Sentences with phrase «ramifications of climate»

In a world where our politicians have unwisely allowed unfettered globalization to the detriment of everyday Americans, where the Indians and Chinese are rapidly replacing the US as the dominant demographic and economic force on the planet, and where recent presidents have spent treasure on unwise military adventures abroad, our faith in ourselves is already shaken — adding the ramifications of climate science to this might be enough to break the collective American spirit.

The ramifications of climate science lead us to question American exceptionalism and our supposedly divinely - decreed place in the world.

«Now that global climate models are being run at higher resolution, they need more information about the physical processes of clouds, in order to better understand all the ramifications of climate change,» she said.

Faris introduces some thought - provoking ideas about the ramifications of climate change.

Some may argue these regional impacts are insignificant compared to the global ramifications of climate change, but they illustrate that nuclear power can actually worsen its impact.

WHEREAS, in furtherance of a united effort to address the reality and ramifications of climate change, nations of the world assembled in Rio de Janiero in 1992 and proposed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change («UNFCC») in an effort to stabilize concentrations of climate - altering gases in the atmosphere, which UNFCC was adopted in 1994, and has since been ratified by 197 nations, including the United States;

Not only does it involve complicated scientific concepts, but also the predicted ramifications of Climate Change are scary to think about.

Not exact matches

Richardson said that while the climate and energy ramifications of the project can be hard to take in, it's important to focus on the smaller engineering problems and the larger problems will take care of themselves.

There are lots of ramifications when we deny climate change.

This has important ramifications of the fissures engulfing social democracy in the post-Brexit climate.

President Donald Trump removed climate change from the list of worldwide threats menacing the United States, a shift that underscores the long - term ramifications of the «America first» world view he laid out in his new National Security Strategy.

Citing the environmental, economic and political ramifications of President Donald Trump's pullout from the Paris climate accord — as well as the perilous effects of inconsistent weather and more intense storms that have already befallen their cities and counties — more than 200 New York officials on Monday called on state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to divest the state Common Retirement Fund of companies that contribute to man - made climate change.

They argue that the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance is similar to that posed by climate change because it is a natural process exacerbated by human activity and the actions of one country can have global ramifications.

Understanding those differences - and corresponding climate - induced changes - could have important ramifications as the agency assesses the carbon sequestration potential of the nation's forests, agency officials said.

Needless to say, this is not, by any stretch, a settled matter, and it remains one of the key mysteries in our understanding of anthropogenic climate change, with potentially huge societal ramifications that lie in the balance.

This mis - representation and can have significant ramifications for estimating the direct and indirect effects of aerosols on climate.

I think we have little time left to reduce emissions globally to the level required to avoid the climate and ocean acidification ramifications of continued and accelerated emissions.

The economic argument is not a climate science issue, it is a resulting issue, a policy issue, combined with a slew of other issues such as peak oil and industry gone wild that long term has negative return on investment written all over it, due to short term thinking inconsiderate of the ramifications of egregious exploitation of the earths resources for the benefit of a few at the cost of many.

In relation to the above posts, and the drip drip drip effect of climate change, taking place so glacially - slow and yet very very real — and perhaps with huge ramifications for the future of humankind — I coined a new word the other day... and the inspiration for it came directly from this blog.

Camp and Tung explore the ramifications further in a follow - up paper Solar - Cycle Warming at the Earth's Surface and an Observational Determination of Climate Sensitivity.

In any case, if I'm correct, then the apparent failure of Hansen's prediction was not to foresee the industrialization of the 3rd world nations and its ramifications, and not some more basic problem with his climate model.

[The nomination of Scott Pruitt] signals clearly that Donald Trump will radically change direction on both climate and energy policy, which will have huge ramifications both for the US and also internationally.

Older people are at much higher risk of dying during extreme heat events.136, 50,241,233 Pre-existing health conditions also make older adults susceptible to cardiac and respiratory impacts of air pollution25 and to more severe consequences from infectious diseases; 257 limited mobility among older adults can also increase flood - related health risks.258 Limited resources and an already high burden of chronic health conditions, including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, will place the poor at higher risk of health impacts from climate change than higher income groups.25, 50 Potential increases in food cost and limited availability of some foods will exacerbate current dietary inequalities and have significant health ramifications for the poorer segments of our population (Ch.

In response to shareholder questions, Tillerson reiterated his views that climate change represents another risk among many that the company manages; that the ramifications of global warming are unclear because «the [scientific] models simply are not that good»; and that technology advances will provide «engineered solutions» to address whatever problems emerge.

As we wrote: «The clips provide a poignant, historical insight into what scientists knew about climate change almost four decades ago — and how the world was beginning to react in terms of the resulting geopolitical, technological and societal ramifications.

The Himalayan Times: The government has failed to meet the specific objectives set in its climate change policy despite allocating billions of rupees annually to address an issue that has global ramifications.

Decisions made at the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — such as those related to finance, adaptation, mitigation, technology, and capacity building — have major ramifications for LDCs.

That last one leads into the logical next issue of concern about global warming and climate change ramifications in society.

Resource managers, planners, and leaders of public and private organizations to incorporate information on ongoing and projected changes in climate and its ramifications into their decision - making, with goals of limiting emissions, reducing the negative consequences of climate change, and enhancing adaptation, public well - being, safety, and economic vitality; and

Local and regional impacts of climate change, both adverse and beneficial, may indeed have significant ramifications in other parts of the world.

The news media — always infatuated with doom (were it not for the obvious ramifications for ratings and circulation, the media would love to cover the End of the World)-- struggle to resist the most calamitous - sounding climate scenarios.

«The widespread ramifications of unchecked climate change require that more leaders in our society understand its implications.»

The state funds almost all climate science, and the ramifications of the resultant «consensus» are that the state needs to expand.

The focus, IMO, should be on the energy imbalance, not on the enormous number of indirect ramifications of the energy content of, and its distributions within, the Earth's climate systems.

Florida, the most vulnerable state in the country to climate change, faces a key election this November that could have significant ramifications for its ability to cope with the challenge of rising seas and intensifying coastal storms.

For example, a relatively slow shift in the distribution of precipitation could give rise to relatively rapid changes in precipitation patterns in regions that lie at the interface of dry and rainy regions (see Figure 2.8), potentially altering a location's local climate with possible ramifications to water supplies and / or agriculture for example.

As we face a potential doubling or tripling of ca from its preindustrial value by the end of this century [Solomon et al., 2007], a long - term climate sensitivity exceeding 3 °C for CO2 doubling has important ramifications for a range of critical global economic, social, and political issues [Hansen et al., 2013].

«This» is climate, in all its scientific, political, social, financial, moral and the rest of its many - branched ramifications.

Davos attendees are also expected to discuss the importance of climate change and its ramifications for said economy.

A less sensitive climate system would mean average warming of less than 2 degrees C and, therefore, fewer ramifications from global warming.

The group discussed the ramifications of our fossil fuel driven society and the impact of climate change on local communities.