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Climate Change in the Northwest

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Abstract

Climate scientists strongly agree that climate is changing (Confalonieri et al. 2007). Key elements of projected future climate change in the Northwest include increasing year-round temperatures and rising sea level (high confidence), changes in precipitation that include decreases in summer (medium confidence) and increases during the other seasons (low confidence), and increases in some kinds of extreme weather events (Chapter 2; Chapter 4). These changes will significantly affect natural and managed ecosystems and built environments in the Northwest, which in turn will have significant impacts on all aspects of society, including human health.

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    Jackson, Yost, et al. (2010) define the middle scenario as the average of the PCM1 model forced with SRES-B1 (substantial reductions in emissions) and the HADCM model forced with SRES-A1B (continued growth peaking at mid-century).

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Bethel, J., Ranzoni, S., Capalbo, S.M. (2013). Human Health. In: Dalton, M.M., Mote, P.W., Snover, A.K. (eds) Climate Change in the Northwest. NCA Regional Input Reports. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-512-0_7

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