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Climate Change Threatens a Million Species with Extinction Detailed press release reporting a study of biodiversity-rich regions. Computer models project the future movements and distributions of many species of plants, birds, animals, and insects, in response to changing conditions. From the School of Biology, University of Leeds. Effects of Global Warming on Trout and Salmon in US Streams A detailed report of results from a simulation study, estimating how stream temperatures will respond to changes in air temperature, and assessing the vulnerability of fish species to changes in availability of suitable habitat. Includes statistics, graphs, maps, and photographs. The Fates of Low-Latitude Glaciers Presentation by Lonnie G. Thompson of Ohio State University. Includes discussion of certainties and probabilities, photographic evidence, graphs, graphical representation of 20th century changes in ice cover, and distribution maps. Climate Change and Infectious Disease Demonstrates the importance of studying the volatility of infectious diseases as one of the earliest biological expressions of climate instability. From the Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Environment Canada Ecosystem Information: The Pacific and Yukon Region Includes state of the environment reporting, a dynamic set of environmental indicators, programs and reports on ecosystem science, monitoring, and research. Ocean and Climate Change Institute: Abrupt Climate Change Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's study of the role of ocean circulation in climate regulation, and research into changing salt levels. Proposed Set of Climate Change State and Impact Indicators in Europe The November 2002 technical report to the European Environmental Agency, by the European Topic Center for Air and Climate Change. Describes the main trends and their effects on ecosystems, human health, and socio-economic sectors. Includes background information and sources of data. Polar Science Center - Thinning of Arctic Ice A comparison of sea-ice draft data acquired on submarine cruises between 1993 and 1997 with similar data acquired between 1958 and 1976. The Impacts of Climate Change on Portland's Water Supply An investigation of the effects of increased temperatures, changed precipitation, and shifts in the historic hydrologic cycle on the fresh water supply from the Bull Run watershed. From the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington. Consequences of Climate Change on Life in the Bering and Chukchi Seas A report about changes Alaska Native peoples observe in their surroundings, that pose a threat to northern ecosystems and to the subsistence way of life at the heart of Yup'ik and Inupiat cultures. Records of public meetings and individual interviews compiled by Greenpeace and Arctic Network. More Impacts and Indicators Sites |
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