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Raise kids to not be ashamed of habits that supposedly only specific genders should have.
And yeah, as pessimistic as it is, as long as humanity thrives there will never be ideal equality.
Heck, just saying that kinda gets the idea of some awkward utopian world.
I'll give you that, we've made progress in noticeable ways.
Women can vote, women can drive, women can have jobs that were once only for men.
The world as a whole is pretty crappy, and obviously not just towards women, but the whole situation certainly isn't all good for men either.
Well, maybe politicians to an extent...those guys seem pretty well off.
The thing I am talking about is grandeur. If you don't treat men and woman as equal, you have just "explained away" the actual possibility that there might be a problem and that people can solve it.
I hope you don't feel like I am hijacking your thread to much by my posts, I guess one in every 20ish people who opens the tread reads one of them.
The idea of "revolution against the establishment" ended when woman got voting rights (see, one another "stop reading this" sentence, right? Why bother thinking about what revolution means when we can be smug and superior, by prejudice? Revolution means replacement of the government. Just pointing that out.). Its sad that people just use the "culture" argument towards things like rape. Rape is a crime. In the US it even gets your branded for life. However as a guy, my right to find that detail inhumane is pretty much forfeit, right?
Let me set one fact straight: I will take a long deep thought before I vote for a politician who doesn't give me full say on a topic. Full say means 100% right to decide what I think is right on my own and the ability to stand for it in public. I pretty much knew, that I was walking out onto the thin ice, by even expressing an opinion here. I can't possibly vote for feminists that do not grant my word full weight. The "you can't know, cause you are a guy" does not deserve any support. I am sorry.
Everybody just makes rape into one issue with wage gaps and woman's right to choose as well as contraception and you also lost my vote in the process. Now tell me that isn't holding society back.
That's why we need a definite distinction between vocal and violent opposition to female rights and rape, sexual abuse of minors, domestic abuse and the protection of pregnant woman, or the hiring gap. It's not a blanket issue. If I am not for hiring quotas (this is an example, I think quotas could be worth exploring, probably to be lifted after a number of decades), I am not automatically part of a culture, that commits honor killings, or beats woman. It's not "male culture", that needs to be shut down and no I am not responsible for rape, if I don't vote women who deliberately make this into a gender war issue, when such a thing does not exist, into office.
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Stay frosty.
I can understand frustration from the, "You can't know, because you're a guy." argument, but I'm not sure if there are any good ways to "know" except maybe compare similar situations.
I'm not sure how to comment on the idea that a man that understands that rape is inhumane doesn't matter.
On an individual basis it's a great thing to recognize that it's a horrible thing to do and to not do it or support anyone who does.
It's just that so many men, and yes, even WOMEN don't fully understand this simple fact, even in the USA.
I've seen news stories of rape victims and their family scared out of town because they dared to try to get justice against the popular people that committed the crime, women obviously helping with the harassment.
So even though it is mostly men committing these crimes, both men and women have been known to just make it worse with their attitudes towards the victims.
See I can do it to, call basically everyone who dares to speak against what I say a rapist. I actually am not meaning what I said before. The only thing I am saying is that people, all of them are equal and we as individuals need to let go of short-term instinctual (or learned reflex) selfishness. Otherwise we only circle on the spot. I don't see how I could make an example here that is better than this conversation. This is not about the emotional feeling of victory, we get when we shut some idiot up (we are getting pretty close to the hostile community story again). This is about making everyone talk and listen.
I know this sounds so much as if I am trying to make this about me, that it's cringe-worthy. In a way it might just be... Still that I wrote this post just now comes from the fact that I was just browsing the DeadSpin blog, just to find an article on a rape followed suicide. It's disillusioning.
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Stay frosty.
For sure there are men who don't vocalize molestation and rape, but let's think logically. Men are just not raped as much as women. Not even close. Most women do not partake in rape because 1.) We are, in most cases, not physically capable. 2.) We're not interested in it. You don't need an abundance of statistics to know this is a fact. Just exist with an open-mind and you will gradually come to agree.
I am NOT saying that women don't and have not sexually assaulted.
Nor am I biased towards women. Rape is horrendous to every individual it affects, regardless of gender. But don't suggest that the percentage of men is even close to the percentage of women. It's not.
People who try to suggest such opposition and ideas typically hate the fact that their own gender is responsible for more of <insert crime here>, so they try to equalize the scale by deluding themselves with false/illogical/irrelevant comparisons. This applies to both men and women. I am against this type of misinformation because it's not factual, and essentially a lie, it's regressive, and it facilitates the misinformed's loathing. I'm sure there are other negatives that I have not mentioned.
Expanding further, I don't believe in making shit up just so we can make ourselves feel better. More women are raped than men. More men commit crimes than women. Women are physically weaker than men. Women have periods every month. All of these statements are facts. Don't cover it up with delusions. Acknowledge them and either create coping mechanisms to accept them or discover means to repair and prevent. To be honest, every statement I posted negatively affects women more than men, yet I don't hate men and I don't try to delude myself with lies so I can be equal where I'll never be equal.
Lastly, if every single person who has been raped was comfortable enough to seek a rape shelter, the number of women would still be overwhelmingly skewed. Therefore, "there's a reason rape and violence shelters rarely need to offer their services to men" is still accurate.
Moreover, do you even know that person in that image you posted? Or did you steal someone's image because it accurately represented your emotions?
It's true, men and women will never be fully equal in all regards, and I'm okay with that. But the areas men and women CAN be equal, in logical regards, we should be.
I also agree that men face sexism and both men and women create and facilitate injustices. There's no question there and I don't believe anyone has denied that. Granted, I haven't read every single post, so forgive me if I overlooked such comments.
Men and women are not equal at all They should have equal rights, every human being deserves the same rights. The right to do whatever they please as long as it is not harming another individual or another individuals property. Genetically they are two very different creatures and need to be treated as such.
Yes, everyone deserves equal civil rights. And yes, men and women are different and should be treated accordingly in some aspects, but we're not completely different. After being apart of many male-dominated forums and other social settings, and having two brothers, I believe men and women are generally the same with some differences apart from the physical. We all experience the same or similar emotions. We just may have slightly different ways of approaching and responding to certain situations, which I feel is learned rather than biological. And our interests, in terms of both social/relationship desires and material desires, are generally the same with slight differences.
Also, as a reply to previous posts, I feel men and women should raise their children with a little bit of both gender's treatment. We need not baby our children too much, but we also need to teach them that they can vent, verbally express their emotions, and rely on others. It's also okay to buy your daughter boy toys and clothes if she wants them and vice versa. Men and women are different, but we don't need to intentionally segregate each other when it's not necessary.
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How did we get from sexist comments on the internet to harassment of rape victims? Prior to anyone discussing rape, I made the point that if your complaint is that lustful men want to have sex with you, then you accomplish nothing by assuming that 100% of men want to have sex with you. It elevates your perspective of the problem because whether they are married or gay, you are going to hate men for (supposedly) being sexually attracted to you.
Feminism is about political change. Of COURSE rape should be illegal everywhere. Of COURSE cutting-up womens' bodies with knives should be illegal everywhere. But I was discussing sexist comments on the internet. Rape and cutting-up people's bodies are ALREADY illegal, and criminals face SERIOUS punishment. I feel that by equating serious extreme crimes human rights violations with sexist comments on the internet, you are not acknowledging the source of the problem which is that young people are taught that females are inferior. I was NOT discussing rape. I was discussing sexism. And my primary focus was sexism on the internet, because it is something that I identify as an issue. My point was that assuming that everyone wants to have sex with you is NOT going to solve the angst against people treating women as inferior, or men being lustful towards women.
Calling every five-year old boy who discriminates against girls a "rapist condoner" is hypocritically sexist. Yes people should be taught good manners. Manners are important! And yes seeing females as inferior is at the root of the problem. But making men inferior by telling every guy with poor manners that he is a rapist is just spreading hate and hypocritically belittling the other gender.
Having a thick skin towards sexism on the internet is not synonymous with feminism, and in my previous posts, nobody had been discussing rape. If you want to have a discussion about foreign policy on gender equality then go ahead. But don't go up to everyone you meet and tell them they want to have sex with you and are therefore evil. I grew-up in a religion where lust was the pinnacle of all evil, and humans were supposedly controlled by evil supernatural demons who wanted people to have sex. I don't need any more of that superstitious demonization bullshit.
I read what all of you have said and agree with most of everyone's points even though they are disagreeing with each other, everyone is bringing-up important data. But I notice that whenever someone on the internet stands-up for equality between genders, they are IMMEDIATELY shunned by males AND females alike for being a horny "white-knight". How hypocritical to shun pro-feminists in the name of feminism. You think it's only females who get trashtalked? Interesting experiment: Go to the forum/VoIP/IRC you get trolled on for being a girl, hide your gender, and then see how many people STILL trashtalk you.
I.M.H.O. the solution to sexism on the internet is to use good manners. Of course guys will call me a ****ing white knight, but when the people I'm being polite towards also call me a lustful white knight who wants to get in their pants, then they are fantasizing their own world of gender-inequalities.


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I see your point BigBear. I've been through some of the same. Being a hunter and an outdoorsman, I tend to view myself as just another predator. When criticized for being a hunter, I'm baffled. All of my ancestors as far back as I can find were hunters, yet the typical anti-hunter thinks that it's ok for a coyote to hunt because it's natural for them, but not for me. I've been camping with those are into the "take only pictures" philosophy and frankly it baffles me. I tend to eat the mushrooms and berries and herbs. If I try to identify a plant, I pick a leaf and crush it to smell it. The idea of not leaving the path and not picking anything is absurd to me... I view myself as part of the rest of nature, not above it. I believe my responsibility is to treat everything and everyone with respect.
And although I agree with both of you in theory, if you were to come across a number of carcasses with only the antlers removed, I think you both would be wishing for a little stewardship, maybe even a bit of government interference.
:roll:Comparing humans to beaver? Are you kidding? And yeah, There's beaver dens within 100 yards from my back door. I watch them from my tree stand, where I can also see my bee hives. Very entertaining, but distructive? That's Like comparing apples and ....... a light bulb. Leave the beaver alone. They can't respond to such acusations :).......Although there was the year we lost over fifty oaks due to flooding.......but hey, we had fire wood for two years. thomas

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Bringing her baby home after a long day of learning, Jennifer Garner picked up daughter Violet Affleck from school today (December 20) in Brentwood, CA.
The "Dallas Buyers Club" babe was cute in a green shirt and blue skinny jeans, as Violet walked beside her mommy, wearing glasses, a brown blouse and blue and green skirt, holding her pretty pink coat.
Going out in the chilly pre-Christmas air, Jennifer Garner took her kids, Seraphina and Samuel Affleck for breakfast in Brentwood, CA on Tuesday (December 10).
The "Dallas Buyers Club" beauty was cute, wearing a blue button down and khaki jacket, sporting a pair of black skinnies. She also dressed her lovely children in pink and blue.
Showing some love to his little ladies, Ben Affleck took Violet and Seraphina to Disneyland in Anaheim, California on Sunday afternoon (December 1).
The "Good Will Hunting" hunk played the doting daddy quite well as he enjoyed a little bumper car action with his Mickey Mouse ear-wearing girls.
Enjoying a little bit of mother-daughter time in Santa Monica, Jennifer Garner took her daughter Violet shopping on Saturday (November 30).
The pair walked the streets and stores in casual attire, Jenn in a denim button down and black pants, and Violet wearing a cute purple jacket, matching her mom's pants, and holding her hand as they went.
Making the most of the free time in his schedule, Ben Affleck spent quality time with his daughters Violet and Seraphina in Pacific Palisades on Sunday (November 24).
With the upcoming superhero flick "Batman vs. Superman" in its pre-production stage, Ben Affleck reveals his excitement to play the Dark Knight during an interview with Al Norton and 411Mania.com.
During his chat, the 41-year-old actor discussed the film and revealed why he snagged the role.
Getting in some one on one time with her oldest, Jennifer Garner and Violet ran errands in Brentwood, CA on Saturday (September 28).
Casually dressed, the mother-daughter duo held hands as they made their way through the parking lot and past photographers as they headed to one of their stops.
Spending some quality time with her growing daughter, Jennifer Garner and Violet spent some time in the park on Saturday morning (August 24) in Pacific Palisades, CA.
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I think it would be cool to chat with other TDH members when playing online, since some of us may never even meet. Some, like me, even have webcams. It might even be cool to use that if you wanted instant help from aonther member on a project.
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Bray was named the MAAC Male Swimmer of the Week for his three victories in the Griffs' dominant 203-86 win over Colgate. Bray broke the school-record in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:42.91. He also took the top-spot in both the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke in the meet. This was the second time Bray has received the weekly honor this season.
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Quarantillo is also a repeat MAAC Male Diver of the Week winner for the Griffs. Quarantillo earned the honor this week for posting scores of over-300 on each board. It's the third consecutive meet that Quarantillo has posted the high-score on both boards. He completed the 1-meter dive with a score of 312.86 and the 3-meter dive with a score of 306.86.
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We're at the point now where conservatives are going to have to start acknowledging that Barack Obama is the most talented politician in American history. By their own reckoning, the president's five years in office have been marked by so many Watergates, Iran-Contras, and combinations thereof [1] that he should have been driven from office [2] several times over by this point. And yet Obama was easily reelected and enjoys an approval rating in the mid to high-40s. How is this possible?
The explanation, it turns out, is the same explanation the right turns to whenever faced with political adversity: the media. It's all the media's fault. The corruption and various misdeeds of the Obama administration are manifest, but the public never catches on because the press covers it all up and throws out distractions to keep attention focused elsewhere.
When you actually write it out like that it sounds crazy. Because it is. It assumes a) close, unseen coordination between the administration and every major news outlet in America; b) close, unseen coordination between news outlets that are ostensibly competing against one another; and c) widespread moral vacuity among government officials and journalists that enables them to enthusiastically scrub away legal and ethical violations.
But that's what they're going with. Wednesday's House Oversight Committee hearing into the Benghazi attacks didn't quite live up [3] to the pre-hearing promises of political "fireworks" and "bombshells." The morning after the hearing, FoxNews.com published an op-ed [4] by Dan Gainor of the Media Research Center arguing that the Obama administration had "cover[ed] up four murders after the fact" in Benghazi and "with a few notable exceptions, the American media haven't just let them get away it. Heck, they've helped." Now, had the Obama administration actually tried to cover up the fact that four people were killed in Benghazi, that would be a hell of a scandal. But that didn't happen. To my knowledge, no one has even attempted that accusation before now. But that what's Gainor thinks Benghazi is about and he thinks the mainstream press (of which The Daily Show's Jon Stewart is a member, apparently) are the sort of moral monsters who would sign on for such a cover-up.
This counterfactual column with its out-to-lunch premise proved popular among conservatives. Gainor got a link [5] from Matt Drudge, and he managed to finagle for himself a segment on Fox News' America Live with Megyn Kelly, who said the hearing prompted a "collective yawn" from the press.
"Collective yawn" is a curious description of the press reaction, given that the hearing was covered [6] by all the network newscasts that evening. Also, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal all ran front page articles on the hearing the following morning.
Ultimately it doesn't matter how the press actually covers Benghazi; it will always be guilty of assisting in the "cover-up" because that's a necessary component to the continued life of the "scandal." It just isn't possible, per the conservative rationale, that journalists don't see the Watergate-level criminality that is so obviously there. They must be in on the fix. Fox News reporters -- not the primetime opinion guys, but actual reporters -- are out there saying [7] that Benghazi should be Obama's Watergate, but the rest of the media just won't align their coverage to Fox News'.
Writing for the American Prospect, Jamelle Bouie pegs the reason [8] behind the proliferation of "scandals" in the Obama administration:
Right-wing media has stoked huge demand for scandal among conservative consumers, but there isn't a supply. And so, Republicans have had to create them, latching onto mistakes and ambiguities, and magnifying them into epic examples of administration misconduct. With Fast and Furious, a poorly-executed anti-gun trafficking operation became a massive conspiracy to confiscate American firearms, and with Benghazi, it's a broad cover-up of gross mismanagement. And depending on the political circumstances of the next four years, I wouldn't be surprised if some Republicans tried to spin these "scandals" into grounds for impeachment. Already, Mike Huckabee is predicting impeachment over Benghazi and I expect to see more of the same other prominent Republicans.
None of these "scandals" have delivered the sort of political damage promised by their manufacturers, and yet, despite one fizzling flop after the next, the ardor for scandals goes on unabated. What keeps that demand alive? This notion of a liberal media protecting the Democrats. It is a foundational belief of modern conservatism. It enables right-wing media to keep drumming up scandals and conspiracies, assuring the faithful that the reason the Obama White House hasn't had to answer for their (imagined) crimes is because the mainstream media intervened and shielded the public from the truth.
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'What Sabres fans may be most excited for is: in a game against Hamilton, prospect Marcus Foligno was hip checked hard into the boards. Foligno stood up to fight, but Finley already had the gloves dropped, his helmet off and the crowd on their feet. If Sabres fans want someone to step up and be physical, Finley's your guy. He leads the AHL in penalty minutes.'
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'"We had a pretty good day when it came to just treatments yesterday and some guys are feeling better," Ruff explained. "We had some guys on the bike, and today that progressed. Everything is looking better."'
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'Finley (6'8", 260 lbs., 6/29/87) has two points (1+1) in 18 games played with the AHL's Rochester Americans, and leads the team with 57 penalty minutes. Finley is in his third professional season after spending parts of the 2008-09 and 2010-11 season with the Hershey Bears. In 26 career AHL games, Finley has three points (1+2) and 79 penalty minutes, posting a plus/minus rating of plus-16.'
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Sabres are dressed to the nines
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McNabb, Szczechura latest to answer call
'McNabb, 20, is one of Buffalo's top prospects and was just 19 games into his pro career when the call came late Friday night. The Sabres took a free agent flier on Szczechura, 25, over the summer while he was coming off knee surgery and he got a surprise call Saturday morning when the Sabres realized Drew Stafford was going to be a scratch with a lower-body injury suffered Friday in Columbus.'
Hockey warriors play by the rules during fights
'If you judged all sports by the way the Bruins and the Sabres went about settling their grudge match in the last two weeks, you would think the knights of medieval times had returned to reintroduce the age of chivalry.'


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The first and last two reading materials links appear to be either circular or broken…
[Response: thanks. I think they are fixed now, plus added an additional link where the Bromwich et al study is first mentioned. -mike]
Antarctic's Circumpolar temperature wave with 8 year period has a wave number of two, which would suggest that temperature in any particular (coastal) area would go up every four years. Any comment?
The usual suspects are also experiencing something of a meltdown.
[Response: ;-) –mike]
Garry S_J:
"Antarctica is actually warming by about a factor of two more
than we estimated."
Eric, do you mean "two more" (ie 1 + 2 = 3) or "two times" (ie 1 + 1 = 2)?
I'm just trying to figure out if it's twice as bad as you thought or three times as bad.
KINEMATIC FIRST-ORDER CALVING LAW IMPLIES POTENTIAL FOR ABRUPT ICE-SHELF RETREAT http://climatestate.com/pure-climate-science/item/kinematic-first-order-calving-law-implies-potential-for-abrupt-ice-shelf-retreat.html
Hansen (2007) suggested that a 10-year doubling time was plausible, pointing out that such a doubling time from a base of 1 mm per year ice sheet contribution to sea level in the decade 2005-2015 would lead to a cumulative 5 m sea level rise by 2095." http://climatestate.com/item/possible-sea-level-rise-of-1-3-meters-or-more-within-the-next-50-years.html
Nature: Antarctica Is Melting From Below, Which 'May Already Have Triggered A Period of Unstable Glacier Retreat' http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/04/27/471922/nature-antarctica-melting-from-below-may-already-have-triggered-a-period-of-unstable-glacier-retreat/
Garry S_J: "Factor = a quantity by which a stated quantity is multiplied or divided, so as to indicate an increase or decrease in a measurement".
Rattus Norvegicus:
This one makes the NYT:
Susan Anderson:
Russell, you never disappoint. But who is the redhead?
And is there any news from Thwaites?
Susan :
1.Thwaites? The luthier, the glacier, or the pork pie maker?
2. The doyenne of American oceanography
Edward Greisch:
Thanks for the article. I need such a reference often.
Vendicar Decaruan:
Times they are a-changin…
#11–Well-said. Too bad they didn't stick around to listen: "I note the absence of a quorum." At least he's on record.
RE: #11 Vendicar
That Youtube video you posted is an excellent example of
good communication about the known (and unknown) facts
about Climate Science (as well as the politics) imho.
THX I have already shared it with others.
US Senator Sheldon Calls Out Climate Change Deniers – 20mins
Trying to get a look at LarsenB but find that the latest modis etc pics are from 2009 can anyone point me to more recent sat observations.
You can get the latest Antarctic mosaic and zoom in on Larsen at the following NASA site:
>"Bromwich et al.'s updated record for Byrd Station should now be routinely incorporated into global temperature compilations such as those done by GISS and CRU. Doing so will, I think, change the picture of climate change in the Southern Hemisphere, and not insignificantly."
When is that likely to happen?
FundMe — try poking around here: http://earthdata.nasa.gov/data/near-real-time-data/rapid-response
FundMe: better source. Pick a date range, there are images from the last couple of months:
Thwaites Glacier has calved on major iceberg in 2012 and the embayment on the west side of the main tongue is continuing to expand in the last month.
An interesting remaining question is what failed in O'Donnell et al?
[Response: Well, as I explained here, they would have gotten a better answer had those chosen any other parameter for a particular part of their routine than they did. I pointed this out in my review, but those chose to ignore it. I make no comment as to why.
I also noted that O'Donnell et al. treated the occupied Byrd station and Byrd AWS stations as two independent data sets, and because their calculations (like ours) remove the mean of each record, O'Donnell et al. removed information that might be rather important: namely, that the average temperatures in the AWS record (post 1980) are warmer — by about 1°C — than the pre-1980 manned weather station record. This observation, of course, is the precisely the basis of Bromwich et al.'s work. I considered this myself, but didn't trust the instrument calibration at the time. I was right, as it turns out (as Bromwich et al. discovered, and for which they corrected). –eric]
Susan Anderson:
I misspoke. Does anyone know what's happening with the Thwaites glacier? Last I saw anything, the crack was nearly complete.
It's interesting, most people outside the field are unaware of how difficult these observations are to make/collect. This frees them to snipe at the inexactitude rather than heed the warnings.
Susan, the latest info ought to be here: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/index.html
A question about the temperature correlation map in the paper:
Both the Antarctic peninsula and the WAIS have apparently undergone marked warming during the last 50 years. However the WAIS and Antarctic annual temperatures show negligible correlation.
That seems somewhat anti-intuitive to me. In my mind the correlation coefficient would be determined by plotting each annual temperature of WAIS against each corresponding annual temperature of the peninsula. Presumably they were both relatively lowish 50 years ago and relatively warmish now and somewhat intermediate at intermediate years.
So is the absence of correlation due to the large standard deviations in the temperature data? Or is the correlation determined in some other way? Or do annual temperatures tend to go up in the peninsula when they tend to go down on the WAIS? or what…?
[Response: The Peninsula is anti-correlated with West Antarctica on interannual timescales, because shifts in the trajectory of storms will tend to favor one area or another. But on the long timescale they are warming up together. This is probably because while the position of storms varies year to year, the average number of storms that bring warm air into the area has increased everywhere. The area of the Peninsula that is most highly correlated with the updated Byrd record is Faraday station, which is usually the station cited as showing the rapid warming on the Peninsula.–eric]
Susan Anderson:
Thanks Hank. That's a nifty little animation. No label about Thwaites – had to check, here:
Re #23, chris:
On the local level, variability is still much larger than the warming trend. Here are more complete maps of temperature correlation to Byrd. There are still huge areas of negative correlation. It's not very different on the northern hemisphere, where the trend is up almost everywhere. The maps show mostly weather; patterns that persist over several months are more likely to be climate. Data are from NCEP reanalysis 2, including the reference values near Byrd where the trend is about .1 K/a in R2.
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
[Response: Nicely done. Though notably, there are no negative correlations with Byrd anywhere in West Antarctica. To the extent these correlations apply to the longer timescale then it is warming everywhere in West Antarctica (as of course we showed back in 2009).–eric]
Thanks eric and Andreas for your clarifications.
New paper by James Hansen et al in review at Phil Trans Roy Soc:
Climate sensitivity, sea level, and atmospheric CO2
Cenozoic temperature, sea level and CO2 co-variations provide insights into climate sensitivity to external forcings and sea level sensitivity to climate change. Pleistocene climate oscillations imply a fast-feedback climate sensitivity 3 ± 1°C for 4 W/m2 CO2 forcing for the average of climate states between the Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the error estimate being large and partly subjective because of continuing uncertainty about LGM global surface climate. Slow feedbacks, especially change of ice sheet size and atmospheric CO2, amplify total Earth system sensitivity. Ice sheet response time is poorly defined, but we suggest that hysteresis and slow response in current ice sheet models are exaggerated. We use a global model, simplified to essential processes, to investigate state-dependence of climate sensitivity, finding a strong increase in sensitivity when global temperature reaches early Cenozoic and higher levels, as increased water vapor eliminates the tropopause. It follows that burning all fossil fuels would create a different planet, one on which humans would find it difficult to survive.
A very nice comparison of recent work, but I note that, just as the global temps have been in a stillstand for nearly a decade, so it is with the West Antarctica–no significant rise since 2,000 or so.
[Response: not really. I think we have discussed many times why short term linear trends are not predictive of anything very much – and that goes double for single points. – gavin]
David B. Benson:
Chick Keller @28 — The trend in global temperature continues:
[Response: Very nice graphic; thanks for point it out. Then of course there is the point that 11/12 of the warmest years on record occurred during the 21st century (so far).. –eric]
To back up David's graphic at 29, there's also Stefan and Tamino's work at: http://www.skepticalscience.com/pics/FR11_All.gif
A third set of graphic images is also useful making clear what's happening:
"… with the color coding according to the phase of ENSO, the eye is able to compare apples to apples: the upward long-term trend during El Niño years (red triangles) is plain, the upward long-term trend during neutral years (green squares) is plain, and the upward long-term trend during La Niña years (blue diamonds) is plain.
Stare hard enough, though, and you see that they have leveled off. The last ten data points have little or no trend. But we see that the lack of trend is at least partly due to the El Niño year near the beginning of the 10-year period and the two La Niña years near the end.
Let's get quantitative about this. In this case, with the temperature rise being nearly linear, it helps to add trendlines…."
[Response: I would say "almost entirely", not "at least partly". That's the finding in, Foster and Rahmstorf's paper –eric]
Eric, yes, that blog post discussion begins by citing "A recent paper I like by Foster and Rahmsdorf … takes a statistical approach to attempt to eliminate the effect of the other known forcing mechanisms, and what's left over is a fairly steady warming….. I decided to take a simple approach at looking at the effect of ENSO…."
Then he goes on using three charts — the attribution "as least partly" from looking at the first of the three — then he goes further:
He says "Let's get quantitative" and does the analysis, shown in two more charts, to bring the reader to the conclusion:
"… All else being equal, an El Niño year will average about 0.2 C warmer globally than a La Niña year. Each new La Niña year will be about as warm as an El Niño year 13 years prior…."
The last of the three charts on that page is:
—- a bit tangential but I thought the use of the graphics helped.
Matt Skaggs:
Eric Steig wrote:
"the average number of storms that bring warm air into the area has increased everywhere"
Polar amplification is a testable prediction rooted in the basic physics of AGW theory, and is particularly important because it can be validated or refuted in the reasonably near term. Storminess increases can of course also be related to AGW, but how can the effect of the increase in storms be teased from the true physics-based polar amplification of warming in Antarctica in order to independently evaluate the prediction of polar amplification?
[Response: Testing the changes storms against "prediction" will be difficult, if not impossible. As for polar amplification, which aspect of the basic physics are you referring to? The most obvious one is that polar amplification is predicted from the Stefan Boltzmann equation (you have to warm up cold places more, in order to balance the same radiative forcing). But there is also the sea-ice albedo effect, which is completely separate. And on real planets like earth, dynamical changes play a huge rule. In Antarctica, the wind field — not thermodynamics — dominates the sea ice response. "Basic physics" doesn't always lead to quiite-so-simple testable predictions (though, not incidentally, climate models generally have little polar amplification over the Southern Ocean and Antarctica because ocean heat uptake increases most in the Southern Ocean as the climate warms). See our post on polar amplification from a few years back (here) for more discsussion. — eric]
Jim Larsen:
32 Hank quoted, "Each new La Niña year will be about as warm as an El Niño year 13 years prior…."
So twice per generation we're turning what was a typical warm month into a typical cool one. I see grandparents telling tales of snowdrifts to children who've never seen a flake.
Ken Lambert:
What is happening in East Antarctica; two thirds of the continent?
[Response: It is warming nearly everywhere but at a statistically insignificant rate. South Pole can no longer be said to be cooling — the trend over the entire record (1957-2011) is flat. You can get the data here if you are interested.–eric]
Saw this paper on the day of return from AA peninsula. Can anyone explain why the AA sea ice extent was apparently so great this year? They also report a great deal of snow fall, which I understand. Thanks.
For PJMD re Antarctic sea ice extent
Note I'm just another reader here, you can look for answers the same way I do. Here's what I found with this search:
finds http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=79369
"According to … recent study Claire Parkinson and Donald Cavalieri of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Antarctic sea ice increased by roughly 17,100 square kilometers per year from 1979 to 2010. Much of the increase, they note, occurred in the Ross Sea, with smaller increases in Weddell Sea and Indian Ocean. At the same time, the Bellinghausen and Amundsen Seas have lost ice. "The strong pattern of decreasing ice coverage in the Bellingshausen/Amundsen Seas region and increasing ice coverage in the Ross Sea region is suggestive of changes in atmospheric circulation"
That last link says in part
"… Since 1980 …. loss of ozone caused atmospheric pressure to decrease over the Amundsen Sea, thereby strengthening the winds on the Ross Ice Shelf, according to NASA Goddard scientist Josefino Comiso, coauthor of a recent study that models the connection between ozone, wind speeds, and climate in the Antarctic. The changes help explain one of the paradoxes of the Antarctic: while sea ice in some areas is growing rapidly, it's retreating at a rapid pace in others.
The new model suggests that colder, stormier, and faster winds are rushing over the waters encircling Antarctic — especially the Ross Sea, where ice growth has been the most rapid. The winds create areas of open water near the coast – known as polynyas – that promote sea ice production.
At the same time, warmer air from higher pressure systems are simultaneously encroaching upon the Antarctic Peninsula, one sliver of the continent that is experiencing rapid warming…."
[Response: That's an okay paper, the idea that atmospheric circulation is driving sea ice changes is not new. And that paper ignores all the evidence (!!) for what's happening in West Antarctica. Much more relevant are the paper from two years ago by Schneider and others (here), and this year by Holland et al. (Wind driven trends in Antarctic sea-ice drift). You can read about the latter paper in the Guardian, here. Of course, the best answer to the question about the Peninsula this year is that there is a lot of stochastic interannual variability in the winds, and it can't always be pinned down to one thing (e.g. an El Niño year).–eric]
Thanks Eric!
I see the GISS temperature record has been changed upwards for several years. Does this mean Byrd station data is already included?
[Response: That seems unlikely! I will try to find out about this though.–eric]


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The report from the IPCC Working Group II (WG II) assesses the impacts of climate change, while also considering the vulnerability and exposure for both humans and the natural world to these impacts. It also explores how the world can adapt to a changing climate.
The report is the second part of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report, which brings together thousands of scientists from across the world to present an objective and complete assessment of current information.
The EEA also carries out its own assessments, for example on climate change impacts and adaptation. The messages from these earlier EEA assessment reports are in line with the latest IPCC report. The EEA also manages the Climate-ADAPT web portal which brings together information on climate change adaptation from a huge variety of organisations and projects across Europe. While the risks highlighted in the IPCC report may seem daunting, many countries, regions and cities are taking action to adapt to climate change, according to some information on the portal.
Climate change adaptation is an issue on the political agenda in more than three quarters of countries, according to the survey. Almost all countries stated that extreme weather events have triggered adaptation responses. The second most cited reason for developing national adaptation policies was European Union policies integrating climate change adaptation, followed by damage costs and scientific research.
Most countries identified barriers to taking action – more than three quarters of countries cited a lack of resources such as time, money or technologies as a barrier. 'Uncertainties about the extent of future climate change' and 'unclear responsibilities' were both seen as barriers by a large number of countries.
Despite these difficulties, half the countries reported a high or very high willingness to develop policies and to adapt at the national level. Willingness to adapt may be linked to a growing awareness of climate change, which has increased over the last five years in two thirds of the countries covered, according to respondents.
"This is the first time European countries' adaptation efforts have been analysed comprehensively," Hans Bruyninckx, EEA Executive Director, said. "Attention is often on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for good reason. But adaptation is inevitable, so it is positive that there is now political focus on this issue across Europe. Many countries now need to turn plans into action."
Climate change is expected to affect Europe with increased floods, droughts, heatwaves, rising sea levels and other widespread environmental changes, such as changing species distribution and crop growing seasons. The EEA's climate change indicators show the extent to which these trends have already been observed in Europe and beyond.
Despite a widespread awareness among politicians – 21 countries have National Adaptation Strategies – concrete action is still at an early stage in many European countries. So far 13 countries are already implementing adaptation policies, according to the survey. Providing information was the most commonly-mentioned type of adaptation policy instrument, while water management was the most commonly prioritised sector for adaptation.
Several countries have already put in place schemes to monitor, evaluate or report on their progress, while more than half are planning or working on such a scheme, the survey shows.
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These are a few of the many trends featured in 13 climate change indicators recently published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Using graphs, maps and concise analysis, the indicators demonstrate some of the most important observations and projections of climate change and its impacts.
The update also improves projections of future climate change. Global sea-level rise projections have been revised upwards, based on new climate models that better represent the effects of melting ice sheets on sea level rise. This indicator now also includes regional sea-level rise projections for the European regional seas. In addition, several indicators now include projections of further snow and ice decline. For example, if greenhouse gases continue to be emitted at high levels, the Arctic Ocean is projected to be nearly ice-free every September before mid-century.
In many cases, the indicators feature information from the recent Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the physical science of climate change published in September 2013, although several indicators have been updated with even more recent information and adding trends and projections relevant for Europe.
The recently updated indicators are:
As the climate changes, many European countries, regions and cities are trying to adapt to the prospect of more heatwaves, droughts, floods and a rising sea level. These efforts range from public policy (adaptation strategies and action plans) to major infrastructure works. Some of these efforts are illustrated in several updated case studies featured on the Climate-ADAPT website.
After several near-flood events in the Netherlands in the 1990s, the country decided to manage river flood risk differently in a project called 'Room for the River'. One example is in the city of Nijmegen. The city is constructing an ancillary channel on the flood plains and an urban river park. These measures allow more water to be stored in the event of high river water levels. There are also other benefits, including room for living, recreation, cultural events, and wildlife.
For Zaragoza in Spain, climate change presents a very different problem. In 1996, drought and projections of declining river flows prompted Spain's fifth largest city to promote a 'water saving culture' with revised water tariffs and positive examples of how people and businesses can use water more efficiently. A parallel programme of upgrading infrastructure also helped reduce water use by reducing leaks and upgrading waste water treatment. Over fifteen years, the city cut water consumption by almost 30 %.
Climate-ADAPT is an online portal with a wealth of information on how the EU, countries, cities or municipalities can best adapt to climate change. It has recently been revamped to include new or improved case studies, search features, country information, an updated adaptation support tool and more extensive pages on the funding opportunities available for adaptation.
The indicators update information published in 2012 as part of an assessment of climate change impacts in Europe. The EEA will publish a fully-updated version of the report in 2016. In autumn 2014 the EEA will publish a detailed assessment of how European countries are adapting to climate change.]]>
The report highlights that vulnerability to climate change varies widely across regions and sectors in Europe. It shows that the main vulnerable areas in Europe are mountainous regions, coastal zones, the Mediterranean and the Arctic.
The report underlines that, in addition to enhanced global greenhouse gas emission reductions, pro-active adaptation measures are also needed to moderate effects. Many of today's adaptation activities are focused on flood management and defence so there is scope for more action in other sectors.
The expected European Commission paper on adaptation will frame a European adaptation strategy. Furthermore, many countries are developing and implementing national adaptation strategies. The report will assist in the development and implementation phase of these plans, for example through the use across all countries of the indicators presented in the report.
The study also calls for a co-ordinated effort by countries, the European Commission and other organisations to fill key information gaps. We need improved monitoring and reporting of climate data and observed impacts, more detailed spatial and socio-economic scenarios; better information on vulnerability; more information on good practices in adaptation actions and their costs and better information exchange mechanisms.
"This report makes strikingly clear that many regions and sectors across Europe are vulnerable to climate change impacts. Implementation of adaptation actions has only just started. We need to intensify such actions and improve information exchange on data, effectiveness and costs", says Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of the EEA.
The report proposes the setting up of a European Clearing House on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to make such data widely available to users, with the support of the EU Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS), the EU Kopernikus programme on global monitoring for environment and security, and in collaboration with the WHO Climate, Environment and Health Information System (CEHAIS).
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The WHO Regional Office for Europe has contributed to the report's sections on human health. WHO Europe supports the 53 countries of the European Region, representing almost 900 million people, improve the health and wellbeing of their populations. Its activities on climate change include support to programmes to prevent the consequences of heat and floods, combat infectious disease, improve water and sanitation services, respond to natural disasters and provide information to the public on how to avoid risks. The Office also coordinates the review of the scientific evidence on the links between climate and health.
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The European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) contributed to the report's sections on cryosphere, marine and terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems. It is a consortium of European institutes lead by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) contracted by the EEA to contribute to EEA's work on air quality and climate change.
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While global mitigation efforts should continue to aim to limit global temperature increases to 2 °C, the report states that it is necessary to prepare for a greater range of temperature increases and other climate changes. This is needed to properly account for the many uncertainties in climatic and socio-economic projections.
An earlier EEA report has shown that climate change is already affecting all regions in Europe, causing a wide range of impacts on society and the environment. Further impacts are expected in the future if no action is taken. Observations show higher average temperatures across Europe Precipitation is decreasing in southern regions and increasing in northern Europe.
Jacqueline McGlade, EEA Executive Director, said: "Adaptation is about new ways of thinking and dealing with risks and hazards, uncertainty and complexity. It will require Europeans to cooperate, to learn from each other and to invest in the long-term transformations needed to sustain our well-being in the face of climate change."
The report was launched today at a conference on the EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, which is intended to support coherent and integrated adaptation policies in the EU across different sectors.
The report recommends a combination of different measures – 'grey' measures such as technological and engineering projects, 'green' ecosystem-based approaches using nature, and so-called 'soft' measures such as policies to change governance approaches. The most effective adaptation projects often combine two or more different approaches, the report says.
For example, adaptation on France's Mediterranean coast uses an integrated approach considering climate change, tourism, transport and biodiversity. In urban areas green spaces and water bodies work together with building design to reduce heatwave risks. Barcelona has also started to adapt to water shortages with a new highly efficient desalination plant. This 'grey' project works in tandem with other 'soft' initiatives such as incentives to reduce water consumption, reducing the impacts from prolonged droughts.
While the cost of adaptation may be high in some cases, the report emphasises the overall savings from some adaptation actions. One of the largest ecosystem-based adaptation projects is restoring the Danube river basin to its previously natural state. Although it will cost an estimated € 183 million, it should help prevent flooding such as the 2005 event which alone cost € 396 million in damages.
Early warning systems to help predict forest fires, floods and droughts have been set up in Europe. Such soft measures can help communities cope with risks, the report says. A similar project in Italy has set up early warning systems for mosquito-borne diseases expected to increase with climate change.
Europe needs to adapt to climate change in a coherent way, ensuring adaptation is integrated in EU and national policies, the report says. There is no 'one-size-fits-all' approach – adapting to climate change should respond to national and local conditions.
There is still uncertainty in climate change projections, and it is difficult to accurately estimate future risks as socio-economic aspects are also changing. For these reasons adaptation planning should be flexible enough to cope with unforeseen circumstances and a range of future climate changes, the report says. For example, the upgrade of the Thames Barrier which protects London from coastal flooding is being planned to keep options open, so it can be adjusted depending on the trend in sea level rise.
Climate-ADAPT has a wealth of case studies and other information to help countries, regions and cities adapt to climate change. The website includes information on projected climate impacts and national actions as well as news and upcoming events.]]>
Climate change is not just an environmental issue – it is also a health issue. For example, consider the spread of Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), a flowering plant native to North America. The seeds probably crossed the Atlantic from the 19th Century onwards as agricultural products including birdseed. It has spread more vigorously in recent years as climate change has allowed the plant to extend its range northwards.
While ragweed has an environmental cost – it can significantly reduce crop yields and harms ecosystems by outcompeting native plant species – the invasive plant is best known for its health effects. The pollen is one of the most aggressive in causing allergic reactions among those sensitive, including the one in five Europeans who suffer from allergies, one in seven with allergic rhinitis or one in eleven with asthma. During periods of high pollen counts, there are few places to hide, as the pollen can travel hundreds of kilometres.
In addition to the spread of ragweed, evidence suggests that climate change is making the pollen more potent and extending the pollen season. So forward looking health authorities could benefit from looking at climate change projections in order to anticipate and adapt to future health risks.
This story illustrates the importance of considering the environment, health and wellbeing together rather than separately because these issues interact in complex ways with a range of costs and benefits for society. The example comes from a recent report on the 'environment, health and wellbeing (EHWB) nexus' published by European Environment Agency's (EEA) Scientific Committee. The document follows a seminar held at the EEA on February 12 this year, which brought together experts and policy makers from many different fields. Many of the participants argued for a new type of inter-disciplinary science which takes a systemic view, looking at the many positive and negative links and trade-offs between these usually separate areas.
It may seem there is nothing new about considering different policy areas together – air pollution, for instance, has often been considered in terms of its health implications. But the report argues that research should further incorporate these areas, allowing us to gain a system-wide understanding of multiple causes and effects.
Such a change in thinking is more necessary than ever, according to many of the participants in the February workshop. In the past, environmental issues have often been treated as isolated problems with a clear cause and effect. If a lake was polluted, for example, conventional wisdom dictated that the problem was caused by a single point source of pollution.
Nowadays, we are increasingly looking at things differently. Risks interact in complex ways, with multiple causes and effects. We may come to realise that the pollution problem in the lake was the result of complex chemical reactions in the atmosphere between different pollutants and substances.
Of course, part of the reason things seem more complex is that we have a better understanding of the world's complex systems. But it is also true that the world is more complex and interconnected. Globalisation has accelerated global environmental problems - climate change is a striking example of an issue which is truly global in its causes and effects. Other examples include the global movement of pollutants and the way economic trends can deplete resources on the other side of the planet.
Such complexity means it may be impossible to determine a single cause for an environmental or health problem. In the case of illness caused by ragweed, there may be other factors at play alongside pollen – some studies have shown that allergies are worsened by air pollution. Indeed, this is just one of a cocktail of many hundreds of chemicals, substances in air and water, pathogens radiation and other stresses in everyday life. Add differing levels of vulnerability to this mix, and we may start to understand the complexity.
Health science can also benefit from taking a broader EHWB view. Consider the increasing incidence of some types of cancers – by taking an EHWB view, health systems could focus on the multiple aspects of our lifestyles which can increase the risk of cancer, rather than just treatment. Such a preventative approach could mean reducing exposure to chemicals and pollution for multiple benefits.
Another preventative health policy could be to create nature reserves. While the benefits for biodiversity are well known, there is growing recognition that enjoyment of the natural world can improve both physical and psychological health. Access to green space in cities has been linked to longer and healthier lives in elderly people, and improvements in early years development. These benefits could even spur a positive cycle – other research suggests that those in good health have a greater possibility of looking after the environment.
Environmental policy is increasingly looking at these links. The European Union recently adopted its 7th Environmental Action Programme, setting out priorities for the next few years. Titled 'Living well, within the limits of the planet', the document has an explicit focus on improving the environment in order to reap benefits for health and wellbeing.
Breaking out of separate silos of 'environment', 'health' or 'wellbeing' can help forward-looking policy and science. By 2050, 80 % of the EU population is expected to live in urban areas, and 30 % will be over the age of 65. This raises several questions - will air pollution be a more serious issue for a large elderly urban population? And will the effects of pollution be exacerbated by the increased temperatures expected from climate change? Trying to predict such systems-wide changes can be extremely complex – but it seems increasingly likely to be the most rational way of preparing for the future.]]>
Based on a review of existing information, the report also analyses the economic costs of climate change at a sector level in Europe, considering natural ecosystems, coastal zones, agriculture, energy, tourism, human health, water availability and the built environment.
Whilst detailed information is still limited, the report reveals that projected changes in climate are expected to have wide ranging impacts and economic effects. The overall net economic effects are still largely uncertain, however, there is a strong distributional pattern, with more adverse effects in the Mediterranean and south-eastern Europe.
The study also concludes that adaptation has an extremely important role in reducing these economic costs. However, a review of EEA member countries shows that whilst almost all countries are making progress in terms of recognizing the importance of adaptation, only a handful are progressing an economic perspective. It is crucial that countries begin to exchange information, share experience and learn lessons from each other, the report says.
A major element of the report is a review of the main methodological issues in estimating the costs of inaction and the costs of adaptation. The study shows that the evidence and understanding of the costs of inaction are still incomplete. Different assumptions and choices in the methodology lead to a very wide range of estimates. A number of challenges and research needs are identified which should be addressed in order to improve our understanding of the economic costs of climate change.
Ultimately, the report calls for improved information on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies, and recommends greater information sharing among EEA member countries.
EEA technical report No 13/2007: Climate change: the cost of inaction and the cost of adaptation]]>
Extreme weather events such as heat waves, floods and droughts have caused rising damage costs across Europe in recent years. While more evidence is needed to discern the part played by climate change in this trend, growing human activity in hazard-prone areas has been a key factor. Future climate change is expected to add to this vulnerability, as extreme weather events are expected to become more intense and frequent. If European societies do not adapt, damage costs are expected to continue to rise, according to the report.
Some regions will be less able to adapt to climate change than others, in part due to economic disparities across Europe, the report says. The effects of climate change could deepen these inequalities.
Jacqueline McGlade, EEA Executive Director said: "Climate change is a reality around the world, and the extent and speed of change is becoming ever more evident. This means that every part of the economy, including households, needs to adapt as well as reduce emissions."
The last decade (2002–2011) was the warmest on record in Europe, with European land temperature 1.3° C warmer than the pre-industrial average. Various model projections show that Europe could be 2.5–4° C warmer in the later part of the 21st Century, compared to the 1961–1990 average.
Heat waves have increased in frequency and length, causing tens of thousands of deaths over the last decade. The projected increase in heat waves could increase the number of related deaths over the next decades, unless societies adapt, the report says. However, cold-related deaths are projected to decrease in many countries.
While precipitation is decreasing in southern regions, it is increasing in northern Europe, the report says. These trends are projected to continue. Climate change is projected to increase river flooding, particularly in northern Europe, as higher temperatures intensify the water cycle. However, it is difficult to discern the influence of climate change in flooding data records for the past.
River flow droughts appear to have become more severe and frequent in southern Europe. Minimum river flows are projected to decrease significantly in summer in southern Europe but also in many other parts of Europe to varying degrees.
The Arctic is warming faster than other regions. Record low sea ice was observed in the Arctic in 2007, 2011 and 2012, falling to roughly half the minimum extent seen in the 1980s. Melting of the Greenland ice sheet has doubled since the 1990s, losing an average of 250 billion tonnes of mass every year between 2005 and 2009. Glaciers in the Alps have lost approximately two thirds of their volume since 1850 and these trends are projected to continue.
Sea levels are rising, raising the risk of coastal flooding during storm events. Global average sea level has risen by 1.7mm a year in the 20th century, and by 3mm a year in recent decades. Future projections vary widely, but it is likely that 21st century sea-level rise will be greater than during the 20th century. However sea level rise at European coasts varies, for example due to local land movement.
Besides heat-related health impacts, other human health effects are also important, the report says. Climate change plays a part in the transmission of certain diseases. For example, it allows the tick species Ixodes ricinus to thrive further north, while further warming may make parts of Europe more suitable for disease-carrying mosquitos and sandflies. The pollen season is longer and arrives 10 days earlier than 50 years ago, also affecting human health.
Many studies have measured widespread changes in plant and animal characteristics. For example, plants are flowering earlier in the year, while in freshwater phytoplankton and zooplankton blooms are also appearing earlier. Other animals and plants are moving northward or uphill as their habitats warm. Since the migration rate of many species is insufficient to keep pace with the speed of climate change, they could be pushed towards extinction in the future.
While there may be less water available for agriculture in southern Europe, growing conditions may improve in other areas. The growing season for several crops in Europe has lengthened and this is projected to continue, alongside the expansion of warm-season crops into more northerly latitudes. However the yield is projected to fall for some crops due to heat waves and droughts in central and southern Europe.
As temperatures rise, demand for heating has also fallen, saving energy. However, this must be balanced against higher energy demands for cooling during hotter summers.
The report is intended to show the full extent of climate change impacts across Europe, also informing the European Commission's European Adaptation Strategy to be published in March 2013. Moreover, the EEA will support the strategy with an assessment of a selection of adaptation actions across Europe, to be published in early 2013.
The website Climate-ADAPT includes a large amount of information intended to assist in developing and implementing climate change adaptation.
The report involved approximately 50 authors. Some parts were contributed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.]]>
During heavy rain, cities may be flooded if the water cannot drain quickly into the ground and the sewage system in cities cannot cope with the amount of water. For this reason, the map also shows the mean percentage of each city covered with impervious surfaces such as buildings, concrete or asphalt, where the soil is 'sealed'. Paris, Thessaloniki, Bucharest and Barcelona are just some of the cities with more than three quarters of their surface area sealed, meaning that there may be a risk that water cannot disperse so quickly into the ground during heavy rainfall.
However, it is important to be aware that soil sealing is only one factor contributing to increased risk of urban flooding. In 2011, extremely heavy rainfall in Copenhagen caused widespread flooding and damage when the sewers could not cope with the huge volume of water. Insurance damages alone were estimated at € 650–700 million. However, around 60% of the area of Copenhagen is sealed, less than many other cities.
A high amount of artificial areas also increases the temperature in cities. Interestingly, a 2012 EEA report on urban adaptation to climate change noted that green spaces can also help during heat waves by cooling urban areas. In some areas of Europe the number and length of heat waves is also expected to increase due to climate change, visually depicted in this map.
Climate change has been observed across Europe, according to another EEA report published in 2012. The effects are very varied across the continent. For example, precipitation has increased in the north, but decreased in the south, and most projections show that both trends will continue throughout this century.
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Eye on Earth is a public information network and online mapping platform developed by the EEA and partners. It is a unique online forum bringing together 'official' data providers and other networks such as civil society, and business and research communities to build an increasingly accurate picture of our environment.
The Eye on Earth network was included in Article 274 of the Rio+20 Earth Summit outcome document – The Future We Want - as a tool to assist policymakers in devising strategies and options for sustainable development and other global challenges.
At the First Eye on Earth User Conference, the EEA hopes to inspire new audiences to participate in and contribute to the Eye on Earth Network through the use and application of environmental data and information. The event is officially associated with the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Register for the conference here.
The conference center in Dublin will stream some of the events in Dublin. You can access it at http://eyeonearth.org/en-us/Pages/STREAM.aspx]]>
The EU and its Member States and other EEA member countries are taking a range of actions to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptation policies complement these efforts.
Europe's largest temperature increases occur in southern Europe in summer and the Arctic region in winter, while precipitation is decreasing in southern Europe and increasing in the north. Projected increases in the intensity and frequency of heat waves and floods, and changes in the distribution of some infectious diseases and pollen can adversely affect human health. Climate change represents an additional pressure on ecosystems, and leads to northward and uphill shifts of many plant and animal species. It has an impact on sectors such as agriculture, forestry, energy production, tourism and infrastructure in general; most of the projected impacts in Europe are adverse.
European regions, including urban areas, that are particularly vulnerable to climate change include:
Adaptation is necessary, that is, the anticipation of the effects of climate change and appropriate action to prevent or minimise the impacts. Strategies and actions are needed at the local, national, transnational and EU levels. The integration of climate issues into other policy areas, such as ecosystems and water management, disaster risk reduction, coastal zone management, agriculture and rural development, health services, urban planning and regional development, is essential and increasingly happening. Actions include technological measures, ecosystem-based measures, and measures addressing behavioural changes.
The European Commission has published an EU climate change adaptation strategy in April 2013 . The strategy has three main objectives:
An increasing number of EEA member countries have adopted a national adaptation strategy, and several have developed and are implementing national adaptation action plans. Strategies and actions have also emerged in many cities and in transnational regions across Europe, including the Baltic Sea, and the Carpathian and Alpine regions.
The EEA supports the development and implementation of climate change adaptation in Europe, the evaluation of EU policies and the development of long-term strategies to adapt to climate change and to reduce disaster risk by providing relevant information. EEA information (observations, projections, indicators, assessments) focuses on climate change, impacts, vulnerability and adaptation actions in Europe.
The EEA works closely with the European Commission (DG Climate Action, DG Joint Research Centre, DG Eurostat), experts from its European Topic Centre on Climate Change Impacts, vulnerability and adaptation and with EEA Environment Information and Observation Network. The EEA also collaborates, among others, with the Copernicus climate change service, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), World Health Organisation Europe, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Europe, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Key activities and products include the assessment of climate change impacts and vulnerabilities in Europe, and the analysis of national, urban and sectoral climate change strategies and action plans. The EEA also maintains and manages the European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate-ADAPT).
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action
European Commission Joint Research Centre
European Topic Centre on Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation
Copernicus climate change service
European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control
World health organization Europe
UN Regional office for disaster risk reduction


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Definition of shoe
1a : an outer covering for the human foot typically having a thick or stiff sole with an attached heel and an upper part of lighter material (such as leather)b : a metal plate or rim for the hoof of an animal
2 : something resembling a shoe in function or placement
3 shoes plural : another's place, function, or viewpoint steps from assistant stage manager into the star's shoes — Steven Fuller
4 : a device that retards, stops, or controls the motion of an object; especially : the part of a brake that presses on the brake drum
5a : any of various devices that are inserted in or run along a track or groove to guide a movement, provide a contact or friction grip, or protect against wear, damage, or slippingb : a device (such as a clip or track) on a camera that permits attachment of an accessory item (such as a flash unit)
6 : a dealing box designed to hold several decks of playing cards
Examples of shoe in a Sentence
She bought a pair of shoes.
He took off his shoes and socks.
I wouldn't want to be in his shoes right now.
Anyone in her shoes would have done the same thing.
Origin and Etymology of shoe
Middle English shoo, from Old English scōh; akin to Old High German scuoh shoe
First Known Use: before 12th centurySee Words from the same year
Other Clothing Terms
Definition of shoe
shodplay \ˈshäd\ also
shoedplay \ˈshüd\;
shoeingplay \ˈshü-iŋ\
transitive verb
1 : to furnish with a shoe
2 : to cover for protection, strength, or ornament
Examples of shoe in a Sentence
The blacksmith shod the horse.
The horse was taken to be shod.
First Known Use of shoe
before 12th century
SHOE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of shoe for English Language Learners
: an outer covering for your foot that usually has a stiff bottom part called a sole with a thicker part called a heel attached to it and an upper part that covers part or all of the top of your foot
shoes : another person's situation or position
: a flat U-shaped piece of iron that is nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof
Definition of shoe for English Language Learners
: to put a horseshoe on (a horse)
SHOE Defined for Kids
Definition of shoe for Students
shod\ˈshäd\ also
: to put a shoe or horseshoe on : furnish with shoes Her feet were shod in golden shoes with pointy tips. — Avi, Crispin
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"Five Questions" With Mark Phelps
Drake Men's Basketball Head Coach Mark Phelps took on the 'Five Questions" challenge this week, covering topics from the incoming scholarship class to returning veterans, to his family time. Check out the latest edition of "Five Questions" to learn more about the Bulldogs' fifth-year head coach.
Some Phelps data to digest:
--The 2011-12 Bulldogs won 18 games, most in Phelps' four-year tenure as head coach and tied for ninth-most in school history;
--Drake posted a winning record for the second time in Phelps' four years (17-16, 2008-09), making him the first Drake head coach in 50 years to post two winning seasons in his first four (Maury John, 2, 1958-62);
--With 62 career wins, Phelps has more wins than any Drake coach in his first four seasons;
--No Drake head coach since Maury John (.555 from 1958-62) has had a better winning percentage in his first four seasons than Phelps (.473).
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