'Global climate' presentation slideshows

WIND AND OCEAN CIRCULATION Continent/ Ocean contrasts Land/Sea Breeze Wind Circulation

WIND AND OCEAN CIRCULATION Continent/ Ocean contrasts Land/Sea Breeze Wind Circulation Ocean Currents. DIFFERENCES IN OCEANIC AND CONTINENTAL THERMAL PROPERTIES. Land heats & cools more rapidly than oceans . This is why:. Specific Heat.

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Climate change and zoonotic diseases

Climate change and zoonotic diseases. OEMAC Oct 5, 2010 Emily Jenkins, PhD, DVM, BSc University of Saskatchewan. Learning objectives. Have an understanding of the mechanisms by which climate change may alter the ecology of zoonotic diseases

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Introduction to System Dynamics

Introduction to System Dynamics. Tools for managing policy resistance and unintended consequences. System Dynamics?. Simulation-based Objectives Understand how problematic outcomes develop over time Evaluate policies for affecting those outcomes.

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Global Warming & Our Health

Global Warming & Our Health Ventura County Public Health A Division of the Ventura County Health Care Agency Daniel Jordan, PhD, ABPP History: Development of the Throw-Away Culture 1950s: History: Anti-Litter & Anti-Pollution Campaigns Begin

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Climate Change and the Caribbean the Case and the Responses

Climate Change and the Caribbean the Case and the Responses. Ian C King Project Officer Adapting to Climate Change in the Caribbean (ACCC) Project kingcpacc@sunbeach.net tel. (246) 417-4579. Overview. Is GCC really happening Why GCC is an issue for the Caribbean What have we been doing

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GLACIERS AND GLACIATION II

GLACIERS AND GLACIATION II. Topics. Glacial landforms Glacial sedimentation Permafrost Glacial lakes Glaciations and global climate. Terminal moraine. Courtesy Gerald Osborn. Other Glacial Landforms . Drumlins- Elongated hills of glacial till Point down-glacier Eskers

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GLACIERS AND GLACIATION II

GLACIERS AND GLACIATION II. Topics. Glacial landforms Glacial sedimentation Permafrost Glacial lakes Glaciations and global climate. Terminal moraine. Courtesy Gerald Osborn. Other Glacial Landforms . Drumlins- Elongated hills of glacial till Point down-glacier Eskers

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ECOLOGY = the study of the organisms and their environments.

Goal 5: Ecology. ECOLOGY = the study of the organisms and their environments. ROOTS: Ec = environment Logy = study of A = not Bio = life Carn = meat. The American Environment Test: Introduction Time: 02:00. The American Environment Test: What Happens To Garbage Time: 03:25

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GEO today: 90 Members 77 Participating Organizations

GEO 2014 Work Plan Symposium Opening Remarks Barbara J. Ryan Director, GEO Secretariat Geneva, Switzerland 28 April 2014. Created in 2005, to develop a coordinated and sustained Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to enhance decision making in nine Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs).

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The National Climate Assessment: Overview

The National Climate Assessment: Overview. Glynis C. Lough, Ph.D. National Climate Assessment US Global Change Research Program National Coordination Office http:// assessment.globalchange.gov December 17, 2013. US Global Change Research Program. Global Change Research Act (1990) Mandate:

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Fossil Fuel Impacts

Fossil Fuel Impacts. Global dependence on fossil fuels is not sustainable . Increasing Population, Affluence & Technology ?Increasing Global Energy Demand. Primary Energy. 86% of global primary energy consumption is fossil fuels. Fossil Fuel Uses . Fossil Fuels. Oil (Petroleum) Coal

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DFEHS Design for Environment, Health, and Safety

NSF/SRC Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing. DFEHS Design for Environment, Health, and Safety. Material contributions by Bob Duffin, Motorola Corp. ? 1999 Arizona Board of Regents for The University of Arizona. What is DFEHS?.

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11. Global Warming, Uncertainty, Irreversibility & LongTerm Policymaking (SPRING 2002)

11. Global Warming, Uncertainty, Irreversibility & LongTerm Policymaking (SPRING 2002) Larry D. Sanders Dept. of Ag Economics Oklahoma State University INTRODUCTION (ch. 10 Hackett) Purpose:

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Nick Dyer Environmental Economics October 15, 2003

Nick Dyer Environmental Economics October 15, 2003. History. The Rainforest Action Network was founded in 1985 and has worked to protect both the trees in the rainforest, and the inhabitants that dwell there.

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Cost of Climate Change

Cost of Climate Change. Climate Change Symposium Carolyn Sampson Minnesota Rural Electric Association. Minnesota Rural Electric Assoc. Our members 44 electric distribution and 6 generation and transmission cooperatives throughout rural and suburban Minnesota 1.8 million people

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BioFresh

Biodiversity of Freshwater Ecosystems: Status, Trends, Pressures, and Conservation Priorities FP7 Collaborative Project, large-scale integrating project. BioFresh. BioFresh general objectives.

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Network of Various Distributed Systems - System Structure

Network of Various Distributed Systems - System Structure. GTN-H. User. ?GTN-H Members?. Data ? CEOP Phase I (2002-2004), Phase II (2007-2011) data. ? GRDC. (Global Runoff Data Center). ? GPCC. (Global Precipitation Data Center). MPI. UCAR. UT. Model Output. Climate In-situ.

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