Trausti Jónsson (IMO, Ice) - The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) -
the WMO method and its application in Iceland
Abstract
Natural hazards have always been a major threat to individuals and the society in Iceland.
During a period of optimism after the Second World War it was assumed that progress and
modern development would soon marginalize such threats. A series
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Geographic Names of Iceland's glaciers: Historic and Modern
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
9.2.2009
A long-term collaboration between Oddur Sigurðsson and Richard S. Williams Jr. has led to the authorship of three
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örugt að fara fyrir Horn í um 10 sml frá landi en það yrði
að hafa góðan útvörð.
Kl.1341, kalla TFB og spyr um ETA í RVK, ETA um kl 1440.
Kl 1305, AIS umferð fyrir N- Horn. Vegna bilunnar í WS 1 var megináhersla lögð á ískönnun í
þessu flugi.
Flugskýrsla TF-SIF
12. desember 2010
Flug nr. 117410.025
Ískönnun.
Meginröndin lá um eftirtalda staði.
1. 67°47.0N 023
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close to Hveragerði). Deformation measurements in recent years also indicate possible stress accumulations in the region, which might be released as a larger earthquake. Historic recordings show that earthquakes in that region can be up to M6.5. The last earthquakes of M>6 were in 1929 and 1968. Both of these events caused no major damage in the capital area. In modern times, however, urban
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record data at regular intervals (e.g., every 10 minutes), while manual observations are made typically every three hours, or more.
Manual measurements of cloud cover, visibility and precipitation are essential, despite technological advances in automated measurement.
Satellite-based observations are an increasingly important factor in modern-day weather forecasting.
Weather observations
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colours for different stud-
ies) and atmospheric samples (red lines). The corresponding radiative
forcings relative to 1750 are shown on the right hand axes of the large
panels. {WGI Figure SPM.1}
Changes in GHGs from ice core and modern data
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Topic 2 Causes of change
Radiative forcing components
Figure 2.4. Global average radiative forcing (RF) in 2005 (best estimates and 5 to 95% uncertainty
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; precipitation; hydrological conditions; and, atmospheric and oceanic circulation. Elements of the cryosphere also contain important records of past climate, providing benchmarks for interpreting modern climate change.
The cryosphere exists on all latitudes of the Earth and occurs in approximately one hundred countries of the world. While the cryosphere is an integrative element within the climate
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by IASPEI.
of the International Council for Science: the free thinking and
conduct of scientific development is a principle of modern society and cannot be hindered
or limited by threats of personal retaliation.
- When serving on high-level advisory panels for governments and authorities, scientists
have the duty to provide the state of knowledge in a comprehensive and unbiased fashion
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for free
• improve public image
• you are given money to do it
• to meet legal requirements
• because is it is fashionable
Non-altruistic reasons for adopting
participation...
Participation is very fashionable
• Water: EU Water Framework Directive art. 14
• Politics: EU citizens‘ visions
• Why?
– Fits the modern zeitgeist
• post-modern relativism
• loss of trust in formal institutions: political
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