PPT-Global Climate Change Learning Objectives

To understand the evidence for and against global climate change World and UK temperatures for the last 100 and 1000 years To know the causes of global warming To know the consequences of global climate change social economic environmental and political consequences of global climate change and how they change the way we live . When you complete this module, you will be able to. Explain natural causes of global climate change.. Trace the flow of carbon through the carbon cycle.. Explain the natural and human-related processes that cause increases and decreases in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.. @ 21. : Africa’s expectations to and from Paris 2015. Prof Godwell Nhamo (PhD) - Unisa. Ms . Uyo. . Salifu. . - Institute for Security Studies. Problem statement. The 21st birthday brings along significant landmarks. . Created and presented by Brandi graham. What is global warming and why is it happening? . Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth's climate. resources of the western U.S.. Dennis P. Lettenmaier. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of Washington. University of . Texas Austin. Center for Integrated Earth System Science Seminar Series. Climate change. Climate change can be discussed in short, medium and long timescales. . Short-term (recent) climate change is on a timescale of decades, an example would be global warming. . The medium-term (historical) timescale covers changes over the last few thousand years.. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Linkages between forests and carbon. The role of forests in climate mitigation and . a. daptation . Introduce the basic elements of the forest carbon cycle. An Introduction to the Larger Context. Impacts of climate change on forests. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Is it getting worse?. Are Humans causing it?. Is Time running out?. Is there anything that should be done?. Is the “standard model” the only option?. Climate change?. . “Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge.” Enrico Fermi 1938.. Climate Matters in the Newsroom Josh Murphy Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) George Mason University Overview Our Mission (4C) “ We develop and apply social science insights to help society make informed decisions that will stabilize the Earth’s life-sustaining climate, and prevent further harm from climate change.” A Report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology & Global Climate Change HOLOY & GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANaddressing a multifaceted phenomenon and set of cha Kerry Emanuel. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT. Common Misperceptions about Climate and Climate Science. Earth’s climate is inherently . s. table. Climate science is very young . Scientific Basis for Human Induced Climate Change. Jagadish Shukla. Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences (AOES),. George Mason University (GMU). Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA). Kerry Emanuel. Lorenz Center. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT. Web: emanuel.mit.edu. Summary of Main Points:. Earth’s climate is . stable within certain limits, but sensitive to change in forcing within those limits..