Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

The Arctic is a region at the top of the globe consisting of Canada, the United States of America, Finland, Denmark (Greenland), Russia, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway. These countries form the Arctic council and are responsible for protecting and managing the affairs within the Arctic. The main reason that there is a Council is because it makes progress in the Arctic more productive and it is easier to manage the Arctic when there is a specific body set up to manage the Arctic. When all of the countries are working together to develop an international policy to manage the Arctic more will get done because they will all be working together. One of the main issues facing the Arctic is climate change. On the issue of climate change and how it affects…

4a. The Canadian Arctic: Geography, ecology, people and climate The Arctic is often defined using political, climatic, biological zoning and varies greatly amongst Arctic nations. Using geophysical definition as the land and sea, north of the Arctic Circle and which experiences polar day from April to September, and polar night from October to February. Overall, Arctic climate varies greatly by location with annual mean surface temperatures of 4C in Reykjavic Iceland, to -28 C at the crest of…

The Arctic Circle in recent years has been the source of international conflict as natural resources are discovered and climate change is impacting the indigenous people, wildlife, and changing the arctic environment. The current governing body, the Arctic Council, and global agreements and treaties are not adequately protecting the Arctic environment. After examining the various conventions and treaties that have been made in effort to govern the Arctic Circle, it is evident that some…

Northern Latitudes by 2100 1. Introduction 1.1 RCPs and RCP8.5 RCPs is short for Representative Concentration Pathways, which are a set of four new scenarios defined by their approximate total radiative forcing in 2100 relative 1750: 2.6 W/m2 for RCP2.6, 4.5 W/m2 for RCP4.5, 6.0 W/m2 for RCP6.0, and 8.5 W/m2 for RCP8.5, for the Fifth Assessment Report of IPCC. RCP2.6 represents a mitigation scenario resulting in a very low forcing level. RCP4.5 and RCP6.0 stand for two stabilization…

Climate change is a controversial subject around the world. Most scientists agree that climate change is human-caused, and that the effects of climate change can already be seen today. Research suggests that we must act now or face severe consequences in the future. Before climate change can be discussed, it is important to understand what a climate is and how it differs from weather. Many people may use the two terms interchangeably, and while the two words are related, they are not the same.…

scientific institutions and governments. Q1: Is global warming a problem today? A: 11% of the population, some millions people are currently vulnerable to climate change impacts such as droughts, floods, heat waves, eco destruction, extreme weather events and sea-level rise. As an example, from my own part of the world, the island of Kiribati in the Pacific has been inundated by rises…

Abstract Global climate change has become one of the most important issues and one of the most highly debated ones of the 21st Century. The scientific community has largely reached an agreement concerning the responsibility of human action for the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and the accompanying changes in the atmosphere, oceans, and on land. Environmental policymakers at the United Nations and from the member countries are working to formulate a plan to combat the progress of…

Actions that we can take :- • Invest in energy efficient appliances:- Since the time they have implemented they have kept 2.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of the air. Energy efficiency is the lowest and cheapest way to reduce pollution and carbon emissions. • Reduce water waste:- Saving water reduces carbon pollution because it takes a lot of energy to treat waste water. Reduce , Reuse, Recycle. • Use Fluorescent Light bulbs:- We should change incandescent light bulbs and use fluorescent…

Canada spans over 9 million km2 of territorial surface land filled with various terrains and climates. In the west, there are plains and mountains while, in the southeast, there are lowlands. In the north, it is arctic while, in the south, it is temperate. This diversity among its ecosystems is responsible for the wide array of flora and fauna throughout the nation. Caribou, wolverines, and sturgeons are examples of iconic Canadian animals- however they are all threatened by numerous human…

Did you know that the last two decades in the 20th century have been the hottest in the past 400 years? As research has shown, every year our global climate is getting warmer. Yet to many people, this issue has not affected their own lives. So why worry about global warming? Many scientists have done research on global warming, and what began to cause it. Scientists can also predict what will happen to our planet if global warming continues. Research has shown that global warming is not…