| View Larger Image | Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States | Paperbackby Tom Karl (Editor), Jerry Melillo (Editor), Thomas Peterson (Editor), Susan Joy Hassol (Editor)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 192 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 24, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 124,291th |
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This book is the most comprehensive report to date on the wide range of impacts of climate change in the United States. It is written in plain language to better inform members of the public and policymakers. The report finds that global warming is unequivocal, primarily human-induced, and its impacts are already apparent in transportation, agriculture, health, and water and energy supplies. These impacts are expected to grow with continued climate change - the higher the levels of greenhouse gas emissions, the greater the impacts. The report illustrates how these impacts can be kept to a minimum if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. The choices we make now will determine the severity of climate change impacts in the future. This book will help citizens, business leaders, and policymakers at all levels to make informed decisions about responding to climate change and its impacts. Watch the Video of the Report's Release: For more information on the United States Global Change Research Program, click here Media Coverage of Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States: New York Times/ClimateWire U.S. Study Projects How 'Unequivocal Warming' Will Change Americans' Lives - click here Washington Post Report: Climate Change Already Affecting U.S. - click here San Francisco Chronicle New report stresses immediacy of global warming - click here The Christian Science Monitor Global warming affecting every corner of the US, report says - click here Agence France Press Act now on global warming, US government report urges - click here Sample image from the book: |
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