Sentences with phrase «global scales conclude»

Studies that have looked at hemispheric and global scales conclude that any urban - related trend is an order of magnitude smaller than decadal and longer time - scale trends evident in the series (e.g., Jones et al., 1990; Peterson et al., 1999).

Another paper in Climate Change in 2007 stated: Studies that have looked at hemispheric and global scales conclude that any urban - related trend is an order of magnitude smaller than decadal and longer time - scale trends evident in the series (e.g., Jones et al., 1990; Peterson et al., 1999)... Thus, the global land warming trend discussed is very unlikely to be influenced significantly by increasing urbanization (Parker, 2006).

Not exact matches

According to the United Nations, the meat industry is «one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global», and the UN has concluded that a global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to saving the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst effects of climate change.

A new analysis of worldwide customs and trade data published in the journal Biological Conservation confirms that shark - fin trade has dropped by approximately 25 percent over the last decade «Although we can't say that we fully understand the scale or the cause of the shark fin trade decline in China, it seems safe to conclude that demand for fins is waning, and that sounds like good news for sharks,» says global shark fin trade expert Shelley Clarke, a co-author on this study.

Now, the scientists conclude, realizing the promise of early ART and PrEP depends on whether sufficient global political will can be mustered to provide sufficient human and financial resources to scale up HIV testing and treatment throughout the world.

Ryan concluded that «combining JUMP's track record of product innovation and city partnerships with Uber's scale, operational excellence, and resources will allow us to make a global impact faster than if we were to pursue our vision alone.»

AR5 section 9.5.3 concludes «Nevertheless, the lines of evidence above suggest with high confidence that models reproduce global and NH temperature variability on a wide range of time scales.»

We recently told you of a study warning that global warming could prompt the large - scale collapse of the world's crops by 2080; now comes another study concluding that rising levels of ozone could achieve the same result by century's end.

SAN FRANCISCO — A small - scale, regional nuclear war could disrupt the global climate for a decade or more, with environmental effects that could be devastating for everyone on Earth, researchers have concluded.

«In summary, the current assessment concludes that there is not enough evidence at present to suggest more than low confidence in a global - scale observed trend in drought or dryness (lack of rainfall) since the middle of the 20th century.»

The Global Witness report concluded that despite forestry reforms initiated by the prime minister himself, large - scale illegal logging operations were the preserve of a relatively small number of people who were relatives or friends of the prime minister or other senior officials.

So Nature published Pounds» more adamant connection to CO2 in «Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming».17 Embodying the forceful storyteller Pounds boldly stated, «we conclude with «very high confidence» (> 99 %, following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC) that large - scale warming is a key factor in the disappearances.

«Therefore, it is concluded that the influence of anthropogenic forcing has had a detectable influence on extreme temperatures that have impacts on human society and natural systems at global and regional scales»

Regarding the future, the assessment concludes that it is virtually certain that on a global scale hot days become even hotter and occur more often.

«This finding can have major implications for the design of climate policy in the context of loss and damage from climate change at national and global scales,» they conclude.

the current assessment concludes that there is not enough evidence at present to suggest more than low confidence in a global - scale observed trend in drought or dryness (lack of rainfall) since the middle of the 20th century, owing to lack of direct observations, geographical inconsistencies in the trends, and dependencies of inferred trends on the index choice.

«Coral reefs face several threats, some of which are far removed and global in scale,» concluded Forrester.

A study of observational data sets from the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) concluded that «rates of early 21st - century mass loss are without precedent on a global scale, at least for the time period observed and probably also for recorded history» (Zemp et al. 2015).

Based on our published results and as well as those of other modeling groups, we conclude that at the global scale: a future increase in tropical cyclone precipitation rates is likely; an increase in tropical cyclone intensity is likely; an increase in very intense (category 4 and 5) tropical cyclones is more likely than not; and there is medium confidence in a decrease in the frequency of weaker tropical cyclones.

It is not surprising then that companies conclude that to be truly successful on a global scale they need to have a well thought out China strategy.