So, in effect, to pin down the role of
human influence on climate in 2013, we need to roll the weather dice again thousands of times.
Monday 27th February, 18.30 - 20.00 Room 1.07 Western Gateway Building Western Road, UCC, Cork Tickets free Eventbrite Professor Allen will explore the role of
human influence on climate in recent extreme weather events.
Most of the action in Mexico won't be related to the dominant factor determining
the human influence on climate in this century and far beyond — carbon dioxide.
Monday 27th February, 18.30 - 20.00 Room 1.07 Western Gateway Building Western Road, UCC, Cork Tickets free Eventbrite Professor Allen will explore the role of
human influence on climate in recent extreme weather events.
Professor Allen will explore the role of
human influence on climate in recent extreme weather events.
Not exact matches
That so - called «hockey stick» diagram became a lightning rod
in the debate
on whether
humans were
influencing the
climate.
But the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change — the evidence of 600 climate researchers in 32 countries reporting changes to Earth's atmosphere, ice and seas — in 2013 stated «human influence on the climate system is clear.
Climate Change — the evidence of 600
climate researchers in 32 countries reporting changes to Earth's atmosphere, ice and seas — in 2013 stated «human influence on the climate system is clear.
climate researchers
in 32 countries reporting changes to Earth's atmosphere, ice and seas —
in 2013 stated «
human influence on the
climate system is clear.
climate system is clear.»
At this point, the Earth is probably
on the threshold of an entirely new epoch
in which the global
climate and the distribution of life will be strongly
influenced by a single species:
humans.
A report
in 2014 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pointed to
human - caused
climate change as a significant
influence on some extreme weather events
in 2013 — notably heat waves
in Europe, Asia and Australia.
In the GRL study, researchers used a statistical model based
on historical
climate data to separate how much of the extreme rainfall from Hurricane Harvey was due to natural
influences and how much was due to
human influences.
Over the past few years, several US states and local school boards have introduced measures that would mean teachers must include the views of those who are sceptical of a
human influence on climate change
in science lessons.
In the 1995 second assessment report (SAR) the IPCC made the widely quoted statement that «The balance of evidence suggests a discernible
human influence on global
climate».
«This quantitative attribution of
human and natural
climate influences on the IPWP expansion increases our confidence
in the understanding of the causes of past changes as well as for projections of future changes under further greenhouse warming,» commented Seung - Ki Min, a professor with POSTECH's School of Environmental Science and Engineering.
It is very much the mainstream view
in the
climate research community that you can not explain the warming of the past few decades without anthropogenic and
human influences on climate.
The study marks the first time that
human influence on the
climate has been demonstrated
in the water cycle, and outside the bounds of typical physical responses such as warming deep ocean and sea surface temperatures or diminishing sea ice and snow cover extent.
In addition, noted climate scientist Peter Stott of the U.K. Met Office, these studies show that in many cases, human influence on climate has increased the risks associated with extreme event
In addition, noted
climate scientist Peter Stott of the U.K. Met Office, these studies show that
in many cases, human influence on climate has increased the risks associated with extreme event
in many cases,
human influence on climate has increased the risks associated with extreme events.
In 2005, Rep. Joe Barton, R - Texas, called Mann before Congress to testify about his now ubiquitous «hockey - stick» graph, showing temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere over the past millennia, with an abrupt spike upward at the end showing human influence on the climat
In 2005, Rep. Joe Barton, R - Texas, called Mann before Congress to testify about his now ubiquitous «hockey - stick» graph, showing temperatures
in the Northern Hemisphere over the past millennia, with an abrupt spike upward at the end showing human influence on the climat
in the Northern Hemisphere over the past millennia, with an abrupt spike upward at the end showing
human influence on the
climate.
The research made use of the weather@home citizen - science project, part of Oxford's climateprediction.net
climate modelling experiment, to model possible weather for January 2014
in both the current
climate and one
in which there was no
human influence on the atmosphere.
«
In the case of California's drought, the
climate models do not indicate that such extremely low precipitation is an expected consequence of
human influence on the
climate system,» said
«Alarmist» suggests someone sticking his / her head
in the sand and ignoring the data
in order to justify a pre-conceived irrational notion (
human influence on climate will lead us to certain disaster unless immediate action is taken).
For example,
in a 1999 paper based
on a speech to Exxon's European affiliates, Flannery derided the second IPCC assessment that concluded
in 1995 that the scientific evidence suggested «a discernible
human influence on climate.»
«If we were
in a court of law, with
human influence on the
climate system
in the dock, the verdict for Australia's 2013 heat wave would be guilty as charged.
«Denier» suggests someone sticking his / her head
in the sand and ignoring the data
in order to justify a pre-conceived irrational notion (there can be no
human influence on our
climate so no action is required).
By comparing the numbers of extreme rainfall events
in the two ensembles, we can work out if the risk of a wet winter has increased, decreased or been unaffected by
human influence on climate.
There is increasing concern that extreme events may be changing
in frequency and intensity as a result of
human influences on climate.
To be able to do this world we made use of over 100,000 weather@home simulation of possible weather
in January 204
in both the current
climate and one
in which there was no
human influence on the atmosphere.
This is despite the fact that
in 1995 the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) said «the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.
Climate Change (IPCC) said «the balance of evidence suggests a discernible
human influence on global
climate.
climate.»
The ecosystems chapter concludes that, «
Human - induced
climate change,
in conjunction with other stresses, is exerting major
influences on natural environments and biodiversity, and these
influences are generally expected to grow with increased warming.»
His research focuses
on how
human and natural
influences on climate contribute to observed
climate change and risks of extreme weather and
in quantifying their implications for long - range
climate forecasts.
In a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers compared sea level and storm surge heights from 850 to 1800, before significant human influences on the climate, to the period from 1970 to 200
In a study published Monday
in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers compared sea level and storm surge heights from 850 to 1800, before significant human influences on the climate, to the period from 1970 to 200
in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers compared sea level and storm surge heights from 850 to 1800, before significant
human influences on the
climate, to the period from 1970 to 2005.
«The coupling of these two models is predicated
on the assertion that
climate change drives changes
in extreme events, extreme events interact with
human perception of risk to
influence emissions behaviors and emissions behaviors then feed back into
climate change, leading to a fully interacting model.»
By comparing the numbers of extreme rainfall events
in the two ensembles, «Weather@Home» will work out if the risk of a wet winter has increased, decreased or been unaffected by
human influence on climate.
In a November report, the panel observed that «
human influence on the
climate system is clear and growing, with impacts observed
on all continents.»
While there is nothing physically significant about 400ppm
in itself — it does not reflect any actual threshold
in the
climate system — it reminds us of the increasing extent of
human influence on the
climate.
But there is growing evidence that pressures
on water resources associated with poor management, increasing populations, and
human - caused
climate changes are now
influencing regional security
in new and disturbing ways.
In the TAR, quantitative evidence for
human influence on climate was based almost exclusively
on atmospheric and surface temperature.
Pilot study focusing
on a region vulnerable to
climate change Although the study highlights that long term changes
in rainfall intensity are not always» man - made,» it does not necessarily mean that today's weather anomalies across the Indian Ocean rim countries and,
in particular, their frequency, are not subject to
human influence.
Multiple questions one each of the following topics and sub-topics: Business activity 1.1 The role of business enterprise and entrepreneurship 1.2 Business planning 1.3 Business ownership 1.4 Business aims and objectives 1.5 Stakeholders
in business 1.6 business growth Marketing 2.1 The role of marketing 2.2 Market research 2.3 Market segmentation 2.4 The marketing mix People 3.1 The role of
human resources 3.2 Organisational structures and different ways of working 3.3 Communication
in business 3.4 Recruitment and selection 3.5 Motivation and retention 3.6 Training and development 3.7 Employment law Operations 4.1 Production processes 4.2 Quality of goods and services 4.3 The sales process and customer service 4.4 Consumer law 4.5 Business location 4.6 Working with suppliers Finance 5.1 The role of the finance function 5.2 Sources of finance 5.3 Revenue, costs, profit and loss 5.4 Break - even 5.5 Cash and cash flow
Influences on business 6.1 Ethical and environmental considerations 6.2 The economic
climate 6.3 Globalisation
Speechless takes its cue from current discourse
on the Anthropocene, described by writer Robert Macfarlane as «the new epoch of geological time
in which
human activity is considered such a powerful
influence on the environment,
climate and ecology of the planet that it will leave a long - term signature
in the strata record.»
Human progress (and the resulting
climate change, destruction of ecosystems, loss of biodiversity etc.) seems to be operating
on its own momentum and our ability to exert
influence on the outcome of the situation is debatable at best and only realistic
in the long - term.
In the case of climate change, a clear consensus exists among mainstream researchers that human influences on climate are already detectable, and that potentially far more substantial changes are likely to take place in the future if we continue to burn fossil fuels at current rate
In the case of
climate change, a clear consensus exists among mainstream researchers that
human influences on climate are already detectable, and that potentially far more substantial changes are likely to take place
in the future if we continue to burn fossil fuels at current rate
in the future if we continue to burn fossil fuels at current rates.
Unfortunately for policymakers and the public, while the basic science pointing to a rising
human influence on climate is clear, many of the most important questions will remain surrounded by deep complexity and uncertainty for a long time to come: the pace at which seas will rise, the extent of warming from a certain buildup of greenhouse gases (
climate sensitivity), the impact
on hurricanes, the particular effects
in particular places (what global warming means for Addis Ababa or Atlanta).
Walking through the frozen - food section, I was reminded just how far this country is from being engaged
in the «energy quest» that'd be needed not only to wean ourselves from oil but also to limit the
human influence on the planet's
climate system.
At the Paris meeting, nearly 2,000 participants, from countries
on all continents and at all levels of development, flowed through dozens of sessions examining an array of policies and actions at all scales that could limit our
influence on the atmosphere and oceans and limit risks that changes
in the
climate will derail
human progress.
Dr. Depledge described signs of a shift
in the oil kingdom's stance, including its endorsement of science pointing to big impacts from a building
human influence on climate and commitment of money to pursue technologies for capturing carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels and other new energy options.
Another set of statistical questions relate to a counterfactual — what are the odds of such a record or series of hot years
in the absence of
human influences on climate?
But Obama faces a reality that many of these groups seem slow to recognize: While the 20th - century toolkit preferred by traditional environmentalists — litigation, regulation and legislation — remains vital to limiting domestic pollution risks such as the oil gusher, it is a bad fit for addressing the building
human influence on the
climate system, which is driven now mainly by a surge
in emissions mostly outside United States borders
in countries aiming to propel their climb out of poverty
on the same fossil fuels that generated much of our affluence.
* The role of the US
in global efforts to address pollutants that are broadly dispersed across national borders, such as greenhouse gasses, persistent organic pollutants, ozone, etc...; * How they view a president's ability to
influence national science policy
in a way that will persist beyond their term (s), as would be necessary for example to address global
climate change or enhancement of science education nationwide; * Their perspective
on the relative roles that scientific knowledge, ethics, economics, and faith should play
in resolving debates over embryonic stem cell research, evolution education,
human population growth, etc... * What specific steps they would take to prevent the introduction of political or economic bias
in the dissemination and use of scientific knowledge; * (and many more...)
Did the disclosed information
in some substantial way undercut the broad body of evidence pointing to a rising
human influence on the
climate system?
In the last several years, the scientific case that the rising
human influence on climate could become disruptive has become particularly robust.