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"Documented Climate Change Impacts"
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Figure SPM-1: "Locations
at which systematic long-term studies meet stringent criteria documenting recent
temperature-related regional climate change impacts on physical and biological
systems. Hydrology, glacial retreat, and sea-ice data represent decadal to century
trends. Terrestrial and marine ecosystems
data represent trends of at least 2 decades. Remote-sensing studies cover large
areas.
Data are for single or multiple impacts that are consistent
with known mechanisms of physical/biological system responses to observed regional
temperature-related changes. For reported impacts spanning large areas, a representative
location on the map was selected."
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IPCC
TAR SPM of WG II
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