Global climate change impacts in the United States : a state of knowledge report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program.

"This report summarizes the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. It is largely based on results of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and integrates those results with related research from around the world. This...

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Corporate Author:	U.S. Global Change Research Program
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Climatic changes > United States. Climatic changes. Greenhouse gases > Risk assessment. Climatic changes > Risk assessment. Global environmental change. Global warming.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS116712

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Summary:	"This report summarizes the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. It is largely based on results of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and integrates those results with related research from around the world. This report discusses climate-related impacts for various societal and environmental sectors and regions of the nation. It is an authoritative scientific report written in plain language, with the goal of better informing public and private decision making of better informing public and private decision making"--P. 7.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 16, 2009). Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (188 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780521144070 (Print) 0521144078 (Print)