Outline: James Annan and Julia Hargreaves, and colleagues
in the Global Warming Research Program of Frontier Research Center for Global Change (FRCGC), Japan Agency for Marine - Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) have made an improved estimate of climate sensitivity (Note 1), showing for the first time that this value is less than 4.5 C at the 95 % confidence level (Note 2)(fig 1).
Background The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) of the U.S. Department of Energy has been heavily involved
in global warming research since the early 1980s and began their sponsorship of Phil Jones and CRU at that time.
Despite this scientific consensus on climate change, allegations have been made that scientists and institutions involved
in global warming research are part of a global scientific conspiracy or engaged in a manipulative hoax.
President Bush stressed that many questions remain
in global warming research.
Not exact matches
In a paper recently published in Geophysical Research Letters, they highlighted something called black carbon — soot, really — that is distinct from carbon dioxide, the gas primarily associated with global warmin
In a paper recently published
in Geophysical Research Letters, they highlighted something called black carbon — soot, really — that is distinct from carbon dioxide, the gas primarily associated with global warmin
in Geophysical
Research Letters, they highlighted something called black carbon — soot, really — that is distinct from carbon dioxide, the gas primarily associated with
global warming.
I think we would agree on alot... I strongly believe
in my faith and think we still need a lot of
research on
global warming.
In a video posted on his official Assembly website, Hanna is seen debating a bill on the floor and decrying a «conspiracy» by scientists who engage in climate research to «suppress» research conducted by those who challenge the existence of global warmin
In a video posted on his official Assembly website, Hanna is seen debating a bill on the floor and decrying a «conspiracy» by scientists who engage
in climate research to «suppress» research conducted by those who challenge the existence of global warmin
in climate
research to «suppress»
research conducted by those who challenge the existence of
global warming.
A new study by a team of researchers from the Joint
Research Centre, the European Commission's science and knowledge service, sheds light on another, less well - known aspect of how these ecosystems, and forests
in particular, can protect our planet against
global warming.
Many noted that even though Tillerson parts ways with Trump
in saying that human - caused emissions at least play a role
in driving
warming, his refusal to discuss Exxon Mobil's role
in obscuring climate
research and his caution on U.S. leadership on
global climate engagement helped fuel Democratic opposition to his confirmation.
The denial of evolution and of
global warming and the pushback against stem cell
research are the most egregious examples
in recent decades.
«Recent studies found that scale insect populations increase on oak and maple trees
in warmer urban areas, which raises the possibility that these pests may also increase with
global warming,» says Dr. Elsa Youngsteadt, a
research associate at NC State and lead author of a paper on the work.
But across Europe, rising temperatures due to
global warming will expose pets to infectious diseases spread by ticks, fleas and flies, warns new
research published
in a special issue of Veterinary Parasitology.
They found that while temperatures would go down by as much as 0.3 °C,
global warming would push up temperatures by 3.7 to 4.5 °C — more than negating any effect of a
global minimum (Geophysical
Research Letters, DOI: 10.1029 / 2010gl042710,
in press).
«Overall, it appears
global warming might not affect the strengths of most hurricanes,» says meteorologist Chris Landsea of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane
Research Division
in Miami, Florida.
At the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Research Institute (MBARI), founded
in 1987 by computer pioneer David Packard, veteran scientist Bruce Robison isn't ready to make a primary - level link between jelly increases and
global warming, but he's certainly intrigued by the «second -, third -, or eighth - level connections.»
Scientists from Rice University and Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi's Harte
Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies have discovered that Earth's sea level did not rise steadily but rather
in sharp, punctuated bursts when the planet's glaciers melted during the period of
global warming at the close of the last ice age.
Swann's previous
research looked at how a hypothetical massive tree planting
in the Northern Hemisphere to slow
global warming could have the unintended effect of changing tropical rainfall.
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In other climate change news, Leigh Dayton wrote on Tuesday that in April, «the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth announced plans to set up an Australian Consensus Centre (ACC), chaired by [global warming skeptic Bjørn] Lomborg, that would conduct policy research on overseas aid, Australian prosperity, agriculture, and regional issue
In other climate change news, Leigh Dayton wrote on Tuesday that
in April, «the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth announced plans to set up an Australian Consensus Centre (ACC), chaired by [global warming skeptic Bjørn] Lomborg, that would conduct policy research on overseas aid, Australian prosperity, agriculture, and regional issue
in April, «the University of Western Australia (UWA)
in Perth announced plans to set up an Australian Consensus Centre (ACC), chaired by [global warming skeptic Bjørn] Lomborg, that would conduct policy research on overseas aid, Australian prosperity, agriculture, and regional issue
in Perth announced plans to set up an Australian Consensus Centre (ACC), chaired by [
global warming skeptic Bjørn] Lomborg, that would conduct policy
research on overseas aid, Australian prosperity, agriculture, and regional issues.
Cato's ecological climatologist, Patrick Michaels, a critic of mainstream assertions around
global warming, appeared
in more than 20 media interviews within two weeks of the «Climategate» e-mail breach at the University of East Anglia's Climatic
Research Unit, the report says.
«Our findings mean that nature is not as efficient
in slowing
global warming as we previously thought,» said Kees Jan van Groenigen,
research fellow at the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society at NAU and lead author of the study.
But since 2001 there has been less water vapor
in a narrow, lower band of the stratosphere thanks to cooler temperatures
in the tropopause, and that may just be holding back
global warming at ground level, according to new
research published online
in Science on January 28.
They reported
in the January 2010 edition of the journal Geophysical
Research Letters that
global warming does increase flood risk significantly, and that large floods have occurred more frequently
in recent years than
in the past.
«The
research shows that climate sensitivity was higher during the past
global,
warm climate than
in the current climate.
New
research published in Geophysical Research Letters by University of Melbourne scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science shows that a positive IPO would likely produce a sharp acceleration in global warming over the next
research published
in Geophysical
Research Letters by University of Melbourne scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science shows that a positive IPO would likely produce a sharp acceleration in global warming over the next
Research Letters by University of Melbourne scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science shows that a positive IPO would likely produce a sharp acceleration
in global warming over the next decade.
«
In Singapore there is a growing realization of the importance of biodiversity and species [preservation] especially in relation to global warming, says Barry Halliwell, NUS's deputy president for researc
In Singapore there is a growing realization of the importance of biodiversity and species [preservation] especially
in relation to global warming, says Barry Halliwell, NUS's deputy president for researc
in relation to
global warming, says Barry Halliwell, NUS's deputy president for
research.
Mann, now at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, was on the faculty of the University of Virginia until 2005, and Cuccinelli is investigating whether Mann had committed fraud
in the course of applying for grants related to his
global warming research.
Lamar Smith says he has new evidence that a government study discrediting a purported pause
in global warming was politically motivated, but independent
research supports the findings
Previous
research has shown that plants at the highest elevations on mountains (and
in the polar regions) have been shifting to adjust to
global warming.
In a report published this month, the Food Climate
Research Network (FCRN) reiterated that livestock production is a net contributor to
global warming regardless of the species and the rearing method.
The project is part of the Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council's
Global Research Project, which is looking into ways to lessen the impact of global warming in Latin Am
Global Research Project, which is looking into ways to lessen the impact of
global warming in Latin Am
global warming in Latin America.
Statistical analysis of average
global temperatures between 1998 and 2013 shows that the slowdown
in global warming during this period is consistent with natural variations
in temperature, according to
research by McGill University physics professor Shaun Lovejoy.
New
research into the impact of climate change has found that
warming oceans will cause profound changes
in the
global distribution of marine biodiversity.
But
in the journal Science on Thursday, Andrew Weaver of the University of Victoria
in British Columbia, Canada, surveys the current
research and concludes «it is safe to say that
global warming will not lead to the onset of a new ice age».
«Our
research indicates that as
global warming continues, parts of East Antarctica will also be affected by these wind - induced changes
in ocean currents and temperatures,» Dr Jourdain said.
In addition, O3 is a greenhouse gas, helping to trap heat and warm the earth, and new research shows that it plays an even larger role in global warming by destroying plants» ability to use extra carbon dioxid
In addition, O3 is a greenhouse gas, helping to trap heat and
warm the earth, and new
research shows that it plays an even larger role
in global warming by destroying plants» ability to use extra carbon dioxid
in global warming by destroying plants» ability to use extra carbon dioxide.
A slow - down
in global warming is not a sign that climate change is ending, but a natural blip
in an otherwise long - term upwards trend,
research shows.
Their
research, published
in Nature Climate Change on June 29, is the first attempt to examine and document these changes
in the air - sea heat exchange
in the region — brought about by
global warming — and to consider its possible impact on oceanic circulation, including the climatologically important Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.
«
Warming in the Andes is occurring at a rate nearly twice the
global average and it's already impacting water resources as shown
in this
research.
Attribution
research is relatively new, and scientists are still learning how to untangle the contribution of long - term
global warming in a given weather event.
The team's
research shows that
in addition to contributions from natural forcings and
global warming, temperature differences between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans play a role
in causing drought and increasing wildfire risks.
Funded by the U.K. government, SPICE was set up
in 2010 by British
research institutions to investigate whether aerosols, such as sulfate particles, could be injected into Earth's stratosphere to scatter sunlight back into space, thereby stalling
global warming.
Our
research should provide clues to evaluate how differences
in the variety and amount of organics
in high - latitude zones, which are vulnerable to
global warming, will affect cloud formation and the overall climate
in the future.»
This new
research shows that
in addition to a discernible contribution from natural forcings and human - induced
global warming, the large - scale difference between Atlantic and Pacific ocean temperatures plays a fundamental role
in causing droughts, and enhancing wildfire risks.
The researchers examined respondents» deference to science on a scale of 0 - 10 when it came to 14 policy issues, including child vaccinations, stem cell
research,
global warming, child obesity and diet, AIDS prevention, birth control education, legalizing drug use, gun control, regulation of nuclear power, animal testing, and teaching evolution
in schools.
Lead researcher Prof Rachel Warren from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change
Research at UEA said: «Our research quantifies the benefits of limiting global warming to 2 °C for species in 35 of the world's most wildlife - ric
Research at UEA said: «Our
research quantifies the benefits of limiting global warming to 2 °C for species in 35 of the world's most wildlife - ric
research quantifies the benefits of limiting
global warming to 2 °C for species
in 35 of the world's most wildlife - rich areas.
Published yesterday
in Nature Climate Change, the
research suggests there's less time than previously believed to address
global warming, said Michael Mann, a climatologist at Pennsylvania State University.
A new national survey conducted by The Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs
Research and researchers at Yale University found that fewer than 1
in 3 Americans, and 40 percent of Catholics, are aware of Pope Francis's efforts to publicize
global warming as a priority issue for the Catholic Church.
A slew of emails stolen from the University of East Anglia's Climatic
Research Unit highlight definite character flaws among some climate scientists — including an embarrassing attempt to delete emails that discussed the most recent report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — while also exposing what looks like a failure of scientists to acknowledge a halt to
global warming in the past decade.
Carsten Nowak, a conservation biologist at the Senckenberg
Research Institutes and Natural History Museum
in Gelnhausen, Germany, and his colleagues have made a first attempt to understand how
global warming might affect this form of diversity.
Dr Li said the latest
research findings give a better understanding of changes
in human - perceived equivalent temperature, and indicate
global warming has stronger long - term impacts on human beings under both extreme and non-extreme weather conditions, suggesting that climate change adaptation can not just focus on heat wave events, but should be extended to the whole range of effects of temperature increases.