http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 21 to 30. http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/understanding-climate-change/key-messages/understanding-climate-change-2014-message-4?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Observed global mean sea level rise has accelerated over the past 15 years. From 2002 to 2009 the contributions of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets to sea level rise increased. In 2007 the IPCC projected a sea level rise of 0.18 to 0.59 m above the 1990 level by 2100 excluding the effects of dynamic ice sheet processes. Recent projections show a maximum increase of about 1.0 m by 2100, while higher values up to 2.0 m cannot be excluded. No publisher jaeglmar understanding climate change SOER2010 thematic assessment sea level 2010-11-28T19:40:00+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/understanding-climate-change/key-messages/understanding-climate-change-2014-message-3?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The extent of Arctic summer sea ice has declined by about 10 % per decade since 1979. The extent of the minimum ice cover in September 2007 was half the size of the normal minimum extent in the 1950s; the third lowest minimum extent occurred in September 2010. The summer ice is also getting thinner and younger. No publisher jaeglmar understanding climate change SOER2010 thematic assessment summer ice arctic 2010-11-28T19:40:00+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/understanding-climate-change/key-messages/understanding-climate-change-2014-message-2?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Land and ocean sinks have taken up more than half of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions since 1800, but these natural sinks are vulnerable to climate and land-use change and are highly likely to take up less CO2 in future. No publisher jaeglmar ocean sink understanding climate change SOER2010 thematic assessment land sink 2010-11-28T19:40:00+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/understanding-climate-change/key-messages/understanding-climate-change-2014-message-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Global mean temperature in 2009 was 0.7-0.8 °C higher than in pre-industrial times and the decade 2000-2009 was the warmest on record. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in 2007 that most of the global warming since the middle of the 20th century is very likely to have been due to human influences. No publisher jaeglmar understanding climate change SOER2010 thematic assessment global warming 2010-11-28T19:40:00+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/understanding-climate-change?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Average global air and ocean temperatures are rising, leading to the melting of snow and ice and rising global mean sea level. Ocean acidification results from higher CO2 concentrations. With unabated greenhouse gas emissions, climate change could lead to an increasing risk of irreversible shifts in the climate system with potentially serious consequences. Temperature rises of more than 1.5–2 °C above pre-industrial levels are likely to cause major societal and environmental disruptions in many regions. The atmospheric CO2 concentration needs to be stabilised at 350–400 parts per million (ppm) in order to have a 50 % chance of limiting global mean temperature increase to 2 °C above pre-industrial levels (according to the IPCC in 2007, and confirmed by later scientific insights). No publisher Adobe InDesign CS4 (6.0) sea level rise IPCC SOER2010 CO2 ecosystem services glacier climate change arctic sea ice greenhouse gas emission greenhouse gas coral reefs CO2 emissions thematic assessment carbon sink global warming temperature increase understanding climate change acidification COP15 2010-11-28T18:40:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/observed-and-projected-changed-in-the-overall-kyoto-gasses-fig-1a-and-all-greenhouse-gasses-expressed-in-co2-equivalents-ipcc-2007a-partly-based-on-ipcc-2001-2?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Graphs show observed and projected green house gases. Projections are made using all main IPCC SRES scenarios No publisher alec EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). SOER2010 CSI Assessment10 climate change greenhouse gases CSI013 thematic assessment kyoto understanding climate change 2010-08-20T11:05:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/modelled-remains-of-the-glacier-cover-in-the-european-alps-for-an-increase-in-average-summer-air-temperature-of-1-to-5-oc?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Modelled remains of the Alpine glacierisation (climatic accumulation area) according to an increase in summer air temperature of +1 to +5 °C. The total of 100% refers to the ice cover of the reference period (1971–90). The 100%-marks of the other lines refer to the fraction of glacierisation of the corresponding Alpine country. Reading example: A rise in summer air temperature of 3 °C would reduce the Alpine ice cover (red curve) to about 20% of the glacier cover of the reference period (1971–90). The corresponding glacier remains of Switzerland (blue, dashed line) amounts to about 30%, whereas in Austria (black, dashed line) only about 7% of the glacier cover of the reference period is left. No publisher alec Access is managed by the owner mentioned below. Please contact the owner for more information about their data policy. climate change SOER2010 thematic assessment understanding climate change 2008-10-23T17:06:45+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/antarctic-temperature-change-and-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-concentration-co2-over-the-past-800-000-years?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The record is derived from several ice cores from the Antarctic ice sheet, some more than 3 km long No publisher alec Access is managed by the owner mentioned below. Please contact the owner for more information about their data policy. SOER2010 CO2 temperature climate change climate thematic assessment understanding climate change 2008-10-23T16:06:45+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/sea-level-changes-in-europe-october-1992-may-2007?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Based on satellite data; trends in mm/year, inverted barometer included, seasonal signal removed No publisher alec Access is managed by the owner mentioned below. Please contact the owner for more information about their data policy. satellite observations SOER2010 CLIM2008 climate change sea level thematic assessment sea CLIM012 understanding climate change 2008-10-23T17:06:45+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/glaciers/glaciers-assessment-published-sep-2008?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The vast majority of glaciers in the European glacial regions are in retreat. Since 1850, glaciers in the European Alps have lost approximately two thirds of their volume, with clear acceleration since the 1980s. Glacier retreat is projected to continue. A 3 o C increase in average summer air temperature could reduce the existing glacier cover of the European Alps by some 80 %. With continuing climate change nearly all the smaller glaciers and one third of the overall glacier area in Norway are projected to disappear by 2100. Glacier retreat has serious consequences for river flow. It affects freshwater supply, river navigation, irrigation and power generation. It could cause natural hazards and damage to infrastructure. No publisher alec SOER2010 CLIM2008 glacier climate change thematic assessment CLIM007 understanding climate change 2008-09-08T00:00:00+02:00 Indicator Assessment