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Citizen’s Climate Lobby 2015 Great North Wind Country
Regional ConferenceNov 6-8, 2015
November, 2015
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The Science of Global WarmingWhat We Know Now…
John [email protected]
651-962-5766
School of Engineering University of St. Thomas
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Intergovernmental Panel ReportThe highlights of the recently released IPCC report…
Sea levels rising faster than previously thought.
Warming is unequivocal.
Each of the last three decades was warmer than prior decade, it is warmer than its been in 1400 years.
The poles are warming faster than other regions.
The ocean is becoming more acidic.
Glacier ice loss is widespread.
Decreased snow cover.
Some extreme weather (heat waves, regional droughts, heavy precipitation and flooding, intense hurricanes) have increased.
Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice.
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The Basics….
courtesy of Gary Warden
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The Basics…. Everyone Agrees….#CCLWind2015
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The Basics….
Solar radiation from the sun passes through the earth’s atmosphere.
Some light (infrared) is emitted back into space.
Greenhouse gases are able to trap infrared light.
This trapped light is sent back to earth, causing global warming.
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The Basics…. Greenhouse Gases
1. C.D. Keeling, R.B. Bacastow, A.E. Bainbridge, C.A. Ekdahl, P.R. Guenther, and L.S. Waterman, Atmospheric carbon dioxide variations at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, Tellus, vol. 28, 538-551, 1976.
2. NOAA 2008.
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The Basics…. Greenhouse Gases
This increase in CO2 is also accompanied by increases in other greenhouse gases.
•Methane is ~20 times more potent than CO2 over a 100 year period.
•Nitrous Oxide is 300 times more potent than CO2 over a 100 year period.
(IPCC 2007)
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The Basics…. What Is My Impact?Major sources of CO2 emission are from electrical usage and from transportation.
Electrical Sources:
• Coal is used to produce approximately 42% of U.S. electricity (33% of CO2 emissions).
• 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity from coal releases 2 pounds of CO2 gas.
• This is equivalent to 18 cubic feet of space.
Transportation Sources:
• Burning one gallon of gas releases 20 pounds of CO2 gas.
• This is equivalent to 173 cubic feet of space.
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But is the Earth Really Warming?Hottest Years on Record:
(Goddard Institute for Space Science, 2014)
1. 20142. 20103. 20054. 20075. 19986. 20027. 20138. 20039. 200910. 200611. 2012
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But is the Earth Really Warming?
May, 2015
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But is the Earth Really Warming?
November, 2015
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(IPCC, 2007)
But is the Earth Really Warming?
Temperature levels track closely with greenhouse gas levels.
(J Hansen, 2007)
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How are the temperatures known so far back in time?
But is the Earth Really Warming?
GISP2 Ice Core,
1837-1838 Meters
Ice cores are used to measure temperature by “proxy”. The type of Oxygen molecules (isotopes) is related to temperatures when the bubble formed. In addition, the trapped air allows scientists to determine the levels of greenhouse gases. Finally, radiometric dating of the gas gives the age. Thus, temperature levels, time, and greenhouse gases are linked.
Photograph courtesy of: Department of Geophysics, Niels Bohr Institute, Univ.
Copenhagen
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How Bad Will it Get?
(IPCC 2007)
K. Hayhoe
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Abraham
How Bad Will it Get?
(IPCC 2007)
K. Hayhoe
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How Bad Will it Get?
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How Bad Will it Get?#CCLWind2015
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How Bad Will it Get?#CCLWind2015
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How Bad Will it Get?#CCLWind2015
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What Do We Do Now?
May, 2015
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How Bad Will it Get?
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1980 Extent2005 Extent
Arctic Sea Ice Extent
Equivalent Area
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
2005 Arctic Ice
Equivalent Region
Gore, 2007
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2007 Extent
Arctic Sea Ice Extent
Equivalent Area
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
2007 Arctic Ice
Equivalent Region
Gore, 2007
Since then, we lost ice equal to Texas
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How Bad Will it Get?
There is a potential of dramatic ice loss. Moulins can drastically accelerate melting.
(Roger Braithwaite, University of Manchester)
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How Bad Will it Get?
Moulin on an ice sheet (Courtesy of NASA)
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How Bad Will it Get?
Images courtesy of Ted Scambos,
(National Snow and Ice Data Center.) Robert Rohde
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How Bad Will it Get?
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Adamello Mandron Glacier, AlpsSociety for Ecological Research, Munich
Robert Rohde
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Adamello Mandron Glacier, AlpsSociety for Ecological Research, Munich
Robert Rohde
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How Bad Will it Get?Land-based ice losses…
(J. Hansen, 2007)
(Alpine Glacier, 1990 court. Munich Society for Environmental Research)
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How Bad Will it Get?Land-based ice losses…
(Portage Glacier, 1914 and 2004)
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How Bad Will it Get?
November, 2015
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How Bad Will it Get?
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How Bad Will it Get?
How much will ocean levels rise if:
Greenland melts….. 7 meters (23 feet)
West Antarctica melts….. 5 meters (17 feet)
All of Antarctica melts….. 83 meters (270 feet)
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How Bad Will it Get?
Climate change will also lead to…..
• Lower crop yields, particularly in regions populated by subsistence farmers.
• Ocean acidification
• Redistribution of water (less in some areas, more in others).
• Increase of “extreme” weather events. (100-years floods occuring frequently).
• Potential increase of hurricanes (jury still out…) but increase in Atlantic
• Increase of invasive species.
• Migration of flora.
• Widespread extinctions.
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What Do We Do Now?
(J. Hansen, 2007)
The way forward is multi-pathed.(Pacala and Socolow, 2004)
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Abraham
What Do We Do Now?
1. Talk to your representatives.
- Ask for increased car-fuel standards
- Ask for limits to carbon dioxide emissions
- Make sure they know this is important
2. Talk to your friends
- Most people are confused by multiple media sources
3. Reduce home electrical usage, purchase renewable if possible
4. Reduce transportation emissions
5. Contact me if you have any questions about the science.
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Change is possible
K. Hayhoe
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Scientists know that we are changing the climate, we’ve known for more
than 150 years…
We can solve this problem today, with
today’s technology…
We can help the environment, create
jobs, generate energy, and improve national
security…
There is a cost to delayed action…