Tag Archive for 'Stefan Rahmstorf'
Human influence on climate tied to increase in monthly heat records
January 14th, 2013 by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Temperature measurements from around the world indicate that monthly temperature extremes have become much more frequent. A study published in the paper ‘Global increase in record-breaking monthly-mean temperatures‘ in the journal Climatic Change shows that, on average, there are now five times as many record-breaking hot months worldwide than could be expected without long-term global […]
Satellite telemetry shows average global sea level rising 60% faster than IPCC projections
November 30th, 2012 by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
The rate of sea-level rise in the past decades is greater than projected by the latest assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC) while global temperature increases are in agreement with its best estimates. This is shown in the paper “Comparing climate projections to observations up to 2011” published in the journal Environmental […]
Expect significant sea level rise unless carbon emissions curtailed
June 24th, 2012 by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Sea levels around the world can be expected to rise by several metres in coming centuries, if global warming carries on. Even if global warming is limited to 2° Celsius, global-mean sea level could continue to rise, reaching between 1.5 and 4 metres above present-day levels by the year 2300, with the best estimate being […]
Climate change causing increasing number of extreme weather events
March 25th, 2012 by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
The past decade has been one of unprecedented weather extremes. Scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany argue that the high incidence of extremes is not merely accidental. From the many single events a pattern emerges. At least for extreme rainfall and heat waves the link with human-caused global warming […]
Global warming shows no signs of slowing down
December 9th, 2011 by Institute of Physics
Researchers have added further clarity to the global climate trend, proving that global warming is showing no signs of slowing down and that further increases are to be expected in the next few decades. They revealed the true global warming trend by bringing together and analysing the five leading global temperature data sets, covering the […]
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