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Title Climate change in the Northwest : implications for our landscapes, waters, and communities / coordinating lead editors, Meghan M. Dalton, Philip W. Mote, Amy K. Snover
Published Washington ; Covelo ; London : Island Press, [2013]
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Description 1 online resource (xl, 230 pages) : illustrations
Series National climate assessment regional technical input report series.
Contents Introduction : the changing Northwest / authors, Amy K. Snover, Patty Glick, Susan M. Capalbo -- Climate : variability and change in the past and the future / authors, Philip W. Mote, John T. Abatzoglou, and Kenneth E. Kunkel -- Water resources : implications of changes in temperature and precipitation / authors, Rick R. Raymondi, Jennifer E. Cuhaciyan, Patty Glick, Susan M. Capalbo, Laurie L. Houston, Sarah L. Shafer, Oliver Grah -- Coasts : complex changes affecting the Northwest's diverse shorelines / authors, W. Spencer Reeder, Peter Ruggiero, Sarah L. Shafer, Amy K. Snover, Laurie L. Houston, Patty Glick, Jan A. Newton, Susan M. Capalbo -- Forest ecosystems : vegetation, disturbance, and economics / authors, Jeremy S. Littell, Jeffery A. Hicke, Sarah L. Shafer, Susan M. Capalbo, Laurie L. Houston, Patty Glick -- Agriculture : impacts, adaptation, and mitigation / authors, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Susan M. Capalbo, Laurie L. Houston, Jodi Johnson-Maynard, Chad Kruger, Beau Olen -- Human health : impacts and adaptation / authors, Jeffrey Bethel, Steven Ranzoni, Susan M. Capalbo -- Northwest tribes : cultural impacts and adaptation responses / authors, Kathy Lynn, Oliver Grah, Preston Hardison, Jennie Hoffmann, Ed Knight, Amanda Rogerson, Patricia Tillmann, Carson Viles, Paul Williams
Summary Aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about key climate impacts and consequences to various sectors and communities in the northwest United States
Analysis climate change energy supply climate variability water supply environmental management solar variability National Climate Assessment energy consumption water treatment heating cooling adaptation mitigation renewable energy oil production thermal electrics future risk management
Prior Title Oregon climate assessment report.
Later Title ... Oregon climate assessment report
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-230)
Notes Print version record
Subject Climatic changes -- Northwest, Pacific -- Evaluation
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Sciences de la terre.
Environnement.
Climatic changes -- Evaluation
Pacific Northwest
Form Electronic book
Author Dalton, Meghan M., editor.
Mote, Philip W., editor, author.
Snover, Amy K., editor, author.
Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium, author
University of Washington. Climate Impacts Group, author.
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Climate Observation, sponsoring body
National Climate Assessment (U.S.)
Northwest Climate Science Center (U.S.), sponsoring body
National Climatic Data Center (U.S.), sponsoring body.
Geological Survey (U.S.), sponsoring body.
Alaska Climate Science Center (U.S.), sponsoring body.
Idaho. Department of Water Resources, sponsoring body.
Cascadia Consulting Group, sponsoring body.
National Wildlife Federation, sponsoring body
EcoAdapt (Organization), sponsoring body.
Oregon State University, sponsoring body.
University of Idaho, sponsoring body.
University of Washington, sponsoring body
Washington State University, sponsoring body.
University of Oregon, sponsoring body.
Nooksack Indian Tribe of Washington, sponsoring body
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington. Natural Resources Department, sponsoring body
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation, Washington, sponsoring body.
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation, Washington, sponsoring body.
ISBN 9781610915120
1610915127
9781597264266
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