Climate Change in the Midwest : Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation /

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The research presented in this volume focuses on identifying and quantifying the major vulnerabilities to climate change in the Midwestern United States. By providing state-of-the-art spatially disaggregated information regarding the historical, current, and possible future climate within the region...

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Otros Autores: Pryor, S. C., 1967- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Water levels.
Vegetation and climate.
Plants > Effect of global warming on.
Climatology.
Climatic changes > Risk assessment.
Climatic changes.
NATURE > Regional.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Plantes > Effets du rechauffement de la Terre sur > Midwest (États-Unis)
Climat > Changements > Évaluation du risque > Midwest (États-Unis)
Climat > Changements > Midwest (États-Unis)
Water levels > Great Lakes (North America)
Plants > Effect of global warming on > Middle West.
Climatic changes > Risk assessment > Middle West.
Climatic changes > Middle West.
Middle West.
Great Lakes.
Midwest (États-Unis) > Climat.
Middle West > Climate.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation : An Introduction
  • The Midwestern United States : Socioeconomic Context and Physical Climate
  • Vulnerability and Adaptability of Agricultural Systems in the Southeast United States to Climate Variability and Climate Change
  • Uncertainty and Hysteresis in Adapting to Global Climate Change
  • Climate-Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment for the Midwestern United States
  • Potential Future Impacts of Climate on Row Crop Production in the Great Lakes Region
  • Vulnerability of Soil Carbon Reservoirs in the Midwest to Climate Change
  • Michigan's Tart Cherry Industry : Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change
  • Climate Change Vulnerability and Impacts on Human Health
  • Intra-Urban Variations in Vulnerability Associated with Extreme Heat Events in Relationship to a Changing Climate
  • Historical and Projected Changes in Human Heat Stress in the Midwestern United States
  • Vulnerability of the Electricity and Water Sectors to Climate Change in the Midwest
  • The Drought Risk Management Paradigm in the Context of Climate Change
  • Local Adaptation to Changing Flood Vulnerability in the Midwest
  • The Response of Great Lakes Water Levels and Potential Impacts of Future Climate Scenarios
  • Vulnerability of the Energy System to Extreme Wind Speeds and Icing
  • Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation in the Midwestern United States : What Next?

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