Impacts of a warming Arctic

By Susan Joy Hassol

Subjects: Qc994.8 .h37 2004, Environmental conditions, Global environmental change, Ultraviolet radiation--arctic regions, Habitat (Ecology), Ecology, Indigenous peoples--ecology, Climatic changes, Climatic changes--arctic regions, Habitat (ecology), Ethnoecology, Greenhouse gases, Ultraviolet radiation, Global warming, Sea ice--arctic regions, Climate, Sea ice, Indigenous peoples--ecology--arctic regions, Indigenous peoples, Habitat (ecology)--arctic regions, Greenhouse gases--arctic regions, Climatology

Description: A summary of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), a comprehensive examination of climatic changes in the Arctic Region and what they may portend globally. The ACIA is based on five climate models, findings from hundreds of Arctic researchers worldwide, and perspectives of Arctic Indigenous Peoples.