Climate Change Impacts on the United States - Foundation Report The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change

About this book

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.

Contents

1. Scenarios for climate variability and change; 2. Future vegetation and biogeochemical dynamics - scenarios for the conterminous United States; 3. Socioeconomic context for climate impact assessment; 4. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the Northeastern United States; 5. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the Southeastern United States; 6. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the Midwestern United States; 7. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the Great Plains; 8. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the Western United States; 9. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the Pacific Northwest; 10. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for Alaska; 11. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the US-affiliated islands of the Pacific and Caribbean; 12. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for Native Peoples and Homelands; 13. Climate change and agriculture in the United States; 14. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the water resouces of the United States; 15. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for human health in the United States; 16. Potential consequences of climate variability and change on coastal areas and marine resources; 17. Potential consequences of climate variability and change for the forests of the United States; Appendix: research directions.

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