Lecture Links for 1

v Sea-surface Height on the Rise warmer waters in the W. Pacific lead to higher sea levels (note, this is not El Nino -- these are longer-term patterns. Further, this data is taken during a La Nina period.

v Impact of potential sea level rise on Bangladesh

v Nile Delta today

v Nile Delta today 2

v Impact on Nile Delta in future

v Scenarios of future sea level rise (note: this is now out of date. New projections (IPCC, 2001) estimate rise up to 88 cm by 2100)

v Mississippi Delta

v Ganges River Delta

Polar and Glacier Ice Melting

v 30 Years of Arctic Warming Arctic region has warmed by up to 11 degrees F. in winter months

v Thining of Arctic Ice Sheet

v North Pole Ice Cracks large cracks in the North polar ice cap

v Spring Ice Chokes the Bering Strait spring ice flowing from Bering Strait into the Bering Sea

v Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica recent study finds that surface melt water causes ice shelves to collapse much faster than previously believed. May be accelerated by projected increases in summer temperatures, due to global warming.

v Icebergs in the Ross Sea iceberg breaking off the Ross Ice Shelf

v Thinning Greenland Ice Sheet

v Patagonia Glacier melting glacier

v Receding Glacier in Iceland change from 1973 to 2000 & Animation

v The Disappearing Glaciers of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

v The Disappearing Glaciers of Mt. Kilimanjaro 2

v River Ice breaking up earlier each year

v Permafrost temperature rising

Major Flood Events

v Mozambique Floods 2000

v Floods in SE Asia 2000 the Mekong River delta

v Extensive Floods in England 2000 the flooding of the river Exe near Exeter

v Severe Flooding in India 2000 the flooding of the Brahmaputra River

Extreme Weather

v Increasing Frequency of Extreme Precipitation and El Niños

v Exponentially rising costs of extreme weather events

v Exponentially rising costs -- economic and insured

v Hurricane Floyd Nears Florida September, 1999. Floyd ultimately hit North Carolina with devastating effects.

v Hurricane Floyd, flooding 1, flooding 2, flooding 3

v Hurricane Floyd Effects on Coast Ecology September, 1999. Huge sediment loads flow into the ocean, creating marine "dead zones"

v Hurricane Mitch

v Superstorm Sweeps Over England 2000

v Lake Effect Clouds

Human Health and Disease

v Tracking Disease from Space

v Chart: Tropical Vector-Borne Diseases

v Disease Outbreaks due to 197-98 El Niño

v Weather and the West Nile Virus

Malaria

v Malaria Distribution Map

v Projected Global Spread of Malaria

v Moving up the Mountains

v Vector: the Mosquito

v Children especially vulnerable

v Mother and sick child

v Mother and comatose child

v Yanomami boy

v Planting rice, Planting rice 2

v Spraying Insecticide

Dengue

v Potential Spread of Dengue in North America

v Vector: the Mosquito (Aedes aegypti)

v Used Tires: habitat and international transport of choice

v X-ray of patient with Dengue Fever

v Subcutaneous haemorrhage from Dengue

v Spraying Insecticide

Schistosomiasis

v Vector: the Water Snail

v Floods increase infection

v Adult worm

v Enlarged abdomen

Drought

v Drought across North America, 2000

v Projected Drought Severity in USA (models disagree)

Agriculture

v Projected Changes in World Cereals Production

v Projected Impact on Ugandan Coffee Production

v Projected Impacts on US Dryland and Irrigated Yields

v Projected US Regional and Economic Impacts

Water Supply

v Projected Global Freshwater Stress

v US Freshwater Consumption by Sector

v Observed and Projected Changes in US Precipitation and Streamflow

v Projected Changes in US Western Snowpack

v Temperature Increase Impact on Salmon (OR)

v The Shrinking Aral Sea

v Colorado River Delta

Emissions Reduction

v Rough (very) Estimate of Reductions Needed Globally

v Emissions of GHG in Annex I Countries individual graphs of each country's Kyoto target vs. projected emissions vs. actual emissions.

v Electricity Generation by Fuel click on "Transformation"

v Electricity Generation by Region click on "Transformation"

v Total Final Consumption by Sector click on "Consumption" (coal, oil, gas & electricity)

v CO2 Emissions by Fuel click on "Emissions"

Wind Energy

v Wind Energy Emisssions and Costs vs. Fossil Fuels

v 2000 Global Wind Market Report

v Wind Energy Projects in the USA clickable map

v Renewable Northwest Project

v All Things Considered listen to a recent story on windpower in Texas

Solar Energy

v Morning Edition listen to a recent story about solar energy

Fuel Cells

v How Fuel Cells Work from Ballard Power Systems

v Fuel Cells 2000 a compilation web site

v Fuel Cells in Passenger Cars

Geoengineering

v Greensea Ventures, Inc. a breathless sales promotion of the promises of "ocean farming"

v Oct 12, 2000 issue of Nature on iron fertilization in the Southern Ocean
Boyd et al p. 695
Abraham p 727
Watson p 730
N&V Chisholm . p. 685

World Climate Negotiations

v Conference Live! here are online videos of COP6 in the Hague. This includes opening ceremonies, negotiating sessions, side events and statements by each country. You need RealPlayer to watch and view (download for free).

v COP3 Kyoto here is the video of Vice President Gore's speech, instructing the US delegation to show "increased flexibility." Click on "12/8" (the date).

Kyoto Mechanisms and Institutions

v Carboncredits.nl is a Dutch government program through which companies can sell project based (certified) emission reductions to the Dutch government.

v CO2e.com - an online resource for businesses to understand, mitigate and manage the transition to a greenhouse gas constrained future.

Other Global Environmental Problems

Population

v World Population Density

Ozone Hole

v Antarctic Ozone Hole 2000

v Low Arctic Ozone Levels 2000

v UV Radiation Exposure

Land Use Change

v Yellowstone Park Boundary

v Land Use Across the US Mexico Border

v · Growth of Las Vegas, NV