Sentences with phrase «extreme weather and climate»

About Blog - InterMET Asia 2018 exhibition and conference is a unique marketplace for the global weather and climate industry, and for those seeking to mitigate and manage the risks of extreme weather and climate change.

As the Report explains, an accurate price for insurance serves two critical purposes in mitigating the risk of extreme weather and climate change:

(05/03/2012) On Saturday, May 5th vulnerable populations from the United States to Bangladesh will «connect the dots» between devastating extreme weather and climate change in a global day of action organized by 350.org.

Stricken by record heat, wildfires, drought, and hurricanes, the United States endured devastating impacts from extreme weather and climate events in 2012.

Unusual or extreme weather and climate - related events are of great public concern and interest, yet there are often conflicting messages from scientists about whether such events can be linked to climate change.

The Extreme Weather Connection Speaking of extreme weather and climate science, Nature has an interesting piece about how some climate scientists have become less reluctant about linking extreme weather events to climate change.

Better atmospheric model simulations give planners the tools to forecast the probability of extreme weather and climate events.

The report further addresses 2013 extreme weather and climate events on the continent, including: floods and heavy precipitation; tropical cyclones and wind storms; and droughts, heat waves and fires.

The June flood disaster in Uttarakhand may have awakened millions of Indians to the realities of extreme weather and climate shifts.

Several extreme weather and climate events were recorded in various parts of the world in 2008, of which perhaps the most dramatic was tropical cyclone Nargis, which made landfall in Myanmar in May, causing catastrophic destruction and more than 70 000 fatalities.

ABC in Australia has aired an excellent summary of links between extreme weather and climate science research and study.

In March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in a special report of «unprecedented extreme weather and climate events» to come.

Changes in extreme weather and climate events have significant impacts and are among the most serious challenges to society in coping with a changing climate.

develop solutions for different sectors for risk assessment and management related to extreme weather and climate events, such as thunder storms in 2010 and Tapani storm on Boxing day 2011, using also economic assessment methods

Understanding the Link Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather On This Page: Changes in Extreme Weather and Climate Events Scientists study many aspects of change in extreme weather and climate events.

On This Page: Changes in Extreme Weather and Climate Events Scientists study many aspects of change in extreme weather and climate events.

Increases in extreme weather and climate events will contribute to food and water scarcity, which can intensify existing tensions over access to life - sustaining resources.»

On this date, Morano suggests that there is no link between extreme weather and climate change, saying that «every time there's a bad weather event the global warming activists think we need more taxes and regulations to somehow stop bad weather.

Further, people recognize that there is an increasing need to reduce vulnerability to extreme weather and climate events.

The network has frequently made the connection between extreme weather and climate on air, and last fall, it released a public position statement that warned of «radical and irreversible changes.»

Increases in some extreme weather and climate events have already been observed in some parts of the world and further increases are projected over the course of this century.

Green infrastructure can act as a buffer to extreme weather and climate events, such as droughts and floods.

In reality, with or without the threat of climate change, it's important for communities to build resilience to extreme weather and climate impacts.

This synthesis and assessment product examines this question across North America and concludes that we are now witnessing and will increasingly experience more extreme weather and climate events.

This Section places particular emphasis on current knowledge of past changes in key climate variables: temperature, precipitation and atmospheric moisture, snow cover, extent of land and sea ice, sea level, patterns in atmospheric and oceanic circulation, extreme weather and climate events, and overall features of the climate variability.

Background In a warming world, it is increasingly important for policy development, decision - making and investments at the national and local scale to take into account changing patterns of extreme weather and climate - related events.

A set of observations that point toward a number of rather extreme weather and climate conditions for this year and for the years to follow.

Climate Communication hosted a press conference featuring our expert reviewers discussing the connections between extreme weather and climate change.

Climate change driven disruptions to ecosystems have direct and indirect human impacts, including reduced water supply and quality, the loss of iconic species and landscapes, effects on food chains and the timing and success of species migrations, and the potential for extreme weather and climate events to destroy or degrade the ability of ecosystems to provide societal benefits.11

In contrast, while many African countries experience a similar trend in rapid urban coastal growth, the level of economic development is generally lower and consequently the capacity to adapt is smaller Coastal industries, their supporting infrastructure including transport (ports, roads, rail and airports), power and water supply, storm water and sewerage are highly sensitive to a range of extreme weather and climate events including temporary and permanent flooding arising from extreme precipitation, high winds, storm surges and sea level rise.

On May 5, thousands of communities will join together to «shine a spotlight on the connections between extreme weather and climate change.»

The SREX approaches the topic by assessing the scientific literature on issues that range from the relationship between climate change and extreme weather and climate events («climate extremes») to the [continue reading...]

More than 370,000 people died during the decade as a result of extreme weather and climate conditions — heat, cold, drought, storms and floods, according to data from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters.

Some extreme weather and climate events have increased in recent decades, and new and stronger evidence confirms that some of these increases are related to human activities.

It consists of nine chapters, covering risk management; observed and projected changes in extreme weather and climate events; exposure and vulnerability to as well as losses resulting from such events; adaptation options from the local to the international scale; the role of sustainable development in modulating risks; and insights from specific case studies.

This document contributes to frame the challenge of dealing with extreme weather and climate events as an issue in decision - making under uncertainty, analyzing response in the context of risk management.

It features chapters on: the year in review, which highlights environmental extremes, including record extreme weather and climate events and increasing degradation of marine ecosystems, but notes progress towards new investments in renewable energy and towards a green economy; the benefits of soil carbon; the closing and decommissioning of nuclear power reactors; and on key environmental indicators, which underscores the need to address mounting challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and land and soil degradation.

This technical document contributes to frame the challenge of dealing with extreme weather and climate events as an issue in decision - making under uncertainty, analyzing response in the context of risk management.

What about implications for our social, political and economic landscape of the established links between anthropogenic climate change and high - impact extreme weather and climate events?

Climate change related issues that have an equity component include heat waves, air quality, and extreme weather and climate events.

that identified the ways that that extreme weather and climate change threaten reliable electricity in every region of the U.S.

Recent trends, assessment of human influence on trends, and projections of extreme weather and climate events for which there is evidence of an observed late 20th - century trend.

Take a look at a few of the figures illustrating the intensity and impacts of 2012's extreme weather and climate events:

With record - breaking temperatures year after year and escalating extreme weather and climate impacts, the need for adaptation has long been apparent.

The paper considers the necessary components of a prospective event attribution system, reviews some specific case studies made to date (Autumn 2000 UK floods, summer 2003 European heatwave, annual 2008 cool US temperatures, July 2010 Western Russia heatwave) and discusses the challenges involved in developing systems to provide regularly updated and reliable attribution assessments of unusual or extreme weather and climate - related events.

«Globally, extreme weather and climate change are already shaving 1.6 percent off worldwide gross domestic product — or about $ 1.2 trillion per year — according to a [2012] study by DARA.»

Thomas Karl, co-editor of the report, said, «As greenhouse gasses increase, the faster they increase, the more extreme weather and climate events we'll be seeing.»

When it comes to extreme weather, we always take the opportunity to point back to the last definitive international scientific report on extreme weather and climate change, which found strong historic links for heat waves, coastal flooding and changes in precipitation along with weaker links for tornadoes and hurricanes.

Also on Monday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D - R.I.) included tornadoes inhis discussion of extreme weather and climate change.

See Stott et al. 2015, «Attribution of extreme weather and climate - related events» http://www.hvonstorch.de/klima/pdf/stott-et-al.2015.pdf