Climate Impacts

Humans and our environment are already feeling the impacts of climate change as it makes temperatures hotter, sea levels higher, storms more intense, and oceans more acidic.

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A Synthesis of Potential Climate Change Impacts on the U.S.

Greenhouse gas emissions—primarily from human activities such as the burning […]

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Human Health & Global Climate Change: A Review of Potential Impacts In the United States

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the population of […]

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Sea-Level Rise & Global Climate Change: A Review of Impacts to U.S. Coasts

Coastal regions play an integral role in the United States, […]

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International Emissions Trading & Global Climate Change: Impacts on the Cost of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

Several factors influence the costs of greenhouse gas mitigation. This […]

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Water and Global Climate Change: Potential Impacts on U.S. Water Resources

Availability of an adequate, safe water supply is critical to […]

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Agriculture & Global Climate Change: A Review of Impacts to U.S. Agricultural Resources

Foreword In order to intelligently respond to climate change, we […]

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