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Global Climate Change?. Global Climate. What’s wrong with this picture?. Fill in your Descriptor Here?? How does global climate change occur in a noticeable manner?. Names Begat Expectation. Global Warming: Next summer will be hotter than last summer. Not borne out for the average person
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Global Climate Change? Global Climate What’s wrong with this picture? Fill in your Descriptor Here?? How does global climate change occur in a noticeable manner?
Names Begat Expectation • 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 Increasing Weather Volatility Has Real Impacts (economic and public health)
Two Certain Data Points Expect Increased Atmospheric Humidity
And this is Alarming • Arctic Sea Ice Rapidly Dissipating Redistributes Incoming solar radiation through albedo difference
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
Obstacles to Policy • How many events will it take? • Politically and personally, we are extremely bad at risk assessment.