Climate change

Mitigating climate change - key fact 1: Global cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are insufficient to keep average world temperature increases below 2° C.
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Climate change mitigation - State and impacts (Poland): SOER Common environmental theme from Poland
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Comparing the degree of soil sealing and the surface temperatures in Budapest, Hungary: Comparing the degree of soil sealing and the surface temperatures in Budapest, Hungary
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Global and European temperature (CSI 012/CLIM 001) - Assessment published Jun 2010: Global The global (land and ocean) average temperature increase between 1850 and 2009 was 0.74 0 C using combined Hadley centre and CRU datasets compared to the 1850 - 1899 period average temperature and 0.84 0 C using GISS dataset compared to the 1880 - 1899 period average temperature. All used temperature records show the 2000s decade (2000 - 2009) was the warmest decade. The rate of global average temperature change has increased from around 0.06 0 C per decade over last 100 years, to 0.16 - 0.20 0 C in last decade. The best estimates for projected global warming in this century are a further rise in the global average temperature from 1.8 to 4.0 0 C for different scenarios that assume no further/additional action to limit emissions. The EU global temperature target is projected to be exceeded between 2040 and 2060, taking into account all six IPCC scenarios. Europe Europe has warmed more than the global average. The annual average temperature for the European land area up to 2009 was 1.3 0 C above 1850 - 1899 average temperature, and for the combined land and ocean area 1 0 C above. Considering the land area, nine out of the last 12 years were among the warmest years since 1850. High-temperature extremes like hot days, tropical nights, and heat waves have become more frequent, while low - temperature extremes (e.g. cold spells, frost days) have become less frequent in Europe. The average length of summer heat waves over Western Europe doubled over the period 1850 to 2009 and the frequency of hot days almost tripled. The annual average temperature in Europe is projected to rise in this century with the largest warming over eastern and northern Europe in winter, and over Southern Europe in summer. High temperature events across Europe including temperature extremes such as heat waves are projected to become more frequent, intense and longer this century, whereas winter temperature variability and the number of cold and frost extremes are projected to decrease further. According to the projections, the most affected European regions are going to be the Iberian and the Apennine Peninsula and south - eastern Europe.
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Community Temperature Index of butterflies: Community Temperature Index of butterflies
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Temperature and precipitation in the Alps for the period 1961–1990: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Temperature change in the Alps and their sub-regions according to different emission scenarios: Regional statistics: G = Greater Alpine Region, A = Alps, NW = north-western Alps, NE = northeastern Alps, SW = southwestern Alps, SE = southeastern Alps, H = higher than 1 500 m.
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Change in temperature 1760–2007 for the Greater Alpine Region (GAR) Single years and 20-year smoothed mean GAR series from 1760–2007 (1760/1961–2007/2008): Single years (thin lines) and 20-year smoothed mean (bold lines)
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Seasonal changes in precipitation and temperature up until the end of the 21st century, according to CLM scenario A1B: Left: absolute difference in temperature
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Modelled number of tropical nights over Europe during summer (June-August) 1961-1990 and 2071-2100: Reference period (1961-1990) (left), scenario period (2071-2100) (centre) and change between periods (right)
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