| Main Title |
Adapting to the impacts of climate change / |
| CORP Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on America's Climate Choices. |
| Publisher |
National Academies Press, |
| Place Published |
Washington, D.C. |
| Year Published |
2010 |
| OCLC Number |
626823526 |
| Subject Added Ent |
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--United States.;
Global temperature changes--Environmental aspects.;
Greenhouse gases--Environmental aspects--United States.;
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric--Environmental aspects--United States.
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Date Modified |
| EJAM |
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QC981.8.C5A33 2010 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
10/25/2011 |
| EOAM |
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QC981.8.C5A33 2010 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
12/29/2010 |
| ERAM |
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QC981.8.C5 A33 2010 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
01/11/2011 |
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| Collation |
xix, 272 p. : col. ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Notes |
America's Climate Choices project is the National Research Council's most comprehensive study of climate change to date. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-250). |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction -- Vulnerabilities and impacts -- What are America's options for adaptation? -- Managing the climate challenge: a strategy for adaptation -- Linking adaptation efforts across the nation -- Rationale and mechanisms for global engagement in climate change adaptation -- Major scientific and technological advances needed to promote effective adaptation to climate change -- Conclusions and recommendations. "Across the United States, impacts of climate change are already evident. Heat waves have become more frequent and intense, cold extremes have become less frequent, and patterns of rainfall are likely changing. The proportion of precipitation that falls as rain rather than snow has increased across the western United States and Arctic sea ice has been reduced significantly. Sea level has been rising faster than at any time in recent history, threatening the natural and built environments on the coasts. Even if emissions of greenhouse gases were substantially reduced now, climate change and its resulting impacts would continue for some time to come. To date, decisions related to the management and protection of the nation's people, resources, and infrastructure have been based on records in the recent past, when climate was relatively stable. Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change, part of the congressionally requested America's Climate Choices suite of studies, calls for a new paradigm-one that considers a range of possible future climate conditions and impacts that may be well outside the realm of past experience. Adaptation requires actions from many decision makers in federal, state, tribal, and local governments; the private sector; non-governmental organizations; and community groups. However, current efforts are hampered by a lack of solid information about the benefits, costs, and effectiveness of various adaptation options; climate information on regional and local scales; and a lack of coordination. Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change calls for a national adaptation strategy that provides needed technical and scientific resources, incentives to begin adaptation planning, guidance across jurisdictions, shared lessons learned, and support of scientific research to expand knowledge of impacts and adaptation."--Publisher's description. |
| Access Notes |
Also available online. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change.; National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
America's climate choices. |
| Alternate Title |
America's climate choices |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2010 |
| Series Title Untraced |
America's climate choices |
| BIB Level |
m |
| LCCN |
2010940139 |
| ISBN |
0309145910 (pbk.); 9780309145916 (pbk.); 9780309145923 (pdf); 0309145929 (pdf) |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20111012153512 |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
04684cam 2200517Ia 45020 |
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