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"The research presented in this volume focuses on identifying and quantifying the major vulnerabilities to climate change in the Midwestern United States. By providing state-of-the-art spatially disaggregated information regarding the historical, current, and possible future climate within the region, the contributors assess the risks and susceptibility of the critical socio-economic and environmental systems. Key sectors discussed are agriculture, human health, water, energy and infrastructure, and the vulnerabilities that may be amplified under current climate trajectories. The book also considers the challenges and opportunities to develop local and regional strategies for addressing the risks posed by climate change in the context of developing an integrative policy for the region"--Publisher's description

Climate variability, predictability, and change : an introduction -- Overview : thermal regimes -- Global climate change impact on the midwestern USA--a summer cooling trend -- Historical and projected changes in the length of the frost-free season -- Long-term midwestern USA summer equivalent temperature variability -- Estimating changes in temperature variability in a future climate -- Wisconsin's changing climate : temperature -- Overview : hydrologic regimes -- Did precipitation regimes change during the twentieth century? -- Climate change and streamflow in the upper Mississippi River Basin -- The influence of land cover type on surface hydrology in Michigan -- Wisconsin's changing climate : hydrologic cycle -- Spatial and temporal dimensions of extreme rainfall in the Twin Cities metropolitan area -- Overview : North American atmospheric circulation effects on midwestern USA climate -- Historical trends in near-surface wind speeds -- Variability of wind speed regimes in Minnesota -- Teleconnections and circulation patterns in the midwestern USA -- Regional synoptic classification: a midwestern USA example -- Overview : climate hazards -- Severe storms in the midwestern USA -- Climate sensitivity of Great Lakes-generated weather systems -- Severe weather hazards in the Twin Cities metropolitan area -- Where is climate science in the midwestern USA going?