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Part 1 The Potential for Rapid Changes to the Weather and Climate
Introduction to Part 1 / Michael C. MacCracken
Ten Reasons Why Climate Change May be More Severe than Projected / A. Barrie Pittock
Potential Increased Hurricane Activity in a Greenhouse Warmed World / Judith A. Curry
Potential Effects of Weather Extremes and Climate Change on Human Health / Devra Lee Davis and John C. Topping, Jr
Part 2 The Potential for Rapid Melting of Ice and Amplification of Sea Level Rise
Introduction to Part 2 / Robert W Corell
Changes in Polar Sea Ice Coverage / Claire L. Parkinson
Changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet and Implications for Global Sea Level Rise / Eric Rignot
Why Predicting West Antarctic Ice Sheet Behavior is So Hard: What We Know, What We Don't Know and How We Will Find Out / Robert Bindschadler
Part 3 The Potential for Dramatic Changes in Coastal Regions
Introduction to Part 3 / The Honorable Tom Roper
The Potential for Significant Impacts on Chesapeake Bay from Global Warming / Michael S. Kearney
The Northern Gulf of Mexico Coast: Human Development Patterns, Declining Ecosystems and Escalating Vulnerability to Storms and Sea Level Rise / Virginia Burkett
Threats and Responses Associated with Rapid Climate Change in Metropolitan New York / Malcolm Bowman, Douglas Hill, Frank Buonaiuto, Brian Colle, Roger Flood, Robert Wilson, Robert Hunter and Jindong Wang
Increasing the Resilience of Our Coasts: Coastal Collision Course of Rising Sea Level, Storms, Coastal Erosion and Development / Bruce C. Douglas and Stephen P Leatherman
Preparing and Protecting American Families from the Onslaught of Catastrophe / Admiral James M. Loy
Part 4 The End of Evolution? The Potential for Rapid Changes in Ecosystems
Introduction to Part 4 / Paul C Pritchard
Where Will Ecosystems Go? / Anthony C Janetos
Increasing Vulnerability of Alaska's Boreal Forest as a Result of Climate Warming and the Changing Fire Regime / Eric S. Kasischke and F. Stuart Chapin III
Polar Bears in a Warming Arctic / Andrew E. Derocher
Part 5 The Potential for Accelerating Action to Limit Climate Change
Introduction to Part 5 / William A. Nitze
International Action to Buffer Against the Rapid Onset of Climate Change / Sir Crispin Tickell
A Moral and Profitable Path to Climate Stabilization / John C. Topping, Jr and Erin Frey
Moving Toward Climate Stabilization: Iceland's Example / President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
Climate Impacts in the Developing World: A Case Study of the Small Island States / Nasir Khattak
Stimulating a Clean Energy Revolution / Christopher Flavin
Recycling Energy to Reduce Costs and Mitigate Climate Change / Thomas R. Casten
Addressing Climate Change: Religious Perspectives and Initiatives / Denis Hayes and panelists
Climate Solutions on Today's Campuses: How Today's Students Must Drive a Modern Industrial Revolution / Dan Worth
Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions: The Role of Greenhouse Gas Offsets / Alexia Kelly.
Introduction to Part 1 / Michael C. MacCracken
Ten Reasons Why Climate Change May be More Severe than Projected / A. Barrie Pittock
Potential Increased Hurricane Activity in a Greenhouse Warmed World / Judith A. Curry
Potential Effects of Weather Extremes and Climate Change on Human Health / Devra Lee Davis and John C. Topping, Jr
Part 2 The Potential for Rapid Melting of Ice and Amplification of Sea Level Rise
Introduction to Part 2 / Robert W Corell
Changes in Polar Sea Ice Coverage / Claire L. Parkinson
Changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet and Implications for Global Sea Level Rise / Eric Rignot
Why Predicting West Antarctic Ice Sheet Behavior is So Hard: What We Know, What We Don't Know and How We Will Find Out / Robert Bindschadler
Part 3 The Potential for Dramatic Changes in Coastal Regions
Introduction to Part 3 / The Honorable Tom Roper
The Potential for Significant Impacts on Chesapeake Bay from Global Warming / Michael S. Kearney
The Northern Gulf of Mexico Coast: Human Development Patterns, Declining Ecosystems and Escalating Vulnerability to Storms and Sea Level Rise / Virginia Burkett
Threats and Responses Associated with Rapid Climate Change in Metropolitan New York / Malcolm Bowman, Douglas Hill, Frank Buonaiuto, Brian Colle, Roger Flood, Robert Wilson, Robert Hunter and Jindong Wang
Increasing the Resilience of Our Coasts: Coastal Collision Course of Rising Sea Level, Storms, Coastal Erosion and Development / Bruce C. Douglas and Stephen P Leatherman
Preparing and Protecting American Families from the Onslaught of Catastrophe / Admiral James M. Loy
Part 4 The End of Evolution? The Potential for Rapid Changes in Ecosystems
Introduction to Part 4 / Paul C Pritchard
Where Will Ecosystems Go? / Anthony C Janetos
Increasing Vulnerability of Alaska's Boreal Forest as a Result of Climate Warming and the Changing Fire Regime / Eric S. Kasischke and F. Stuart Chapin III
Polar Bears in a Warming Arctic / Andrew E. Derocher
Part 5 The Potential for Accelerating Action to Limit Climate Change
Introduction to Part 5 / William A. Nitze
International Action to Buffer Against the Rapid Onset of Climate Change / Sir Crispin Tickell
A Moral and Profitable Path to Climate Stabilization / John C. Topping, Jr and Erin Frey
Moving Toward Climate Stabilization: Iceland's Example / President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
Climate Impacts in the Developing World: A Case Study of the Small Island States / Nasir Khattak
Stimulating a Clean Energy Revolution / Christopher Flavin
Recycling Energy to Reduce Costs and Mitigate Climate Change / Thomas R. Casten
Addressing Climate Change: Religious Perspectives and Initiatives / Denis Hayes and panelists
Climate Solutions on Today's Campuses: How Today's Students Must Drive a Modern Industrial Revolution / Dan Worth
Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions: The Role of Greenhouse Gas Offsets / Alexia Kelly.