Sentences with phrase «global consequences»

«Today we live in a much more crowded and interconnected planet, and we face a plethora of wicked problems with global consequences,» she said.

The German failure is a signal that could have significant global consequences.

But any speed up in the melting could have major global consequences.

In sum, 2015 record or no, this remains a year that forces us to think hard about how wildfires could be transforming the forest of the north — with global consequences.

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And yet the Supreme Court's temporary stay of the administration's Clean Power Plan — the last decision of global consequence of the right - leaning court on which Justice Antonin Scalia had sat since the Reagan administration — underscores just how far the United States remains from its climate goals.

Leaps of faith are perhaps acceptable in some theory of risk taking, but not when the huge global consequences for remediation of elusive «anthropogenic global warming» are pitted against them.

Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts Over Decades to Millennia, a new report released by the National Research Council (the operational arm of the National Academy of Sciences) on July 16, starkly highlights the long - term global consequences of present - day... Continue reading →

The exhibition scrutinizes the societal view on substances and examines global consequences as well as future potentials.

Of the 10,000 discoveries, roughly 10 percent are larger than six - tenths of a mile (one kilometer) in size — roughly the size that could produce global consequences should one impact the Earth.

A U.S. withdrawal from the Paris agreement could have further global consequences.

The release of mercury could also have far - reaching global consequences, according to Shanley.

«Small mistakes in biosafety could have terrible global consequences,» he says.

In 1983, Ally Sheedy catapulted to stardom as Jennifer, the beautiful girl next door, in WarGames, about a computer hacker (played by Matthew Broderick) whose innocent prying turns into a game gone very wrong, with potentially global consequences.

My concern on this issue is two-fold: one consists of the actual global consequences of the reality of global warming, and the other is the blatant manipulation of that reality by those who would deny it.

Professor Mora has made a career of thinking about global consequences.

For us it means the occasional scorcher, but there are also global consequences.

So to understand the possible global consequences for the northern forests, the authors reasoned, it would pay dividends to make a case study of one sustained natural experiment in one easily accessible landscape.

Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts Over Decades to Millennia, a new report released by the National Research Council (the operational arm of the National Academy of Sciences) on July 16, starkly highlights the long - term global consequences of present - day choices about anthropogenic carbon emissions....

And even if the climate did not change much, there would be global consequences if a supervolcano erupted today.

Researchers at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have now studied with computer simulations the long - term global consequences of several «Climate Engineering» methods.

Studying surging glaciers could also offer insights into grander - scale ice flows with global consequences: the movements of the ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland, which can change abruptly, altering the ice discharges that affect sea level.

Some of the changes include deleting a summary that stated: «Climate change has global consequences for human health and the environment.»

If the Taliban were successful, it could draw in both ally Pakistan and rival India, which could have global consequences.

The partnership heralds a possible duopoly in the market of car sharing, and the impact could have global consequences.

I will not speculate on the political consequences of such an event shortly before the next election or the global consequences of a greatly expanded war in the Middle East.

If the Sinai continues to devolve into a hotbed of terrorist activity, the U.S. may also feel compelled to act, especially if the area's activities take on global consequences.

But the global consequences, in terms of carbon release, could be just as severe.

But these single - celled plants have global consequences.

The threat to our security is in the form of asteroids too small to be detected at long range but large enough to cause major catastrophes; NASA is now searching for asteroids one kilometer or larger in diameter, the impact of which could have global consequences.

He also observed that 40 percent of steel ends up traded, so any changes in production will have global consequences.

The global consequences of postdoctoral mobility are also important to us: Our fellowships are enhanced by the possibility of repatriation and those who return to their home countries can apply for a Career Development Award.

Researchers note that the global consequences on ecosystem function, biodiversity, and the carbon cycle that begets climate change could be great.

Decreasing spring snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere has global consequences.

We assess the functional effects of somatic mutations on SC proliferation and differentiation and predict the global consequence on muscle aging and sarcopenia.

He's then forced by an unknown stranger to complete a strictly timed series of dangerous tasks — which implicate him in a deadly crime with global consequences.

It's no secret that systemic oppression is a pervasive issue in America, but when focusing on the global consequences, it's often easy to forget the personal toll of such bigotry.

Schools must be defended as places of learning or the world will be unable to meet its commitment of ensuring education for all by 2030, and the global consequences will be catastrophic.

Students explain the causes, major events, and global consequences of the Cold War.

Although porn has largely been discarded and devalued as «ephemera,» the content of these magazines is evident of a gay socialization and identity formation that has had global consequence and influence, fragmented and transformed but still alive today.

Many of the works examine the global consequences of local histories, in the form of conflict, migration and environmental destruction, as well as international aid and solidarity projects.

His was the marquee name * among five authors of the December 23, 1983, Science paper, «Nuclear Winter: Global Consequences of Multiple Nuclear Explosions» and Sagan exposed millions of people to the threat in a Parade magazine special report and television appearances.