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2 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS Climate Change and Animal Agriculture: Thinking Beyond the Spherical Steer Eugene S. Takle Professor of Atmospheric Science Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Professor of Agricultural Meteorology Department of Agronomy Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011 gstakle@iastate.edu Animal Think Tank, Iowa State University 26 February 2007

3 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS Outline  Changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide  Radiative forcing  Simulations of global climate and future climate change  Climate change for Iowa and the Midwest  Four components for addressing climate change  Impacts of climate change on animal agriculture Except where noted as personal views or from the ISU Global Change course or the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, all materials presented herein are from peer-reviewed scientific reports

4 CO 2, CH 4 and temperature records from Antarctic ice core data Source: Vimeux, F., K.M. Cuffey, and Jouzel, J., 2002, "New insights into Southern Hemisphere temperature changes from Vostok ice cores using deuterium excess correction", Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 203, 829-843.

5 CO 2, CH 4 and temperature records from Antarctic ice core data Source: Vimeux, F., K.M. Cuffey, and Jouzel, J., 2002, "New insights into Southern Hemisphere temperature changes from Vostok ice cores using deuterium excess correction", Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 203, 829-843. Natural cycles Pattern repeats about every 100,000 years

6 IPCC Third Assessment Report

7 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS 2007 380 ppm Carbon Dioxide and Temperature

8 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS 2050 550 ppm Carbon Dioxide and Temperature

9 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS “Business as Usual” 950 ppm Carbon Dioxide and Temperature

10 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS “Business as Usual” 950 ppm ? Carbon Dioxide and Temperature

11 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS E. S. Takle, ISU Global Change course

12 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS IPCC Fourth Assessment Report Summary for Policy Makers

13 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2006/ann/glob_jan-dec-error-bar_pg.gif

14 Mann, M. E., R. S. Bailey, and M. K. Hughes, 1999: Geophysical Research Letters 26, 759.

15 Natural and anthropogenic contributions to global temperature change (Meehl et al., 2004). Observed values from Jones and Moberg 2001. Grey bands indicate 68% and 95% range derived from multiple simulations.

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17 Source: Jerry Meehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research

18 Source: IPCC, 2001: Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis

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20 Hansen, Scientific American, March 2004 Mt. Pinatubo (1991) El Chichon (1982) Agung, 1963 At present trends the imbalance = 1 Watt/m 2 in 2018

21 Source: Jerry Meehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research

22 Emanual, Kerry, 2005: Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years. Nature, 436, 686-688. Sea-surface temperature VV Tropical Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Power Dissipation Index (PDI) V

23 Emanual, Kerry, 2005: Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years. Nature, 436, 686-688. Sea-surface temperature VV Tropical Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Power Dissipation Index (PDI) V

24 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report Summary for Policy Makers

25 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS Also…  Precipitation in the central US has increased since 1970  Fraction of high-precipitation events has increased since 1970  Extended ice-free periods of lakes has increased  Milder winters

26 Source: National Center for Atmospheric Research

27 The planet is committed to a warming over the next 50 years regardless of political decisions

28 Source: National Center for Atmospheric Research The planet is committed to a warming over the next 50 years regardless of political decisions Adaptation Necessary Mitigation Possible

29 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS IPCC Fourth Assessment Report Summary for Policy Makers

30 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS IPCC Fourth Assessment Report Summary for Policy Makers

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32 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS Projected Changes for the Climate of Iowa/Midwest (My tentative assessment)  Longer frost-free period (high)  Higher average winter temperatures (high)  Fewer extreme cold temperatures in winter (high)  More extreme high temperatures in summer (medium)  Higher nighttime temperatures both summer and winter (high)  More (~10%) precipitation (medium)  More variability of summer precipitation (high) –More intense rain events and hence more runoff (high) –Higher episodic streamflow (medium) –Longer periods without rain (medium)  Higher absolute humidity (high)  Stronger storm systems (medium)  Reduced annual mean wind speeds (medium) Follows trend of last 25 years and projected by models No current trend but model suggestion or current trend but models inconclusive

33 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS Four-Component Approach for Addressing Climate Change  Mitigation policies: 2050-2100 –Example: reduction in GHG emissions  Adaptation (long-term): 2015-2050 –Example: Developing Iowa’s competitive economic advantage  Adaptation (short-term): 2008-2015 –Example: redefining climate “normals” when needed and scientifically justified  Scenario planning for Iowa’s “Katrina”: 2007-2100 –Example: Multi-year drought, recurrent floods, combination of both; drought and wildfire EST personal view

34 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS If a meteorological variable began departing from its long-term background near or after 1970 it may be related to the radiation imbalance and thereby has a better chance than not of continuing its new trend over the next 5-10 years. Adaptation Tactics EST personal view

35 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS D. Herzmann, Iowa Environmental Mesonet

36 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS D. Herzmann, Iowa Environmental Mesonet

37 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS D. Herzmann, Iowa Environmental Mesonet

38 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS D. Herzmann, Iowa Environmental Mesonet

39 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS D. Herzmann, Iowa Environmental Mesonet

40 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS D. Herzmann, Iowa Environmental Mesonet

41 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS D. Herzmann, Iowa Environmental Mesonet

42 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS D. Herzmann, Iowa Environmental Mesonet

43 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS Projected Changes for the Climate of Iowa/Midwest (My tentative assessment)  Longer frost-free period (high)  Higher average winter temperatures (high)  Fewer extreme cold temperatures in winter (high)  More extreme high temperatures in summer (medium)  Higher nighttime temperatures both summer and winter (high)  More (~10%) precipitation (medium)  More variability of summer precipitation (high) –More intense rain events and hence more runoff (high) –Higher episodic streamflow (medium) –Longer periods without rain (medium)  Higher absolute humidity (high)  Stronger storm systems (medium)  Reduced annual mean wind speeds (medium) Follows trend of last 25 years and projected by models No current trend but model suggestion or current trend but models inconclusive

44 North America Regional Climate Change Assessment Program  Raymond Arritt, William Gutowski, Gene Takle, Iowa State University  Erasmo Buono, Richard Jones, Hadley Centre, UK  Daniel Caya, OURANOS, Canada  Phil Duffy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, USA  Filippo Giorgi, Jeremy Pal, Abdus Salam ICTP, Italy  Isaac Held, Ron Stouffer, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, USA  René Laprise, Univ. de Québec à Montréal, Canada  Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, USA  Linda O. Mearns, Doug Nychka, Phil Rasch, Tom Wigley, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA  Ana Nunes, John Roads, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA  Steve Sain, Univ. of Colorado at Denver, USA  Lisa Sloan, Mark Snyder, Univ. of California at Santa Cruz, USA Linda O. Mearns, National Center for Atmospheric Research Principal Investigator http://www.narccap.ucar.edu/

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59 Temperature-Humidity Index THI = (Dry bulb temperature o C) + (0.36* dew point temperature o C) +41.2 THI threshold values: - Dairy cows 72 Mild 72-79 Moderate 80-89 Severe 90-98 Dangerous >98 - Beef cattle 72 – 75 - Swine 72 – 74 - Poultry 70 – 78

60 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS Impact of Animal Agriculture on Climate Change  Production of greenhouse gases: methane (digestion, wastes), nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide (growing of feedstuff)  Impact of waste materials on carbon and nutrient cycles  Altered land use patterns

61 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS Impact of Climate Change on Animal Agriculture  Reduced weight gain of meat animals in summer, maybe increased in winter  More freeze-thaw cycles (animal health)  Reduced milk production for dairy cows  Reduced breeding successes  Altered vectors for pathogens  Reduced nutritional value of feed due to altered C:N ratios

62 PROJECT TO INTERCOMPARE REGIONAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS For More Information  For peer-reviewed evidence supporting everything you have seen in this presentation, see my online Global Change course: http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/gccourse  Contact me directly: gstakle@iastate.edu  Current research on regional climate and climate change is being conducted at Iowa State Unversity under the Regional Climate Modeling Laboratory http://rcmlab.agron.iastate.edu/  North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program http://www.narccap.ucar.edu/  For this and other climate change presentations see my personal website: http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/faculty/takle/

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