Impacts of Climate Variability and Change in the Pacific Northwest

Describes the possible impacts of human-induced climate change (CC) & of natural climate variations like El Nino, focusing on the water resources, salmon, forests, & coasts of the Pacific NW. Suggests possibilities for adapting to those changes. Chapters: regional climate: patterns of regional CC in the context of large-scale climate influences; & scenarios of future climate derived from climate models; impacts of climate on water resources, salmon, forests, & coasts: current status & stresses; past changes & the observed impacts of CC; potential impacts of future CC on nat. resources; socioecon. impacts of CC; & strategies for adaptation; plan. for the 21st cent. Illustrated.Mote, Philip W. is the author of 'Impacts of Climate Variability and Change in the Pacific Northwest', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756709945 and ISBN 0756709946.