Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II: Impacts, Risks and Adaption in t…


Read by Warren Kati

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Are you interested in learning about climate change and its current and future effects on the United States? The Fourth National Climate Assessment – Volume II is a 2018 report written in non-technical language by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, a panel of independent experts, as mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990. This report focuses on the human welfare, societal, and environmental elements of climate change and variability in the U.S., with particular attention paid to observed and projected risks and impacts. The report also considers risk reduction and the implications under different mitigation pathways.

This audiobook is an abridged version of the full written report, which totaled more than 1600 pages. The Front Matter, Overview and Frequently Asked Questions chapters were recorded in their entireties, whereas only the Executive Summaries were recorded for all other chapters. (8 hr 48 min)

Chapters

Front Matter 30:13 Read by Warren Kati
Overview, part 1 29:50 Read by Warren Kati
Overview, part 2 44:36 Read by Warren Kati
Overview, part 3 36:32 Read by Warren Kati
Our Changing Climate 9:38 Read by Warren Kati
Water 6:28 Read by Warren Kati
Energy Supply, Delivery and Demand 7:56 Read by Warren Kati
Land Cover and Land Use Change 5:37 Read by Warren Kati
Forests 7:57 Read by Warren Kati
Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity 5:59 Read by Warren Kati
Coastal Effects 7:32 Read by Warren Kati
Oceans and Marine Resources 7:44 Read by Warren Kati
Agriculture and Rural Communities 7:38 Read by Warren Kati
Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities 6:00 Read by Warren Kati
Transportation 5:23 Read by Warren Kati
Air Quality 6:22 Read by Warren Kati
Human Health 5:42 Read by Warren Kati
Tribes and Indigenous Peoples 6:28 Read by Warren Kati
Climate Effects on U.S. International Interests 6:16 Read by Warren Kati
Sector Interactions, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems 6:34 Read by Warren Kati
Northeast 11:45 Read by Warren Kati
Southeast 11:03 Read by Warren Kati
U.S. Caribbean 12:46 Read by Warren Kati
Midwest 12:40 Read by Warren Kati
Northern Great Plains 10:32 Read by Warren Kati
Southern Great Plains 9:46 Read by Warren Kati
Northwest 10:17 Read by Warren Kati
Southwest 12:04 Read by Warren Kati
Alaska 10:30 Read by Warren Kati
Hawai‘i and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands 12:11 Read by Warren Kati
Reducing Risks Through Adaptation Actions 11:49 Read by Warren Kati
Reducing Risks Through Emissions Mitigation 8:21 Read by Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Introduction to climate change 11:09 Read by Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Climate Science 15:54 Read by Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Temperature and Climate Projections 34:00 Read by Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Climate, Weather, and Extreme Events 15:25 Read by Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Societal Effects 30:56 Read by Warren Kati
Frequently Asked Questions: Ecological Effects 37:19 Read by Warren Kati