Sentences with phrase «uncertainties as»

merchant of doubt (Oreskes and Collins 2010), who distorts and magnifies uncertainties as an excuse for inaction for financial or ideological reasons.

A third type is the merchant of doubt (Oreskes and Collins 2010), who distorts and magnifies uncertainties as an excuse for inaction for financial or ideological reasons.

Although there are large uncertainties as to exactly how much ice is being lost from Greenland and Antarctica, there are two things that should become abundantly clear to anyone who reads the literature, they're both losing ice, and these losses are accelerating (Rignot et al, 2011).

You can point to them if you like — but remember to allow for the uncertainties as outlined in the IPCC report.

There are uncertainties as to how harmful the consequences will be, but uncertainty is not a valid reason for inaction.

Until we can sort out the causes and intermediate effects, I'm not clear which of red, or green categories I would put the evidence, besides increasing the white — uncertainties as further examples of unpredicted events.

At the same time, I am not sure why there should be a generalized solution to addressing big complex societal problems that abound with uncertainties as to nature, causes and possible solutions.

For our host's position on uncertainties related to a) natural factors and CO2 / climate impact, b) the lack of evidence that AGW will become an existential threat in this century and c) the need to clear up as many uncertainties as possible before starting the implementation of actions whose unintended negative consequences we can not judge today, read her testimony to the Baird committee of US Congress last fall.

Q1 Isn't every single of Steven E. Koonin's uncertainties as likely to point to anthropogenic climate - change that is * WORSE * than IPCC projections, as better?

There are many uncertainties as to when the glaciers will be entirely gone

There are many uncertainties as to when the glaciers will be entirely gone > Jimbo's link (his 4th) on the Science news story, which is identical to the recent tempest in a teapot about the Himalayan glaciers > At a time when governments are baulking at taking tough measures to combat climate change, this new blow to the credibility of the IPCC could not have come at a worse time.»

And then Pielke treated these uncertainties as model uncertainties; i.e. the variance one would expect in multiple runs of a model that employed some stochastic equations.

Indeed, my experience in studying this subject for many years is that we have discovered more puzzles and greater uncertainties as researchers dig deeper into the field.

The IPCC range, on the other hand, encompasses the overall uncertainty across a very large number of studies, using different methods all with their own potential biases and problems (e.g., resulting from biases in proxy data used as constraints on past temperature changes, etc.) There is a number of single studies on climate sensitivity that have statistical uncertainties as small as Cox et al., yet different best estimates — some higher than the classic 3 °C, some lower.

Various studies have used more precisely defined frameworks along these lines (see Fig. 6.14 of IPCC AR4 for example) and (subject to assumptions and uncertainties as always) found that «recovery from the LIA» would have made only a small contribution to the observed warming.

There are uncertainties as to how long it will take to reach equilibrium so the speed of warming is not clearly known, but warm it will.

There are uncertainties as to the magnitude of the feedbacks and how fast they will respond, but none of that tells us that it will not warm.

«The world before us today exhibits deep divisions and wounds, pronounced inequalities and uncertainties as to the future,» says Venice Biennale chair Paolo Baratta in a press release, explaining the year's theme.

While we have enough evidence to know that the console actually is a thing, there are some uncertainties as to what it is going to pack.

We see high hurdles to SBBS implementation and several uncertainties as to how they would operate.

Educators, communities, and families are facing uncertainties as policymakers work to finalize legislation and determine what the future for Dreamers will hold.

Typical instrument - related relative measurement uncertainties as derived from previous experiments are less than ± 6 % (for 0.9 > Φf > 0.1)[31].

There are uncertainties as to how harmful the consequences will be, but uncertainty is not a valid reason for inaction.

Core collapse supernova (CCSN) rates suffer from large uncertainties as many CCSNe exploding in regions of bright background emission and significant dust extinction remain unobserved.

His evidence, say critics, is so riddled with uncertainties as to preclude any definitive interpretation.

Because of uncertainties as to the scope of patent protection to be afforded by patents on ESTs.

In addition, the changes to stamp duty last week and pensions next year create huge tax uncertainties as well, recklessly populist tax cuts in the pursuit of votes.

«There are many uncertainties as a new mother and this book helps reduce the stresses of early development and provides clarity for the success of my child and myself.»

Given the uncertainties as to the exact size and timing of the tax effects, this will require careful judgments to be made as to the contributions of tax effects and ongoing inflationary pressures to CPI outcomes in the coming quarters.

The 2012 Budget contained considerable discussion on the economic and political uncertainties in the EURO area and in the U.S. and rightly so, because these uncertainties are not just short - term uncertainties but medium and longer - term uncertainties as well.

«You've got uncertainties as to what the new regulations would be.

Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties as well as other factors, which include, without limitation: the uncertain timing of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability of data at the expected times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial value of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing on the intellectual property rights of others; the uncertain timing and level of expenses associated with Alder's development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency of Alder's capital and other resources; market competition; changes in economic and business conditions; and other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2018, and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

«If that rhetoric continues to heat up over the summer, that's going to create some degree of uncertainty as to whether the U.S. would become a bit more closed or introduce trade friction with its trading partners,» de la Durantaye says.

Several prominent insurance companies have cited uncertainty as one rationale for their premium hikes this year.

There's always some uncertainty as to where the new guy will take the business and if there's one thing investors don't like it's uncertainly.

Liu's steadfast belief in karma should help sustain him through a period of uncertainty as the company expands.

Forward - looking statements are always subject to risks and uncertainties, and become subject to greater levels of risk and uncertainty as they address matters further into the future.

«I think there's just great uncertainty as to what's going to happen in the US, in particular, as a result of the outcome of the election,» Creed said in a call with analysts.

A series of discontinuities have further disrupted this debate, creating uncertainty as the process lurches into its own.

Last week, analysts at UBS cited Entresto uncertainty as a reason for their downgrade of Novartis shares to neutral, from buy.

«There's a huge level of uncertainty as to what the playing field will look like going forward,» says Steve Rhone, president of Mississauga, Ont. - based Weston Forest Products.

Economists will argue back and forth on the affect these spending cuts will have, but at the end of the day, the conversation generates the same uncertainty as at the end of 2012.

Major natural gas pipeline projects along the East Coast and Midwest face uncertainty as the federal agency that oversees the work loses a commissioner and will be unable to decide on projects indefinitely under President Donald Trump.

The deal removes a major source of legal and commercial uncertainty as the streaming company gears up for an initial public offering, expected on the New York Stock Exchange later this year or in early 2018.

Nonetheless, not unlike the Tree of Knowledge in theological lore there is some uncertainty as to whether the fruit borne of this labor will be bitter or sweet.

The oil production sector in Alberta is now facing lower world oil prices and significant uncertainty as to how the future will unfold.

It's not quite akin to Stalin, 22 June - 3 July, 1941 (when he remained out of sight after the shock of Barbarossa), but it does suggest uncertainty as to how to respond.

This followed months of uncertainty as to how big the cut would be - as low as $ 4 billion, as high as $ 8 billion.

Currently, households and businesses face elevated short - term uncertainty as to what will happen to tax and spending policies in 2013 and how this will affect the economic outlook.

That's about as narrow a range of uncertainty as the market ever creates.