Climate Change In California: Risk And Response
by Fredrich J. Kahrl /
2012 / English / EPUB
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California is synonymous with opportunity, prosperity, and
natural beauty, but climate change will certainly influence the
state’s future. Changes will affect the economy, natural
resources, public health, agriculture, and the livelihoods of its
residents. But how big is the risk? How will Californians adapt?
What will it cost? This book is the first to ask and attempt to
answer these and other questions so central to the long-term
health of the state. While California is undeniably unique and
diverse, the challenges it faces will be mirrored everywhere.
This succinct and authoritative review of the latest evidence
suggests feasible changes that can sustain prosperity, mitigate
adverse impacts of climate change, and stimulate research and
policy dialog across the globe.
California is synonymous with opportunity, prosperity, and
natural beauty, but climate change will certainly influence the
state’s future. Changes will affect the economy, natural
resources, public health, agriculture, and the livelihoods of its
residents. But how big is the risk? How will Californians adapt?
What will it cost? This book is the first to ask and attempt to
answer these and other questions so central to the long-term
health of the state. While California is undeniably unique and
diverse, the challenges it faces will be mirrored everywhere.
This succinct and authoritative review of the latest evidence
suggests feasible changes that can sustain prosperity, mitigate
adverse impacts of climate change, and stimulate research and
policy dialog across the globe.
The authors argue that the sooner society recognizes the reality
of climate change risk, the more effectively we can begin
adaptation to limit costs to present and future generations. They
show that climate risk presents a new opportunity for innovation,
supporting aspirations for prosperity in a lower carbon, climate
altered future where we can continue economic progress without
endangering the environment and ourselves.
The authors argue that the sooner society recognizes the reality
of climate change risk, the more effectively we can begin
adaptation to limit costs to present and future generations. They
show that climate risk presents a new opportunity for innovation,
supporting aspirations for prosperity in a lower carbon, climate
altered future where we can continue economic progress without
endangering the environment and ourselves.