1998 Year of the Ocean 



IMPACTS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE— 

 WITH EMPHASIS ON U.S. COASTAL AREAS 



Contents 



1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY G-2 



2. INTRODUCTION G-6 



3. SEASONAL TO INTERANNUAL CLIMATE IMPACTS G-8 



4. DECADAL TO CENTENIAL CLIMATE IMPACTS G-17 



5. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS 



ON U.S. COASTAL AREAS G-24 



6. REFERENCES G-43 



7. DOMESTIC LEGAL REGIME G-47 



8. LIST OF ACRONYMS G-52 



This Year of the Ocean document was prepared as a background discussion paper and does not 

 necessarily reflect the policies of the U.S. Government or the U.S. Government agencies that 

 participated in its preparation. 



