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Coping with Global Climate Change: The Role of Adaptation in the United
States
INTRODUCTION
Throughout the next century and beyond, global climate
change will have significant effects on both important economic sectors and
natural resources across the United States. Global temperatures are
projected to increase 2.5-10.4oF by 2100, and at least some of this
warming is now unavoidable. Although the natural streams, wetlands, and
biodiversity of the United States have a limited capacity to adapt to a
changing climate, those systems that are managed by humans, such as
agriculture, water resources, and coastal development can be handled in
ways to reduce the severity of adverse impacts. Adaptation and Global
Climate Change discusses how the United States might cope with
anticipated climate change impacts in the coming decades. This report
provides a review of the role of adaptation in addressing climate change,
the options available for increasing our ability to adapt, and the extent
to which adaptation can reduce the consequences of climate change to the
U.S. economy and natural resources.
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