Main Title |
Climate change impacts on the United States : the potential consequences of climate variability and change overview report / |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
Year Published |
2000 |
OCLC Number |
45388503 |
ISBN |
0521000742; 9780521000741 |
Subjects |
Climatic changes--United States ;
United States--Climate ;
Climatology ;
Klimatfèorändringar--Fèorenta staterna ;
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--United States
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EIAM |
QC983.C5174 2000 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
11/12/2004 |
EJDM |
QC983.C5174 2000 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
07/25/2003 |
ELBM |
QC983.C5174 2000 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/18/2013 |
ESAM |
QC983.C5174 2000 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
01/13/2001 |
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Collation |
154 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm |
Contents Notes |
1. Introduction -- 2. Summary -- 3. Our changing climate -- 4. Tools for assessing climate change impacts -- 5. Looking at America's climate -- 6. Ecosystems in the future -- 7. Our changing nation regions: -- 8. Northeast -- 9. Southeast -- 10. Midwest -- 11. Great Plains -- 12. West -- 13. Pacific Northwest -- 14. Alaska -- 15. Islands -- 16. Native peoples and homelands Sectors: -- 17. Agriculture -- 18. Water -- 19. Human health -- 20. Coastal areas and marine resources -- 21. Forests -- 22. Conclusions. Our climate is now changing at a rapid rate, and even greater climate change is very likely in the 21st century. Temperatures are projected to rise more rapidly in the next one hundred years than in the last 10, 000 years. This assessment has involved thousands of Americans in an ongoing national dialogue about climate change and its impacts. The report identifies key climatic vulnerabilities of particular regions and sectors in the context of other changes in the nation's environment, resources, and economy. It also explores ways Americans can adapt to an uncertain and continuously changing climate. |