Preparing for climate change

Book · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5944384

This publication is the proceedings of the First North American Conference on Preparing for Climate Change: A Cooperative Approach, held in Washington, DC. Topics covered include: Our Understanding of the Science of Climate Change, Perspectives of Policy Makers, Early Signs of Global Warming, Anticipating the Effects of Global Warming and Sea Level Rise on Coastal Areas, Impact of Climate Change on Biological Diversity, Energy Strategies and Climate Change, Stratospheric Protection in the Wake of the Montreal Diplomatic Conference, Societal Planning for Climate Change, Preservation of the Natural Environment in the Face of Rapid Climate Change, Impact of Climate Change on Air Quality, Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources, Impact of Climate Change on North American Agriculture, and Impact of Climate Change on the Great Lakes Region.

• OSTI ID: 5944384
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AGRICULTURE
AIR QUALITY
CLIMATES
COASTAL REGIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FREONS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREAT LAKES
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRY
LAKES
LEVELS
MODIFICATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PUBLIC POLICY
RESOURCES
SEA LEVEL
SPECIES DIVERSITY
SURFACE WATERS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
WATER RESOURCES