An Analysis of the Climate Change Issue

J L Rasmussen

The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 1992, vol. 17, issue 3, 385 pages

Abstract: The issue of climate change is approached from the description of the “greenhouse effect” and its implications for the earth-atmosphere-ocean climate system. The paper briefly summarizes the historical data record and discusses the use of numerical models of the general circulation of the coupled atmosphere-ocean system for studying climate change. Based upon the results of the scientific assessment undertaken by the WMO/ UNEP sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the paper synthesizes our current knowledge of the predicted warmer earth, summarizes our best understanding of the impact of this global climate change on selected regions, and discusses the possible impact on the frequency and strength of weather systems. The paper concludes with an outlook for future observational systems and research efforts needed to reduce the uncertainties in our understanding of climate change and its impacts.

Date: 1992
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