But even with such policies in place — not only in the U.S. but across the globe — climate change is a foregone conclusion; global average temperatures have already risen by at least 1.1 degrees Fahrenheit (0.6 degree C) and
further warming of at least 0.7 degree F (0.4 degree C) is virtually certain, according to the IPCC.
«The finding that this was not the case is alarming, because the Arctic is the most rapidly warming region on the planet, with conservative estimates predicting
further warming of another approximately 4oC by the end of the century.»
Even if the concentrations of all greenhouse gases and aerosols had been kept constant at year 2000 levels,
a further warming of about 0.1 °C per decade would be expected.
Absorption of thermal radiation cools the thermal spectra of the earth as seen from space, radiation emitted by de-excitation is what results in
the further warming of the surface, and the surface continues to warm until the rate at which energy is radiated from the earth's climate system (given the increased opacity of the atmosphere to longwave radiation) is equal to the rate at which energy enters it.
Even if the concentrations of all greenhouse gases and aerosols had been kept constant at year 2000 levels,
a further warming of about 0.1 °C per decade would be expected.
The net result is
further warming of the surface, which in turn induces additional heating of the atmosphere column above.
Even if the concentrations of all GHGs and aerosols had been kept constant at year 2000 levels,
a further warming of about casino 0.1 °C per decade would be expected.
The global average temperature is already approximately 0.8 °C above its preindustrial level, and present atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases will contribute to
further warming of 0.5 — 1 °C as equilibrium is re-established.
2) IPCC: «Even if the concentrations of all greenhouse gases and aerosols had been kept constant at year 2000 levels,
a further warming of about 0.1 °C per decade would be expected.»
While it is widely recognized that continued emission of greenhouse gases will cause
further warming of the planet and this warming could lead to damaging economic and social consequences, the exact timing and severity of physical effects are difficult to estimate.
«The dramatic changes in lake ice may also contribute to
further warming of the entire region, because open water on lakes contributes to warmer air temperatures, albeit to a lesser extent than open seawater,» Surdu said.
Even if the concentrations of all greenhouse gases and aerosols had been kept constant at 2000 levels,
a further warming of about 0.1 °C per decade would be expected.
Even if the concentrations of all greenhouse gases and aerosols had been kept constant at year 2000 levels,
a further warming of about 0.1 °C per decade would be expected» (AR4 WG1 SPM p12)
Even if the concentrations of all greenhouse gases and aerosols had been kept constant at year 2000 levels,
a further warming of about 0.1 °C per decade would be expected» (p12)
Hence, one gets a positive feedback whereby the warming of the arctic leads to ice melting which lowers the albedo of the earth and thereby leads to
further warming of the arctic (and global climate system as a whole).
At the same time, they point towards below normal ice extent in the Barents / Kara Sea, also compared to the record minimum in 2007, which they see coupled to oceanic processes and promoting
further warming of surface waters in the region.
IPCC: Even if the concentrations of all greenhouse gases and aerosols had been kept constant at year 2000 levels,
a further warming of about 0.1 °C per decade would be expected http://bit.ly/caEC9b
The Northeast Atlantic is warming faster than the global average, by up to 1 °C between the mid-1980s and 2000s with
further warming of between 1.5 °C and 4 °C by 2100 predicted [9 — 11].
If we were to stabilise CO2 levels at around 400 ppm, we'd expect over the long - term
a further warming of 2 to 3 °C, which is significantly greater than the warming predicted by climate models.
Not exact matches
It was by
far the
warmest year in recent millennia, with 10
of 12 months setting all - time record highs.
«We welcome
further opportunities to continue our rapid growth and deliver a
warm welcome and exceptional experiences to guests in even more parts
of the world, including Cuba if an agreement is reached with the U.S.,» says a Hilton Worldwide spokesperson.
By February
of 2016, some
of Shop.ca's existing cash investors had grown confident enough in Chvala's plan that they had
warmed to the idea
of pursuing
further investment — provided the shareholders agreement was revised.
«There is broad consensus that the
further and the faster the Earth system is pushed towards
warming, the greater the risk
of unanticipated changes and impacts, some
of which are potentially large and irreversible,» according to the report.
And yet it's become readily apparent to more and more Canadians just how
far this modern iteration
of Tim Hortons — a company engineered and zapped to life by Wall Street hedge funds and investment bankers eight years ago — has strayed from the
warm and fuzzy Tim Hortons
of our imaginations.
The majority
of them come from countries, such as the Philippines, India or China, which are
warmer, poorer, and more densely populated than is Canada - and where the typical person produces
far fewer CO2 emissions on a per capita basis.
It has been written about often over the past year that sales are not able to engage until
further down the buyer journey and marketing has a tough job
of «
warming up» the buyer for sales engagement.
In addition, under the old rules
of private placements (Rule 506 (b)
of Regulation D), companies were prohibited from advertising their raise, requiring that they rely on their existing networks and
warm introductions,
further containing investment opportunities within the existing startup community.
They, along with 150 other species
of birds (which is equivalent to two - thirds
of the birds in North America's forests), move each year from North America toward Central America and the Caribbean, going as
far as South America, in order to spend the North American cold season in
warmer latitudes.7
In the particularly difficult question
of global
warming, thus
far most economists have argued that it will be more efficient to respond to the problems caused by global
warming as they occur than to make serious efforts to reduce it, since these efforts would slow economic growth.
To be sure, there is the «hot, sweet Catholicism»
of his aunt, the «stern and unyielding Calvinism»
of the Presbyterian cook, the lukewarm Anglicanism
of his boarding school («a religion that «Never Went Too
Far»)-- all part
of the
warmed - over stew
of a divided Christendom long past its prime,
of which only the «
warm gravy
of Catholicism retains a little flavor.
The site features
warm and fuzzy snapshots
of winding country roads and rustic cabins along with links to a cornucopia
of social welfare programs the foundation funds - from foster homes to kids» camps to college scholarships - that would seem to be the
furthest thing from controversial.
If in the 1970s we had begun a program
of efficient use and switching gradually to other sources
of energy, «peak oil» would remain quite
far in the future and there might still be some chance to reduce global
warming.
Pope Benedict's visit with the Anglican archbishop
of Canterbury yesterday, a
warm and positive gesture, was an example
of how much the two communions they lead have in common — and yet how
far they remain apart.
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who locks up many more journalists than does Mr. Putin, who kills his own people when they demonstrate against him, and who has described democracy as a tram which you ride as
far as you can get on it before getting off, has for many years enjoyed the
warm endorsement
of the West.
The human mass is spiritually
warmed and illumined by the iron grip
of planetary compression; and the
warming, whereby the rays
of individual interaction expand, induces a
further increase, in a kind
of recoil,
of the compression which was its cause... and so on, in a chain - reaction
of increasing rapidity.
Let us
further imagine that, as the sensibility or response to mysticism
of the human race increases with planetization, the awareness
of Omega becomes so widespread as to
warm the earth psychically while physically J it is growing cold.
Social action was not informed by a lively sense
of Christian community, rigorous prayer, and disciplined Bible study; our secular critics and our conservative brothers and sisters were not
far off the mark in describing Christian social analysis as
warmed - over liberalism.
There is every reason to believe that a life
of material austerity,
of pride and pleasure in the quality
of workmanship rather than in the amount consumed, a life lived in a
warm and supportive community, would be
far healthier for our society, ecologically and sociologically, than our present dominant pattern
of ever - accelerating consumption.
Without
further ado, I wish you a
warm and sultry Valentine's Day and that you have a lot
of fun baking these special things.
These boxes and bags are available year - round, cranked out
of greenhouses or
far - away
warmer places that can continually reproduce baby greens that would otherwise only be harvested in the spring.
«They» say you shouldn't eat a hardboiled egg out
of the fridge after two hours but I'll be honest, I let them go a bit
further than that as long as they're not in a
warm place.
As
far as I'm concerned, there is only one good time
of year (in the Northern Hemisphere) to make traditional tomato - based gazpacho: in the waning months
of summer and through September, when the gardens and farmers markets are overflowing with
warm, fat, vine - ripened tomatoes and shiny sweet peppers.
If the first few days
of 2015 are any indication
of how the year will progress the next 12 months are so
far looking glittery and
warm — filled with equal quantities
of vegetables and ice cream, underscored by full on work and much needed play, but a bit hangry and punctuated by laughable (as in I'd laugh if I weren't so hangry) service.
The soup is best served
warm and not too hot so you can taste the complexity
of flavors and since the flavors seem to develop
further the day after it is made, it is a great soup to make the day before you plan on serving it.
The 75 - minute session filled most
of the 80 seats in the
far hallway
of the Baltimore convention center as the panel shared their idea: to feed the craving for coordinated industry action to address global
warming.
Its long history attests to that fact, for as British food writer Jane Grigson tells us in her lovely book «English Food», as
far back as 1660, Robert May in his «The Accomplisht Cook» has a recipe for «Cinnamon Toafts» that calls for putting a mixture
of cinnamon, sugar and claret on toast and then
warming it over the fire.
I want to talk about
warm things like Arizona (Where I'm headed in a few weeks to visit one
of my best friends who I haven't seen in
far too long!
A smashed clove
of garlic hangs out in the olive oil as it
warms, annnnd garlic salt is used to
further season the popcorn, in lieu
of regular salt.
I would take it one step
further and turn this into A Greek Dish by Frothing egg whites slowly adding fresh lemon juice and adding a bit
of the cooked juices from the pan make sure it's
warm not hot so as not to curdle, then incorporate with the dish by folding froth into the beans.
The main reasons why I think I was struggling was because 1) it was a very
warm and humid night so my dough was getting very soft to work with very quickly and 2) I didn't bother to chill it
further after I've rolled it out; so I urge you to make sure your dough is slightly chilled before you line your tart tins and possibly rolling the dough in between two sheets
of baking paper to make it easier to transfer the dough in the tart tins.