Sentences with phrase «viewing climate challenges»

11/19/15 — One science watcher is seeing «fantastic news» in how some Republicans are viewing climate challenges, with separate groups of federal legislators declaring intentions to «protect our environment and climate while also bolstering clean energy innovation» and to be «good stewards of our environment... and base our policy decisions in science.»

Not exact matches

Among the biggest bureaucratic challenges faced by the UK Space Agency is its management of applications for new satellites, which are viewed as critical because of their ability to provide data on the environment, climate, weather, security agriculture, coastal management and disaster mitigation.

Martin Rees, the Royal Society president, added in the statement: «It has been suggested that the Society holds the view that anyone challenging the consensus on climate change is malicious - this is ridiculous.

In an age when science influences every aspect of life — from the most private intimacies of sex and reproduction to the most public collective challenges of climate change and the economy — and in a time when democracy has become the dominant form of government on the planet, it is important that the voters push elected officials and candidates of all parties to explicitly state their views on the major science questions facing the nation.

Specifically, Newell and a co-author from the Air Force named Thomas Dopplick challenged the prevailing view that a doubling of the earth's CO2 blanket would raise temperatures about 3 °C (5 °F)-- a measure known as climate sensitivity.

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In terms of standard luxury amenities, the Galant Ralliart challenges premium performance sedans by providing perforated leather - trimmed seating surfaces, heated front seats, automatic climate control system, power glass sunroof and an auto - dimming rear view mirror with Homelink transmitter.

Ligon's authority on the subject was probably all Walker needed to settle the dispute around his work once and for all, but in the volatile climate that defines our current times, even the most brilliant view doesn't stick around for long without being challenged a second time, and disagreements over Walker's work reached a new height again on the occasion of «Direct Drive,» his solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis last September.

For a different take on the climate challenge, watch Naomi Oreskes, the Harvard historian *, describe her research on scientists as sentinels and her new book of fictional future climate history, «The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future,» co-written with Erik M. Conway.

MARodger: «Kosaka & Xie for some reason do have a rather strange statement within their abstract: ``... challenging the prevailing view that anthropogenic forcing causes climate warming».

Combine that mix of shapes with the «Six Americas» bubbles illustrating the wide array of views of climate change among American citizens and you can see the challenge.

Yu Kosaka & Shang - Ping Xie, as published in Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v501/n7467/full/nature12534.html): «Despite the continued increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, the annual - mean global temperature has not risen in the twenty - first century1, challenging the prevailing view that anthropogenic forcing causes climate warming.»

They challenge the longstanding view of Richard Lindzen and others that there are natural regulators built in to the tropical climate system that «let off steam» in a way; but they also challenge those using the specter of tropical warming — including the Amazon rain forest turning into a desert — as another reason to move swiftly to curb greenhouse gases.

But the newly obtained documents show that Dr. Carlin's highly skeptical views on global warming, which have been known for more than a decade within the small unit where he works, have been repeatedly challenged by scientists inside and outside the E.P.A.; that he holds a doctorate in economics, not in atmospheric science or climatology; that he has never been assigned to work on climate change; and that his comments on the endangerment finding were a product of rushed and at times shoddy scholarship, as he acknowledged Thursday in an interview.

The challenge is to get this site in the media's consciousness as the «go to» site for views on climate change subjects.

The real issue, from a climate change impacts point of view, is the rate of change — because that's what challenges our adaptive capacity.

We focused initially on the enormous seabed earthquake off Japan and the resulting tsunami and then on the challenges facing journalists and activists trying to communicate about human - driven climate change in ways that hew to the science but also gain traction (a very tough challenge; we have very different views).

Whether the young marchers share all of the views of one of the main organizers, Bill McKibben, hopefully they will recognize the value of his marathon - style approach to the climate challenge.

The challenge they face is accentuated by the latest report out today from the «Six Americas» survey tracking Americans» views of human - driven climate change.

The cultural and cognitive filters in human brains makes it easy for George Will to build a following and then go out and find a winner of a physics Nobel whose views mesh with Will's «no worries» approach to the energy and climate challenges.

Pielke points out that a longer view of prices, adjusted for inflation, makes a link to climate change pretty challenging.

Bringing together nations with wildly divergent views on responsibility for climate change and vastly different stages of development and levels of poverty to forge a deal is extremely challenging.

In the view of Brant Olson, campaign manager for climate change awareness initiative Forecast the Facts, one of the most important ALEC - related challenges is halting Google's ongoing participation in and support of the group.

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By the way, does anyone out there still believe that the Climate Commission isn't just a mouthpiece for trumpeting Labor government policy, staffed as it is by a team of alarmists with not one single person in the clique to challenge the orthodoxy or put a contrary view?

In a paper led by my colleague Ed Maibach, he and his co-authors outlines a similar view of climate change communication as both an individual and structural challenge.

In view of the international climate objectives, providing both affordable and energy efficient living space has become a challenging task for cities and communities.

This document is composed of two reports that present complementary views on the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change to developing countries in the fields of adaptation and mitigation.

I might as well label you an idiot for using it, when you've never met me, have no idea of my competence or the strength of my arguments for or against any aspect of climate dynamics (because on this list I argue both points of view as the science demands and am just as vigorous in smacking down bullshit physics used to challenge some aspect of CAGW as I am to question the physics or statistical analysis or modelling used to «prove» it).

Clearly, many supposedly conservative or skeptical groups not only fail to challenge the alarmist view of climate change, they even endorse significant parts of alarmism and often go so far as to support the very political actions that Brulle most greatly desires.

I also heard [Mayor Michael] Bloomberg say very clearly right after Sandy that in his view this has been a wake - up call for New York specifically, but also for the broader United States to really understand the vulnerability in particular of coastal cities to the increasing challenges being brought by climate change.

Deliberately reflecting a broad range of views about the climate change challenge and where to go from here, the report does not make any specific recommendation or endorsement as to policy direction or policy strategy.

At Monday's presidential debate, Democrat Hillary Clinton challenged Trump's views, saying: «Donald thinks that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.

Given that climate change challenges not only vested interests, but also a deeply entrenched world view — as once did the notion that the earth goes around the sun, widespread denial of the human role in it should not come as a great surprise.

one thing I would like challenged (from a philosophical standpoint) is the view that acceptance of climate change science is an ideological choice.

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Yet, declaring Cancun a success without viewing Cancun's limitations in the context of the increasingly difficult challenges entailed by further delay on a global climate change solution is to invite serious misjudgment about the nature of hope that can be justified by Cancun.

When Naomi Klein says things like «Any attempt to rise to the climate challenge will be fruitless unless it is understood as part of a much broader battle of world views.

CAS = Commission for Atmospheric Sciences CMDP = Climate Metrics and Diagnostic Panel CMIP = Coupled Model Intercomparison Project DAOS = Working Group on Data Assimilation and Observing Systems GASS = Global Atmospheric System Studies panel GEWEX = Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GLASS = Global Land - Atmosphere System Studies panel GOV = Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) Ocean View JWGFVR = Joint Working Group on Forecast Verification Research MJO - TF = Madden - Julian Oscillation Task Force PDEF = Working Group on Predictability, Dynamics and Ensemble Forecasting PPP = Polar Prediction Project QPF = Quantitative precipitation forecast S2S = Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project SPARC = Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate TC = Tropical cyclone WCRP = World Climate Research Programme WCRP Grand Science Challenges • Climate Extremes • Clouds, Circulation and Climate Sensitivity • Melting Ice and Global Consequences • Regional Sea - Ice Change and Coastal Impacts • Water Availability WCRP JSC = Joint Scientific Committee WGCM = Working Group on Coupled Modelling WGSIP = Working Group on Subseasonal to Interdecadal Prediction WWRP = World Weather Research Programme YOPP = Year of Polar Prediction

Morano, however, does think Trump needs to do more because in his view «there is a huge vacuum when it comes to administration officials actually challenging climate change claims,» and that «this silence may result in only half - hearted measures to reverse Obama's climate policies ``.

If you challenge politicians or public figures on climate policy you will hear the answer that it is the view of the majority of scientists.

The Real Climate scientist bloggers strongly articulate that cautionary view: «We feel compelled to note that even a «moderate» warming of 2 degrees C stands a strong chance of provoking drought and storm responses that could challenge civilized society, leading potentially to the conflict and suffering that go with failed states and mass migrations.»

Most of the papers Schmidt and his colleagues object to challenge the mainstream view of climate science.

«The Pacific Coast states and province are working together to build a thriving economy, while reducing harmful carbon pollution,» said Matt Rodriquez, who attended the meeting on behalf of California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. «Through our shared culture of innovation, we view the challenge of climate change as an opportunity to develop new markets, attract investment and create jobs in the growing clean economy.

Meanwhile, the League of Conservation Voters joined with eight other green groups to deliver over 160,000 petitions to Jim Lehrer, beseeching him to challenge the candidates on their climate views when he moderates the upcoming debate.

Our «leaders» view Climate Change as the biggest challenge facing mankind and have labeled it a weapon of mass destruction.

With this new report, the IPCC states that climate change is best viewed as a risk management challenge.

The simulation allows people to see the interactions between actions to address climate change and take a systems view of the challenge.

They provide abundant opportunities to create sustainable and adequate jobs, notably in view of climate change related challenges and adaptions.