Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States - A State of Knowledge Report From U.s. Global Change Research Program

Klappentext Summarizes the science of climate change and impacts on the United States, for the public and policymakers. Zusammenfassung This book summarizes the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the United States! now and in the future. It is an authoritative scientific report written in plain language! with the goal of better informing public and private decision making at all levels. Inhaltsverzeichnis About this report; Executive summary; 1. National climate change; 2. Climate change impacts by sector; 3. Regional climate impacts; 4. An agenda for climate impacts science; 5. Concluding thoughts; Author team biographies; Primary sources of information; Acronyms; References; Photography credits.

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• Authors: Thomas R. Karl, Thomas R. Melillo Karl, Us Global Change Research Program
• Assisted by: Susan J Hassol (Editor), Susan J. Hassol (Editor), Susan Joy Hassol (Editor), Thomas R Karl (Editor), Thomas R. Karl (Editor), Jerry Melillo (Editor), Jerry M Melillo (Editor), Jerry M. Melillo (Editor), Thomas C Peterson (Editor), Thomas C. Peterson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.2009
• EAN: 9780521144070
• ISBN: 978-0-521-14407-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology