Skip to main content

Climate Change Science An Analysis of Some Key Questions (2001) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

6. Future Climate Change
Pages 18-21

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 18...
... IPCC scenarios cover a broad range of assumptions about future economic and technological development, including some that allow greenhouse gas emission reductions. However, there are large uncertainties in underlying assumptions about population growth, economic development, life style choices, technological change, and energy alternatives, so that it is useful to examine scenarios developed from multiple perspectives in considering strategies for dealing with climate change.
Read the entire page →
From page 19...
... Consequences of Increased Climate Change of Various Magnitucles The U.S. National Assessment of Climate Change Impacts, augmented by a recent NRC report on climate and health, provides a basis for summarizing the potential consequences of climate changed The National Assessment directly addresses the importance of climate change of various magnitudes by considering climate scenarios from two wellregarded models (the Hadley model of the United Kingdom and the Canadian Climate Model)
Read the entire page →
From page 20...
... However, much of the United States appears to be protected against many different adverse health outcomes related to climate change by a strong public health system, relatively high levels of public awareness, and a high standard of living. Children, the elderly, and the poor are considered to be the most vulnerable to adverse health outcomes.
Read the entire page →
From page 21...
... Therefore, both the IPCC and the U.S. National Assessment of Climate Change Impacts assess potential climate impacts using approaches that are "scenario-driven." In other words, models with a range of climate sensitivities are used to assess the potential impacts on water, agriculture, human health, forestry, and the coastal zones, nationally and region by region.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • greenhouse gas
  • national assessment
  • change impacts
  • climate model
  • global warming

  • potential impacts
  • gas emissions
  • ipcc scenarios
  • climate models
  • emissions continue

  • climate impacts
  • atmospheric greenhouse
  • infectious disease
  • potential consequences
  • annual greenhouse

  • climate changes
  • climate sensitivities
  • various magnitudes
  • significant regional
  • significant climate

  • natural ecosystems
  • climate sensitivity
  • model studies
  • significant perturbations
  • recent nrc

  • antarctic ice
  • increases determined
  • scenarios include
  • change depends
  • eskimo community


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.