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Climate Change Impacts in the United States

Climate Change Impacts in the United States. Transportation. Third National Climate Assessment. [Name] [Date]. Transportation http:// nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/transportation. Convening Lead Authors Henry G. Schwartz, HGS Consulting, LLC Michael Meyer, Parsons Brinckerhoff

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Climate Change Impacts in the United States

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  1. Climate Change Impacts in the United States Transportation Third National Climate Assessment [Name] [Date]

  2. Transportationhttp://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/transportationTransportationhttp://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/transportation • Convening Lead Authors • Henry G. Schwartz, HGS Consulting, LLC • Michael Meyer, Parsons Brinckerhoff • Lead Authors • Cynthia J. Burbank, Parsons Brinckerhoff • Michael Kuby, Arizona State University • Clinton Oster, Indiana University • John Posey, East-West Gateway Council of Governments • Edmond J Russo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Arthur Rypinski, U.S. Department of Transportation

  3. Reliability and Capacity at Risk The impacts from sea level rise and storm surge, extreme weather events, higher temperatures and heat waves, precipitation changes, Arctic warming, and other climatic conditions are affecting the reliability and capacity of the U.S. transportation system in many ways.

  4. Possible Future Flood Depths in Mobile, AL with Rising Sea Level

  5. Coastal Impacts Sea level rise, coupled with storm surge, will continue to increase the risk of major coastal impacts on transportation infrastructure, including both temporary and permanent flooding of airports, ports and harbors, roads, rail lines, tunnels, and bridges.

  6. Airports Vulnerable to Storm Surge Data from Federal Aviation Administration 2012

  7. Weather Disruptions Extreme weather events currently disrupt transportation networks in all areas of the country; projections indicate that such disruptions will increase.

  8. Gulf Coast Transportation Hubs at Risk Figure source: Kafalenos et al. 2008

  9. Hurricane Sandy Causes Flooding in New York City Subway Stations Photo credit: Vermont Agency of Transportation

  10. Costs and Adaptation Options Climate change impacts will increase the total costs to the nation’s transportation systems and their users, but these impacts can be reduced through rerouting, mode change, and a wide range of adaptive actions.

  11.  Role of Adaptive Strategies and Tactics in Reducing Impacts and Consequences Figure source: Henry Schwartz, HGS Consulting, LLC

  12. Tropical Storm Impact on Vermont Road Photo credit: Vermont Agency of Transportation

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

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