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1 Climate Change Impacts in the United States Third National Climate Assessment [Name] [Date] Southeast and the Caribbean

2 Southeast and the Caribbean http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/southeast http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/southeast Convening Lead Authors – Lynne M. Carter, Louisiana State University – James W. Jones, University of Florida Lead Authors – Leonard Berry, Florida Atlantic University – Virginia Burkett, U.S. Geological Survey – James F. Murley, South Florida Regional Planning Council – Jayantha Obeysekera, South Florida Water Management District – Paul J. Schramm, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – David Wear, U.S. Forest Service

3 Billion Dollar Weather / Climate Disasters Figure source: NOAA NCDC

4 Shrinking Lands for Tribal Communities Photo credit: USGS

5 Southeast Temperature: Observed and Projected Figure source: adapted from Kunkel et al. 2013

6 Projected Change in Number of Days Over 95 o F Figure source: NOAA NCDC / CICS-NC

7 Projected Change in Number of Nights Below 32 o F Figure source: NOAA NCDC / CICS-NC

8 Sea Level Rise Threats Sea level rise poses widespread and continuing threats to both natural and built environments and to the regional economy.

9 Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise Data from Hammar-Klose and Thieler 2001

10 Highway 1 to Port Fourchon: Vulnerability of a Critical Link for U.S. Oil Figure and photo sources: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development; State of Louisiana 2012

11 South Florida: Uniquely Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise Maps from The South Florida Water Management District. 1 Photo credit: Luis Espinoza, Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources

12 Local Planning Photo credit: Armando Rodriguez, Miami-Dade County

13 Increasing Temperatures Increasing temperatures and the associated increase in frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme heat events will affect public health, natural and built environments, energy, agriculture, and forestry.

14 Ground-level Ozone Figure source: adapted from Tagaris et al. 2009

15 Water Availability Decreased water availability, exacerbated by population growth and land-use change, will continue to increase competition for water and affect the region’s economy and unique ecosystems.

16 Trends in Water Availability Figure source: adapted from Sun et al. 2013

17 A Southeast River Basin Under Stress Figure source: Georgakakos et al. 2010

18 Climate Change Impacts in the United States http://nca2014.globalchange.gov http://nca2014.globalchange.gov Third National Climate Assessment @usgcrp facebook.com/usgcrp #NCA2014 [Name & Contact Info]


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