Understanding Global Climate Change
Effects of Warming
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Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I (2017) https://science2017.globalchange.gov Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume II (2018) https://nca2018.globalchange.gov The National Climate Assessment (NCA) assesses the science of climate change and variability and its impacts across the United States, now and throughout this century. Summary Findings These Summary Findings represent a high-level synthesis of the material in the underlying report. The findings consolidate Key Messages and supporting evidence from 16 national-level topic chapters, 10 regional chapters, and 2 chapters that focus on societal response strategies (mitigation and adaptation). Unless otherwise noted, qualitative statements regarding future conditions in these Summary Findings are broadly applicable across the range of different levels of future climate change and associated impacts considered in this report.Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume II (2018) https://nca2018.globalchange.gov The National Climate Assessment (NCA) assesses the science of climate change and variability and its impacts across the United States, now and throughout this century. About This Report Guide To This Report Chapter 1: Overview Chapter 2: Our Changing Climate Chapter 3: Water Chapter 4: Energy Supply, Delivery, and Demand Chapter 5: Land Cover and Land-Use Change Chapter 6: Forests Chapter 7: Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity Chapter 8: Coastal Effects Chapter 9: Oceans and Marine Resources Chapter 10: Agriculture and Rural Communities Chapter 11: Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities Chapter 12: Transportation Chapter 13: Air Quality Chapter 14: Human Health Chapter 15: Tribes and Indigenous Peoples Chapter 16: Climate Effects on U.S. International Interests Chapter 17: Sector Interactions, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems Chapter 18: Northeast Chapter 19: Southeast Chapter 20: U.S. Caribbean Chapter 21: Midwest Chapter 22: Northern Great Plains Chapter 23: Southern Great Plains Chapter 24: Northwest Chapter 25: Southwest Chapter 26: Alaska Chapter 27: Hawaii and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands Chapter 28: Reducing Risks Through Adaptation Actions Chapter 29: Reducing Risks Through Emissions Mitigation Appendix 1: Report Development Process Appendix 2: Information in the Fourth National Climate Assessment Appendix 3: Data Tools and Scenarios Products Appendix 4: Looking Abroad: How Other Nations Approach a National Climate Assessment Appendix 5: Frequently Asked Questions ISU professor of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Bill Gutowski - Global Climate Change 101 https://isualumblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/global-climate-change-101/ ISU professor of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Eugene S. Takle (ISU) | Outreach Presentations http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/faculty/takle/outreach.html
Climate Change Indicators https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/faq/indicators.php http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/weather-climate Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I https://science2017.globalchange.gov Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume II https://nca2018.globalchange.gov IPCC https://www.ipcc.ch https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ https://www.ipcc.ch/report/srccl/ https://www.ipcc.ch/srocc/home/ The exorbitant cost of climate procrastination https://phys.org/news/2019-02-exorbitant-climate-procrastination.html A 3deg C warming would wreak havoc on the planet, justifying the absolute necessity of the +1.5deg C limit. However, even a +1.5deg C change would incur heavy consequences. The adaptation cost would undoubtedly be high both for current and future generations: loss of agricultural yields, sea-level rise, whole regions rendered uninhabitable, leading to massive flows of climate migrants, collapse of the ecosystems and impoverished biodiversity, extreme meteorological events, seashore and topsoil erosion... All these effects will grow even more dire as global warming proceeds." How climate change can make catastrophic weather systems linger for longer https://phys.org/news/2019-02-climate-catastrophic-weather-linger-longer.html There does seem to be a plausible link between human-induced warming, slowing of jet streams, blocking highs, and extreme weather around the world. There is also a trend for the slowing of the forward speed (as opposed to wind speed) of tropical cyclones around the world. One recent study showed the average forward speeds of tropical cyclones fell by 10% worldwide between 1949 and 2016. Meanwhile, over the same period, the forward speed of tropical cyclones dropped by 22% over land in the Australian region. Just have a Think: Review of 2019 : Climate In Focus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4M8qVzYuvI There is no Plan B for dealing with the climate crisis By Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, August 30, 2019 https://desdemonadespair.net/2019/09/there-is-no-plan-b-for-dealing-with-climate-change-with-regard-to-the-climate-crisis-yes-its-time-to-panic.html If CO2 Emissions Keep Up, Earth Is Headed Back to The Triassic Period -- Or Worse https://www.sciencealert.com/if-co2-emissions-keep-up-earth-is-headed-back-to-the-triassic-period-or-worse sam.wormley@gmail.com