Ecosystem vulnerability to climate change in the southeastern United States

Fact Sheet ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Cartwright ◽  
Jennifer Costanza
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Ecosystem Vulnerability ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change

Perceptions of and Attitudes Toward Climate Change in the Southeastern United States

2014 ◽  
pp. 287-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Himmelfarb ◽  
John Schelhas ◽  
Sarah Hitchner ◽  
Cassandra Johnson Gaither ◽  
Katherine Dunbar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Southeastern United States

scholarly journals Southeast Regional Climate Hub Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven McNulty ◽  
Sarah Wiener ◽  
Emrys Treasure ◽  
Jennifer Moore Myers ◽  
Hamid Farahani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Priority Needs ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

Climate-related variability in rainfall, temperature, and extreme weather (e.g., drought, flood, unseasonal frost) pose significant challenges to working land (i.e., range, forest, and agricultural) managers across the southeastern United States. This document outlines the type of risks that southeastern agriculture and forestry currently face and, in some cases, options to address these risks. Finally, this document looks forward to providing direction on the priority needs of Southeast working land managers and an outline of how the USDA Southeast Climate Hub will address those needs.

scholarly journals Warming Winters Reduce Chill Accumulation for Peach Production in the Southeastern United States

Climate ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E. Parker ◽  
John T. Abatzoglou
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Anthropogenic Climate Change ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Climate Projections ◽  
Winter Chill ◽  
Cultivar Selection ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
Selection For

Insufficient winter chill accumulation can detrimentally impact agriculture. Understanding the changing risk of insufficient chill accumulation can guide orchard management and cultivar selection for long-lived perennial crops including peaches. This study quantifies the influence of modeled anthropogenic climate change on observed chill accumulation since 1981 and projected chill accumulation through the mid-21st century, with a focus on principal peach-growing regions in the southeastern United States, and commonly grown peach cultivars with low, moderate, and high chill accumulation requirements. Anthropogenic climate change has reduced winter chill accumulation, increased the probability of winters with low chill accumulation, and increased the likelihood of winters with insufficient chill for commonly grown peach cultivars in the southeastern United States. Climate projections show a continuation of reduced chill accumulation and increased probability of winters with insufficient chill accumulation for cultivars with high chill requirements, with approximately 40% of years by mid-century having insufficient chill in Georgia. The results highlight the importance of inter-annual variability in agro-climate risk assessments and suggest that adaptive measures may be necessary in order to maintain current peach production practices in the region in the coming decades.

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