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Main Title Advancing the science of climate change /
CORP Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on America's Climate Choices.
Publisher National Academies Press,
Year Published 2010
OCLC Number 626823522
ISBN 0309145880; 9780309145886; 9780309145893; 0309145899
Subjects Climatic changes--United States ; Global temperature changes--Environmental aspects ; Greenhouse gases--Environmental aspects--United States ; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric--Environmental aspects--United States ; Climatic changes--Environmental aspects ; Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--United States
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National Academies Press http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12782
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EKDM  QC903.2.U6A38 2010 CEMM/EPD Library/Athens,GA 02/11/2014
ELAM  QC903.2.U6A38 2010 Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL 03/02/2015
ELBM  QC903.2.U6A38 2010 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 02/06/2018
EOAM  QC981.8.C5A38 2010 Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO 12/29/2010
ERAM  QC981.8.C5 A38 2010 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 01/11/2011
ESAM  QC903.2.U6A38 2010 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 02/28/2011
Collation xxi, 503 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm.
Notes
"America's Climate Choices"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-474).
Contents Notes
Introduction: science for understanding and responding to climate change -- What we know about climate change and its interactions with people and ecosystems -- A new era of climate change research -- Integrative themes for climate change research -- Recommendations for meeting the challenge of climate change research -- Changes in the climate system -- Sea level rise and the coastal environment -- Freshwater resources -- Ecosystems, ecosystem services, and biodiversity -- Agriculture, fisheries, and food production -- Public health -- Cities and the built environment -- Transportation -- Energy supply and use -- Solar radiation management -- National and human security -- Designing, implementing, and evaluating climate policies. "Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for--and in many cases is already affecting--a broad range of human and natural systems. The compelling case for these conclusions is provided in Advancing the Science of Climate Change, part of a congressionally requested suite of studies known as America's Climate Choices. While noting that there is always more to learn and that the scientific process is never closed, the book shows that hypotheses about climate change are supported by multiple lines of evidence and have stood firm in the face of serious debate and careful evaluation of alternative explanations. As decision makers respond to these risks, the nation's scientific enterprise can contribute through research that improves understanding of the causes and consequences of climate change and also is useful to decision makers at the local, regional, national, and international levels. The book identifies decisions being made in 12 sectors, ranging from agriculture to transportation, to identify decisions being made in response to climate change. Advancing the Science of Climate Change calls for a single federal entity or program to coordinate a national, multidisciplinary research effort aimed at improving both understanding and responses to climate change. Seven cross-cutting research themes are identified to support this scientific enterprise. In addition, leaders of federal climate research should redouble efforts to deploy a comprehensive climate observing system, improve climate models and other analytical tools, invest in human capital, and improve linkages between research and decisions by forming partnerships with action-oriented programs"--Publisher's description.