PPT-Climate Change and Extreme Weather

Kerry Emanuel Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences MIT This Evenings Program Overview of climate and climate change Effect of global warming on extreme weather Common Misperceptions about Climate and Climate Science. November 2014 – Part . 2 . Earlier and more abundant grass & tree pollen . Tree pollen is emerging roughly two weeks earlier in the spring in much of . N.A.. . Pollen counts are expected to more than double by 2040 . and Northern Bobwhites. : . The . State of . Our Knowledge. , Possible Outcomes, and . the Risk . of Ignorance. James A. Martin . Mississippi State University. Premise . No perturbation has received as much public and scientific attention. the Effects of Heat. Mona . Sarfaty. , MD MPH FAAFP. Director, Program on Climate and Health. Center for Climate Change Communication (4C). September 20, 2015. DECLARATIONS. I . Have No Commercial Interests . Key Concepts. Climate vs. Weather. What is . weather. ?. Conditions of the atmosphere over a . short. period of time (e.g. day-to-day).. Includes current temperature, rainfall, snow, wind, floods, etc.. for extreme weather events. Project overview . January 21, 2016. Funded By:. **Please mute your line to minimize any background noise or interruptions, and type any questions you have into the chat box.. 2015 VMC Annual Conference. “Insect eats it’s way across Vermont!”. Pear . thrips. defoliating sugar maple forests. Spring phenology monitoring. Forest songbirds. Distribution of amphibians and reptiles. Data Products & Services. Edson Nkonde. ‘The Last Mile’ . Saving lives, improving livelihoods and increasing resiliency with tailored weather information services for a changing climate . Livingstone, Zambia, 15-17 March, 2016. 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.. Edward P. Richards, JD, MPH. Director, Program in Law, Science, and Public Health. Clarence W. Edwards Professor of Law. LSU Law School. richards@lsu.edu. http://biotech.law.lsu.edu. http://sites.law.lsu.edu/coast. What does this mean for New England?. Ellen M. Douglas, PE, PhD. School for the Environment. University of Massachusetts, Boston. . 2017 Massachusetts Smart Growth Conference . May 18, 2017. Theoretically, records will always be broken, but the time between record events should increase.. Different statistical distributions that are used to more accurately describe the extremes of a distribution. Normal distributions don’t give suitable information in the tails of the distribution. Extreme value analysis is primarily concerned with modeling the low probability, high impact events well. Weather is the day to day condition of air at a particular place. .. Weather changes every day. . Changes in weather conditions give rise to seasons. In India we enjoy three seasons –summer, winter and monsoon. . DISCUSSIONS WITH RADIO JOURNALISTS & METEOROLOGISTS. MAINSTREAMING WEATHER AND CLIMATE IN RADIO. Introduction. Weather affects everyone and everything it its path, beginning with the clothes you put on to meet your day to the type of outdoor activities you choose to engage in. . Key Message #1. 4. Ch. 4 | Energy Supply, Delivery, and Demand. The Nation’s energy system is already affected by extreme weather events, and due to climate change, it is projected to be increasingly threatened by more frequent and longer-lasting...