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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Climate Warming | | | |  Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Causes of global warmingThe climate system varies both through natural, "internal" processes as well as in response to variations in external "forcing" from both human and non-human causes, including changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun (Milankovitch cycles), solar activity, and volcanic emissions as well as greenhouse gases. (See Climate change for further discussion of these forcing processes.) Climatologists accept that the earth has warmed recently. The cause or cause ...
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Causes of global warming The climate system varies both through natural, "internal" processes as well as in response to variations in external "forcing" from both human and non-human causes, including changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun (Milankovitch cycles), solar activity, and volcanic emissions as well as greenhouse gases. Climatologists accept that the earth has warmed recently but the cause or causes of this change is somewhat more controversial, especially outside the scientific community.
Atmospheric scientists know that adding carbon dioxide ( ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Causes of global warming |
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Main article: Ozone depletion
Although they are often interlinked in the popular press, the connection between global warming and ozone depletion is not strong. There are four areas of linkage:
Global warming from carbon dioxide radiative forcing is expected (perhaps somewhat surprisingly) to cool the stratosphere. This, in turn, would lead to a relative increase in ozone depletion and the frequency of ozone holes.
Conversely, ozone depletion represents a radia ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Issues |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Effects The predicted effects of global warming are many and various, both for the environment and for human life. The primary effect of global warming is increasing carbon dioxide and increasing global average surface temperature. From this flow a variety of secondary effects, including sea level rise, impacts on agriculture, reductions in the ozone layer (see below), increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, and the spread of disease. In some cases, the effects may already be being experienced, although it is impossible to attri ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Effects |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Effects The predicted effects of global warming are many and various, both for the environment and for human life. The primary effect of global warming is increasing carbon dioxide and increasing global average surface temperature. From this flow a variety of secondary effects, including sea level rise, impacts on agriculture, reductions in the ozone layer (see above), increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, and the spread of disease. In some cases, the effects may already be being experienced, although it is impossible to attri ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Effects |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Overview Terminology
'Global warming' is a specific case of the more general term 'climate change' (which can also refer to cooling, such as in Ice ages). Furthermore, the term is in principle neutral as to the causes, but in common usage, 'global warming' generally implies a human influence. Note, however, that the UNFCCC uses 'climate change' for human caused change and 'climate variability' for non-human caused change [3]. Some organizations use the term 'anthropogenic climate change' for human induced changes.< ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Impact on Glaciers, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Overview |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Causes of global warming Main articles: attribution of recent climate change and scientific opinion on climate change
The climate system varies both through natural, "internal" processes as well as in response to variations in external "forcing" from both human and non-human causes, including changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun (Milankovitch cycles), solar activity, and volcanic emissions as well as greenhouse gases. Climatologists accept that the earth has warmed recently but the cause or causes of this change is somewhat more ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Impact on Glaciers, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Causes of global warming |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming "Mitigation of global warming" covers all actions aimed at reducing the extent or likelihood of global warming. The world's primary international agreement on combating climate change is the Kyoto Protocol. Various other strategies include development of new technologies, wind power, nuclear power, renewable energy, biodiesel, electric cars (and hybrids), and fuel cells, Energy conservation, carbon taxes and carbon sequestration schemes.
Adaptation stategies accept some warming a ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Impact on Glaciers, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Warming of the Earth Relative to 1860-1900 the global (land and sea) temperature has increased by 0.75 °C. Temperatures in the lower troposphere have increased between 0.12 and 0.22 °C per decade since 1979. Over the past one or two thousand years before 1850, world temperature is believed to have been relatively stable, with various (possibly local) fluctuations, such as the Medieval Warm Period or the Little Ice Age.
The length of time over which one is interested in change may vary according to the focus of the user of the term and the data ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Warming of the Earth |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Issues
Main article: Ozone depletion
Although they are often interlinked in the popular press, the connection between global warming and ozone depletion is not strong. There are four areas of linkage:
Global warming from carbon dioxide radiative forcing is expected (perhaps somewhat surprisingly) to cool the stratosphere. This, in turn, would lead to a relative increase in ozone depletion and the frequency of ozone holes.
Conversely, ozone depletion represents a radia ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Impact on Glaciers, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Issues |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Effects The predicted effects of global warming are many and various, both for the environment and for human life. The primary effect of global warming is increasing carbon dioxide and increasing global average surface temperature. From this flow a variety of secondary effects, including sea level rise, impacts on agriculture, reductions in the ozone layer (see above), increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, and the spread of disease. In some cases, the effects may already be being experienced, although it is impossible to attri ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Impact on Glaciers, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Effects |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Public controversy
Main article: Global warming controversy
There is an an ongoing dispute about what effect humans have on the global climate and what policies should be followed to mitigate any current detrimental effects, and prevent future detrimental effects. Although not fully settled, the current consensus from the official scientific communities on climate change is that recent warming is largely human-caused.
According to the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC, most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is 66% to 90% certain to have been due to radiative for ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Impact on Glaciers, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Public controversy |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Mitigation of global warming - Mitigating the effects of global warming Mitigation of the effects of global warming (often referred to as "adaptation" in climate change circles) focusses on defending against rising sea levels through better flood defences and by changing patterns of land use (avoiding more vulnerable areas for housing). It also involves adapting urban areas to increasingly severe storms by increasing rainwater storage (domestic water butts, unpaved gardens etc) and increasing the capacity of stormwater systems (and also separating ...
See also:Mitigation of global warming, Mitigation of global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Mitigation of global warming - Encouraging technology and use changes, Mitigation of global warming - Carbon emissions trading, Mitigation of global warming - Carbon tax, Mitigation of global warming - Legal action, Mitigation of global warming - In developing countries, Mitigation of global warming - Technology, Mitigation of global warming - Electricity generation, Mitigation of global warming - Energy efficiency, Mitigation of global warming - Transport, Mitigation of global warming - Other, Mitigation of global warming - Personal Choices, Mitigation of global warming - Mitigating the effects of global warming Read more here: » Mitigation of global warming: Encyclopedia II - Mitigation of global warming - Mitigating the effects of global warming |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Warming of the Earth Relative to 1860-1900 the global (land and sea) temperature has increased by 0.75 °C. Temperatures in the lower troposphere have increased between 0.12 and 0.22 °C per decade since 1979. Over the past one or two thousand years before 1850, world temperature is believed to have been relatively stable, with various (possibly local) fluctuations, such as the Medieval Warm Period or the Little Ice Age.
Based on estimates by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2005 was the warmest year since reliable wide-spread instrum ...
See also:Global warming, Global warming - Overview, Global warming - Warming of the Earth, Global warming - Causes of global warming, Global warming - Greenhouse gas emissions, Global warming - Alternative theories, Global warming - Climate models, Global warming - Issues, Global warming - Public controversy, Global warming - Effects, Global warming - Effects on ecosystems, Global warming - Impact on Glaciers, Global warming - Destabilisation of ocean currents, Global warming - Environmental refugees, Global warming - Spread of disease, Global warming - Financial effects, Global warming - Possible beneficial effects, Global warming - Mitigating and adapting to global warming Read more here: » Global warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming - Warming of the Earth |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Economics of global warming - Costs of business-as-usual
Economics of global warming - Non-economic costs.
Tricky question of environment's intrinsic value
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See also:Economics of global warming, Economics of global warming - Mitigation, Economics of global warming - Cost estimates, Economics of global warming - Benefits, Economics of global warming - Costs of business-as-usual, Economics of global warming - Non-economic costs, Economics of global warming - Optimal strategies for mitigation, Economics of global warming - Distribution, Economics of global warming - Inter-relationships, Economics of global warming - Between gases, Economics of global warming - Between countries, Economics of global warming - Gradual change vs climate surprises Read more here: » Economics of global warming: Encyclopedia II - Economics of global warming - Costs of business-as-usual |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming and agriculture - Background
Global warming and agriculture - Assessment: global vs local.
Despite technological advances, such as improved varieties, genetically modified organisms, and irrigation systems, weather is still a key factor in agricultural productivity, as well as soil properties and natural communities. The effect of climate on agriculture is related to variabilities in local climates rather than in global climate patterns. Consequently, agronomists consider an ...
See also:Global warming and agriculture, Global warming and agriculture - Background, Global warming and agriculture - Assessment: global vs local, Global warming and agriculture - IPCC, Global warming and agriculture - Shortage in grain production, Global warming and agriculture - Increases in agricultural production, Global warming and agriculture - Models and scenarios used to estimate global climate change consequences, Global warming and agriculture - Other types of biological models, Global warming and agriculture - Consequences of potential global climate changes on agricultural production, Global warming and agriculture - Temperature potential effect on growing period, Global warming and agriculture - Potential effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on yield, Global warming and agriculture - Effect on quality, Global warming and agriculture - Global warming and water distribution, Global warming and agriculture - Potential effects of global climate change on pests diseases and weeds, Global warming and agriculture - Ozone and UV-B, Global warming and agriculture - Conclusions Read more here: » Global warming and agriculture: Encyclopedia II - Global warming and agriculture - Background |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Global warming and agriculture - Conclusions In the long run, the climatic change could affect agriculture in several ways :
productivity, in terms of quantity and quality of crops
agricultural practices, through changes of water use (irrigation) and agricultural inputs such as herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers
environmental effects, in particular in relation of frequency and intensity of soil drainage (leading to nitrogen leaching), soil erosion, reduction of crop diversity
rural space, through the loss of previously cultivated lands, land s ...
See also:Global warming and agriculture, Global warming and agriculture - Background, Global warming and agriculture - Assessment: global vs local, Global warming and agriculture - IPCC, Global warming and agriculture - Shortage in grain production, Global warming and agriculture - Increases in agricultural production, Global warming and agriculture - Models and scenarios used to estimate global climate change consequences, Global warming and agriculture - Other types of biological models, Global warming and agriculture - Consequences of potential global climate changes on agricultural production, Global warming and agriculture - Temperature potential effect on growing period, Global warming and agriculture - Potential effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on yield, Global warming and agriculture - Effect on quality, Global warming and agriculture - Global warming and water distribution, Global warming and agriculture - Potential effects of global climate change on pests diseases and weeds, Global warming and agriculture - Ozone and UV-B, Global warming and agriculture - Conclusions Read more here: » Global warming and agriculture: Encyclopedia II - Global warming and agriculture - Conclusions |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Economics of global warming - Mitigation The estimated costs of mitigating global warming (i.e. reducing it - it cannot be prevented) depend on a number of factors. One fundamental factor is the target level of atmospheric carbon dioxide: the lower the level, the sooner action must be taken. The sooner action must be taken, the shorter the period over which costs must be spread, and the higher the absolute costs, as cheaper technologies which could be used are not yet available. A common target level (eg assumed by the United Kingdom) is 550ppm (current ...
See also:Economics of global warming, Economics of global warming - Mitigation, Economics of global warming - Cost estimates, Economics of global warming - Benefits, Economics of global warming - Costs of business-as-usual, Economics of global warming - Non-economic costs, Economics of global warming - Optimal strategies for mitigation, Economics of global warming - Distribution, Economics of global warming - Inter-relationships, Economics of global warming - Between gases, Economics of global warming - Between countries, Economics of global warming - Gradual change vs climate surprises Read more here: » Economics of global warming: Encyclopedia II - Economics of global warming - Mitigation |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Economics of global warming - Distribution The costs and benefits of global warming are distributed quite unequally.
low-lying countries' risk of floods
many countries subject to increased drought are poor African countries
ability of poor countries to mitigate / adapt (margin)
GW increases variability of weather, which implies greater capital requirements for water storage systems, flood defenses, etc as well as individual requirem ...
See also:Economics of global warming, Economics of global warming - Mitigation, Economics of global warming - Cost estimates, Economics of global warming - Benefits, Economics of global warming - Costs of business-as-usual, Economics of global warming - Non-economic costs, Economics of global warming - Optimal strategies for mitigation, Economics of global warming - Distribution, Economics of global warming - Inter-relationships, Economics of global warming - Between gases, Economics of global warming - Between countries, Economics of global warming - Gradual change vs climate surprises Read more here: » Economics of global warming: Encyclopedia II - Economics of global warming - Distribution |
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| | | | | Climate Warming: Encyclopedia II - Economics of global warming - Optimal strategies for mitigation Financial and technological strategies can have a major impact on reaching a particular target atmospheric CO2 concentration.
Carbon tax
emissions cap-and-trade
regulation
nuclear power
"no regrets" policies - notably reducing fossil fuel subsidies, which is predicted to increase growth whilst reducing CO2 emissions. Article 2 of the Kyoto Protocol specifies a progressive removal of ...
See also:Economics of global warming, Economics of global warming - Mitigation, Economics of global warming - Cost estimates, Economics of global warming - Benefits, Economics of global warming - Costs of business-as-usual, Economics of global warming - Non-economic costs, Economics of global warming - Optimal strategies for mitigation, Economics of global warming - Distribution, Economics of global warming - Inter-relationships, Economics of global warming - Between gases, Economics of global warming - Between countries, Economics of global warming - Gradual change vs climate surprises Read more here: » Economics of global warming: Encyclopedia II - Economics of global warming - Optimal strategies for mitigation |
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