Geophysics and Chemistry

Reviewing the content of Working Groups 1, 2 and 3 to unify messages and make it understandable to general audiences and policymakers. -Developing outreach and media strategies    

Assessing impacts to:-Economic development (ie livelihood, tourism and recreation, industry, fisheries) -Critical infrastructure -Communities -Historical and cultural preservation

Assessing effects of climate changeClimate changeRefers to the long-term changes in the Earth’s climate that are warming the atmosphere, ocean and land. Climate changeClimate changeRefers to the long-term changes in the Earth’s climate that are warming the atmosphere, ocean and land. Climate change is affecting the balance of ecosystems that support life and biodiversity, and impacting health. It also causes more extreme weather events, such as more intense and/or frequent hurricanes, floods, heat waves,... is affecting the balance of ecosystems that support life and biodiversity, and impacting health. It also causes more extreme weather events, such as more intense and/or frequent hurricanes, floods, heat wavesHeat wavesPeriod of unusually hot weather, typically lasting two or more days. To qualify as a heat wave, the recorded temperatures must be above the average temperatures for a given area.,… on: Coastal and marine ecosystems Land ecosystems Flora Fauna