Preparing for a Changing Climate : The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Alaska

A summary of the workshops to asses the impacts of climate change in Alaska & the Bering Sea. It has the goal of analyzing & evaluating what is known about the potential consequences of climate variability & changes for the Nation in the context of other pressures on the public, the environ., & the Nation's resources. Chapters: goals of the Regional Impacts Assess.; description of the region; Alaska's economy, ecosystems, & climate; historical climate trends; future climates; current stresses & future climate impacts on key econ. sectors; cross-cutting issues & challenges of future climate change; & planning for the 21st century.Weller, Gunter is the author of 'Preparing for a Changing Climate : The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Alaska', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756710033 and ISBN 0756710030.