| Ferenc L. Toth - 1998 - 164 pages
...and the economic and social dimensions of climate change. An important finding of this report is that the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate. Furthermore, if no counter measures are taken the mean global air temperature is projected to increase... | |
| G. O. Obasi, E. Dowdeswell - 1998 - 72 pages
...been toward lower variability. • The 1990 to mid-1995 persistent warm-phase of the El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (which causes droughts and floods in many...was unusual in the context of the last 120 years. 4. THE BALANCE OF EVIDENCE SUGGESTS A DISCERNIBLE HUMAN INFLUENCE ON GLOBAL CLIMATE Any human-induced... | |
| Peter H. Gleick - 1998 - 326 pages
...significant and "unlikely to be entirely natural in origin" (IPCC 1996a). The IPCC goes on to conclude, "The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." Many uncertainties remain. Future emissions of greenhouse gases and their longevity in the atmosphere... | |
| Andrew J. Hoffman - 1998 - 278 pages
...affecting climate on a global scale" (eg, through the enhanced greenhouse effect). According to the IPCC, "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." Manmade climate change will lead to shifts in atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns. This will... | |
| Aysel T. Atimtay, Douglas P. Harrison - 1998 - 432 pages
...they will lead to significant problems for the human race. Nonetheless the latest IPCC report says “The Balance of Evidence Suggests a Discernible Human Influence on Global Climate”. Following the Earth Summit in 1992 the World is taking climate change issues seriously. The United... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations - 1998 - 442 pages
...Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) examined this and other evidence. They have concluded that "The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.'' The IPCC scientists project that during our children's and grandchildren's lifetimes global wanning... | |
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