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


Leído por 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)

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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