Sentences with phrase «whether humans influence»

I agree with him on the basic issue that as a scientific question whether human influences on climate have become determinative is not closed (although we would probably disagree as to whether the answer is currently likely, very likely or a slam dunk in IPCC / CIA terms.

People affected by an extreme weather event (e.g., the extremely hot summer in Europe in 2003, or the heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India in July 2005) often ask whether human influences on the climate are responsible for the event.

It's obvious that the biosphere affects climate and vica versa so the correct question to ask via null hypothesis is whether human influence is capable of overriding the natural order, i.e. human influence by itself is able to make (adverse) changes.

«Due to the large amount of variability in UK rainfall, it's not yet possible to say whether human influence directly impacted this year's total.»

Question is whether the human influence is going to provoke behavior that hasn't been seen in the past.

But the speculation has been one - sided, with talk of human influences on tornadoes following disasters, but little about whether human influences have acted as a brake on their numbers after anomalously low activity.

Not exact matches

Whether one is a determinist or a believer in self - transcendence, HGI may provide information that makes it possible to influence human destiny through biological engineering.

Uncouth: No, my point is that religion influences human decisions, whether that is to go to war, to torture people, etc..

Whether we answer yes or no, we have to grapple with its ultimately having deep human influences on the text.

This refers not only to other historic religions, which also produce high fruits of human achievement — whether or not in as great numbers or with as much efficiency as Christianity we are not concerned to say at this point but to movements and influences not ordinarily called religious.

God is God — and by God we mean no mere stream of tendency, no evolutionary influence, no compendious noun to describe the sum of human good will, but the one almighty and eternal Reality upon whom we depend both for our being and our continued existence, whether or not we are believers in Him, worshipers of Him, or doers of His Will.

And out of this concern there has developed the question we have been discussing, whether nature itself, in its sub-human as well as in its human dimensions manifests any caring, providential influence.

The FLW Standard does not require that you use a particular quantification method because the quantification method (s) you choose will be influenced by your particular goals, the scope selected for your food loss and waste inventory, the human and financial resources available, and whether you have direct access to the physical lost or wasted food.

That so - called «hockey stick» diagram became a lightning rod in the debate on whether humans were influencing the climate.

Friederike Range of the University of Vienna, Austria, and colleagues wanted to see whether dogs» actions, too, were influenced by humans.

Since people also arrived after that time, it has been impossible to determine whether natural changes or human influence are most responsible for these extinctions.

The authors believe theirs is among the first human studies to investigate the influence of phthalate exposure on sperm epigenetics, embryo development and whether DNA methylation in sperm cells may be a path by which a father's environmental exposure influences these endpoints.

Konisky said more research is needed to determine whether that belief in human dominion or some other aspect of how people experience religion is influencing a reduced concern for the environment.

The goal of the study was to explore whether fecal microbiota from human IBS patients with diarrhea has the ability to influence gut and brain function in recipient mice.

Chris Stringer, an anthropologist at the Natural History Museum in London, wonders whether modern humans could have had a genetic influence on the last Neandertals as well.

As for whether the world's recent extreme weather was made worse by human influence, that answer likely won't be available for years — and only if a research effort similar to the one that analyzed the 2000 U.K. floods is undertaken.

The researchers wanted to know whether this was because of human influence or the environment.

Whether the loss of mass by the glaciers is due to natural variation or is caused by human - influenced warming of the oceans is not known for sure.

Their study looked at whether having the potential to act upon objects influences how humans allocate attention to different objects in a scene.

For example, whether a disease is transmitted among humans through casual or close contact influences who is at increased risk and whether they are aware of their risk.

However, further investigations are needed to clarify whether previous metabolic influences at the level of quiescent satellite cells in vivo can induce irreversible metabolic changes in cultured human myotubes.

As part of the World Weather Attribution (WWA) team CPDN scientists have looked at observational data and model simulations, including weather@home to identify whether and to what extend human - induced climate change influenced the likelihood and magnitude of this extreme event.

Whether human or roundworm, genetic profile is an important influence in health and risk of disease and premature death.

We also understand spontaneous order — whether an economy or the human body — and are open to the influence of evolution on human nature.

Michael Feuer, dean of The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development, suggested the dip in confidence among PDK / Gallup poll respondents might reflect the influence of recent public debates over whether college is worth the money.

«When we think about the challenges to be faced by those trying to establish the book market, whether in Poland or in the rest of the world, we often forget that it doesn't matter how new technologies are influencing the market, but the question of the mystery of human talent and the inscrutable fate of books still remain vital.

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«We wanted to look at this question and see whether social bonding between animals and humans was influenced by the type and content of the communication.»

Whether or not Inhofe is a real example of the phenomenon (and joking aside), I can only presume that human - influenced climate change will continue to be doubted for the same reasons that evolution is doubted and, indeed, for the same reason that some people still doubt the earth is round and goes around the sun.

The office of Senator James Inhofe, the Oklahoma Republican and ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released a report online today listing hundreds of scientists and links to peer - reviewed studies that it says challenge whether humans are dangerously influencing climate.

Of course, there are quite a few experts in climate science and policy who warn that debating whether the research pointing to a disruptive human climate influence is, or is not, settled is a complete distraction from the reality that the basics are not in dispute (more CO2 = warming world = rising seas and lots of changing climate patterns).

[ANDY REVKIN says: He was indeed expressing this view at the meeting, but got significant pushback from some participants, while others were clearly invited because they shared his skeptical views — mainly on the certainty of the conclusions, less on whether humans are exerting an influence on climate.

In 2002, the National Academy of Sciences published «Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises,» a valuable report examining whether and how the building human influence on the climate system might lead to disruptive jolts.

«Powell talked eloquently about the 100th meridian, and this concept of a boundary line has stayed with us down to the current day,» said Richard Seager of Columbia University's Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory, who led the study «We wanted to ask whether there really is such a divide, and whether it's influenced human settlement.»

You say «the question of whether this or that storm is caused by human activity overlooks the basic fact that at this point in history both natural and human influence are involved.»

«the question of whether this or that storm is caused by human activity overlooks the basic fact that at this point in history both natural and human influence are involved.

As Bobdroege says, with Trenberth, the question of whether this or that storm is caused by human activity overlooks the basic fact that at this point in history both natural and human influence are involved.

Since people's beliefs about evolution are influenced by their perceptions of scientific consensus, the total role of science knowledge in shaping a person's opinion likely operates indirectly through beliefs about scientific consensus as well as directly through beliefs about whether humans have evolved over time.

It will be particularly interesting to see whether Republican presidential candidate John McCain's greener stance on the issue, including his support for policies to limit human - induced climate change, influences rank - and - file Republicans over the coming months.

The issue is whether the benefit of doubt errs on the side of natural variability (as has been the case) or on the side of a human influence.

Any quotation from the report, especially of statements that some bad effect will increase without specifics of how much and whether there is human influence, should be checked against the full text.

Taking significance to be «statistically significant», it asks whether global temperature increase since the «pre-1800s» would have been less than that observed by a statistically significant amount absent human influence.

By your admission, your interest in the technology came before much of your «education on Global Warming;» and I think this reinforces the point many have brought out in this thread: Cars like the Volt are very much worthwhile regardless of whether or not humans are influencing climate change.

Actually, I'd say that knowing the pre-LIA temperature would tell you absolutely nothing about whether today's temperature has anything to do one way or the other with human influences.

He said: «Whether or not a flood occurs in any given year is still an act of God but with the help of thousands of volunteers we are beginning to see how human influence on climate may be starting to load God's dice.»