Sentences with phrase «temperature rise»

For example, humans have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide by more than 100 parts per million over the past two centuries, causing a global temperature rise of about 0.9 degrees Celsius.

These pledges constitute a good foundation, but are not enough to keep the world below the internationally agreed maximum global average temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius.

But how much worse will it get as temperatures rise in the future?

As discussed below, these standards can be complemented by additional actions to further reduce methane emissions, which will help to slow the rate of global temperature rise in the coming decades.

We have already seen global average temperatures rise by 0.8 °C due to human causes, resulting in devastating effects like drought, extreme weather, flooding, and heat waves.

As humans burn fossil fuels, adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, globally average temperature rises as a result.

The Heart paper showed that when temperatures rose from 20 degrees Celsius to 25 C, deaths from cardiovascular disease rose by 9.5 percent.

While most scenarios to limit temperature rise show a need to accelerate the rate of transition, unsurprisingly, the more stringent the carbon budget conditions, the faster the change is required.

Imagine what it will look like if temperatures rise by 2 degrees C or more?

The chart below shows the projected drop in yield for each degree of temperature rise above a 1985 - 2014 average.

Using a broad range of scenarios, the researchers found that if all the objectives were met, the likelihood of keeping temperature rise below 2 °C would be more than 66 %.

In short, a lack of volcanic activity had some part in temperature rise over the first half of the 20th century.

But there are serious questions about whether policymakers can keep temperature rise below the limit, and what happens if they don't.

A new study documents evidence of a massive release of carbon from permafrost as temperatures rose at the end of the last glacial period.

According to last month's paper, it makes more sense to compare recent warming trends with the 30 - year period from 1972 - 2001, when temperatures rose more rapidly.

This condition happens when a person's core body temperature rises above 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

Is this an implicit acceptance that up to half of observed temperature rise since 1951 is (could be) due to natural processes?

The precipitation changes from each model were scaled to a global mean temperature rise of 4 °C.

The quotes are about preparing for a 4 degree temperature rise due to global warming.

When temperature rises during the day, your pets must have shelter away from direct sunlight to keep their body cool.

Climate change has been driving up temperatures around the world, but the northern tier of the planet has seen temperatures rise twice as fast.

A study finds heat related flight disruptions will become more common in the next few decades as temperatures rise due to global warming.

The one immediately below clearly shows temperatures rising since 1850.

If sea temperatures rise just 1 °C to 2 °C above the normal summer high, something gruesome happens to the coral reefs: they bleach.

He admits that he was surprised that his results show a similar 0.6 C temperature rise over the last 60 year temperature cycle as do the other groups.

It may be a consequence of a period in which surface air temperature rose faster over land than it did over sea.

They believe most fossil fuel has to remain where it is to prevent that disastrous scenario of a 2 °C temperature rise.

Some of the highest temperature rises are in places where the population has increased over the last century Did you account for this effect in your calculations.

The feedback issue is just such a question as is the allocation of the late twentieth century temperature rise between its plausible causes.

That brings up the big question: did temperatures rise because of the end of the Little Ice Age only or did human activities have a major contribution to this climatic phenomenon?

In my mind, the real issues center on how to improve existing models (and underlying assumptions) of both projected temperature rise and projected impact.

In the spring, pond fish should be fed a wheat - germ based diet only after pond water temperatures rise above 39 °F.

Do you mean how much temperature rise by direct radiative effect, or how much by radiative plus feedbacks?

However, as atmospheric temperatures rose, surface melt now contributes 90 percent of the melt.

And what confidence do we have that this forcing magically went away and has nothing to do with recent temperature rises?