GEOG 2030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Food Security, Adaptive Capacity
9 May 2016
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The evidence: atmosphere land and oceans; potential effects. Video one evidence: atmosphere, oceans and land. All societies cause transformation -> degree and relative permanence differs. Evidence of the kinds of transformations our society has caused. Gain an understanding of how the earth is changing. Be able to use examples of change that are actually occurring. International organization consisting of scientists from around the world who review the latest science in order to deliver information about climate change to decision-maker. Doesn"t fund the science/do the research itself. Three working groups: wg1 :physical science, wg 2: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability, wg3: mitigation. Fifth assessment report released late 2013, early 2014. Explaining potential data pitfalls: trends in the context of variability (eg 1998-2012 warmed . Gmst increased 0. 85c from 1880-2012: note: some areas have seen no increase, some has seen a lot higher than others. Precipitation over mid-latitude land area in the north has increased.
