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US National Assessment of
the Potential Consequences
of Climate Variability and Change
Educational Resources
Regional Paper: The Northeast

 
 

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References

Introduction

Bloomfield, J. and S. Hamburg, with N. Heller, A. May, J. Obra, and S. Showell (1997), Seasons of Change: Global Warming and New England's White Mountains, [PDF] The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Washington, DC.

Climate Change: State of Knowledge (1997), Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC.

Environmental Protection Agency (1997), Climate Change and Connecticut, US EPA, EPA 230-F-97-008g.

Environmental Protection Agency (1997), Climate Change and New York, US EPA, EPA 230-F-97-008ff

Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment Team (2000), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Overview, compiled by A. Fisher et al., Pennsylvania State University.

New England Regional Assessment Team (2001), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for New England, compiled by B. Rock et al., University of New Hampshire.

Scheraga, J. (1997), Climate Change, Regional Impacts and Adaptation (keynote address), in: L.D. Mortsch, S.Quon, L. Craig, B. Mills, and B. Wrenn (eds), Adapting to Climate Change and Variability in the Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence Basin, Proceedings of a Binational Symposium, Environmental Adaptation Research Group, Environment Canada, (1998).

Wolfe, D.W. (1977), “Potential Climate Change Impacts on New England Agriculture, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Wolfe, D.W., L.D. Irland, and I. Fernandez (1997),  in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Agriculture

Bloomfield, J. and S. Hamburg, with N. Heller, A. May, J. Obra, and S. Showell (1997), Seasons of Change: Global Warming and New England's White Mountains, [PDF] The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Washington, DC.

Climate Change: State of Knowledge (1997), Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC.

Environmental Protection Agency (1997), Climate Change and Connecticut, US EPA, EPA 230-F-97-008g.

Environmental Protection Agency (1997), Climate Change and New York, US EPA, EPA 230-F-97-008ff

Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment Team (2000), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Overview, compiled by A. Fisher et al., Pennsylvania State University.

New England Regional Assessment Team (2001), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for New England, , compiled by B. Rock et al., University of New Hampshire.

Wolfe, D.W. (1977), “Potential Climate Change Impacts on New England Agriculture, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Wolfe, D.W., L.D. Irland, and I. Fernandez (1997), “Natural Resources Sector Report, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Forests

Auclair, A., et al. (1996), Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 91:163-186.

Bierbaum, R. (1997-98), various regional presentations, Overview of Science and Policy: Ecological Implications.

Birdsey, R. (1997), “Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Forest Resources in New England -- [PDF], in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Bloomfield, J. and S. Hamburg, with N. Heller, A. May, J. Obra, and S. Showell (1997), Seasons of Change: Global Warming and New England's White Mountains, [PDF] The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Washington, DC.

Climate Change: State of Knowledge (1997), Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC.

Fernandez, I.J. (1997), “Climate Change and Forest Ecosystems, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Irland, L.D. (1997), “Stakeholder Perceptions and Concerns: Northeast Forest Owners and Industry, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment Team (2000), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Overview, compiled by A. Fisher et al., Pennsylvania State University.

New England Regional Assessment Team (2001), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for New England, , compiled by B. Rock et al., University of New Hampshire.

News (2001) “Hot Enough For You? Computers model a warming New England. -- AMC Outdoor Magazine, Jan/Feb., pps 22-23.

Our Changing Planet (1997), The FY 1997 US Global Change Research Program, A Report by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council.

Spencer, S. and B. Rock (1997), “Climate Change and Its Impacts on New England: A White Paper, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (1996), The Southern Appalachian Assessment Summary Report (SAA), coordinated through Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Cooperative, USDA, Forest Service.

Wolfe, D.W., L.D. Irland, and I. Fernandez (1997), “Natural Resources Sector Report, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Rise in Sea Level

Ayers, M.A. and G.H. Leavesley (1989), Assessment of the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources of the Delaware River Basin: Work Plan for 1988-1990, USGS Open-file Report 88-478.

Barron, E (2001), Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Northeastern United States, pp. 109-135 in The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change: Foundation Report, Report by the National Assessment Synthesis Team for the US Global Change Research Program, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 620pp.

Bierbaum, R. (1997-98), various regional presentations, Overview of Science and Policy: Ecological Implications.

Canning, D. (1991), “Global Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise -- , Current: The Journal of Marine Education, vol 10, no. 3, pp 8-12, National Marine Educators Association, Pacific Grove, CA.

Environmental Protection Agency (1992), Sea Level-Rise. Global Climate Change Discussion Series, US EPA 230-F-92-004.

Environmental Protection Agency (1992), Adaptation to Climate Change. Global Climate Change Discussion Series, US EPA 230-F-92-007.

Environmental Protection Agency (1995) The Probability of Sea Level-Rise, US EPA 230-R-95-008.

Giese, G. (1997) “Potential Impacts of Sea-level Rise in Massachusetts, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment Team (2000), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Overview, compiled by A. Fisher et al., Pennsylvania State University.

New England Regional Assessment Team (2001), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for New England, , compiled by B. Rock et al., University of New Hampshire.

Mortensen, L., ed. (1994), Global Change Education Resource Guide, UCAR/NOAA, printed by USDA.

Office of Technology Assessment (1994), Preparing for an Uncertain Climate, Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Our Changing Planet (1997), The FY 1997 US Global Change Research Program, A Report by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council.

Scheraga, J. (1997), Climate Change, Regional Impacts and Adaptation (keynote address), in: L.D. Mortsch, S.Quon, L. Craig, B. Mills, and B. Wrenn (eds), Adapting to Climate Change and Variability in the Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence Basin, Proceedings of a Binational Symposium, Environmental Adaptation Research Group, Environment Canada, (1998).

Tourism and Outdoor Recreation

Bierbaum, R. (1997-98), various regional presentations, Overview of Science and Policy: Ecological Implications.

Bloomfield, J. and S. Hamburg, with N. Heller, A. May, J. Obra, and S. Showell (1997), Seasons of Change: Global Warming and New England's White Mountains, [PDF] The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Washington, DC.

Climate Change: State of Knowledge (1997), Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC.

Kimball, K.D. (1997), “New England Regional Climate Change Impact on Recreation and Tourism, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Lauten, G. and A. Auclair (1997), “Recreation and Tourism Sector Report, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment Team (2000), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Overview, compiled by A. Fisher et al., Pennsylvania State University.

New England Regional Assessment Team (2001), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for New England, , compiled by B. Rock et al., University of New Hampshire.

Our Changing Planet (1997), The FY 1997 US Global Change Research Program,  A Report by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council.

Spencer, S. and B. Rock (1997), “Climate Change and Its Impacts on New England: A White Paper, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (1996), The Southern Appalachian Assessment Summary Report (SAA), coordinated through Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Cooperative, USDA, Forest Service.

Wolfe, D.W., L.D. Irland, and I. Fernandez (1997), “Natural Resources Sector Report, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Fishing

Bierbaum, R. (1997-98), various regional presentations, Overview of Science and Policy: Ecological Implications.

Bloomfield, J. and S. Hamburg, with N. Heller, A. May, J. Obra, and S. Showell (1997), Seasons of Change: Global Warming and New England's White Mountains, [PDF]  The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Washington, DC.

Jeffries, P. (1997), Patterns of Change in a Coastal Fish Community, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, draft paper.

Heberling, M., Lazo, J.K., Wheeler, W.J., Fisher, A.N., and Epp, D.J. (1991), Measuring the economic benefits of preserving fish habitat and population. Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Working Paper. The Pennsylvania State University: University of Park, PA.

Michaels, G. K. O'Neal, J. Humphrey, K. Bell, R. Camacho, and R. Funk (1995), Ecological Impacts from Climate Change: An Economic Analysis of Freshwater Fishing, US EPA, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, EPA 220-R-95-004.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment Team (2000), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Overview, compiled by A. Fisher et al., Pennsylvania State University.

New England Regional Assessment Team (2001), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for New England, , compiled by B. Rock et al., University of New Hampshire.

Office of Technology Assessment (1994), Preparing for an Uncertain Climate, Volume 1 and Volume 2, Washington, DC.

Scheraga, J. (1997), Climate Change, Regional Impacts and Adaptation (keynote address), in: L.D. Mortsch, S.Quon, L. Craig, B. Mills, and B. Wrenn (eds), Adapting to Climate Change and Variability in the Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence Basin, Proceedings of a Binational Symposium, Environmental Adaptation Research Group, Environment Canada, (1998).

Spencer, S. and B. Rock (1997), “Climate Change and Its Impacts on New England: A White Paper, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (1996), The Southern Appalachian Assessment Summary Report (SAA), coordinated through Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Cooperative, USDA, Forest Service.

Human Health

Bartlett, D. and A. Langston (1997), ‘Human Health Sector Report,' [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Environmental Protection Agency (1997), Climate Change and Public Health, [PDF] US EPA, EPA 236-F-97-005.

Epstein, P. (1997), personal communication (fax), Background Material for Considering the Role of Climate in Selected Diseases Prevalent in the US, prepared by E. Lowenhaupt, Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHGE), Harvard Medical School.

Epstein, P. (1997), “The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health in New England, -- [PDF] in Workshop Summary Report, New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Heatwave (1997), Sierra, September/October:33-41.

Kalkstein, L. and J.S. Greene (1997), An Evaluation of Climate/Mortality Relationships in Large U.S. Cities and the Possible Impacts of a Climate Change, Environmental Health Perspectives, 105(1): 84-93.

McMichael, A.J., et al. (1996), Human Population Health, in Climate Change 1995 Impacts, Adaptations, and Mitigation of Climate Change: Scientific-Technical Analyses, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment Team (2000), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, Overview,Pennsylvania State University

National Health Assessment Work Group (2001), Climate Change and Human Health: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change [PDF] - report and brochure. Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences, Baltimore, MD.

National Research Council (2001), Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease (2001, 160pp.) Committee on Climate, Ecosystems, Infectious Diseases, and Human Health, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. Accessed Aug 2001.

New England Regional Assessment Team (2001), Preparing for a Changing Climate, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for New England. University of New Hampshire.

Patz, J.A. (1996), Global Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Journal of the American Medical Association, 275(3): 217-223.

Patz, J.A. (1996), Health Adaptations to Climate Change: Need for Farsighted, Integrated Approaches, in: Smith JB et. al., (eds). Adapting to Climate Change. New York, Springer, 1996.

Patz, J.A. et al. (1997), Working Group on Human Health Report, from the Workshop on Climate Change Impacts in the Mid-Atlantic Region, The Pennsylvania State University.

Scheraga, J. (1997), Climate Change, Regional Impacts and Adaptation (keynote address), in: L.D. Mortsch, S.Quon, L. Craig, B. Mills, and B. Wrenn (eds), Adapting to Climate Change and Variability in the Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence Basin, Proceedings of a Binational Symposium, Environmental Adaptation Research Group, Environment Canada, (1998).

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