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Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast: Science, Impacts, and Solutions
Sectors
- Agriculture/Food [2],
- Coastal [3],
- Fish/Fisheries [4],
- Forestry [5],
- Public Health [6],
- Tourism/Recreation [7],
- Water Resources [8]
Impacts
- Air Quality [9],
- Air Temperature [10],
- Culture [11],
- Drought [12],
- Economic/Socio Economic [13],
- Erosion [14],
- Flooding [15],
- Food Security [16],
- Habitat Degradation/Loss [17],
- Heat Waves [18],
- Human Disease [19],
- Hurricanes [20],
- Infrastructure Degradation/Destruction [21],
- Invasive Species [22],
- Pests [23],
- Precipitation [24],
- Runoff [25],
- Sea-Level Rise [26],
- Seasonal/Biological Timing [27],
- Species Migration [28],
- Species Reduction/Loss [29],
- Storm Surges [30],
- Water Quality [31],
- Water Supply [32],
- Water Temperature [33]
Resource Types
- Assessment [34],
- Planning Guidance [35]
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This report describes the changing climate for the U.S. Northeast region and associated climate change impacts. Both high and low emission scenarios were analyzed to assess the impacts of two very different future climates on the region's coastal areas, marine fisheries, forests, agriculture, winter recreation, and human health sectors. Mitigation and adaptation policy options and concepts relevant to Northeast are presented, and a discussion on how to prioritize adaptation strategies is included as well.
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Resource Author(s):
Peter C. Frumhoff, James J. McCarthy, Jerry M. Melillo, Susanne C. Moser, Donald J. Wuebbles
States Affected:
- Connecticut [39],
- Delaware [40],
- Maine [41],
- Massachusetts [42],
- New Hampshire [43],
- New Jersey [44],
- New York [45],
- Pennsylvania [46],
- Vermont [47]
Publication Date: July 2007
Website: http://www.northeastclimateimpacts.org/pdf/confronting-climate-change-in-the-u-s-northeast.pdf [48]
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