This list identifies climate and health core competencies for health professional students. Jan 03, 2014 the internet citizenship course, for example, is taught by uc berkeleys greg niemeyer, while global climate change is taught by uc davis botanist arnold bloom. Climate change impacts in the terrestrial realm contd evolutionary effects changes in species abundance, distribution, and phenology suggest changes in species fitness in response to climate change. Herein, we developed a modeling framework that predicts the effect of climate change on cyanobacteria concentrations in large reservoirs in the contiguous u. References national research council, 2010a, advancing the science of climate change national research council, 2010b, limiting the magnitude of climate change national research council, 2010c. Although phenology is now understood to be a key indicator of climate change impacts, largescale, coordinated phenological monitoring of lilac and. Smayda tj, shimizu y eds toxic phytoplankton blooms in the sea. A guidebook for development planners may 2009 it proposes an approach for assessing vulnerability to climate change and climate variability, developing and implementing adaptation options, and integrating options into programs, development plans, and projects at the national and local levels. Opportunities and threats for pollinator conservation in. Tree species composition of northeast forests has shifted slowly in response to. Arnold schwarzeneggers shockingly reasonable climatechange plea. Fraga s, bakun a 1993 global climate change and harmful algal blooms. Professor bloom has created the definitive textbook on climate change. Climate change unfccc in montreal, canada, 2005, parties agreed to initiate the dialogue on longterm cooperative action to address climate change by enhancing implementation of the convention.
Climate change demystified starts by looking at scientific data gathered from weather instruments, satellite telemetry, ice cores, and coral sections that reveal how the earths temperature is changing. Responses of arabidopsis and wheat to rising co2 depend on. Climate change, a topic that includes global warming, refers to the relatively abrupt shift in weather patterns that has occurred during the last few decades. Global change research program usgcrp climate and health. Aug 18, 2015 the story of climate change and development can be told in three simple pie charts. The overall goal of responding to the challenge of climate change is that while adapting to global warming, we must not set limits to growth, but rather help achieve sustainable development. Variability may be due to natural internal processes within the climate system, or to variations in natural or anthropogenic. Remind that climate change may cause at the resource level surface water, huge hydrologic variations, water temperature rise and increases of pollution load chemical and microbiological. Elevated atmospheric co2 concentrations may either accelerate or decelerate plant respiration for reasons that have been. These core competencies reflect foundational climate and health understanding and skills across five areas of practice, which are recommended for all health professionals see appendix below for an outline. Global climate change 360 nutrient cycling 362 phosphorus 362 potassium 364 salt 365 predictions 366 transporters 366 nutrient chemotropism 367 nutrient assimilation and sequestration 368. Convergence of disciplines 9780878930272 by bloom, arnold j. Highlights human nutrient loading and climate change warming, altered rainfall synergistically enhance cyanobacterial blooms in aquatic ecosystems. Shifts in flowering phenology reshape a subalpine plant.
Downloads for indicators technical documentation climate. Journalists help promote hollywood celebrities while condemning average americans for causing climate change. Intraspecific variation of wheat grain quality in response to elevated co 2 at two sowing times under rainfed and irrigation treatments. The effect of climate change on water resources and programs introduction the goal of this module is to educate water program managers, as well as the general public, on the expected effects of climate change on water resources and water programs. Climate change demystified starts by looking at scientific data gathered from weather instruments, satellite telemetry, ice cores, and coral sections that reveal how the earths. Climate change impacts in the terrestrial realm contd evolutionary effects changes in species abundance. Climate change blooms taxonomy of educational objectives. Global warming, climate change and sustainabilitychallenge to scientists, policymakers and christians john houghton i n this paper, i first list some of the growing threats to the environment and. Climate change indicators in the united states, 2016. A pdf version of the technical documentation is provided below for each indicator, along with an overview that describes epas process for selecting and evaluating indicators. Jul 21, 2015 the dataset is comprised of leafing and flowering data collected across the continental united states from 1956 to 2014 for purple common lilac syringa vulgaris, a cloned lilac cultivar s. Although phenology is now understood to be a key indicator of climate change impacts, largescale, coordinated phenological monitoring of lilac and honeysucklewhich respond predictably to air temperature and accumulated heat in a regionally coherent patternwas initiated in the united states to supplement the use of weather observations in agricultural forecasts. Why are scientists, politicians, and other concerned citizens concerned about the consequences of climatic change. We recently established that elevated co2 during the daytime decreases plant mitochondrial respiration in the light and protein concentration because co2 slows the daytime conversion of nitrate.
Arnold schwarzeneggers shockingly reasonable climatechange. Elevated atmospheric co2 concentrations may either accelerate or decelerate plant respiration for reasons that have been uncertain. A report on the workshop on integrating climate change in california extension. Remind that climate change may cause at the resource level surface water, huge hydrologic variations, water. The magnitude and timing of these changes will depend on many factors, and slowdowns and accelerations in warming lasting a decade or more will continue to occur. The story of climate change and development can be told in three simple pie charts. Thus, many species are becoming mistimed due to climate change. In this article, i examine matters concerning justice and climate change in light of current work in global justice. The same media go out of their way to ignore or excuse the hypocrisy of celebrity. Herein, we developed a modeling framework that predicts the effect of climate.
It is comprehensive, wellwritten and organizedand timely. Being in professor arnold blooms class was extremely informative. The book highlights the complexity of decisionmaking under uncertainty, contrasting the methods that various disciplines employ to evaluate past and future conditions. This free online course examines 1 the factors responsible for climate change.
The climate change impacts on drinking water treatment issues can be summarized in fig. I then explain the threat arising from human induced climate change. Smayda tj, shimizu y eds toxic phytoplankton blooms in the. The impacts of climate change on human health amazon s3. Textbooks in global change climate change browse and buy books, journals, electronic media from springer online. Impacts of climate change on surface water quality in. Global warming, climate change and sustainabilitychallenge to scientists, policymakers and christians john houghton i n this paper, i first list some of the growing threats to the environment and introduce the important concept of sustainability. Climate change and other environmental problems of global scale indicate that we have entered, as nobel prize winner paul crutzen has described it, the anthropocene, the era of. Climate change and global justice darrell moellendorf. Front matter sealevel change the national academies press. In the book, it not only states reasons why global climate change is occurring, but it provides excellent evidence to support it. Blooms book will inform and inspire a generation of students confronting the most urgent.
We urge researchers with longterm datasets on phenology to link their data with those that may serve as a yardstick, because documentation of the incidence of climate change induced mistiming is crucial in assessing the impact of global climate change on the natural world. Convergence of disciplines by arnold j bloom online at alibris. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf. Climate change and harmful algal blooms springerlink. The overall goal of responding to the challenge of climate change. Global climate change convergence of disciplines by arnold j. Bloom mark twain s comment everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it no longer applies. The effect of climate change on water resources and programs introduction the goal of this module is to educate water program managers, as well as the general public, on the expected effects of climate. The magnitude and timing of these changes will depend on many factors. Prepare a powerpoint presentation on the impact of climate change for a threatened habitat or species.
Climate hypocrites and the media that love them media. We urge researchers with longterm datasets on phenology to link their data with those that may serve as a yardstick, because. That shift may be what leads to a successful climate agreement this december. Choose a species and discuss how that species will respond to climate change. Reduce your ghg emissions by 50% for one day and discuss the experience. Our general understanding of phenological responses to climate change is based. The internet citizenship course, for example, is taught by uc berkeleys greg niemeyer, while global climate change is taught by uc davis botanist arnold bloom. Changing climate, changing forests usda forest service.
References national research council, 2010a, advancing the science of climate change national research council, 2010b, limiting the magnitude of climate change national research council, 2010c, adapting to the impacts of climate change. Epa has developed comprehensive technical documentation that describes the data sources and analytical methods for every indicator presented in the climate change indicators in the united states report. Wong 2008 were retrieved through the chillr downloading interface. Pdf global climate change turning knowledge into action. Climate change bloom s taxonomy of educational objectives verbal linguistic conduct a debate on the importance of climate change and our responsibility to take action. Global climate change indicates a change in either the mean state of the climate. Climate change and global justice goetheuniversitat. Relationships of drivers and biotic responses are often nonlinear, posing a challenge for modeling and mitigating blooms.
Seasonal timing of biological events, phenology, is one of the strongest bioindicators of climate change. Global climate change examines the factors responsible for global climate change and the geophysical, biological, economic, legal, and cultural consequences of such changes. Indicators of climate change in california oehha ca. Bloom has written a wonderful and truly encompassing introduction text. Variability may be due to natural internal processes within the climate system, or to variations in natural or anthropogenic humandriven external forcing. A guidebook for development planners may 2009 it proposes an approach for assessing vulnerability to climate change and climate variability, developing and. The dataset is comprised of leafing and flowering data collected across the continental united states from 1956 to 2014 for purple common lilac syringa vulgaris, a cloned lilac cultivar s. However, longterm climate change over many decades. Vijay mehta 17 global warming a practical solution to follow if the world is to meet its targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The effect of climate change on water resources and programs. A major contributor to the global carbon cycle is plant respiration. Click here to download a pdf of the core competencies overarching goals. The book additionally, was a terrific tool and informative resource to explain numerous things about global climate change.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Bloom professor bloom has created the definitive textbook on climate change. Global climate change questions saint leo university. Bloom received his undergraduate degree in physics from yale university. The intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc was jointly established by the world meteorological. Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms cyanohabs have serious adverse effects on human and environmental health. Being in professor arnold bloom s class was extremely informative. Changes are taking place globally, regionally, and on ecosystem levels. Lilac and honeysuckle phenology data 19562014 scientific data. Red tide bloom, hood canal, puget sound, washington state. Impacts of climate change on physical systems, such as oceans, lakes and snowpack.
Convergence of disciplines paperback october 30, 2008 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions price. Climate change and development in three charts center for. Climate change indicators in the united states, 2016 epa. Spring emerging bees and those that occur in urban areas could be less vulnerable to extinction 74. Global climate change 360 nutrient cycling 362 phosphorus 362 potassium 364 salt 365 predictions 366 transporters 366 nutrient chemotropism 367 nutrient assimilation and sequestration 368 horticultural and agronomic practices 368 finale 370 references 370 11 ecology and environmental stress 301 12 big picture.
Unfortunately, this book cant be printed from the openbook. The amount of projected future change depends on the emissions scenarios used. Global climate change examines the factors responsible for global climate. Climate change and other environmental problems of global scale indicate that we have entered, as nobel prize winner paul crutzen has described it, the anthropocene, the era of pervasive human influence on the earths natural systems. Reduce your ghg emissions by 50% for one day and discuss the experience including the costs and benefits of doing so.