The table below summarizes
the potential effects of warming the globe two Celsius degrees beyond pre-Industrial temperatures.
Not exact matches
The LCA examined the
effects of a 1 kilogram industry - average corrugated product manufactured in 2014 on seven environmental impact indicators: global
warming potential (greenhouse gas emissions), eutrophication, acidification, smog, ozone depletion, respiratory
effects, fossil fuel depletion; and four inventory indicators: water use, water consumption, renewable energy demand, and non-renewable energy demand.
The findings suggest that effective new greenhouse gas controls could help lessen the
effects of climate change on the release
of carbon from soils
of the northern permafrost region and therefore decrease the
potential for a positive feedback
of permafrost carbon release on climate
warming.
Dr Meleady, a lecturer in psychology, added: «If similar interventions were to be implemented in comparable situations in other cities and countries, the
potential contribution to reducing air pollution, improving short and long term health, and reducing
effects of global
warming could be substantial.»
Bill Easterling Dean
of the College
of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, Easterling studies global
warming and its
potential effects on the world's food supply.
Geoengineering — the intentional manipulation
of the climate to counter the
effect of global
warming by injecting aerosols artificially into the atmosphere — has been mooted as a
potential way to deal with climate change.
Scientists have been interested in the
effects of pollution on Arctic clouds because
of their
potential warming effect.
But perhaps trumping all
of these examples is the
potential disastrous health
effects of global
warming.
The additional
warming potential is a few watts per square metre
of the Earth's surface, or about double the heating
effect of all human energy use.
(C)
potential metrics and approaches for quantifying the climatic
effects of black carbon emissions, including its radiative forcing and
warming effects, that may be used to compare the climate benefits
of different mitigation strategies, including an assessment
of the uncertainty in such metrics and approaches; and
Furthermore, the project will investigate
potential future climate
effects from destabilisation
of methane hydrate deposits in a
warming climate, and will focus on scenarios in 2050 and 2100.
A much bigger issue in the often quoted «global
warming potentials,» is the question
of how the
effect of relative lifetimes are figured in (see Archer's piece on this).
CO 2 equivalents: The GWP value (Global
Warming Potential)
of a gas is defined as the cumulative impact on the greenhouse
effect of 1 tonne
of the gas compared with that
of 1 tonne
of CO 2 over a specified period
of time.
The
potential for surprises increases as a function
of sensitivity, but even «not so alarming» trends in
warming can have long standing negative
effects on reefal communities, continental aridity, etc..
But I believe there is little doubt that the record - breaking scale and
potential destructiveness
of Sandy is due in large part to the amplifying
effects of warmer ocean temperatures, higher atmospheric moisture content, and unusual Arctic weather patterns.
Polar amplication is
of global concern due to the
potential effects of future
warming on ice sheet stability and, therefore, global sea level (see Sections 5.6.1, 5.8.1 and Chapter 13) and carbon cycle feedbacks such as those linked with permafrost melting (see Chapter 6)... The magnitude
of polar amplification depends on the relative strength and duration
of different climate feedbacks, which determine the transient and equilibrium response to external forcings.
But that's just it, Paul, within the scientific community anthropogenic causation
of increasing greenhouse gases, greenhouse gas - induced
warming, and
potential climate
effects and impacts
of increased
warming are accepted science.
There have been various studies investigating the
potential effect of long - term global
warming on the number and strength
of Atlantic - basin hurricanes.
So while the sensitivity
of CO2 /
warming may be an important (though somewhat uncertain) matter, so too is how sensitive nature is in emitting GHGs in response to the
warming (& to the concomitant GW
effects), and this it seems is a lot more uncertain and has a lot more
potential for danger... like some sleeping monster we keep poking.
Downscaling reveals diverse
effects of anthropogenic climate
warming on the
potential for local environments to support malaria transmission.
Well, this is exactly what a group
of Canadian researchers have simulated in an attempt to measure the
potential effects against global
warming.
In summary, there is little new about climate science in the report, and nothing at all new about attribution
of past
warming and extreme weather events to human activity, projections
of future
warming and its
effects, or
potential for catastrophic changes.
A task force
of the Ministry calculated that thanks to these alternative solutions, 120 million tons
of CO2 - equivalent (a figure for global
warming potential measuring how much
of a certain greenhouse gas contributes to the greenhouse
effect) was eliminated in 2010.
Furthermore, the project will investigate
potential future climate
effects from destabilisation
of methane hydrate deposits in a
warming climate, and will focus on scenarios in 2050 and 2100.
They should be related to detecting or ameliorating the
effects of global
warming, should serve a public rather than a private need, and should provide no obvious
potential source
of profit to investors if successful.
This might be a good time to review all the
potential signs and signals
of AGW (all three parts: anthropogenic, global,
warming), how to distinguish anthropogenic CO2
effects from natural variability and land use changes, and how long an interval the apparent signal has to persist in order to reach a reasonable conclusion.
The
potential effects of such processes were taken to the extreme in the 2004 movie The Day After Tomorrow, in which floating meltwater produced by
warming climate caused the North Atlantic to freeze over almost instantly, in turn locking much
of the United States in ice within days.
A federal disclosure act would build on this model, requiring property owners and businesses to assess and disclose the
potential effect of global
warming to buyers and investors.
1700: A new study aims to highlight the
potential of a geoengineering technique referred to as «marine cloud - brightening» (MCB) which researchers say has the
potential to cancel out the
effects of global
warming in a world double the CO2 concentration
of the pre-industrial world.
For more than a decade, officials in Ecuador's mountainous capital have been studying the
effects of global
warming on nearby melting glaciers, developing ways
of dealing with
potential water shortages and even organizing conferences on climate change for leaders
of other Latin American cities.
Urban Heat Island profile Image from Lawrence Berkeley Labs From the UNIVERSITY
OF WISCONSIN - MADISON Spring comes sooner to urban heat islands, with potential consequences for wildlife Urban - dwelling plants around the globe typically get a head start on the growing season compared to their rural counterparts because of the urban heat island effect, the phenomenon in which cities tend to be warmer than nonurban areas due to their plethora of built surfaces — made of concrete, asphalt and more — and scarcity of vegetatio
OF WISCONSIN - MADISON Spring comes sooner to urban heat islands, with
potential consequences for wildlife Urban - dwelling plants around the globe typically get a head start on the growing season compared to their rural counterparts because
of the urban heat island effect, the phenomenon in which cities tend to be warmer than nonurban areas due to their plethora of built surfaces — made of concrete, asphalt and more — and scarcity of vegetatio
of the urban heat island
effect, the phenomenon in which cities tend to be
warmer than nonurban areas due to their plethora
of built surfaces — made of concrete, asphalt and more — and scarcity of vegetatio
of built surfaces — made
of concrete, asphalt and more — and scarcity of vegetatio
of concrete, asphalt and more — and scarcity
of vegetatio
of vegetation.
Thawing permafrost also delivers organic - rich soils to lake bottoms, where decomposition in the absence
of oxygen releases additional methane.116 Extensive wildfires also release carbon that contributes to climate
warming.107, 117,118 The capacity
of the Yukon River Basin in Alaska and adjacent Canada to store carbon has been substantially weakened since the 1960s by the combination
of warming and thawing
of permafrost and by increased wildfire.119 Expansion
of tall shrubs and trees into tundra makes the surface darker and rougher, increasing absorption
of the sun's energy and further contributing to
warming.120 This
warming is likely stronger than the
potential cooling
effects of increased carbon dioxide uptake associated with tree and shrub expansion.121 The shorter snow - covered seasons in Alaska further increase energy absorption by the land surface, an
effect only slightly offset by the reduced energy absorption
of highly reflective post-fire snow - covered landscapes.121 This spectrum
of changes in Alaskan and other high - latitude terrestrial ecosystems jeopardizes efforts by society to use ecosystem carbon management to offset fossil fuel emissions.94, 95,96
These materials could also play a role in long - term storage
of carbon dioxide, a
potential means
of tempering the
effects of global
warming.
From hazardous
effects causing
potential loss
of life, injury, or other negative health impacts, to the
potential exposure
of social, economic, and infrastructure assets to adverse impacts, global
warming places vulnerable human lives and systems in dangerous jeopardy.
-- Since sea level is not rising, the chief ground
of concern at the
potential effects of anthropogenic «global
warming» — that millions
of shore - dwellers the world over may be displaced as the oceans expand — is baseless.
Other gases, like some
of the blowing agents used in some foam insulation products, have much higher global
warming potential but less overall
effect than CO2 because
of their much lower concentrations.
You also have to bear in mind that UHI isn't just about having the
potential to artificially raise maximum temperatures, but more significant is the
effect it has on reducing the extremes
of night time minimums; sun -
warmed asphalt / concrete, radiation from
warm buildings and
warm air from AC vents are the key to the UHI
effect.
I have had several inquiries into what the remaining
warming would look like if I incorporated the
potential effect of non-climatic
warming influences (e.g., urbanization, other landscape changes, instrument changes, network quality, etc.).
While the rising temperatures
of global
warming may be pushing the atmosphere towards greater extremes
of weather - with all the destructive
potential that implies - that extra heat is also having an
effect on the oceans.
FIGURE 2.10
Potential effects of changes in temperature distribution on extremes: a)
effects of a simple shift
of the entire distribution toward a
warmer climate; b)
effects of an increased temperature variability with no shift
of the mean; and c)
effects of an altered shape
of the distribution, in this example an increased asymmetry toward the hotter part
of the distribution.
The global
warming potential is an attempt to provide a simple measure
of the relative radiative
effects of the emissions
of various greenhouse gases.
The dynamics
of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and its influence on climate is hotly debated and evidence for its behaviour during the Last Interglacial may have
potential in determining how ocean circulation and related climatic
effects may alter in a future
warming world.
What I do not understand is how any
potential benefits from a
warmer climate always seem to be down played, assumed to be transient in this case, yet all
of the identified harmful
effects are talked about, with no mention
of them possibly being transient.
The average person instinctively understands that cause - and -
effect relationships exist but they don't think through the fact that most
of the news stories about climate change impacts place the
effect (disaster,
potential disaster) before the cause (it has to get
warmer first).
Samset thinks the immediate health benefits
of curbing air pollution mean that China will likely stick to these efforts, in spite
of the
potential warming effects.
Presidents from 319 + Universities and Colleges We, the undersigned presidents and chancellors
of colleges and universities, are deeply concerned about the unprecedented scale and speed
of global
warming and its
potential for large - scale, adverse health, social, economic and ecological
effects.
There is plenty
of debate surrounding the
potential effects of climate change, but a new study published in the journal Ecology offers a glimpse into the future
of meadow ecosystems in the face
of global
warming.
[Response: Your argument misses the point in three different and important ways, not even considering whether or not the Black Hills data have any general applicability elsewhere, which they may or may not: (1) It ignores the point made in the post about the
potential effect of previous, seasonal
warming on the magnitude
of an extreme event in mid summer to early fall, due to things like (especially) a depletion in soil moisture and consequent accumulation
of degree days, (2) it ignores that biological sensitivity is far FAR greater during the
warm season than the cold season for a whole number
of crucial variables ranging from respiration and photosynthesis to transpiration rates, and (3) it ignores the
potential for derivative
effects, particularly fire and smoke, in radically increasing the local temperature
effects of the heat wave.
People have been putting in efforts to improve a different source
of energy by harnessing the sun's
potential, all while continuing the fight against the bad
effects of global
warming.
Since no scientists have made a claim
of direct cause and
effect (see our recent post on
potential statistical links between hurricane intensity and tropical
warming), any scientific assessment (such as the next IPCC report) will certainly not do so either.