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Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States
Description: "[T]he report blends the contributions of 120 experts in climate science, economics, ecology, engineering, geography, hydrology, planning, resource management, and other disciplines to provide the most comprehensive, and understandable, analysis to date a
Publication Date: Apr 21, 2013
Topics: Adaptation / Agriculture / Drought / Energy management and conservation / Flooding / Global issues, human impacts / Precipitation, Extreme Weather / Sea level rise / Streamflow / Temperature / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Wildfires /

Updated Principles and Guidelines for Water and Land Related Resources Implementation Studies
Description: "The proposal calls for the development of water resources projects to be based on sound science, increased consideration of both monetary and non-monetary benefits to justify and select a project, improved transparency, and consideration of nonstructural
Source: United States. White House Council on Environmental Quality
Publication Date: Mar 22, 2013
Topics: Federal Regulations, EPA, Clean Air Act / Planning Guides / Flooding /

Adaptation Strategies Guide for Water Utilities
Description: Helps utilities prepare for challenges such as drought, water quality degradation, floods, ecosystem changes, and changes in service demand and use. (Part of EPA's Climate Ready Water Utilities program) Updated March 2013 to include sustainability brief
Source: United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Mar 13, 2013
Topics: Adaptation / Drought / Precipitation, Extreme Weather / Sea level rise / Water quality / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Water utilities guidance / Flooding /

Limiting the Federal Government's Fiscal Exposure by Better Managing Climate Change Risks
Description: "Climate change is a complex, crosscutting issue that poses risks to many environmental and economic systems -- including agriculture, infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health -- and presents a significant financial risk to the federal government. Amo
Source: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publication Date: Feb 14, 2013
Topics: Drought / Flooding / Precipitation, Extreme Weather / Sea-Level and Flood Risks: FEMA or Insurance Industry Responses / Water-Supply Related Risks: Insurance Industry Responses /

Preparing for Extreme Weather Events: Workshop Planner for the Water Sector
Description: Scenarios include floods, drought, sea level rise, wildfires, and reduced snowpack. Register to download the planner
Source: United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Feb 1, 2013
Topics: Drought / Flooding / Sea level rise / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Water utilities guidance / Wildfires /

Third National Climate Assessment Report
Description: Synthesis of research on climate change effects on sectors (such as water resources and water, energy, and land use) and regions (such as the Southwest). (Draft, Jan. 2013)
Source: United States. Global Change Research Program
Publication Date: Jan 11, 2013
Topics: Adaptation / Drought / Ecosystem Services and Climate Change / Ecosystems, Habitat, Threatened Species / Energy management and conservation / Flooding / Greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, mitigation / Precipitation, Extreme Weather / Sea level rise / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack /

Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment. Part 5. Climate of the Southwest U.S.
Description: "The future climate scenarios are intended to provide an internally consistent set of climate conditions that can serve as inputs to analyses of potential impacts of climate change. The scenarios are not intended as projections as there are no established
Source: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publication Date: Jan 2, 2013
Topics: Drought / Flooding / Precipitation, Extreme Weather / Temperature /

Achieving Hazard-Resilient Coastal & Waterfront Smart Growth
Description: "Living near the water has historically been -- and is expected to remain -- desirable, yet this choice has inherent risks. Communities face the challenge of determining where and how to accommodate growth and redevelopment given the risks posed by coasta
Source: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publication Date: Sep 21, 2012
Topics: Adaptation / Flooding / Land Use, environmental management systems, and regulation / Sea level rise /

When It Rains, It Pours: Global Warming and the Increase in Extreme Precipitation from 1948 to 2011.
Description: Concludes that global warming is increasing the frequency and severity of rainstorms and snowstorms across the U.S. However, California north of the Bay Area is an exception to that rule.
Source: Environment California
Publication Date: Jul 31, 2012
Topics: Flooding / Precipitation, Extreme Weather /

Twenty-first Century Levee Overtopping Projections from InSAR-Derived Subsidence Rates in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California: 2006-2010
Description: "The study used the updated ground-motion rate map and the most current twenty-first century sea-level rise predictions to project when Delta levees will subside below high-water design thresholds. The study showed that the time period between 2050-2075 i
Source: California Climate Change Center
Publication Date: Jul 31, 2012
Topics: California: Bay Area and Delta / Flooding / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack /

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