North America

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OSTI ID:1001569

Field, Christopher B; Mortsch, Linda D; Brklacich, Michael; Forbes, Donald L; Kovacs, Paul; Patz, Jonathan A; Running, Steven W; Scott, Michael J

The United States (U.S.) and Canada will experience climate changes through direct effects of local changes (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and extreme weather events), as well as through indirect effects, transmitted among regions by interconnected economies and migrations of humans and other species. Variations in wealth and geography, however, lead to an uneven distribution of likely impacts, vulnerabilities, and capacities to adapt. This chapter reviews and synthesizes the state of knowledge on both direct and indirect impacts, vulnerability and adaptations for North America 9 (comprising Canada and the U.S).

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1001569
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-55268; KP1204020; TRN: US201102%%248
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 617-652
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CANADA
CLIMATES
DISTRIBUTION
GEOGRAPHY
NORTH AMERICA
PRECIPITATION
VULNERABILITY
WEATHER
CLIMATIC CHANGE
climate change
impacts
adaptation
vulnerability
Intenrgovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Working Group II
Fourth Assessment Report
North America