04397nam 2200721 a 450 991096866750332120240313105848.01-283-88949-80-253-00774-7(CKB)2550000000707602(EBL)1100795(OCoLC)827777876(SSID)ssj0000786962(PQKBManifestationID)11503931(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000786962(PQKBWorkID)10813451(PQKB)11298574(OCoLC)826684771(MdBmJHUP)muse25613(Au-PeEL)EBL1100795(CaPaEBR)ebr10636969(CaONFJC)MIL420199(MiAaPQ)EBC1100795(EXLCZ)99255000000070760220120615d2013 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClimate change in the Midwest impacts, risks, vulnerability, and adaptation /edited by S.C. Pryor1st ed.Bloomington Indiana University Pressc20131 online resource (349 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-00682-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation: An Introduction; 2 The Midwestern United States: Socioeconomic Context and Physical Climate; 3 Vulnerability and Adaptability of Agricultural Systems in the Southeast United States to Climate Variability and Climate Change; 4 Uncertainty and Hysteresis in Adapting to Global Climate Change; 5 Climate-Agriculture Vulnerability Assessment for the Midwestern United States6 Potential Future Impacts of Climate on Row Crop Production in the Great Lakes Region7 Vulnerability of Soil Carbon Reservoirs in the Midwest to Climate Change; 8 Michigan's Tart Cherry Industry: Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change; 9 Climate Change Vulnerability and Impacts on Human Health; 10 Intra-Urban Variations in Vulnerability Associated with Extreme Heat Events in Relationship to a Changing Climate; 11 Historical and Projected Changes in Human Heat Stress in the Midwestern United States12 Vulnerability of the Electricity and Water Sectors to Climate Change in the Midwest13 The Drought Risk Management Paradigm in the Context of Climate Change; 14 Local Adaptation to Changing Flood Vulnerability in the Midwest; 15 The Response of Great Lakes Water Levels and Potential Impacts of Future Climate Scenarios; 16 Vulnerability of the Energy System to Extreme Wind Speeds and Icing; 17 Climate Change Impacts, Risks, Vulnerability, and Adaptation in the Midwestern United States: What Next?; List of Contributors; IndexThe research presented in this volume focuses on identifying and quantifying the major vulnerabilities to climate change in the Midwestern United States. By providing state-of-the-art spatially disaggregated information regarding the historical, current, and possible future climate within the region, the contributors assess the risks and susceptibility of the critical socio-economic and environmental systems. Key sectors discussed are agriculture, human health, water, energy and infrastructure, and the vulnerabilities that may be amplified under current climate trajectories. The book also cClimatic changesMiddle WestClimatic changesEnvironmental aspectsMiddle WestClimatic changesRisk assessmentMiddle WestPlantsEffect of global warming onMiddle WestVegetation and climateWater levelsGreat Lakes (North America)Middle WestClimateClimatic changesClimatic changesEnvironmental aspectsClimatic changesRisk assessmentPlantsEffect of global warming onVegetation and climate.Water levels363.738/740977Pryor S. C.1967-1853048MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968667503321Climate change in the Midwest4449046UNINA