PPT-What does global warming mean for VA?

Approximately 540 wildfires burned more than 45000 acres this year A 33 increase in extreme precipitation between 1948 and 2011 Richmond and Norfolk experienced the warmest January to July period in 2012 in almost 7 decades. Questioning the CAGW. *. theory. By Burt Rutan. Version 4.3, Jan 2011. This presentation can be downloaded at . http://rps3.com/. Or, Google “. burt. . rutan. climate change”. * . Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (global climate destruction caused by human emissions of greenhouse gasses). Many people consider that Global Warming is the greatest environmental threat of the 21. st. Century. . However, during the 80s and early 90s scientists argued about the causes and effects of global warming. . Methods to establish human influence. Climate observations. Climate modeling. Simulation of how climate will change. Run forward to make predictions of the future. Run backwards. Run without carbon dioxide increase. By Amanda Vang and Sydney Billington. What is Global. Warming?. Global warming is a when the earth’s temperature increases and it can change the earth’s climate permanently. Released greenhouse gases, increased amount of carbon dioxide, burning fossil fuels and human activities such as driving and cutting down trees and plants can cause global . – . its extent, and impact on the monsoon and marine productivity. Roxy M. K.. , K. Ritika, A. Modi, P. Terray, R. . Murtugudde. , . K. . . Ashok, B. . N. . Goswami, . S. Masson, . V. Valsala, . P. Swapna, . Liceo. . Scientifico. “G. . Galilei. ”. Pescara. S. 2012 – 2013. Nicoletta. . Corradi. 2^A. English Teacher: . Prof.ssa. . Miscia. Roberta. . “. Global Warming. ”. . is a word often studied at school, read in books or heard on TV… but what does the term mean exactly?. . . Physics Department Colloquium . UNC . Chapel Hill. . September 8, 2014. . William . Happer. Princeton University. Will Happer, Climate Scientist, 1982. Define the Problem. Gather the Evidence. Identify the Causes. Evaluate an Existing Policy. Develop Solutions. Select the Best Solution (Feasibility . vs. Effectiveness. ). PPA Steps. What do you think Global Warming is?. Mean also means “not nice”.. The opposite of nice is mean.. Things that we do or say can be mean.. This man is mean.. This man is mean to his wife.. Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net. .. Dr. Gene Fry . .. March 2019 . .. . Climate Changes without Humans. .. Climate has been changing for hundreds of millions of years (MY).. Mostly, it’. s been much warmer, with much higher CO. Global warming is a key threat to biodiversity but few researchers have assessed the magnitude2climates calculated changes in habitatnumerous uncertainties in this approach we undertook a sensitivity Coming ready or not!. Help!. NCAR Earth System Laboratory. NCAR is sponsored by NSF. Climate. The atmosphere is a “global commons.”. Air over one place is typically half way round the world a week later, as shown by manned balloon flights.. MacGoy. 2012. Introduction. Irregular Weather Patterns. Increasing Global Temperatures. Worsening Human Health?. Changing animal populations and changing animal behavior. People and Groups who agree that Global Warming Exists. Robert G. Strom, Professor Emeritus. Department of Planetary Sciences and Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. University of . Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. List of Presentations. Part 1 --- Summary of Global Warming.