Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II: Impacts, Risks and Adaption in t…
USGCRP, Usgcrp und Us Global Change Research Program
Gelesen von Warren Kati





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