Impacts of a warming Arctic : Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
A summary of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), a comprehensive examination of climatic changes in the Arctic Region and what they may portend globally. The ACIA is based on five climate models, findings from hundreds of Arctic researchers worldwide, and perspectives of Arctic Indigenous Peoples
Print Book, English, 2005, ©2004
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 2005, ©2004
139 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
9780521617789, 0521617782
1037561599
Context
Executive summary: Arctic climate change and its impacts
Key findings
Arctic climate trends
Impacts on natural systems
Impacts on society
Sub-regional impacts
Supporting evidence for the key findings: Arctic climate change
Global implications
Vegetation changes
Animal species shifts
Coastal impacts
Marine transportation
Thawing ground
Indigenous communities
Ultraviolet radiation
Multiple stresses
Selected sub-regional overview
Improving future assessments
Concluding thoughts
"ACIA [Arctic Climate Impact Assessment] is a project implemented by AMAP [Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme], CAFF [Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna], and IASC [International Arctic Science Committee]"--Preface
www.acia.uaf.edu Arctic Climate Impact Assessment home page