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

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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

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Overview, part 1

29:50

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Overview, part 2

44:36

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Overview, part 3

36:32

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Our Changing Climate

9:38

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Water

6:28

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Energy Supply, Delivery and Demand

7:56

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Land Cover and Land Use Change

5:37

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Forests

7:57

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Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity

5:59

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Coastal Effects

7:32

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Oceans and Marine Resources

7:44

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Agriculture and Rural Communities

7:38

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Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities

6:00

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Transportation

5:23

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Air Quality

6:22

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Human Health

5:42

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Tribes and Indigenous Peoples

6:28

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Climate Effects on U.S. International Interests

6:16

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Sector Interactions, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems

6:34

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Northeast

11:45

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Southeast

11:03

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U.S. Caribbean

12:46

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Midwest

12:40

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Northern Great Plains

10:32

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Southern Great Plains

9:46

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Northwest

10:17

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Southwest

12:04

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Alaska

10:30

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Hawai‘i and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands

12:11

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Reducing Risks Through Adaptation Actions

11:49

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Reducing Risks Through Emissions Mitigation

8:21

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Frequently Asked Questions: Introduction to climate change

11:09

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Frequently Asked Questions: Climate Science

15:54

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Frequently Asked Questions: Temperature and Climate Projections

34:00

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Frequently Asked Questions: Climate, Weather, and Extreme Events

15:25

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Frequently Asked Questions: Societal Effects

30:56

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Frequently Asked Questions: Ecological Effects

37:19

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