The Impact of Climate Change in Manitoba
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1 Brandon, MB, 30 April 2013 The Impact of Climate Change in Manitoba Danny Blair Associate Dean of Science Professor of Geography Co- Chair, MB s Climate Change climateguy@gmail.com
2 Summary: The climate of our region is on track for major changes There will be some benefits, and many more risks
3 There will be benefits: Longer growing season More heat for growing More crop/garden choices Improved yields Longer warm-fun season Warmer winters
4 There will be many risks: More extreme heat events More cooling requirements More severe storms More winter rain hazards More weeds and pests More social stress Shorter cold-fun season
5 There will be many risks: More frequent droughts More intense droughts Longer droughts More extreme rain events A more variable climate More climate surprises
6 We should: Anticipate impacts on activities & services Anticipate demand for activities & services Make the case for change Develop and implement a plan that has resilience
7 Of course: That is easy to say, but hard to do when resources are thin I trust that all will be on board when the problem is more obvious (to us)
8 My position: I am very concerned about what is happening, and I think you should be, too It is very easy to be pessimistic but we must resist being apathetic
9 Many people around the world now realize that their climates are no longer normal.
10 2000 England and Wales Wettest autumn on record since Germany Highest daily rain since at least Europe Hottest summer in at least 500 years 2007 Greece Hottest summer on record since Australia Heatwave breaks many long records 2010 Russia Hottest summer since Pakistan Worst flooding in history 2010 E. Australia Highest December rainfall since France Record hot/dry spring since N.E. USA Wettest Jan-Oct on record since S. USA Most extreme Jul. heat/dry since W. Europe Wettest summer on record since Japan 72-hour rainfall record 2011 Rep. of Korea Wettest summer on record since Canada Souris-Assiniboine River Floods
11 Extremes 2012 Arctic Lowest sea ice cover on record 2012 Antarctic Highest sea ice cover on record 2012 Canada Record high temps in March 2012 Canada/U.S. Record winter drought in many areas 2012 United States Hottest year on record in lower United States Hottest summer on record in lower Canada Hottest summer on record 2012 Europe Many areas record hottest summer 2012 United States Drought breaks many long records 2012 Russia, Ukraine + Drought raises food prices 10% 2012 United States Hurricane Sandy kills ~200; ~$70B 2012 Greenland 97% of surface was melting in July 2012 Eurasia Extreme cold spell in Jan/Feb 2012 S. Philippines Rare Super Typhoon kills 100s in Dec 2012 NE Brazil Extreme drought worst in 5 decades 2012 Africa Floods in Jul-Oct affects >3 million 2013 Australia Record heat wave in January 2013 Australia Hottest summer on record (Dec-Feb) 2013 Canada Long cold spell in Canada (spring)
12 e.g., 2816 runs with at least 3 days consecu've days below normal; a run is preceded by a day <= normal.
13 March 2012 Difference from Normal
14 2013 Winnipeg March Mean Temperatures
15 2012: Warmest Year on Record for U.S.
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17 Canada had hottest summer on record
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19 Global Climate is Warming NASA: 2010 was tied for warmest year on record 2011 was 9 th warmest 2012 was ~tied for 9 th Anomalies relative to
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21 2012 marks the 36th consecutive year (since 1976) that the annual temperature was above the long-term ( ) average.
22 There is much variation within the global trend
23 Major volcanic eruptions cool the planet for a few years El Niño warms the planet for ~2 yrs; La Niña cools for ~2 yrs
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26 Record Warmth In Recent Years Even though solar irradiance was very low ~11-year (132-month) sunspot cycle Carbon dioxide forcing is about 1.5 W/m 2 and growing (~0.3 W/m 2 per decade) Data through Mar
27 Global Land-Ocean Temperature Index Red: smooths out El Niño/La Niña Blue: smooths out solar cycle Through Feb
28 Why is the global temperature rising?
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30 The Keeling Curve ppm Data through Dec
31 Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases, Year 0 to Year 2005 Carbon dioxide now 394 ppm IPCC 2007
32 Glacial-Interglacial Ice Core Data We have excellent estimates of ancient carbon dioxide concentrations from bubbles extracted from ice cores.
33 How do we know what the temperature was 800,000 years ago? Stable Isotopes
34 An Important Source of Paleoclimate Information: Ancient Ice
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37 Ice cores stored in the National Ice Core Lab in Colorado. Photograph by: Peter Rejcek National Science Foundation Date Taken: March 15,
38 Hydrogen (1 proton + 1 electron) Add a neutron proton (+) electron (-) Warm air has more heavy hydrogen Now it is much heavier hydrogen deuterium 2 H or D
39 Oxygen (8 protons + 8 electrons) Add 2 neutrons % of oxygen is this isotope It is still oxygen just heavier 17 O is much rarer N = 8 protons + 10 neutrons = 18 O
40 Some water molecules are heavier than others 16 O Oxygen 17 O 18 O Warm air has more heavy oxygen 1 H 2 H Hydrogen 1 H Hydrogen 2 H
41 When the atmosphere is cold: Precipitation is depleted in heavy 18 O or 2 H Winter/Cold precipitation is isotopically light
42 Glacial-Interglacial Ice Core Data We have excellent estimates of ancient global temperatures thanks to isotopes extracted from ice cores.
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44 What caused greenhouse gas concentrations to rise and fall in the past?
45 IPCC
46 Orbital eccentricity (~100,000 yrs)
47 Axial tilt (obliquity) (~41,000 yrs)
48 Axial precession (~26,000 yrs)
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50 Ice Sheets Grow Milankovitch Cycles Greenhouse Effect Weakens More Sunlight Reflected Colder Forests Die Colder Oceans Deep Ocean Stores More CO 2 Less Water Vapour in Air Less CO 2 in Air Greenhouse Effect Weakens Less CO 2 in Air Tundra Replaces Forests Carbon Gets Locked in Permafrost Windier Dust Fertilizes Oceans Algae Bloom Shells Grow Ocean Can Hold More CO 2 Carbon in Shells Sink to Bottom
51 Extent of the Last Ice Age 18 kyr BP Cold (low insolation) summers in the northern hemisphere allowed continental glaciers to grow and expand over thousands of years
52 Why so much interest in Carbon Dioxide?
53 How much is 394 parts per million? 394 of every million molecules in the atmosphere is carbon dioxide
54 CFL FOOTBALL FIELD
55 Carbon dioxide is responsible for ~64% of the total radiative forcing of Earth by long-lived greenhouse gases. Its contribution to the increase in radiative forcing is 85% for the past decade and 81% for the last five years.
56 Radiative Forcing: The change in the net, downward minus upward, irradiance at the top of the tropopause due to a change in an external driver of climate change (expressed in Watts per square metre; W/m 2 ). More greenhouse gases = more radiative forcing = more energy for warming IPCC 2007
57 Radiative forcing between 1750 and 2005 Total Net Forcing from Humans ~1.6 W/m 2 IPCC 2007
58 Observation: Earth surface = 510 million million m Watts per m 2 equals: 816 million million Watts 816 terawatts (TW) Total worldwide energy consumption rate: ~16 TW
59 Observation: Radiative forcing decreasing by only a few Watts/m 2 resulted in glaciers covering almost all of Canada.
60 Conclusion from our understanding of how climates changed in the past and current changes: Humans now control the global climate. James Hansen and grandchildren James Hansen:
61 Important: Warming triggers many other climate changes, because of feedback processes.
62 Greenhouse Effect Stronger Sea Ice Shrinks Less Sunlight Reflected Warmer Warmer Oceans More Water Vapour in Air Deep Ocean Absorbs Less CO 2 More CO 2 in Air Greenhouse Effect Stronger Permafrost Thaws Forests Die Back More CO 2 and Methane in Air CO 2 and Methane Released
63 Conclusion: The entire climate system changes as well, not just the temperature. There are many signs that the system is changing.
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66 Observation: There are few signs that we are going to substantially slow down our carbon emissions any time soon.?
67 Alas: There is no quick fix. It is very unlikely that we will be able to prevent substantial warming.
68 Decay of Fossil Fuel CO 2 Emission 33% of CO 2 remains in air after 100 years 19% remains in air after 1000 years
69 IPCC CO 2 CONCENTRATION SCENARIOS A1F1 A2 A1B B2 B1 Currently ~394 ppm Socio-economic and geophysical models are used to make projections about future carbon dioxide (and GHG) concentrations.
70 RCP = Representative Concentration Pathway
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72 What changes in temperature and precipitation are projected for our region?
73 Update coming soon Canada s most recent assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation, region by region.
74 Prairie Grassland Region: 2050s Spring Wetter & Warmer
75 Climate Trend Mapper Free! at climate.uwinnipeg.ca
76 Spring Avg. Temperature Trend
77 Prairie Grassland Region: 2050s Summer Drier? & Warmer
78 Summer Avg. Temperature Trend
79 Number of Days with Temperature Exceeding 30 C
80 Prairie Grassland Region: 2050s Fall Wetter? & Warmer
81 Fall Avg. Temperature Trend
82 Prairie Grassland Region: 2050s Winter Wetter & Warmer
83 Winter Avg. Temperature Trend
84 Annual Avg. Temperature Trend
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94 IPCC 2001
95 Use average of 16 of the latest climate models to estimate changes in PRECIPITATION and changes in the DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRECIPITATION AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION. Comparing to Uses RCP8.5.
96 Change in PRECIPITATION: Fall Months
97 Change in PRECIPITATION: Winter Months
98 Change in PRECIPITATION: Spring Months
99 Change in PRECIPITATION: Summer Months
100 Change in PRECIP-ET: Fall Months
101 Change in PRECIP-ET: Winter Months
102 Change in PRECIP-ET: Spring Months
103 Change in PRECIP-ET: Summer Months
104 Observation: We generally expect it to be wetter There is much uncertainty about the timing and location of the changes. We expect more variability and extremes.
105 Planning is important: Forecasting extreme events is especially important and difficult The most important events are the extremes
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107 Warming leads to more evaporation More evaporation increase intensity and duration of drought Clausius Clapeyron equation Warmer air also holds more water vapour (7% more per +1 C) More water vapour will create more precipitation (with favourable weather patterns) More atmospheric moisture provides more latent heat for storms
108 Overall, the evidence indicates a likely increase in observed heavy precipitation in many regions in North America, despite statistically non-significant trends and some decreases in some sub-regions. This general increase in heavy precipitation accompanies a general increase in total precipitation in most areas of the [country]. The largest trends toward increased annual total precipitation, number of rainy days, and intense precipitation.were focused on the Great Plains/ northwestern Midwest. Chapter 3
109 Climate normals are dead: The averages are changing rapidly The climate is becoming more variable The past is no longer a good surrogate for the future
110 Science: 1 Feb 2008 Stationarity the idea that natural systems fluctuate within an unchanging envelope of variability is a foundational concept that permeates training and practice in water-resource engineering. It implies that any variable (e.g., annual streamflow or annual flood peak) has a timeinvariant (or 1-year periodic) probability density function (pdf), whose properties can be estimated from the instrument record.
111 Of Concern: The amount of nonstationarity that will be present in the future is unknown Also unknown: what we do not know
112 Donald Rumsfeld: "We know there are known knowns: there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns: that is to say we know there are things we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we don't know we don't know." 12 February 2002
113 There will be benefits: Longer growing season More heat for growing More crop/garden choices Improved yields Longer warm-fun season Warmer winters
114 There will be many risks: More extreme heat events More cooling requirements More severe storms More winter rain hazards More weeds and pests More social stress Shorter cold-fun season
115 There will be many risks: More frequent droughts More intense droughts Longer droughts More extreme rain events A more variable climate More climate surprises
116 Social and Climatological Tipping Points? A winter with no snow? A mega-drought or flood? A global food crisis? A methane outburst? A sudden global warming? Must we rely upon catastrophism?
117 You should: Anticipate impacts on activities & services Anticipate demand for your activities & services Make the case for change Develop and implement a plan that has resilience
118 To that end, you should: Keep yourself informed Get involved with municipal, provincial and federal adaptation strategy development Insist upon emission reductions
119 Software and presentations are available at this website: CLIMATE.UWINNIPEG.CA or dannyblair.uwinnipeg.ca
120 Brandon, MB, 30 April 2013 Questions? Danny Blair Associate Dean of Science Professor of Geography Co- Chair, MB s Climate Change climateguy@gmail.com
121 Climate Projections for Southern Manitoba: Executive Summary Annual Mean Temperature Winter Mean Temperature Spring Mean Temperature Summer Mean Temperature Fall Mean Temperature Variable Projected Change Confidence +1 to +3 C by 2050 Very High +3 to +5 C by 2050 Very High +1 to +2 C by 2050 Very High +1 to +2 C by 2050 Very High +1 to +2 C by 2050 Very High Maximum Temperatures Warming slower than means Very High Minimum Temperatures Warming faster than means Very High These are summaries of the overall projected trends as reported in From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 (2008); The New Normal: The Canadian Prairies in a Changing Climate (2010); IPCC s Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis (2007); and other select sources compiled by D. Blair.
122 Climate Projections for Southern Manitoba: Executive Summary Variable Projected Change Confidence Warm- season heat waves Warmer and more frequent Very High Heat extremes Warmer and more frequent Very High Cooling- degree days Much higher Very High Hea'ng- degree days Much lower Very High Growing- degree days Much higher Very High Frost- free season Much longer Very High Mid- winter thaws Warmer and more frequent Very High Winter- cold snaps Shorter and less frequent Very high Snow cover season Much shorter Very high Length of winter season Much shorter Very high Winter freeze- thaw cycles More frequent Low Cold nights Warmer and fewer Very high These are summaries of the overall projected trends as reported in From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 (2008); The New Normal: The Canadian Prairies in a Changing Climate (2010); IPCC s Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis (2007); and other select sources compiled by D. Blair.
123 Climate Projections for Southern Manitoba: Executive Summary Variable Projected Change Confidence Annual precipita'on Modest increase Medium Winter precipita'on Substan'al increase Very High Spring precipita'on Increase Medium Summer precipita'on Lower Low Fall precipita'on Increase Low Winter rain events Many more Very high Snow storms Fewer Medium Droughts More and longer High Intense rain events More and more intense High Days with rain/snow? Low Days without rain/snow? Low Surface water amount Less Medium These are summaries of the overall projected trends as reported in From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 (2008); The New Normal: The Canadian Prairies in a Changing Climate (2010); IPCC s Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis (2007); and other select sources compiled by D. Blair.
124 Climate Projections for Southern Manitoba: Executive Summary Variable Projected Change Confidence Wind speed? Low Wind extremes Higher Medium Wind erosion Higher Low Cloud cover? Low Sunshine? Low Rela've humidity? Low Summer severe weather More Medium Lightning More Medium Tornadoes More Medium Surface water temperature Higher Very high Carbon dioxide Higher Very high These are summaries of the overall projected trends as reported in From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 (2008); The New Normal: The Canadian Prairies in a Changing Climate (2010); IPCC s Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis (2007); and other select sources compiled by D. Blair.
125 Climate Projections for Southern Manitoba: Executive Summary Variable Projected Change Confidence Year to year variability Higher High Climate extremes Higher High Spring flooding More frequent Low Local summer flooding More frequent High Very wet summers More frequent Low Very dry summers More frequent Medium Very hot summers More frequent High Very wet winters More frequent High Very cold winters Much less frequent Very high Posi've impacts Some, decreasing with 'me Very high Nega've impacts Many, increasing with 'me Very high These are summaries of the overall projected trends as reported in From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 (2008); The New Normal: The Canadian Prairies in a Changing Climate (2010); IPCC s Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis (2007); and other select sources compiled by D. Blair.
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