Temperature Rising

Articles in this series focus on the central arguments in the climate debate and examine the evidence for global warming and its consequences.





*Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change:

Anticipating Surprises (2013)

Authors

Committee on Understanding and Monitoring Abrupt Climate Change and Its Impacts; Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Research Council

  • Report Page
    The report page from the Division on Earth and Life Sciences features a full description of the report and a list of its key findings.
  • Slideshow: Examples of Abrupt Climate Change
    The Division on Earth and Life Sciences prepared this slideshow to illustrate examples of abrupt climate change.
  • Table S.1
    This table from the report summarizes the current state of knowledge on potential candidate processes that might undergo abrupt change. 






SOURCE: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18373


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