Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II: Impacts, Risks and Adaption in t…


Lu par Warren Kati

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Are you interested in learning about climate change and its current and future effects on the United States? The Fourth National Climate Assessment – Volume II is a 2018 report written in non-technical language by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, a panel of independent experts, as mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990. This report focuses on the human welfare, societal, and environmental elements of climate change and variability in the U.S., with particular attention paid to observed and projected risks and impacts. The report also considers risk reduction and the implications under different mitigation pathways.

This audiobook is an abridged version of the full written report, which totaled more than 1600 pages. The Front Matter, Overview and Frequently Asked Questions chapters were recorded in their entireties, whereas only the Executive Summaries were recorded for all other chapters. (8 hr 48 min)

Chapitres

Front Matter 30:13 Lu par Warren Kati
Overview, part 1 29:50 Lu par Warren Kati
Overview, part 2 44:36 Lu par Warren Kati
Overview, part 3 36:32 Lu par Warren Kati
Our Changing Climate 9:38 Lu par Warren Kati
Water 6:28 Lu par Warren Kati
Energy Supply, Delivery and Demand 7:56 Lu par Warren Kati
Land Cover and Land Use Change 5:37 Lu par Warren Kati
Forests 7:57 Lu par Warren Kati
Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity 5:59 Lu par Warren Kati
Coastal Effects 7:32 Lu par Warren Kati
Oceans and Marine Resources 7:44 Lu par Warren Kati
Agriculture and Rural Communities 7:38 Lu par Warren Kati
Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities 6:00 Lu par Warren Kati
Transportation 5:23 Lu par Warren Kati
Air Quality 6:22 Lu par Warren Kati
Human Health 5:42 Lu par Warren Kati
Tribes and Indigenous Peoples 6:28 Lu par Warren Kati
Climate Effects on U.S. International Interests 6:16 Lu par Warren Kati
Sector Interactions, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems 6:34 Lu par Warren Kati
Northeast 11:45 Lu par Warren Kati
Southeast 11:03 Lu par Warren Kati
U.S. Caribbean 12:46 Lu par Warren Kati
Midwest 12:40 Lu par Warren Kati
Northern Great Plains 10:32 Lu par Warren Kati
Southern Great Plains 9:46 Lu par Warren Kati
Northwest 10:17 Lu par Warren Kati
Southwest 12:04 Lu par Warren Kati
Alaska 10:30 Lu par Warren Kati
Hawai‘i and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands 12:11 Lu par Warren Kati
Reducing Risks Through Adaptation Actions 11:49 Lu par Warren Kati
Reducing Risks Through Emissions Mitigation 8:21 Lu par Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Introduction to climate change 11:09 Lu par Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Climate Science 15:54 Lu par Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Temperature and Climate Projections 34:00 Lu par Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Climate, Weather, and Extreme Events 15:25 Lu par Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Societal Effects 30:56 Lu par Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Ecological Effects 37:19 Lu par Warren Kati