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15.1. Regional impacts of enhanced greenhouse effects on climate (From USEPA 2000b).
North Tropical Asia Temperate
Arid Western Europe
Africa Australasia
America
Asia
Asia
Geographic Canada, United India, Pakistan,
Japan, Koreas, Turkey in West of Ural The continent
Australia, New
area States, and Bangladesh, Mongolia,
the west to Mountains
Zealand, and
Arctic Circle Vietnam,
most of China, Kazakstan
islands
Malaysia, and and Russian in the east
inclusive counties Siberia
Ecosystem Shifts in Changes in Reduction
No large Mostly
Desertification in Alterations of
location of distribution of in the boreal changes disturbed north, loss of forests
soils and
forests and rainforest; drying forests;
environment in Subsahara;
vegetation could
croplands; of wetlands expanded
now; alter deterioration of land be large
change of grasslands; wetlands cover; major impacts
vegetation decrease in the
through lower expected throughout
types; loss of tundra zone groundwater
waterfowl levels
habitat
Hydrology Increased Glaciers recede in Net decrease in Continued Increased
Reduction in supplies Reduced water
and water spring and Himalayas; more
water supply; water precipitation in in Sahel and southern
could be critical
resources winter runoff; seasonal impacts
glacier melt; shortages in high latitudes Africa;
acute concern in droughtdecreased rain North China the region and reduced in
in many already prone areas; loss
and soil water supplies lower; loss of water-scarce countries of snow and
moisture in vulnerable glaciers with of the region
glaciers in New
summer water-storage Zealand; processes
flooding
Food and Small changes, Vulnerable to No agreement No large
Shift of growing Water shortages could Early increased
fiber plus and minus natural disasters;
in predicted net change seasons and be acute to farming in
production
production inputs
changes in change
patterns; the north; winter predicted, but
Wendell Chris King and Virginia H. Dale
Table
15.1. Regional impacts of enhanced greenhouse effects on climate (From USEPA 2000b).
North Tropical Asia Temperate
Arid Western Europe
Africa Australasia
America
Asia
Asia
Geographic Canada, United India, Pakistan,
Japan, Koreas, Turkey in West of Ural The continent
Australia, New
area States, and Bangladesh, Mongolia,
the west to Mountains
Zealand, and
Arctic Circle Vietnam,
most of China, Kazakstan
islands
Malaysia, and and Russian in the east
inclusive counties Siberia
Ecosystem Shifts in Changes in Reduction
No large Mostly
Desertification in Alterations of
location of distribution of in the boreal changes disturbed north, loss of forests
soils and
forests and rainforest; drying forests;
environment in Subsahara;
vegetation could
croplands; of wetlands expanded
now; alter deterioration of land be large
change of grasslands; wetlands cover; major impacts
vegetation decrease in the
through lower expected throughout
types; loss of tundra zone groundwater
waterfowl levels
habitat
Hydrology Increased Glaciers recede in Net decrease in Continued Increased
Reduction in supplies Reduced water
and water spring and Himalayas; more
water supply; water precipitation in in Sahel and southern
could be critical
resources winter runoff; seasonal impacts
glacier melt; shortages in high latitudes Africa;
acute concern in droughtdecreased rain North China the region and reduced in
in many already prone areas; loss
and soil water supplies lower; loss of water-scarce countries of snow and
moisture in vulnerable glaciers with of the region
glaciers in New
summer water-storage Zealand; processes
flooding
Food and Small changes, Vulnerable to No agreement No large
Shift of growing Water shortages could Early increased
fiber plus and minus natural disasters;
in predicted net change seasons and be acute to farming in
production
production inputs
changes in change
patterns; the north; winter predicted, but