Sentences with phrase «effects of our changing climate»

But ultimately this cost will be paid by future generations, who will have to cope with the harmful effects of a changing climate that we compound every time we eat meat ---- unless we act today.

A comprehensive look at the projected effects of our changing climate on our nesting birds by 2050.

Such a move would have a profound impact on the unique languages and cultures including Pacific islanders — and in the Marshalls, locals have been talking about new ideas and phenomena as they've seen the preliminary effects of a changing climate on their coasts.

«It is very possible that improving connectivity and quality of existing habitats over the next few decades may offset the negative effects of a changing climate.»

In the Central Hardwoods, the effects of a changing climate are expected to include rising temperatures due to a rise in greenhouse gas concentrations, leading to longer growing seasons.

Central Appalachian forests have been experiencing the effects of a changing climate for decades, and effects such as more heavy rainfall events, more drought, and more hot days are likely to continue, according to a new vulnerability assessment for the region by the U.S. Forest Service and many partners.

«The best way to reduce the impact of climate change is to adapt to the effects of a changing climate... and to transition to non-carbon-based sources of energy to stop putting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.»

The gathered nations, as had been anticipated, agreed on little more than a pledge to enter «full negotiating mode» to complete a new climate treaty within a year and a legal structure for a new global fund to help poor countries deal with the effects of changing climate patterns.

The effect of changing climate on the department's operating environment is evident in the maritime commons of the Arctic.

«Our country is feeling the effects of a changing climate.

The effect of changing climate on the Department's operating environment is evident in the maritime commons of the Arctic.

Resorts need to rebuild to be both more sustainable and more resilient to the effects of a changing climate, she says.

But even this metropolis is feeling the effects of a changing climate — primarily in the form of increased flooding and extreme heat and humidity.

A major focus of GISS GCM simulations is to study the human impact on the climate as well as the effects of a changing climate on society and the environment.

«Much has been said about the ways in which our energy system is affecting the climate, yet very little has been said about the opposite: the effects of a changing climate on our energy system.

Farmers are also returning to the practice to curb the effects of a changing climate.

Having known the effects of a changing climate would allow us to better understand how climate change affects the way we live and our way of making a living.

As the effects of our changing climate, such as extreme weather events, poorer air quality, and rising surface temperatures, are becoming more apparent, it is key to provide accurate and timely information to those in need.

It provides comprehensive scientific assessments of the scientific community's understanding of climate change and the effects of the changing climate, on both human societies and natural systems.

After years of demanding little action on global warming, voters could suddenly and angrily urge their leaders to shower government aid on the farmers, coast - dwellers and other populations suffering under the effects of a changing climate.

They are seeing the effects of a changing climate on the local flora and fauna and feel that their physical and cultural lives are under threat.

Not exact matches

The more the world feels the powerful effects of climate change and the longer we wait to reduce emissions the more attractive nuclear energy could become.

But these cooler streets also reflect less heat onto buildings, saving on air - conditioning costs and reducing the effects of climate change.

That's not soon enough if the world wants to mitigate the worst effects of climate change while providing cheap, clean energy to the poor — a point not lost on a handful of American billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen, and Peter Thiel.

The latest report from the International Panel on Climate Change, an intergovernmental group charged with researching the effects of carbon emissions, said at the end of September that climate change is unequivocal and that going forward, sea levels will rise at a faster rate than they have over the past 40Climate Change, an intergovernmental group charged with researching the effects of carbon emissions, said at the end of September that climate change is unequivocal and that going forward, sea levels will rise at a faster rate than they have over the past 40 Change, an intergovernmental group charged with researching the effects of carbon emissions, said at the end of September that climate change is unequivocal and that going forward, sea levels will rise at a faster rate than they have over the past 40climate change is unequivocal and that going forward, sea levels will rise at a faster rate than they have over the past 40 change is unequivocal and that going forward, sea levels will rise at a faster rate than they have over the past 40 years.

The new report «Lights Out for the Reef», written by University of Queensland coral reef biologist Selina Ward, noted that reefs were vulnerable to several different effects of climate change; including rising sea temperatures and increased carbon dioxide in the ocean, which causes acidification.

In his 2017 book «Climate of Hope,» cowritten with veteran environmentalist Carl Pope, Bloomberg wrote that he understands that there are certain executives unmoved by warnings about the effects of manmade climate change, but that they'd be unwise to ignore the business opporClimate of Hope,» cowritten with veteran environmentalist Carl Pope, Bloomberg wrote that he understands that there are certain executives unmoved by warnings about the effects of manmade climate change, but that they'd be unwise to ignore the business opporclimate change, but that they'd be unwise to ignore the business opportunity.

However, Democrats condemned the rollback as dangerous and a disregard for the effects of global climate change.

The EPA, a federal agency charged with safeguarding clean, livable air and water, funds and conducts research into the effects of climate change on public health, the environment, and natural disasters.

Business owners across the country would be wise to follow in Smith's footsteps, as the effects of climate change are undeniable.

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.

The effects of oilsands production on climate change must be confronted sooner or later — and given the increasing incidence of weird weather and coastal flooding, probably sooner.

Over the last two weeks, the world's politicians, businessmen, scientists and environmentalists have gathered in Paris to discuss one thing: how to save the world from the catastrophic effects of climate change.

Another expert, University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd, said that «while we have to be careful about knee - jerk cause - effect discussions, the National Academy of Science and recent peer - reviewed literature continue to show that some of today's extremes have climate change fingerprints on them.»

The authors focus on the examples of climate change, disposal of nuclear waste and the effect of permitting concealed possession of handguns.

For example, they staged a walk - out at COP19 at Warsaw when their proposal for a loss and damage mechanism, which would contribute to addressing damages occurring from adverse effects of climate change, did not receive enough traction.

Over the past three decades we have seen an increase in insured damages, and it is up to all of us — the insurance industry, governments and citizens — to do our part in responding to the effects of climate change.»

Cities are projected to require at least USD 1.7 trillion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation above business as usual in order to align GHG levels with those that limit global warming to 2 °C and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.

In British Columbia, we see the effects of climate change in the growing number of powerful storms that pummel our coast, record wildfires that destroy our forests, and water shortages that harm our agricultural sector.

One might also point out that due to Canada's small size, our actions have negligible effect on the path of future climate change.

When the dire effects of global climate change have taken their toll half a century...

The RBPs include requests for detail regarding resiliency and preparedness for the effects of climate change.

It has also had significant environmental consequences — set aside climate change and, if nothing else, think of industrial toxicity at the scale of Lake Michigan's southwest shoreline, New Jersey's Chemical Coast, or the chemical plants and oil refineries immediately north of Louisiana's State Capitol grounds in Baton Rouge, the long - term effects of which remain unknown — and has prompted not only environmentalist discontent and backlash, but also a neo-pagan anthropology and cosmology in which nature itself is increasingly understood as sacred.

A Christian charity has called for UK banks to stop investing in fossil fuels because it contributes to devastating effects of climate change.

The groundbreaking, Oscar - winning documentary showed the world the devastating effects of climate change on the Earth.

Sr Jordan James is inspired by some everyday reflections which foster a Catholic culture; Cyprian Blamires applauds a lawyer's defence of the bodily resurrection of Christ; Peter Hodgson is both convinced and alarmed by a distinguished scientist's analysis of the devastating effects of climate change.

However, the continued effect of climate change on grazing lands has pushed the Fulani herdsmen further south in search of grass and water, widening the scope of the conflict in southern parts of the country.

A U.K. - based Antarctic research project called Project MIDAS monitoring the effects of climate change on an ice shelf called Larsen C announced that a vast rift in the rapidly warming pole has split entirely and created a brand new iceberg — the third largest in the world.

Bill McKibben, whose book The End of Nature was one of the first to protest against the effects of climate change, offers us, in Eaarth, one of the most important books on environmental justice in the 21st century.