Figure 14.10

Figure 14.10 |  Burning ember of the relative risks to economic sectors in North America as a function of projected global mean surface temperature increase since pre-industrial times. Impacts on economic sectors include: (a) changing crop yield leading to economic loss for agriculture, (b) changes in the quality and quantity of timber yields, (c) reductions in season length and economic viability for tourism activities, (d) increased maintenance and reconstruction costs to transportation infrastructure, (e) changes in fisheries catch, (f) reduced productivity in mining and energy operations, (g) reduced labour productivity in outdoor construction and (h) increased maintenance and reconstruction costs to transportation systems. Risks to economic sectors and activities were sometimes assessed across all of North America (c, d), within specific regions (a, b) and for specific crops or species (a: corn and soybean, e: cod and pollock). The supporting literature and methods are provided in Supplementary Material (SM14.4).