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Climate Management Issues
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Climate Management Issues

by Julie K. Gines
December 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
470 pages
16h 40m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Climate Management Issues
317Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications
Recent past (1961–1979)
Lower emissions scenario (2080–2099)
Higher emissions scenario (2080–2099)
Number of days
<10 20 30 45 60 75 90 105 >120
FIGURE 11.1
(See color insert.) The number of days in which the temperature exceeds 100ºF by late this
century, compared to the 1960s and 1970s, is projected to increase strongly across the United
States. For example, parts of Texas that recently experienced about 10–20 days per year over
100ºF are expected to experience more than 100 days per year in which the temperature exceeds
100ºF by the end of the century under the higher-emissions scenar ...
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ISBN: 9781439861066