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Changes in the total amount of precipitation and its frequency and intensity directly affect the magnitude and timing of run-off
and
the
intensity
of
floods and
droughts
Patient
.
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ENCY 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
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Both the amount of heat stored in the ocean and the difference in temperature between ocean and land
affect the
intensity
of
monsoons
Patient
.
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AWORLDOFSCIENCE 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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The output of energy from the sun varies slightly from decade to decade, and there is also evidence that
solar
Patient
intensity has increased somewhat over the past 3 centuries.
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3CANADAENVIRON 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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Direct health effects include increases in mortality and illness (predominantly cardio-respiratory) due to an anticipated
increase
in the
intensity and duration
of heat
waves
Patient
.
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13IPCCSTABILISATIONDESGAZ 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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Changes in
solar
Patient
intensity and in concentrations of greenhouse gases, for example, have a global effect, whereas changes
in aerosol and stratospheric ozone concentrations are more regionalized.
[
1CANADACCD 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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Thus, projected increases in
tropical
cyclone
Patient
intensity and possible changes in their locations specific frequency,
along with sea-level rise, would have major impacts - notably, increased storm-surge heights for a given return period
(medium to high confidence).
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3IPCCCONSEQUENCE 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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The most widespread serious potential impacts are flooding, landslides, mudslides, and avalanches driven by projected
increases in
rainfall
Patient
intensity and sea-level rise.
[
3IPCCCONSEQUENCE 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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Warmer ocean temperatures, changes in
storm
Patient
frequency and
intensity and shifts
in ocean circulation would also seriously
affect coastal ecosystems, including the health of coral reefs and the distribution of fish populations.
[
5CANADAICC 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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An increase in
thermohaline
overturning
Patient
intensity results in a smaller deep ocean warming, while a reduction in overturning
intensity leads to greater deep ocean warming.
[
10IPCCMODELE 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
-
Hurricane
Patient
intensity could also be affected by a warmer climate.
[
2CANADACCD9801 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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Drier soils can also add to the
intensity
of daytime
temperatures
Patient
by reducing cooling from surface evaporation.
[
1CANADACCD 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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There appears to be a recent trend towards
increased
Degree
frequency and
intensity
of
disasters related to extreme weather events
Patient
.
[
6CANADAQFP 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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Changes in frequency and
intensity
of
droughts and
floods
Patient
are projected, which could cause significant financial
and human loss throughout Europe.
[
VULNERABILITY 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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Changes in climate will affect coastal systems through sea-level rise and an increase in storm-surge hazards and possible
changes
in the frequency and/or
intensity
of extreme
events
Patient
.
[
7IPCCREGION 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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The impacts- of these projected changes in climate include changes in many aspects of biodiversity and disturbance regimes
(e.g., changes in the frequency and
intensity
of
fires,
pests, and
diseases
Patient
).
[
2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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Climate change models incorporating hurricanes show an increase in the
intensity
of
hurricanes
Patient
-
but not in their number - as the oceans warm.
[
AWORLDOFSCIENCE 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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We know of mechanisms by which global warming could increase the frequency or
intensity
of severe
weather
Patient
,
but other physical processes could also have an important effect on the outcome.
[
2CANADACCD9801 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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A number of other factors, such as changes in the
intensity
of the sun 's
radiation
Patient
and the thinning of the ozone layer,
may also affect the course of future climate change.
[
3CANADAENVIRON 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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Because the
intensity
of the solar
radiation
Patient
changes with latitude, time of day and seasons,
all parts of the planet are not heated equally.
[
5CANADAICC 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]
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[Changes] can be caused by natural processes like volcanic eruptions, changes in
the
sun 's
Patient
intensity,
or very slow changes in ocean circulation or land surfaces which occur on time scales of decades, centuries or longer.
[
6CANADAQFP 0 MCLH 24/06/2014
]