Not exact matches
Yet, we explained there is also reasonable basis for concern that a warming world may at least temporarily increase tornado damage including the fact that
oceans are now warmer, and
regional ocean circulation cycles such as La Nina / El Nino
patterns in the Pacific which affect upper atmospheric conditions appear to becoming more chaotic under the influence of climate change.
«The authors write that North Pacific Decadal Variability (NPDV) «is a key component in predictability studies of both
regional and global climate change,»... they emphasize that given the links between both the PDO and the NPGO with global climate, the accurate characterization and the degree of predictability of these two modes in coupled climate models is an important «open question in climate dynamics» that needs to be addressed... report that model - derived «temporal and spatial statistics of the North Pacific
Ocean modes exhibit significant discrepancies from observations in their twentieth - century climate... conclude that «for implications on future climate change, the coupled climate models show no consensus on projected future changes in frequency of either the first or second leading
pattern of North Pacific SST anomalies,» and they say that «the lack of a consensus in changes in either mode also affects confidence in projected changes in the overlying atmospheric
circulation.»»
Scientists have recently observed major changes in these glaciers: several have broken up at the
ocean end (the terminus), and many have doubled the speed at which they are retreating.2, 5 This has meant a major increase in the amount of ice and water they discharge into the
ocean, contributing to sea - level rise, which threatens low - lying populations.2, 3,5 Accelerated melting also adds freshwater to the
oceans, altering ecosystems and changing
ocean circulation and
regional weather
patterns.7 (See Greenland ice sheet hotspot for more information.)
Accelerated melting also adds more freshwater to the
oceans, altering ecosystems and changing
ocean circulation and
regional weather
patterns.9
A recent study on the North Pacific
circulation patterns over the past 1.2 million years determined that sea ice on coastal areas can be an important factor in
ocean circulation, therefore influencing climate at global and
regional levels.