.

By means of time - lapse photography, the static camera records and temporally compresses shifting weather patterns and their concomitant effects on the landscape's visibility and colours.

But I believe there is little doubt that the record - breaking scale and potential destructiveness of Sandy is due in large part to the amplifying effects of warmer ocean temperatures, higher atmospheric moisture content, and unusual Arctic weather patterns.

My point is that I could easily see how the entire system in question could be warming, but because of transient effects, like weather patterns, the additional heat energy could easily wind up not where we're measuring it for months or even years at a time.

The mechanics of ozone depleation and accumulation have not been studied here but rather the effect it has upon the weather patterns.

Take away the sources of black carbon falling on glaciers (and influencing weather patterns in parts of South Asia) and you can have a marked effect quickly.

There can / will be local and regional, latitudinal, diurnal and seasonal, and internal variability - related deviations to the pattern (in temperature and in optical properties (LW and SW) from components (water vapor, clouds, snow, etc.) that vary with weather and climate), but the global average effect is at least somewhat constrained by the global average vertical distribution of solar heating, which requires the equilibrium net convective + LW fluxes, in the global average, to be sizable and upward at all levels from the surface to TOA, thus tending to limit the extent and magnitude of inversions.)

Similar negative effects occur with worsening air pollution — higher levels of ground - level ozone smog and other pollutants that increase with warmer temperatures have been directly linked with increased rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease — food production and safety — warmer temperatures and varying rainfall patterns mess up staple crop yields and aid the migration and breeding of pests that can devastate crops — flooding — as rising sea levels make coastal areas and densely - populated river deltas more susceptible to storm surges and flooding that result from severe weather — and wildfires, which can be ancillary to increased heat waves and are also responsible for poor air quality (not to mention burning people's homes and crops).

Warming over land can have multiple effects, including melting of mountain glaciers, spread of deserts in continental interiors, greater flooding, more frequent heat waves and other extreme weather patterns.

Just as a band of Carteret Islanders are abandoning their homes due to the effects of climate change — becoming the world's first climate change refugees — word has come that rising sea levels and more severe weather patterns may claim an even greater victim: the entire cultural legacy of Australia's native Aborigines.

Another possible effect is the disruption of weather patterns outside the Arctic.

Broader definitions of the the different patterns and greater effort at determining the specific effect would be far more useful in predicting the weather and the climate.

«By prescribing the effects of man - made climate change and observed global ocean temperatures, our model can reproduce the observed shifts in weather patterns and wildfire occurrences.»

The vicious confluence of weather anomalies in recent years — and, even just this year we've seen a rash of devastating floods, tornadoes and droughts — suggest that shifting climate patterns are having adverse and wide - ranging effects on our ecosystem.

The science of climate change «attribution» — linking specific extreme weather events to the effects of global warming — is making substantial progress, so it is becoming increasingly possible for scientists to tie particular weather patterns to climate change.

This is shifting the observations of weather patterning and the resultant effects of such alterations to Turbulence, rainfall etc..

In effect, any pattern of weather change could be blamed on it — but a hypothesis that predicts anything and can't be proven false is not science

The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states with «very high confidence» that «the health of human populations is sensitive to shifts in weather patterns and other aspects of climate change» due to direct effects — such as changes in temperature and precipitation or occurrence of heat waves, floods, droughts, and fires — as well as indirect effects — through crop failures, shifting patterns of disease vectors, or displacement of populations.

On the other hand, if by some chance and what ends up happening is totally independent of human activity, because it turns out after all that CO2 from fossil fuels is magically transparent to infrared and has no effect on ocean pH, unlike regular CO2, say, but coincidentally big pieces of the ice sheets melt and temperature goes up 7 C in the next couple of centuries and weather patterns change and large unprecedented extreme events happen with incerasing frequency, and coincidentally all the reefs and shellfish die and the ocean becomes a rancid puddle, that could be unfortunate.

-LSB-...] Chillier weather this year is partly because of a global weather pattern called La Nina that follows a periodic warming effect called El Nino.

While the effects of higher temperatures are still poorly understood, scientists are concerned that climate change could have a major impact on weather patterns, the distribution of ice, ecosystems, and ocean currents and sea levels.

16 Sea level rising by thermal expansion AND ice melt Sea ice melting (Arctic and Antarctic) Glaciers melting worldwide Arctic and Antarctic Peninsula heating up fastest Melting on ice sheets is accelerating More severe weather (droughts, floods, storms, heat waves, hard freezes, etc.) Bottom line: These changes do not fit the natural patterns unless we add the effects of increased Greenhouse gasses Signs that global warming is underway

Global warming was once an uncommon term used by a few scientists who were growing concerned over the effects of decades of pollution on long - term weather patterns.

Climate change is the long - term average of a region's weather events lumped together.There are some effects of greenhouse gases and global warming: melting of ice caps, rising sea levels, change in climatic patterns, spread diseases, economic consequences, increased droughts and heat waves.

because I never came across a case where sky drivers vanished in the thin air and green house effect seems to be a reality with changing weather patterns and melting of ice at the poles.

From the Alaska Climate Research center site, (which someone linked to on another CA thread yesterday) one can see the effects of quantum changes in weather patterns in Alaska since the mid 1970s.

The report, commisioned by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, said the effects of sea level rise and changing weather patterns would be felt as early as the next decade.

The impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on human health include the effects of air pollution on increased respiratory disease, the spread of vector - borne illnesses like cholera, malaria, and dengue fever due to changing weather patterns, and compromised agricultural production and food security leading to greater malnutrition.

This heats up the ocean and surrounding area, and this effect has the potential to change global weather patterns, vary the flow of winds and alter the position of the jet stream, Wagner explained.