Climate Management Issues

155The Inception of Climate Change Management

The report also identied the following ndings:

• Eleven of the last 12 years were among the 12 hottest years on record.

• Over the past 50 years, cold days, cold nights, and frost have become

less frequent, while hot days, hot nights, and heat waves have become

more frequent.

• The intensity of hurricanes in the North Atlantic has increased over

the past 30 years, which correlates with increases in tropical sea sur-

face temperatures. They are likely to become more intense.

• Between 1900 and 2005, the Sahel, the Mediterranean, southern

Africa, and parts of southern Asia have become drier, adding stress

to water resources in these regions.

• Droughts have become longer and more intense and hav ...