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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> == '''Modeling 'The Local Impact' (Predicting 'Rainfall' change for a city):''' <syntaxhighlight lang="python"> def predict_local_climate(city_lat, city_lon, current_rain, scenario): """ Shows how 'Scenarios' change 'Local Reality'. """ if scenario == "RCP 2.6": change = -0.05 # 5% decrease elif scenario == "RCP 8.5": change = -0.30 # 30% decrease (Severe Drought) else: change = 0.0 future_rain = current_rain * (1 + change) return f"SCENARIO {scenario} | FUTURE RAINFALL: {round(future_rain)}mm (Change: {change*100}%)." # Case: San Francisco (approx 400mm rain) print(predict_local_climate(37.7, -122.4, 400, "RCP 8.5")) </syntaxhighlight> ; Modelling Landmarks : '''The 'Earth Simulator' (Japan)''' β At one time the "World's Fastest Computer," built "Just" to run a "High-Resolution" climate model. : '''Tipping Points''' β Models are now searching for the "Point of No Return": when "Thawing Permafrost" or "Collapsing Ice Sheets" happen "Automatically" regardless of what humans do. : '''Attribution Science''' β A new field: using models to "Prove" that a "Specific Storm" (like 'Hurricane Harvey') was "Worse" because of "Global Warming." : '''Cloud Feedback''' β The "Hardest Part" of modelling. Do clouds "Cool the Earth" (reflecting sun) or "Warm it" (trapping heat)? The answer "Changes everything." </div> <div style="background-color: #8B4500; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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