Climatology

Chapter 8

What rise in temperature do climate models record?

0.65°C temperature rise between 1951 and 2010
 
RCP2.6: 1°C by mid century + 1°C more to the end of the century
 

RCP4.5: 1.4°C mid, 1.8°C end

RCP:6.0: 1.3°C mid, 2.2°C end

RCP:8.5: 2°C mid, 3.7°C end

Effects will be there many years afterwards

Time of emergence = period from which human caused climate change is distinguishable from natural change

 

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