PPT-Global Climate Change:

Effects on Biodiversity Warren G Abrahamson Biology Department Bucknell University Threat Impacts of CO 2 CO 2 has increased 25 in 100 yrs Atmospheric CO 2 Ice Core CO. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change rising global temperatures will very likely increase the frequency and intensity of heat waves droughts and heavy rainfall events adversely affecting agriculture forests water resources indu What part do Church investments play?. Human-induced climate change. The earth’s atmosphere is warming at an alarming rate.. Overwhelming scientific consensus is that the cause is human activity – primarily burning of fossil fuels. . 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. . 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. . 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.. 17 January 2011. How and Why Does Climate Change?. Climate changes over a broad range of time scales. Years, decades, centuries, millennia. Many factors combine to affect climate. Variability of incoming solar radiation. BIO . 181. USDA-NIFA (ACIS). Climate Change. Climate change. . is . a change in the typical or average weather of a region or city. . Earth's . climate is the average of all the world's regional climates. 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.” RADM Jon White. Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy. Director, Task Force Climate Change. 31 January 2014. Climate Change . Arctic. 2. Our climate is changing … Our . w. orld is changing … Are we?. 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 . An Enormous Cloud of Air Pollutants and Ash from Mt. Pinatubo. June 1991: Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) exploded. Airborne pollutants, deaths, and damage. Affected climate temperature. James Hansen(NASA) cooled the temp of the earth by )0.5* over a 19.