Shifting Snowlines and Shorelines: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere and Implications for Washington State

Type

Literature

Publication

Roop, H.A., G.S. Mauger, H. Morgan, A.K. Snover, and M. Krosby, 2020. “Shifting Snowlines and Shorelines: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere and Implications for Washington State.” Briefing paper prepared by the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle

Year Published

2020

Organization

UW Climate Impacts Group

Description

Drawing from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 2019 Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, as well as research from the Climate Impacts Group, this brief addresses the following: What is the cryosphere and why is it important?; How are the ocean and cryosphere being affected by human activities?;What are the environmental, financial and social costs of these impacts — for Washington as well as globally?; What can we do to prepare our communities for the impacts of climate change?

Geography

Washington state

Website

https://cig.uw.edu/resources/special-reports/shifting-snowlines-shorelines/

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