Sentences with phrase «rising human influence on the global climate»

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Unfortunately for policymakers and the public, while the basic science pointing to a rising human influence on climate is clear, many of the most important questions will remain surrounded by deep complexity and uncertainty for a long time to come: the pace at which seas will rise, the extent of warming from a certain buildup of greenhouse gases (climate sensitivity), the impact on hurricanes, the particular effects in particular places (what global warming means for Addis Ababa or Atlanta).

Many of those promoting stasis in the face of a clear need for a global energy quest have used this saga as a kind of «blackwash» that will long linger like a cloud, tainting public appreciation of even the undisputed basics of science pointing to a rising human influence on climate.

Overall, I think we're on the slow path toward integrating into our consciousness that humans are, and will remain for generations, a rising influence on the global environment and the climate system.

1995 discernible human influence on global climate 2001 surface temperature projected to increase 1.4 - 5.8 C 1990 -2100, and sea level to rise by 0.1 - 0.9 meters 2007 (Nobel peace prize) Climate warming unequclimate 2001 surface temperature projected to increase 1.4 - 5.8 C 1990 -2100, and sea level to rise by 0.1 - 0.9 meters 2007 (Nobel peace prize) Climate warming unequClimate warming unequivocal.