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