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A global conversation

A global conversation. Touching on evidence of climate change. Global surface temperatures for five datasets. Adjusted to remove variation due to: El Niño/La Niña Volcanic particulates Solar irradiance.

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A global conversation

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  1. A global conversation

  2. Touching on evidence of climate change

  3. Global surface temperatures for five datasets • Adjusted to remove variation due to: • El Niño/La Niña • Volcanic particulates • Solar irradiance Foster, 2011. Global temperature evolution 1979–2010. Environ. Res. Lett. 6 (2011) 044022

  4. Northern hemisphere temperatures since Year 200 AD, showing how unusual is this rate of warming Mann et al, 2008. Proxy-based reconstructions of hemispheric and global surface temperature variations over the past two millennia. PNAS 105;13252, doi10.1073pnas.0805721105

  5. Upper ocean heat content http://oceans.pmel.noaa.gov/ Based on Lyman et al., 2010. Robust warming of the global upper ocean, Nature Vol 465, 20 May 2010, doi:10.1038/nature09043

  6. Many glaciers are melting South Cascade Glacier in the state of Washington. Photo by Andrew Fountain. From Understanding and Responding to Climate Change, National Academy of Sciences, 2008

  7. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/indicators/pdfs/CI-snow-and-ice.pdfhttp://www.epa.gov/climatechange/indicators/pdfs/CI-snow-and-ice.pdf

  8. Ocean CO2 NASA

  9. Sea level trends from NASA http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OceanCooling/page5.php

  10. Peer-reviewed science overwhelmingly indicates that: • Climate is changing globally • This change is primarily (but not exclusively) due to greenhouse gases, especially CO2

  11. Frost is more likely on… Clear night Cloudy night http://jenklee.com/index.php?/clear-night/ http://arambhusal.sulekha.com/albums/bydate/2008-05-15/slideshow/149496.htm

  12. Insurance companies

  13. Green color=low carbon output per ton of food produced Solutions for a cultivated planet. Nature 20 Oct 2011

  14. What do climate models project for Kentucky? http://www.climatewizard.org/

  15. Projection for 2080: Change in temperature (Dec-Feb)

  16. Projection for 2080: Change in temperature (March-May)

  17. Projection for 2080: Change in temperature (June-August)

  18. Projection for 2080: Change in precipitation (Dec-Feb)

  19. Projection for 2080: Change in precipitation (March-May)

  20. Projection for 2080: Change in precipitation (June-August)

  21. Projection for 2080: Change in temperature (June-August)

  22. Projection for 2080: Change in precipitation (June-August)

  23. Effects of climate change on Kentucky agriculture

  24. Impact of climate trends on corn production, 1980-2008 Climate Trends and Global Crop Production Since 1980, Science 333:616, 2011

  25. Impact of climate trends on soybean production, 1980-2008 Climate Trends and Global Crop Production Since 1980, Science 333:616, 2011

  26. Impact of climate trends on wheat production, 1980-2008 Climate Trends and Global Crop Production Since 1980, Science 333:616, 2011

  27. Published by The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, 2011

  28. Forages • C4 grasses will increase • Yield and quality may be similar

  29. Areas suitable for premium wine production Purdue Climate Change Center, 2008

  30. New crop/market opportunities? http://www.extension.org/pages/18358/introduction-to-high-tunnels

  31. Pests and disease will likely increase Purdue Climate Change Center, 2008

  32. What changes in nitrogen fertilization will occur? USDA GHG Inventory, 1990-2008 (published in June, 2011)

  33. What changes in animal production should we prepare for? http://www.sswm.info/category/implementation-tools/wastewater-treatment/hardware/site-storage-and-treatments/anaerobic-di

  34. “Chance favors only the prepared mind” Quote of Louis Pasteur SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 1 : 66 | DOI: 10.1038/srep00066

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