By Guest Post January 29, 2013 Environment alaskan coastal zone , climate change , coastal ecosystems , coastal watershed , coastal zone , congress , current environmental stresses , currents , ecological changes , economic , effects , erosion , flooding , flooding related hazards , great lakes , gulf of mexico , hawaii , Health , heat related morbidity , island territories , low lying parts , margaret davidson , mid atlantic , national climate assessment , natural systems , new jersey shore , noaa , northern alaska , permafrost , public hazard , sandy and katrina , scientific data , sea ice , sea-level rise , social , southern california beach , species , storm surge flooding , storms , sunset , threaten , u.s economy , U.S. Geological Survey , united states , us coast , us coastal communities , usgs , virginia burkett , vitality
According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of U.S. coastal communities’ social, economic and natural systems.
The report, Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities: a technical input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment , authored by leading scientists and experts, emphasizes the need for increased coordination and planning to ensure U.S. coastal communities are resilient against the effects of climate change. (more…)
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