Sentences with phrase «symptom of a changing climate»

In fact, one symptom of a changing climate could be more varied or more extreme weather — but a couple of heavy snows wouldn't prove that either.

Figure 1: Record highs are an example of extreme weather, but an increase in record highs versus record lows is a symptom of a changing climate.

Not exact matches

«Smoke taint is one of the symptoms of climate change for the wine industry and it's only getting worse.»

The Dominican Republic native alluded to the rainstorms that have deluged his home country — a symptom of climate change, Espaillat said, a phenomena Pruitt doubts exists — and to Sessions» assertions that immigrants from the Hispanic island lack the skills to contribute to U.S. society

And symptoms of global climate change are already widespread — and growing.

«This research shows that the Arctic appears to be expressing symptoms expected from ongoing climate change,» said Dr. Stephen Vavrus from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Rising ocean water temperatures and increasing levels of acidity — two symptoms of climate change — are imperiling sea creatures in unexpected ways: mussels are having trouble clinging to rocks, and the red rock shrimp's camouflage is being thwarted, according to presenters at the AAAS Pacific Division annual meeting at the University of San Diego in June.

Are bigger, brighter «night shining» clouds a symptom of climate change?

That warming is one symptom of climate change.

New research shows that the mythical - looking marine mammals that thrive in polar regions are experiencing symptoms of chronic stress, likely because of how climate change is affecting their habitats.

At the Green Belt Movement (GBM), we believe that dealing with the root causes of climate change and social conflict will ultimately be more successful than responding to symptoms.

Here's the thing about alarming weather — if it's an early symptom of climate change, it makes sense to change behaviors and prepare for more of it.

I disagree with her in pretty profound ways, yet some of her points echo my assertion awhile back that greenhouse - driven climate change is «not the story of our time» but a symptom of much deeper issues.

And climate change is like a symptom of the story of our time, meaning our energy choices right now come with a lot of emissions of greenhouse gases and if we don't have a lot of new [choices] we're going to have a lot of warming.

Unfortunately, those most affected by the earliest symptoms of a climate change are typically communities most reliant upon consistent weather and the least capable of coping when such patterns change — but still the world seems to dally in enacting legislation sufficient to combat it.

The patient is showing more and more of the syndrome, and although we can not be sure that each particular symptom is due to climate change rather than some other cause, the combined evidence justifies strong confidence that the syndrome is present.

Many of the more worrying impacts of climate change really are symptoms of mismanagement and underdevelopment.

All major climate models agree that the clearest symptom of climate change would be a global warming.

«climate change» is a symptom of «global warming».

«One of the things that preceded the failure of the nation - state of Syria and the rise of ISIS was the effect of climate change and the mega-drought that affected that region, wiped out farmers, drove people to cities, created a humanitarian crisis that created the symptoms — or rather the conditions of extreme poverty — that has now led to the rise of ISIL and this extreme violence,» the former Maryland governor said, fielding a question about foreign policy from Bloomberg.

In effect, it is treating the symptoms of climate change rather than curing the underlying condition.

Pachauri wrote on November 23, 2009: «The question is whether the additional time that the world would now have to arrive at an agreement at the next Conference of the Parties in Mexico will give us time and space to look at the larger problem of unsustainable development, of which climate change is at best a symptom.

Mental health consequences of climate change range from minimal stress and distress symptoms to clinical disorders, such asanxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and suicidality.

In the earlier drafts of the SPM, there was a key message that was new, snappy and relevant: Many of the more worrying impacts of climate change really are symptoms of mismanagement and underdevelopment.

«MCB doesn't undo climate change but instead mitigates some of the effects; in a medical metaphor, it treats the symptoms not the illness.»

Here on Climate Etc it has become apparent that a primary symptom of climate - change denialism is utter refusal to estimate the statistical odds of adverse climate - Climate Etc it has become apparent that a primary symptom of climate - change denialism is utter refusal to estimate the statistical odds of adverse climate - climate - change denialism is utter refusal to estimate the statistical odds of adverse climate - climate - change.

But, if there are symptoms (regionalized indicators of climate change) with an unknown cause (smoking / CO2), do we have them stop smoking at huge cost for the Chantix (CO2 abatement) or do we use that money to conduct further diagnostics?

As the climate has become warmer, weather patterns change, contributing to higher levels of air pollution like ground - level ozone that can «cause premature deaths, hospital visits, lost school days, and acute respiratory symptoms.»

The report is also one of the first of its kind to study how climate change impacts mental health, noting that people «exposed to climate - or weather - related natural disasters experience stress reactions and serious mental health consequences, including symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressions, and general anxiety.»

* 1 Andrew Potts (Affordable Housing Party) platform includes: Climate change and environmental degradation are symptoms of overpopulation and we want to correct Australia's rapid population growth which is also one of a number of factors contributing to housing unaffordability in Australia * 2 Peter Wills (Greens) platform includes: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner Climate change and environmental degradation are symptoms of overpopulation and we want to correct Australia's rapid population growth which is also one of a number of factors contributing to housing unaffordability in Australia * 2 Peter Wills (Greens) platform includes: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner Climate change and environmental degradation are symptoms of overpopulation and we want to correct Australia's rapid population growth which is also one of a number of factors contributing to housing unaffordability in Australia * 2 Peter Wills (Greens) platform includes: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner pchange and environmental degradation are symptoms of overpopulation and we want to correct Australia's rapid population growth which is also one of a number of factors contributing to housing unaffordability in Australia * 2 Peter Wills (Greens) platform includes: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner pCHANGE AND ENERGY The climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner climate challenge is also an opportunity to transform Australia into a carbon - neutral powerhouse that creates new jobs and a cleaner planet.

So are most of the other symptoms of climate change, such as Arctic sea ice retreat, in terms of their impact.

The coming temperature change labeled «global warming» is simply a symptom of climate disruption.

First, only one symptom of climate change is addressed.

At the Green Belt Movement (GBM), we believe that dealing with the root causes of climate change and social conflict will ultimately be more successful than responding to symptoms.

As Howard Lee wrote in the Guardian in August, «Geologically fast build - up of greenhouse gas linked to warming, rising sea - levels, widespread oxygen - starved ocean dead zones and ocean acidification are fairly consistent across the mass extinction events, and those same symptoms are happening today as a result of human - driven climate change.»

Ultimately, the threats of climate change, species extinction, toxic contamination and deforestation are symptoms of a larger problem.

Lesson Two We should * decrease * our confidence - level that the early symptoms wet - bulb climate - change catastrophe are not * already * showing, in view of China's scorching summer of 2013.

Pell, the Vatican's treasurer, has previously dismissed the science linking greenhouse gas emissions with climate change, calling it «hysteric and extreme claims» and «a symptom of pagan emptiness».

Driving his work are two main convictions: 1) Our current environmental problems — climate change, biodiversity losses, peak fossil fuels, natural resource over consumption — are but symptoms of the greater problem of fetishizing material economic growth; and 2) only by first changing our minds, recognized the literal and metaphorical interconnected nature of all life, will we make the lasting external changes required to create an ecologically sustainable civilization.

As geo - engineering proponents acknowledge, schemes like sulfur aerosol address only the symptoms, not the source, of global climate change.

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