Sentences with phrase «increase over the twentieth century»

He was right about so many things — the background nineteenth - century CO2 concentration level and its increase over the twentieth century; the importance of high - quality temperature data and the warming trend observed over much of his lifetime; the infrared spectroscopy of CO2 and its effect on «sky radiation»; and more.

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Precipitation hitting the US from hurricanes increased by 7 % over the twentieth century.

Globally averaged time series showed a general increase in MHW duration from about 11 days in the early twentieth century to over 15 days in recent years (Fig. 5d, black line).

seems to be incompatible with the statement from his Annual review paper from 2000 (see abstract below) that: «The average surface temperature of the continents has increased by about 1.0 K over the past 5 centuries; half of this increase has occurred in the twentieth century alone.»

Over the course of the twentieth century, building maintenance put the Basler Kunstverein under increasing financial strain.

seems to be incompatible with the statement from his Annual review paper from 2000 (see abstract below) that: «The average surface temperature of the continents has increased by about 1.0 K over the past 5 centuries; half of this increase has occurred in the twentieth century alone.»

The related «News and Views» commentary by Richard P. Allan of the University of Reading expressed the findings well, saying the authors «provide evidence that human - induced increases in greenhouse - gas concentrations led to the intensification of heavy precipitation events over large swathes of land in the Northern Hemisphere during the latter half of the twentieth century.»

There has been no detectable trend in hurricane frequency over the twentieth century when you account for increased observational capabilities through time (Landsea, 2007).

· In the mid - and high - latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere over the latter half of the twentieth century, it is likely that there has been a 2 to 4 percent increase in the frequency of heavy precipitation events [thunderstorms and large - scale storm activity].

We find that US population exposure to extreme heat increases four - to sixfold over observed levels in the late twentieth century, and that changes in population are as important as changes in climate in driving this outcome.

Over the course of the twentieth century, however, as divorce became more common, an increasing share of children experienced a breakup in their families of origin and went on to spend at least some portion of their childhood or adolescence living with just one parent or with a parent and stepparent.