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Title: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

Author
item KARL, THOMAS - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
item MELILLO, JERRY - Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory
item PETERSON, THOMAS - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
item ANDERSON, DAVID - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
item BOESCH, DONALD - University Of Maryland
item BURKETT, VIRGINIA - Us Geological Survey (USGS)
item CARTER, LYNNE - Earth Island Institute
item GRIMM, NANCY - Arizona State University
item Hatfield, Jerry
item HAYHOE, KATHARINE - Texas Tech University
item JANETOS, ANTHONY - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
item KAYE, JACK - National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA)
item LAWRIMORE, JAY - National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA)
item MCCARTHY, JAMES - Harvard University
item MCQUIRE, A - University Of Alaska
item MILES, EDWARD - University Of Washington
item MILLS, EVAN - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
item PATZ, JONATHAN - University Of Wisconsin
item PULWARTY, ROGER - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
item SANTER, BENJAMIN - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
item SAVONIS, MICHAEL - US Department Of Transportation
item SCHWARTZ JR., H - Consultant
item SHEA, EILEEN - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
item STONE, JOHN - Carleton University - Canada
item UDALL, BRADLEY - University Of Colorado
item WALSH, JOHN - University Of Alaska
item WEHNER, MICHAEL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
item WILBANKS, THOMAS - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
item WUEBBLES, DONALD - University Of Illinois

Submitted to: Cambridge University Press
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/3/2009
Publication Date: 1/15/2010
Citation: Karl, T.A., Melillo, J., Peterson, T.C., Anderson, D.M., Boesch, D.F., Burkett, V., Carter, L.M., Grimm, N.B., Hatfield, J.L., Hayhoe, K., Janetos, A.C., Kaye, J.A., Lawrimore, J.H., Mccarthy, J.J., Mcquire, A.D., Miles, E.L., Mills, E., Patz, J.A., Pulwarty, R.S., Santer, B.D., Savonis, M.J., Schwartz Jr., H.G., Shea, E.L., Stone, J.M., Udall, B.H., Walsh, J.E., Wehner, M.F., Wilbanks, T.J., Wuebbles, D.J. 2010. Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. New York: Cambridge University Press. 188 p.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Climate change impacts on the United States vary by region and sector of the economy. Responses to climate change fall into two major categories. Mitigation focuses on the reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases or increasing their uptake to reduce the amount and speed of climate change. Adaptation refers to changes made to better respond to present or future climate conditions in order to reduce harm or take advantage of opportunities. Both mitigation and adaptation are elements of a comprehensive response strategy. The changes that have been observed in the US climate include: temperature rise; sea-level rise; increase in heavy downpours; rapidly retreating glaciers; thawing permafrost; longer growing season; longer ice-free season; earlier snowmelt; and changes in river flows. Climate change will impact all sectors of the US and individuals and policymakers need to be aware of the changes and the potential consequences.