Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in cooperation with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), released The Effects of Climate Change on U.S. Ecosystems today at the climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The report provides an accessible summary of findings contained in a U.S. scientific assessment project commissioned by the USGCRP and released in May 2008. New information has been added to provide additional detail on the original findings.
Based on a wealth of source and review literature, the report concludes that climate change is already affecting U.S. agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity, and will continue to do so. The report identifies the effects climate is having and is expected to have on natural resources and ecosystems services in the U.S. over the next several decades.
Source: December 14, 2009 USDA Press Release
More Information:
- The full press release is here.
- A pdf of the report is at http://www.usda.gov/img/content/EffectsofClimateChangeonUSEcosystem.pdf
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