Sentences with phrase «greenhouse gas emissions continue»

If greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase at their present rate, then, in Antarctica alone, enough ice will have run into the sea by the end of the century to raise the high tide mark worldwide by a metre.
It has been estimated that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their present rate, Earth's surface temperature could exceed historical values as early as 2047, with potentially harmful effects on ecosystems, biodiversity and the livelihoods of people worldwide.
The leading study on the quantification of extinction risk, published in the world's leading journal Nature in 2004, predicts that 35 % of about 1,100 species studied will be committed to extinction by the year 2050 if current levels of greenhouse gas emissions continue.
Researchers for the first time have calculated the highest tolerable «wet - bulb» temperature and found that this temperature could be exceeded for the first time in human history in future climate scenarios if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.
These projections assume that greenhouse gas emissions continue on current trajectories and local threats are not addressed.
If greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, the world may warm by 8 — 10 ℃ by 2300.
But even they will be at risk of extinction (along with polar bears and many others) if greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow uncontrolled to the end of this century and beyond.
But some analyses suggest that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow at current rates then warming of as much as 5C could be in store.
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LONDON, 1 November, 2015 − If global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, the outlook for at least half the inhabited planet looks arid.
The map on the right corresponds to a future in which greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow.
We hope to hear a strong message from the President about the potentially disastrous consequences we face if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated and if we fail to prepare for changes that are already underway and projected to intensify.
Our analysis found that the number of days with KBDI above 600 (a level at which the potential for wildfire is high) would increase significantly between now and 2050 in 10 of the western states if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.
If global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at the same pace that they did in the first decade of this century, ski resorts could see half as many sub-freezing days compared to historical averages by late century.
By 2100, models project that many regions — including, the Mediterranean, Southwest US and southern Africa — are likely to get drier should greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.
However, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and a 2 degree limit would require the almost total decarbonization of the world's energy supply.
Scientists have warned that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, we will pass the threshold beyond which global warming becomes catastrophic and irreversible.
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, the window to limit global warming below 2 °C appears to be closing.
However, if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase along current trajectories throughout the 21st century, there is an 80 percent likelihood of a decades - long megadrought in the Southwest and Central Plains between the years 2050 and 2099.
Despite the science, nations have been slow to react and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise year - after - year.
First, absent the leadership of the richest and most - polluting country, global levels of greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at an alarming pace.
Mount Everest's glaciers may disappear almost entirely by the year 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, a new study warns.
Though, researchers are quick to point out that this bleak future depends on how much greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, and on how this will affect temperature, snowfall and rainfall in the area.
If greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, the globe's average temperature is projected to follow suit.
Projections based on 29 climate models suggest that the number of high wildfire potential days each year could increase by nearly 50 percent by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.
In other words, if greenhouse gas emissions continue at current rates, the world would see an extreme La Niña event every 13 years, rather than every 23 years.
This assumes that greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.
And climate models tell us that summers are going to keep warming as greenhouse gas emissions continue.
If greenhouse gas emissions continue on their current trend, the rate of warming will reach 0.7 °F per decade and stay that high until at least 2100.
If global greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, said the UN panel, «a nearly ice - free Arctic Ocean in September before mid-century is likely.»
Massive coastal flooding in northern Europe that now occurs once every century could happen every year if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, according to a new study.
Future projections for the same cities are drawn from climate models that estimate temperature and humidity assuming global greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated.
After all, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise — concentrations in the atmosphere creep up by roughly 2 parts - per - million per year.
Published online August 2 in Science Advances, the simulations show fairly specifically where future heat waves will be most dangerous if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated: densely populated agricultural areas in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
As climate change negotiations drag on, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, fulfilling scientists» predictions.
Under the worst - case scenario (RCP 8.5), which assumes that greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise throughout the 21st century, the authors show the potential for extremely large net increases in temperature - related mortality in the warmer regions of the world.
Heat waves will become more common as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, according to a new study
Assuming that greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, the widespread adoption of cool roofs in the Los Angeles metropolitan area would offset some of the warming expected by midcentury, the team reported in 2016 in Environmental Research Letters.
As the world negotiates in Durban, climate change continues unabated — and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise
It also found that if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, aircraft fuel capacities and payload weights will need to be reduced on the hottest days for some planes.
With greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise, strong efforts will be required to reverse global warming
Warming fueled by greenhouse gas emissions continues to rewrite the record books: Over the past several weeks, heat records continued to fall at global, national, and local scales.
Shifting currents, increased freshwater input from melting sea ice and glaciers, and changes in upper and lower sea - level circulation patterns are already occurring, and they'll progress rapidly if anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission continues under a business - as - usual scenario.
The so - called «global warming pause» is one of many terms for surface temperatures rising more slowly in recent decades than in the past, despite greenhouse gas emissions continuing to grow.

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IBM released a statement that it will continue to «reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to help our clients do so as well.»
China continues to lead in the ranking of the world's top 40 renewable energy markets, despite its continuing high greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on coal.
Despite legitimate concerns about air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, coal use will continue to be significant in the future.
It's exciting to see the impact we've made through our commercial foodservice equipment and we remain committed to continuing our work to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment.»
«Our industry's continued focus on environmental stewardship and the role that growers, manufacturers, logistics companies, retailers and others play is driving heightened awareness and actions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while simultaneously boosting cost and energy efficiencies.»
Faso said» «the U.S. must continue to work to lower greenhouse gas emissions while balancing the needs of our economy.»
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