Sentences with phrase «of planet warming»

said, «If the question is, do people believe or not believe that human beings are causing, are the main cause of the planet warming, then I'd say a majority don't accept that position.»)

Because of the long atmospheric lifetime of some of the main greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, there is a mismatch between the payoff from climate change mitigation, which involves reducing emissions of planet warming greenhouse gases to lessen to severity of climate change, and climate change adaptation, which refers to measures to better withstand the impacts of climate change.

The possibility of the ozone layer thinning, just as the possibility of the planet warming, allowed speculation of the kind usually leant to cheap science fiction plots than scientific research.

Its just something to ponder because regardless of belief the data of the planet warming up is not a myth, maybe what is causing it is debatable.

The oceans hold the story of a planet warming as fossil fuels are burned.

Even if we focus exclusively on global surface temperatures, Cowtan & Way (2013) shows that when we account for temperatures across the entire globe (including the Arctic, which is the part of the planet warming fastest), the global surface warming trend for 1997 — 2015 is approximately 0.14 °C per decade.

As we know from laboratory experiments, mathematical calculations, and observations of Venus and other planets in the Solar System, greenhouse gases change things in two ways: they trap heat from the sun in the lower atmosphere, thus making the surface of the planet warmer; and they keep heat from rising, thus making the upper atmosphere colder.

It looks likely that the rapid warming of the Arctic has broken the thermometer temperature record in two different ways - firstly by violating the assumption that unobserved regions of the planet warm at a broadly similar rate to observed regions, and secondly by violating the assumption that neighbouring regions of the planet's surface warm at a similar rate.

@ Kevin — I don't argue that there is an effect which an atmosphere has which keeps the surface of a planet warmer than it would be without one.

Not exact matches

But most of the damage to the Great Barrier Reef comes from the burning of fossil fuels that have warmed the planet.

«Adopting an ambitious amendment to phase down the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons — or HFCs — is likely the single most important step that we could take at this moment to limit the warming of our planet,» Secretary of State John Kerry said in Kigali, in remarks before the passage of the agreement.

While acknowledging the planet is warming, Pruitt has questioned the gravity of the problem and the need for regulations that require companies to take costly measures to reduce their carbon footprint.

This is a familiar dodge - emphasizing uncertainty about the precise amount of humanity's contribution while ignoring the broad scientific consensus that human activities are largely responsible for dangerous warming of our planet and that action is urgently needed before it is too late.

The EU considers itself at the forefront of the fight against climate change and as a bloc it's on track to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, which limits the emissions of gases that warm the planet.

The first celestial body she checks is, naturally, Venus, the planet of love — and, she explains, there are certain signs that channel Venus» warm - and - fuzzy energy particularly well.

According to a big chunk of ocean surface temperature recorded by boat, the oceans were not warming nearly as quickly as the rest of the planet.

One possible strategy for making Mars habitable over the long term is to «terraform» it — manipulate its environment so, in the simplest terms, the planet warms up, ice turns into water, and plants can be introduced, which will convert the atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen, with the goal of creating a stable and breathable atmosphere.

With its slower pace of living, warm, welcoming climate, healthy, fresh foods and reputation as one of the «greenest and cleanest» countries in the world with little pollution, lots of clean water and fresh air... it's no wonder Costa Ricans are considered the «happiest people on the planet».

That's the threshold that the scientific consensus says we must not exceed if we're to avoid the grimmer consequences of a warming planet.

The planets orbit an «ultracool dwarf,» a star much smaller and cooler than the sun, but still possibly warm enough to allow for liquid water on the surfaces of at least two of the planets.

China's push to become a major maker of solar panels has driven down global prices by close to 90 percent over the past decade, helping international efforts to curb emissions of planet - warming greenhouse gases.

It does indeed cause some warming of our planet, and we should thank Providence for that, because without the greenhouse warming of CO2 and its more potent partners, water vapor and clouds, the earth would be too cold to sustain its current abundance of life.

The combination of a slightly warmer earth and more CO2 will greatly increase the production of food, wood, fiber, and other products by green plants, so the increase will be good for the planet, and will easily outweigh any negative effects.

This is actually the more controversial aspect of global warming because the evidence that the planet is warming is simply too obvious and incontrovertible to deny.

Because our knowledge of the many delicate balances in the ecology of the planet is still in its infancy, and because what is known is not widely understood, the consequences of what the human race is (in its ignorance) doing to the earth may turn out to be even more serious than global warming.

Global warming, the loss of forest cover, the decrease of bio-diversity, and many other things affect the entire planet.

Facts like, the measured temperature of the Earth's atmosphere is increasing, despite the fact that in the natural cycle of the Earth our planet should be cooling not warming.

Land developers burn forests in Latin America to feed the cattle that fill the cavernous appetites of fast food chains in the United States — and the entire planet gradually warms, leaving even the experts in doubt about the future of our global ecology.

Crysius continues to be beneficial to his people, and he, a ray of warmth, is dependable; but to say that he is faithful is no more appropriate than to say of the sun that it is faithful to the earth because it regularly warms our planet.

Global warming is real, but it is a natural cycle of the planet.

As the planet warms, driven by Western excess and cascading Asian growth (China adds the equivalent of southern California's electric grid annually), life may become increasingly untenable.

Whether it is the sprawl of deserts or the loss of tropical forests as the world's poor cut trees for firewood and clear land for agriculture, or the ineluctable warming of the planet as vehicles and factories deposit millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, «economic pressures lie behind them all» (Tolba 1991, p. 10).

For example, the Church does not know whether the planet is getting warmer, whether such change would be good or bad, or whether human activity is the cause; nor does she know whether minimum - wage laws do more good to the poor by increasing the income of those who work, or more harm to the poor by throwing those with marginal skills out of work.

Brie is one of the best melting cheeses on the face of the planet and was absolutely meant to be eaten warm.

And boots, and scarves and cinnamon - y cozy things... (Let's just not mention all of the horrible ramifications that a warming planet has in store for us).

As one of the group's leaders, Hsu Jen - hsiu, rightly says eating less or no meat is a way to love our planet because livestock emit large volumes of methane into the atmosphere, which contribute more to global warming than the emissions produced by all the vehicles around the world.

There's no value at all from using enormous land and water resources and warming the planet in order to produce a billion tons of food that ultimately don't get eaten — particularly when one in nine people is malnourished in the world.

Every corner of the earth wastes food, and every nation feels the effects of a warming planet, in part caused by methane released from the 1.3 billion tons of food that go uneaten every year And yet, the specifics of food loss and waste vary by country — and to be effective, the solutions have to be local.

«The EPA Administrator has issued a clarion call that the pressing environmental issues of our times, especially the changing climate, must be engaged and engaged now,» said Tepper, who noted that all of Mass Audubon's work is now viewed through the lens of a warming planet.

Massachusetts Birds and Our Changing Climate builds on those previous reports and identifies conservation priorities for more than a hundred species that will be affected by changing patterns of temperature and rainfall, both manifestations of a warming planet.

The more I read about the connection between our industrial food system and global warming (See especially Anna Lappe's new book, Diet for a Hot Planet), the more I become convinced of the tremendous importance of changing the way we feed our children at school.

The Huggalugs Planet Organic arm & leg warmers are a special collection of Huggalugs warmers that are made from 100 % organic cotton.

The changes to our planet as a result of global warming are apparent for all to see: the receding glaciers in temperate climates, the reduction in rainfall and advancing deserts in Africa and the lakes in the Mideast and Asia that are virtually disappearing.

In her first major environmental proposal, Nixon called on New York State to commit to 100 percent renewable energy sources by 2050 — a benchmark that has been something of a Holy Grail for activists concerned about the warming of the planet as a result of the burning of fossil fuels.

Back then, it said that the planet was warming at a rate of 0.2 C every decade — a figure it claimed was in line with the forecasts made by computer climate models.

The main cause of climate change is greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), which trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet.

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.

It's no mystery why carbon dioxide (CO2) levels fluctuate with the seasons: As greenery grows in the spring and summer, it soaks up the planet - warming gas, and when trees shed their leaves in the autumn, some of that gas returns to the atmosphere.

But in the future, if soil nutrients are exhausted by the flush of new growth, CO2 generated by the decomposition of organic matter long trapped in the soil could end up adding to the overall concentrations of that planet - warming gas.

The fires were costly for the rest of the planet, too: At their peak, the blazes belched more climate - warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each day than did all U.S. economic activity.