Note: All links on this page will take you to the Division on Earth & Life Studies website.
Booklets
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 Warming World: Impacts by Degree (2011)Based on Climate Stabilization Targets (2011), this booklet explains how and why human emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are causing warming and quantifies several projected impacts of climate change per degree of warming. |
 Ecological Impacts of Climate ChangeClimate change is transforming ecosystems across the United States. This booklet lays out, by region, some specific changes that have already been observed. |
 Ocean Acidification: Starting with the ScienceThis booklet lays out what is known about ocean acidification in a very easy-to-read format. |
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Reports in Brief
These are 2-8 page summaries, written in plain language to translate the findings and conclusions of reports for a wide audience.
 Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security |
 A National Strategy for Advancing Climate Modeling |
 Sea-level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, Future |
 Lessons and Legacies of International Polar Year 2007-2008 |
 Global Change and Extreme Hydrology (2011) |
 Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts, Over Decades to Millennia (2010) |
 Assessment of Intraseasonal to Interannuual Climate Prediction and Predictability (2010) |
 Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Methods to Support International Climate Agreements (2010) |
 Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of A Changing Ocean (2010) |
 America’s Climate Choices report summaries:Advancing the Science of Climate Change
Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change |
