Sentences with phrase «of global warming threat»

«We don't know the exact timing or the magnitude of the global warming threat.

-LSB-...] caused the California fires» of 2007, even if Global Warming did fan the flames (see also Forest Chief Warns of Global Warming threat) nor is possible to say that Moscow's clouded skies last year were due to Climate Disruption -LSB-...]

There are different levels of awareness, and the majority of Americans have not realized yet the full extent of the global warming threat.

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«Yes, we must protect the environment — it is our number one resource — but at the end of the day, studies have pointed to global warming, human contact, coastal development» as other significant threats to coral.

There are known connections and movements of people involved in government policy, scientific societies, and private industry, all with the common thread of influencing the outcome of a set of programs and investments underpinned by the supposed threat of global warming.

Global warming has achieved the status of a major threat.

Neither are ecosystems, as is apparent from the threat of global warming, and our common dependence on what's left of the world's forests for oxygen.

With gas prices on the rise and global warming becoming more and more of a threat, many are turning to fuel efficient hybrids.

The snoopers» charter, threats to freedom of information, dangers of global warming, rising Islamophobia and that Lib Dem cause, European partnership, remain issues desperate for a progressive liberal voice.

Although Margaret Thatcher was the first world leader to warn about the threat of global warming, and although David Cameron famously highlighted the issue too, other prominent Conservatives including Nigel Lawson and Peter Lilley have been outspoken in their opposition to the mainstream agenda on climate change.

The people remain far ahead of our political and economic leaders in wanting action to protect us from the increasing threat presented by global warming.

Global warming, it says, is the «greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and well - being of the peoples of the Pacific and one of the greatest challenges for the entire world.»

The surveys asked 84,086 respondents to gauge the level of threat they attributed to climate change (some of the surveys used different words to describe the phenomenon, such as global warming and the greenhouse effect).

Amid fears about global warming, terrorism, disease, and nuclear proliferation, the threat of rocks from space may seem more the province of bad Hollywood movies than front - page news.

Global climate warming is considered a major threat to many living organisms but not all consequences of warming need to be harmful to species.

The very well - being of the northern food chain is coming under threat from global warming, land development, and industrial pollutants in the marine environment.

«I think that this decision represents a clear and powerful recognition of how serious the threat of global warming is and that our reliance on coal for power generation needs to be changed,» says Eric Young, spokesman on global warming at New York City — based environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council.

The concept of rapid, full - scale mobilization against global warming is a hard sell; dramatic actions are normally driven by immediate threats, not distant, uncertain trends.

The clock now reads six minutes from that end - of - days witching hour after it was changed during a press conference Thursday in New York City, citing an increased awareness and interest in stopping key threats to humanity (in particular nuclear conflict and global warming) since U.S. President Barack Obama took office about a year ago.

«Too often in debates about climate change risk, the starting point is a presumption that only global warming in excess of 2 °C represents a threat to humanity,» says climate scientist Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University, College Park.

An offer to distribute Al Gore's movie about the threat of global warming has put the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) on the hot seat.

Changes in forest management and agricultural practices could significantly reduce the threat of global warming much more quickly than can technological solutions such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) from coal - fired power plants, according to experts.

The Douglas fir is one of the most ecologically and economically vital species in the Pacific Northwest, but global warming may pose a serious threat to it

This newest threat follows on the heels of overfishing, sediment deposition, nitrate pollution in some areas, coral bleaching caused by global warming, and increasing ocean acidity caused by carbon emissions.

An emphatic 2008 report by economist Ross Garnaut, a former global warming agnostic who became, in his own words, «a late - life convert» to the green cause, did much to dispel any lingering questions among most Australians about whether the threat of climate change was real.

And having testified since the 1970s about the threat of global warming, he had seen plenty of progress on public acceptance of the issue.

The very mechanisms that have allowed cryoconite organisms to thrive may be exaggerating the threat of global warming and aiding in the destruction of their own home.

The authors caution that Amazonian forests and reserves still face a barrage of threats, from dam construction and mining to wildfires and droughts intensified by global warming, and direct invasions of indigenous lands.

Warmer winters, prolonged drought, and other effects of global warming multiply the threat of fire in these communities

The FRO2 gene is common to all plants, so boosting its expression in food crops or finding variants that thrive in poor soils could be important for increasing crop yields in the face of population growth and global warming's threats to arable land.

For industries that have yet to gain government support while already experiencing the threat of global warming, the importance of climate insurance appears to be more obvious.

Threats — ranging from the destruction of coral reefs to more extreme weather events like hurricanes, droughts and floods — are becoming more likely at the temperature change already underway: as little as 1.8 degree Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) of warming in global average temperatures.

But he is convinced that we are not thinking the problem through correctly and are, in fact, lost in a kind of green fog about how best to deal with global warming and other major environmental threats.

A group of scientists has now analyzed how people had responded to two of the questions: How much do you know about global warming, and how serious a threat does it pose to you and your family?

Another unexpected finding: Among people who were aware of global warming, those in the poorer nations tended to judge it as a far bigger threat.

Global warming could pose a threat to a key ingredient used in one of Scotland's most famous dishes.

Yet another Google - funded organization is out promoting conspiracy theories about the threat of man - made global warming.

pdf file, «The Threat to the Planet: Dark and Bright Sides of Global Warming», available from Dr. James Hansen's web site, as the first file listed under the heading Files of Interest:

There are multiple causes of the detailed processes involved in global amphibian declines and extinctions [107]--[108], but global warming is a key contributor and portends a planetary - scale mass extinction in the making unless action is taken to stabilize climate while also fighting biodiversity's other threats [109].

«The polar bear was the first species protected under the Endangered Species Act solely because of threats from global warming,» said Shaye Wolf, climate science director for the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group.

Global Climate Coalition dissolves as many corporations grapple with threat of warming, but oil lobby convinces US administration to deny problem.

With threats of radiation, global warming, polar shifts, and extinctions, it's easy to become apathetic about the state of our planet.

Following on a decade from when former American Vice President, Al Gore alerted the world about the threats of Global Warming and their impacts on our planet and our lives, it seems all too real now that another one of these films didn't really need to be made.

Also students will research the effects of global warming and climate change and evaluate whether this is the biggest threat we face as humans Students will research destruction of natural resources — with an example of deforestation — and evaluate whether humans have the right to do what they want to the planet Students will then summarise our learning from this lesson and will answer some questions to demonstrate learning from this lesson

With the world's ever - increasing demand for natural resources and global warming one of today's biggest environmental threats, the focus on sustainability is more relevant than ever.

The real Earth - moving experdiences may yet be to come as the whole premisee of global warming iss under threat again.

Aren't we already overwhelmed by threats of global warming, dangerous food additives and low test scores in our schools?

The fact that virtually half of them believe the student loan crisis is a more serious threat to the U.S. than global warming, which may wipe out entire cities, is a telling indication of the severity of this country's educational debts.

Hopefully, this will assist future generations of Maldvians and tourists to continue to enjoy their idyllic moments of peace on the shoreline while this unique country grows its way out of the very real threats of global warming and sea level rise.The BioRock Process (mineral accretion) is a revolutionary technology used to grow and preserve marine ecosystems.

Gilles Langourieux, CEO of Virtuos, said: «We wanted to deliver a game that provokes greater social awareness around the threats and consequences of global warming to our planet if we don't change fast enough.