Sentences with phrase «overall magnitude of change»

But putting the evidence together indicates an overall magnitude of change at least as large as that which ushered in the Holocene, our current geological epoch, and most other epochs.

Not exact matches

While they are not suggesting the world will warm overall, according to their model the local changes are comparable in magnitude to those associated with a doubling of CO2.

Data analyses have found an increase of drought intensity at many locations [130]--[131] The magnitude of change depends on the drought index employed [132], but soil moisture provides a good means to separate the effect of shifting seasonal precipitation and confirms an overall drought intensification [37].

However, none of these issues really affect the attribution argument because a) differences in magnitude of forcing over time are assessed by way of the scales in the attribution process, and b) errors in the spatial pattern will end up in the residuals, which are not large enough to change the overall assessment.

-- Projected precipitation and temperature changes imply changes in floods, although overall there is low confidence at the global scale regarding climate - driven changes in magnitude or frequency of river - related flooding, due to limited evidence and because the causes of regional changes are complex.

Overall risk to human health, society and the environment increases with increases in both the rate and magnitude of climate change.

Overall, the report identifies many more negative impacts than positive impacts projected for the future, especially for high magnitudes and rates of climate change.

No - I also don't doubt that ACO2 will warm the climate if all other conditions remain unchanged (which is highly unlikely to happen in the actual system), but am uncertain about the magnitude / timing of the effect in the real climate system and whether any change will lead to conditions that are better or worse for the US or the planet overall.

Data analyses have found an increase of drought intensity at many locations [130]--[131] The magnitude of change depends on the drought index employed [132], but soil moisture provides a good means to separate the effect of shifting seasonal precipitation and confirms an overall drought intensification [37].

The last words from the Swiss scientists are these: «The hiatus has not changed our projections of the overall magnitude of climate change or the emission reductions that are required to address it.»

The magnitude of change depends on the drought index employed, but soil moisture provides a good means to separate the effect of shifting seasonal precipitation and confirms an overall drought intensification.

With regard to the Loan Estimate, important factors in the magnitude of the benefits to consumers would include: (1) How many consumers avoid loans that do not suit their needs; (2) how much more consumers shop; (3) how much more effective that shopping would be; and, (4) how those changes in behavior would translate into changes in the overall market for mortgage loans.