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Global Climate Fill in your Descriptor Here?? How does global climate change occur in a noticeable manner? Global Climate Change? What’s wrong with this picture?
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Names Begat Expectation Global Warming: Next summer will be hotter than last summer. Not borne out for the average person Global Warming: Next summer will be hotter than last summer. Not borne out for the average person Global Climate Change: How do you measure “change” in a meaningful way? Global Climate Change: How do you measure “change” in a meaningful way? Global Climate Change Increasing Weather Volatility Has Real Impacts (economic and public health) Global Climate Change Increasing Weather Volatility Has Real Impacts (economic and public health)
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Possible Climate shifts:
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3053 Records Broken in 2011
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Two Certain Data Points Expect Increased Atmospheric Humidity
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And this is Alarming Arctic Sea Ice Rapidly Dissipating Redistributes Incoming solar radiation through albedo difference
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Confirms Humidity Expectation
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Key Points We are now measuring a relatively rapid rate of energy redistribution on a global scale Expect disruption of seasonal jet stream placements Climate: Seasonally average weather patterns. Climate change: Unseasonable weather and extreme weather
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Recent Extreme Weather (if normal, all numbers close to 60)
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Less Heating Oil Used (extremely warm NE winter)
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The Insurance Company Knows
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Where Not to Live – US Climate Volatility Refugees …
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Obstacles to Policy How many events will it take? Politically and personally, we are extremely bad at risk assessment.
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