NOT YOUR GRANDPARENTS’ CLIMATE!

Today’s climate is not the same as the one our grandparents’ knew. The Earth has warmed significantly over the last half-century, resulting in more frequent and intense weather extremes, including severe heat waves, historic droughts, powerful storms and severe flooding. An enormous amount of Arctic sea ice has been lost and the rate of global sea level rise has increased. Not only will these trends continue, they are expected to accelerate and the positive effect of reductions in global Greenhouse gas emissions by the nations of the world will not be seen until decades after they are made.

Climate impacts—you can run but you can’t hide

The effects of climate change are far reaching. Heat waves, droughts, storms and flooding all have local impacts that you may able to avoid or minimize by moving to someplace less exposed.  However, they can also devastate agricultural production and disrupt global supply chains, resulting in serious economic consequences on a global scale.

You can manage your climate risk

Fortunately, it isn’t necessary to wait and see what develops and then try to react to it. Using the tools of climate science, it’s possible to gain a good understanding of what’s coming and when, enabling you to decide what action to take and when to take it. Forward looking communities and organizations in both the public and private sectors are now taking advantage of these tools to understand the climate impacts that are here now, as well as prepare for those that are coming. Needless to say, those who avail themselves of these insights will be in a better position in the future than those who wait.

Dealing with uncertainty

While the big picture of how the climate is changing is pretty clear, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the details, especially at the regional and local scales of practical interest, so a risk management approach is called for. This enables planners and decision makers to make explicit tradeoffs between climate risk and the cost of strengthening their resilience to climate impacts.

Argos Analytics provides the climate information you need

Argos Analytics offers the tools and services you need to provide the information you need to plan for dealing with climate change. These include the WeatherShift™ tools for designing climate resilience into the built environment, developed in collaboration with global engineering firm Arup, TRACE™ analyses of the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events and projections of climate impacts on vineyards.

To learn more about how we can help you take control of your climate destiny, contact Argos Analytics at info@argosanalytics.com.