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... 7o p e n i n g p l e n a r y s e s s i o n Keynote Presentation 2 the Changing Climate: the sCienCe and how it affeCts transPortation Donald Wuebbles Donald Wuebbles provided an overview of the science of climate change and how climate change could affect the transportation sector. He suggested that climate change was one of the most important issues facing humanity.
From page 8...
... 8 t r a n s p o r t a t i o n r e s i l i e n c e changes in CO2 over the past 800,000 years. He highlighted some of the typical oscillations, but noted that the atmospheric concentrations of CO2, CH4, and N2O have recently increased to levels unprecedented in at least the past 800,000 years.
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... 9o p e n i n g p l e n a r y s e s s i o n In the United States, the risk of floods in some areas is increasing, and the severity of drought is increasing in some areas as warmer temperatures increase evaporation rates. Hurricanes are becoming more intense.

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