An Introduction to Ustadi

Editor's Notes

• #2: What is the project about? Define the goal of this project Is it similar to projects in the past or is it a new effort? Define the scope of this project Is it an independent project or is it related to other projects? * Note that this slide is not necessary for weekly status meetings
• #3: What is the project about? Define the goal of this project Is it similar to projects in the past or is it a new effort? Define the scope of this project Is it an independent project or is it related to other projects? * Note that this slide is not necessary for weekly status meetings
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• #14: statistics from IPCC physical science of climate change, 2007 (http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-spm.pdf) Greater frequency of: Heat waves Heavy precipitation events Tropical Cyclones in North Atlantic Strong storms Rising intensity of storms, forest fires, droughts, flooding, heat waves
• #15: 82% of Mt. Kilimanjaro’s glacier has disappeared since first surveyed in 1912 Another sign of climate change is that worldwide, snow cover is melting and glaciers are retreating. The graph on the left shows the change in area of land (in millions of km) globally that is under snow cover- and it is clear that this area has declined significantly in recent years. In addition to losses in snow cover, glaciers are melting in almost all regions of the world- often at a very alarming rate. For example, Moutn Kilimanjaro in Kenya has lost almost 82% of its glacier, and much of this melting has occurred in the last decade (as seen in the photo above). left graphic (Image by NASA of Kilimanjaro's rapidly melting glacier. 82% of it has disappeared since it was first surveyed back in 1912. The image shows the difference in only seven years. ) (http://www.mounteverest.net/news.php?id=1361) right graphic (http://www.ipcc.ch/graphics/gr-ar4-syr.htm) Mountain glaciers and snow cover have declined The Arctic provides a striking illustration of the impacts of climate change on people and places. Sea ice has shrunk substantially, and coastal ice melts three weeks earlier than it did just 30 years ago. The area of sea lost since 1979 is greater than California, Texas and Maryland combined. The bald truth is that Earth’s polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. The cause? Global climate change.
• #16: Across the world, the warming tempratures are melting glaciers and causing sea water to expand, resulting in increases in the overall sea level. IN the last 100 years, global sea levels have risn an average of 17 cm, and are projected to rise 28-58 by 2100. From 1961 to 1993, sea levels rose at a rate of 1.8 mm/yr; and since 1993 at a rate of 3.1 mm/ya Sea levels are rising due to thermal expansion and melting glaciers and icecaps These rising seas level pose risk to people and ecosystems living in coastal areas and low-lying islands Another sign of climate change are the rising sea levels. (island info – UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, 2007, UN NY) (graph and text to right) put in “Trends in sea level, 1870 – 2006 sea levels have risen 17 cm during 20th century projected to rise 28-58 cm by end of 21st century http://www.ipcc.ch/graphics/gr-ar4-syr.htm graph of sea level in se usa (http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/~tk/climate_dynamics/climate_impact_webpage.html) Sea levels are rising due to a combination of : thermal expansion (water expands as it gets hotter) Glaciers melting Greenland ice sheet melting Antartic ice sheet melting Rate of sea level rise is increasing: from 1961-1993, sea levels rose an average of 0.4 mm/yr’ from 1993 to 2003, sea levels have risen 1.6 mm/yr (
• #17: Wilkins Ice Shelf (indication of increasing warming temps/happening quicker than expected – scientists did not expect ice shelf to break for another 15 years) Arctic temperature has increased at twice global average rate in past 100 years Average Arctic sea ice extent has shrunk by 2.7% per decade Aerial foto- intact on Feb 28th- top is intact; bottom is with all of the debris part that broke off (160 square miles) is 7 times size of manhattan Warming expected to be greatest at the poles (2-3X global average) and least in the tropics a Warming of the Artic slide 9 Artic temperatures increased at twice the global average rate in the past 100 years. Average Artic sea ice xtent has shrunk by 2.7% per decade Collapsing ice shelves in the Antartic slide 10 (or combine with slide 9) Mention recent collapse of the large ice shelf in Antartic left graphic (http://www.ipcc.ch/graphics/gr-ar4-syr.htm) Mountain glaciers and snow cover have declined The Arctic provides a striking illustration of the impacts of climate change on people and places. Sea ice has shrunk substantially, and coastal ice melts three weeks earlier than it did just 30 years ago. The area of sea lost since 1979 is greater than California, Texas and Maryland combined. The bald truth is that Earth’s polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. The cause? Global climate change.
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