Sentences with phrase «effects on weather patterns»

We may not yet be able to control the weather, but our collective activities now have subtle but serious effects on weather patterns.

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.

El Niño and La Niña are climate features that have a direct effect on weather patterns over the U.S. and the world.

During an El Niño, the ocean releases its energy into the air, warming surface temperatures, having a knock - on effect on weather patterns around the globe, including weaker monsoons in India and more hurricanes over the Pacific.

Not exact matches

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 wavelike patterns are caused by the Earth's rotation, and can have strong effects on local weather

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).

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.

If climatologists» warnings are correct, a changing climate could produce more extreme weather patterns, which could then have an effect on opioid overdoses and deaths, said Goetz, who worked with Meri Davlasheridze, assistant professor in marine sciences, Texas A&M at Galveston.

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.

They change storm tracks, cloud cover and other weather patterns, and they have devastating effects on fisheries and other industries.

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.

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.

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?

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.

The unidirectional tread pattern generally has no safety impact on moving in reverse in wet weather, because a typical vehicle can't go fast enough in reverse for the inward water - pumping action to have much effect.

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.

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.

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.

On the very small scale, one could have a runaway between whether or not a weather pattern has a thunderstorm at a specific time and place or whether it is dry and sunny at that specific time and place — but that's not the same as a change in climate (see internal variability, chaos, butterfly effect).

Cuts would constitute the nation's first restrictions on carbon dioxide, a gas that has no direct effect on human health — in fact, it is the bubbles in beer — but that many scientists have concluded is already altering ecosystems and weather patterns as it accumulates in the atmosphere.

In fact, stored heat in the crust has a big effect on daily weather patterns; witness the buildup in convective activity and large currents driven over land versus over water (e.g. coastal areas like the Bay Area).

They're called Rossby waves, the effect on them is known as the index cycle, and was already identified as a standard weather pattern by Carl - Gustav Rossby back in 1939.

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.

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 unfortunatOn 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 unfortunaton 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.

The effects on sea circulation patterns and weather are complex and difficult to tease out from natural variation, requiring long - term observation.

As the globe continues to warm, it is already having an effect on the jet stream and corresponding weather patterns.

As we've documented here at the ENSO Blog, these patterns have their own distinct effects on temperature and precipitation patterns, and attributing weather events to climate patterns is a complicated science.

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.

We would not expect to see any effect on weather or climate other than that the air circulation patterns would be in very slightly differing (but still ever changing) positions than if we had made no difference at all.

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.

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.

5) This depends on what precisely one means by «direct», since e.g. differences in UV content will have large effects on O3 formation in the stratosphere, which may have (largely unknown) effects on surface temperature and weather patterns.

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.

These super-typhoons, as we've seen this November, can go on to become extra-tropical cyclones which in turn can have extreme effects on planetary scale Rossby wave activity and global weather patterns.

Once permafrost melts, the carbon would release into the atmosphere, which would exacerbate the effects that the greenhouse gas has on the planet as well as have effects on global weather patterns and climate.

Published on Feb 10, 2014 by Paul Beckwith: Examination of current weather patterns and huge temperature swings and effects on the winter sea ice.

13 C. Wind & Ocean Currents Wind & water combine w / the effects of the sun to influence weather & climate Wind Patterns Winds blow in fairly consistent patterns — prevailing winds — map on pg.60 Coriolis Effect — causes winds to blow diagonally The Horse Latitudes Why are they called this??? Doldrums — windless areas near the Equator Ocean Currents Just like the wind, cold and warm streams of water (currents), move through the oceans El Nino Periodic change in the pattern of ocean currents & water temPatterns Winds blow in fairly consistent patterns — prevailing winds — map on pg.60 Coriolis Effect — causes winds to blow diagonally The Horse Latitudes Why are they called this??? Doldrums — windless areas near the Equator Ocean Currents Just like the wind, cold and warm streams of water (currents), move through the oceans El Nino Periodic change in the pattern of ocean currents & water tempatterns — prevailing winds — map on pg.60 Coriolis Effect — causes winds to blow diagonally The Horse Latitudes Why are they called this??? Doldrums — windless areas near the Equator Ocean Currents Just like the wind, cold and warm streams of water (currents), move through the oceans El Nino Periodic change in the pattern of ocean currents & water temperature

Even seemingly small changes in global temperature have far - reaching effects on sea level, atmospheric circulation, and weather patterns around the globe.

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.

The main effect of decreased sea ice, they believe, is to have an effect on the atmospheric circulation patterns, leading to weather conditions we have seen in the last few winters.

David's late father - in - law was the pioneering scientist Charles David Keeling, who began to record the concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere in the 1950s, and who shared with David science's predictions on the effects of persistent greenhouse gasses, including rises in mean temperature, disrupted weather patterns, wildfires, floods, strengthening tropical storms, ocean acidification, sea level rise, melting of glaciers and other effects.

In the United States, new research from the City College of New York on the effects of particle pollution on weather patterns around Manhattan has shown that aerosols can either increase or decrease local rainfall, sometimes creating situations where one area will be deluged while a neighboring town will remain dry.

Read more: Stanford University Aerosols Also Implicated in Glacier Melting, Changing Weather Patterns Other research examining the effects of soot on melting glaciers and changing weather pattens in South Asia has reached similar conclusions: Beyond increasing atmospheric warming, because the soot coats the surface of the snow and ice it changes the albedo of the surface, allowing it to absorb more sunlight and thereby accelerating melting.