03061cam a22002897a 4500 101103s2010 dcuab b 000 0 eng d 9780309145886 0309145880 9780309145893 0309145899 SDU QC903.2 A244 2010 Advancing the science of climate change / America's climate choices: Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2010. 503 p. : ill. America's climate choices HKBU Library "Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for--and in many cases is already affecting--a broad range of human and natural systems. The compelling case for these conclusions is provided in Advancing the Science of Climate Change, part of a congressionally requested suite of studies known as America's Climate Choices. While noting that there is always more to learn and that the scientific process is never closed, the book shows that hypotheses about climate change are supported by multiple lines of evidence and have stood firm in the face of serious debate and careful evaluation of alternative explanations. As decision makers respond to these risks, the nation's scientific enterprise can contribute through research that improves understanding of the causes and consequences of climate change and also is useful to decision makers at the local, regional, national, and international levels. The book identifies decisions being made in 12 sectors, ranging from agriculture to transportation, to identify decisions being made in response to climate change. Advancing the Science of Climate Change calls for a single federal entity or program to coordinate a national, multidisciplinary research effort aimed at improving both understanding and responses to climate change. Seven cross-cutting research themes are identified to support this scientific enterprise. In addition, leaders of federal climate research should redouble efforts to deploy a comprehensive climate observing system, improve climate models and other analytical tools, invest in human capital, and improve linkages between research and decisions by forming partnerships with action-oriented programs"--Publisher's description. Climatic changes United States. 187808 Global temperature changes Environmental aspects. 202515 Greenhouse gases Environmental aspects United States. 202516 Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric Environmental aspects United States. 202517 National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change. 202518 National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. 202519 = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 106554 106554 0 0 lcc 0 QC09032 A244 02010 0 CGB 282623 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-09-22 2 0 QC903.2 A244 2010 1000373983 2025-09-22 00:00:00 C.1 2025-09-22 GBE