Climate change in the Midwest : a synthesis report for the National Climate Assessment / edited by Julie A. Winkler [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Winkler, Julie A., editor.

Series:

National climate assessment regional technical input report series.

National climate assessment regional technical input report series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Middle West.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Developed to inform the 2013 National Climate Assessment, and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage and conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Climate Change in the Midwest examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on the eight states that make up the region.This state of the art assessment comes from a broad range of experts in academia, private industry, state and local governments, NGOs, professional societies, and impacted communities. It highlights past climate trends, projected climate change and vulnerabilities, and impacts to specific sectors. Rich in science and case studies, it examines the latest climate change impacts, scenarios, vulnerabilities, and adaptive capacity and offers decision makers and stakeholders a substantial basis from which to make informed choices that will affect the well-being of the region's inhabitants in the decades to come.

Contents:

""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""About This Series""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Synthesis Report""; ""Chapter 2: Historical Climate and Climate Trends in the Midwestern United States""; ""Chapter 3: Climate Projections for the Midwest""; ""Chapter 4: Agriculture in the Midwest""; ""Chapter 5: Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystems""; ""Chapter 6: Climate Change Vulnerabilities within the Forestry Sector for the Midwestern United States""; ""Chapter 7: Great Lakes Nearshore and Coastal Systems""

""Chapter 8: Climate Change and Energy""""Chapter 9: Health""; ""Chapter 10: Outdoor Recreation and Tourism""; ""Chapter 11: Climate Change Impacts on Transportation in the Midwest""; ""Chapter 12: Water Resources""; ""FOCUS: Midwestern Levees""; ""Chapter 13: Complexity and Uncertainty""; ""Island Press Board of Directors""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 21, 2015).

ISBN:

9781610915113

1610915119

OCLC:

887802511