PPT-Climate and Climate Change Records

Definitions Weather State of the atmosphere at a particular point in time Look outside Climate The accumulation of weather atmospheric state over a longer time period Look outside for a really long time and do statistics . … The Great Debate!. There are many . Sceptics. , and there are certainly many things to be sceptical of…. Climate Change Scepticism. …but . is . climate change. one of them? . Open a newspaper or simply switch on your T.V. and there is likely to be someone who is arguing that climate change is not worth worrying about.. Present, Past, and Future. Based on an article and graphics by. David . S. Chapman and Michael G. Davis,. . Department of . Geology and Geophysics,. . University of Utah. ,. Salt . Lake . City, Utah. Teresa . Myers. Center for Climate Change Communication. George . Mason University. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. .”. Identify your Audience. Global Warming’s Six Americas . Climate patterns & climate change. THE CHANGING CLIMATE. Climate involves more than just the atmosphere.. Climate may be broadly defined as the long-term behavior of global environmental system . Veerabhadran. (Ram) Ramanathan. . Solving the Climate Change Problem:. . . . Alliance Between Science, Religion & . Policy . In . P. ursuit of the Common Good. Microfossils. Pollen. Diatom. Macrofossils. Plants. Insects. Mollusca & . Ostracoda. & Foraminifera & . Coccolithophores. . Mammalia. Lab: Age Modeling: Radiocarbon. Discussion: NSF Grant Proposal Guide. Microfossils. Pollen. Diatom. Macrofossils. Plants. Insects. Mollusca & . Ostracoda. & Foraminifera & . Coccolithophores. . Mammalia. Lab: NSF Grant Writing. Discussion: NSF Grant Proposal Guide. 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. 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.. 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.” long-term weather patterns. for a particular area.. On Earth we have different climates depending on where you are. . Can you think of any  different climates?. 2. What is climate change?. Climate change. Climate. is what you expect, . Weather . is what you get!. Everyone has heard the phrase, but what does it actually mean?. Climate. Change . = The change in average conditions of a particular place over a long period of time. (We usually link ‘climate change’ to rising temperatures but this is . Kerry Emanuel. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT. This Evening’s Program. Overview . of climate and climate change. . Effect of global warming on extreme weather. Common Misperceptions about Climate and Climate Science.