Advancing the science of climate change : America's climate choices /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xxi, 503 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
Language:English
Series:America's climate choices
America's climate choices.
Subject:Climatic changes -- United States.
Global temperature changes -- Environmental aspects.
Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
Climatic changes.
Global temperature changes -- Environmental aspects.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Environmental aspects.
Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11245848
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Varying Form of Title:America's climate choices
Other authors / contributors:National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change.
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate.
ISBN:9780309145893
0309145899
0309145880
9780309145886
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-474).
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Summary:"Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for--and in many cases is already affecting--a broad range of human and natural systems. The compelling case for these conclusions is provided in Advancing the Science of Climate Change, part of a congressionally requested suite of studies known as America's Climate Choices. While noting that there is always more to learn and that the scientific process is never closed, the book shows that hypotheses about climate change are supported by multiple lines of evidence and have stood firm in the face of serious debate and careful evaluation of alternative explanations. As decision makers respond to these risks, the nation's scientific enterprise can contribute through research that improves understanding of the causes and consequences of climate change and also is useful to decision makers at the local, regional, national, and international levels. The book identifies decisions being made in 12 sectors, ranging from agriculture to transportation, to identify decisions being made in response to climate change. Advancing the Science of Climate Change calls for a single federal entity or program to coordinate a national, multidisciplinary research effort aimed at improving both understanding and responses to climate change. Seven cross-cutting research themes are identified to support this scientific enterprise. In addition, leaders of federal climate research should redouble efforts to deploy a comprehensive climate observing system, improve climate models and other analytical tools, invest in human capital, and improve linkages between research and decisions by forming partnerships with action-oriented programs."--Publisher's description.
Other form:Print version: Advancing the science of climate change. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010 0309145880