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Southwest Climate Change Assessment Report: Summary for Decision Makers

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http://www.swcarr.arizona.edu/chapter/one
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Overpeck, Jonathan, Garfin, G., Jardine, A., Busch, D. E., Cayan, D., Dettinger, M., Fleishman, E., Gershunov, A., Macdonald, G., Redmond, K. T., Travis, W. R., Udall, B.
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2013
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The Southwest can be considered to be one of the most “climate-challenged”
regions of North America. This document summarizes current understanding of climate
variability, climate change, climate impacts, and possible solution choices for the climate
challenge, all issues that are covered in greater depth in
Assessment of Climate Change in the
Southwest United States.

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Overpeck, J., G. Garfin, A. Jardine, D. E. Busch, D. Cayan, M. Dettinger, E. Fleishman, A. Gershunov, G. Macdonald, K. T. Redmond, W. R. Travis, and B. Udall. 2013. Summary for Decision Makers. Pages 1–20 Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States. Island Press, Washington, DC.

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