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Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change - Anticipating Surprises (Paperback, New)
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Climate is changing, forced out of the range of the past million
years by levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases not
seen in the Earth's atmosphere for a very, very long time. Lacking
action by the world's nations, it is clear that the planet will be
warmer, sea level will rise, and patterns of rainfall will change.
But the future is also partly uncertain-there is considerable
uncertainty about how we will arrive at that different climate.
Will the changes be gradual, allowing natural systems and societal
infrastructure to adjust in a timely fashion? Or will some of the
changes be more abrupt, crossing some threshold or "tipping point"
to change so fast that the time between when a problem is
recognized and when action is required shrinks to the point where
orderly adaptation is not possible? Abrupt Impacts of Climate
Change is an updated look at the issue of abrupt climate change and
its potential impacts. This study differs from previous treatments
of abrupt changes by focusing on abrupt climate changes and also
abrupt climate impacts that have the potential to severely affect
the physical climate system, natural systems, or human systems,
often affecting multiple interconnected areas of concern. The
primary timescale of concern is years to decades. A key
characteristic of these changes is that they can come faster than
expected, planned, or budgeted for, forcing more reactive, rather
than proactive, modes of behavior. Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change
summarizes the state of our knowledge about potential abrupt
changes and abrupt climate impacts and categorizes changes that are
already occurring, have a high probability of occurrence, or are
unlikely to occur. Because of the substantial risks to society and
nature posed by abrupt changes, this report recommends the
development of an Abrupt Change Early Warning System that would
allow for the prediction and possible mitigation of such changes
before their societal impacts are severe. Identifying key
vulnerabilities can help guide efforts to increase resiliency and
avoid large damages from abrupt change in the climate system, or in
abrupt impacts of gradual changes in the climate system, and
facilitate more informed decisions on the proper balance between
mitigation and adaptation. Although there is still much to learn
about abrupt climate change and abrupt climate impacts, to
willfully ignore the threat of abrupt change could lead to more
costs, loss of life, suffering, and environmental degradation.
Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change makes the case that the time is
here to be serious about the threat of tipping points so as to
better anticipate and prepare ourselves for the inevitable
surprises. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2
Abrupt Changes of Primary Concern 3 Areas of Concern for Humans
from Abrupt Changes 4 The Way Forward References Appendix A:
Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
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