Sentences with phrase «seen as a consequence of global warming»
«We are now 10 years too late to stop some of the major impacts that we will see and have seen as a consequence of global warming.
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What probably is most startling in the interview is Lovelock's call for a «more authoritative world» to deal with what he sees as the consequences of global warming:
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As a consequence, their results are strongly influenced by the low increase in observed warming during the past decade (about 0.05 °C / decade in the 1998 — 2012 period compared to about 0.12 °C / decade from 1951 to 2012, see IPCC 2013), and therewith possibly also by the incomplete coverage of global temperature observations (Cowtan and Way 2013).
The consequences of climate change are being felt not only in the environment, but in the entire socio - economic system and, as seen in the findings of numerous reports already available, they will impact first and foremost the poorest and weakest who, even if they are among the least responsible for global warming, are the most vulnerable because they have limited resources or live in areas at greater risk... Many of the most vulnerable societies, already facing energy problems, rely upon agriculture, the very sector most likely to suffer from climatic shifts.»
Interestingly, although the [Summary for Policy Makers] clearly talked about the projected global warming being up to 6.4 degrees above 1980 - 1999 average (which is 6.9 degrees above pre-industrial), you often see AR4 cited as suggesting that warming could be «up to 4 degrees,» which I think is partly a consequence of the way a key figure was presented.
This might be expected, since the younger generation may see itself as most likely to have to live with the consequences of global warming.
In this context, for the Administration to have released a U.S. Climate Action Report with a chapter on climate change impacts that identified a range of likely adverse consequences, based on scientific reports including the National Assessment, could rightly be seen as an anomaly and appeared to be seen as a significant political error by Administration allies dedicated to denying the reality of human - induced global warming as a significant problem.