Climate Change Impacts
Page Updated: December 16, 2011
The Summary for Policymakers of the second volume of the IPCC's new assessment report "Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability" was released on April 6, 2007. You may download the Summary for Policymakers from the IPCC website. The full report is now available on the Working Group II website.
This report identifies an illustrative suite of indicators, measurements (and the locations around the globe where the measurements can be applied), and metrics that are important for understanding global climate change and providing insight into environmental sustainability. Free PDF version of book
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American Security Project's Pay Now, Pay Later Assessment
Shows projected costs of climate change for each state: http://www.secureamericanfuture.org/pay-now-pay-later/EPA Climate Impacts Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a comprehensive report that shows how greenhouse gases are changing our climate and impacting the environment across the U.S. The report can be found at http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/indicators.htmlIPCC 4th assessment Working Group II (Impacts and Adaptation)
Text below taken from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ipcc2007.htmlThe Summary for Policymakers of the second volume of the IPCC's new assessment report "Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability" was released on April 6, 2007. You may download the Summary for Policymakers from the IPCC website. The full report is now available on the Working Group II website.
National Academies Report - Monitoring Climate Change Impacts: Metrics at the Intersection of the Human and Earth Systems
By Committee on Indicators for Understanding Global Climate Change and National Research CouncilThis report identifies an illustrative suite of indicators, measurements (and the locations around the globe where the measurements can be applied), and metrics that are important for understanding global climate change and providing insight into environmental sustainability. Free PDF version of book
Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems & Resources
From U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-4/final-report/ClimateSignals
A global database of climate change impact reports. ClimateSignals includes science journal articles but it also highlights newspaper stories, photos, and eyewitness accounts.CO2 Science
Website about increasing CO2 and its various impactsUnion of Concerned Scientists - Regional Information on the Impacts of Global Warming
- CA and Western States: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/regional_information/ca-and-western-states.html
- Midwestern States: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/regional_information/midwestern-states.html
- Northeastern States: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/regional_information/northeastern-states.html
- Southeastern States: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/regional_information/southeastern-states.html
- Southwestern States: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/regional_information/southwestern-states.html
- International: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/regional_information/international.html
