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America's Water Risk: Water Stress and Climate Variability
Description: "By utilizing a new water research metric called the Normalized Deficit Cumulated (NDC) index in the America's Water Risk: Water Stress and Climate Variability study, Columbia was able to estimate measures of water risk to the nation's major cities and ag
Publication Date: May 15, 2013
Topics: Drought / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack /

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 /

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 /

Planning for Climate Change in California: Substantial Shifts on Top of Already High Climate Variability
Description: Presentation, Dan Cayan, Jan. 2013.
Publication Date: Jan 31, 2013
Topics: California: Statewide / Drought / Precipitation, Extreme Weather / Sea level rise / Temperature / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack /

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 /

Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2012
Description: "This report presents 26 indicators, each describing trends related to the causes and effects of climate change. It focuses primarily on the United States, but in some cases global trends are presented to provide context or a basis for comparison. The onl
Source: United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Dec 11, 2012
Topics: Drought / Ecosystems, Habitat, Threatened Species / Global issues, human impacts / Greenhouse gas (GHG) increases / Precipitation, Extreme Weather / Sea level rise / Streamflow / Temperature / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack /

Incorporating Drought Risk From Climate Change Into California Water Planning
Description: Argues that DWR's climate change models may be underestimating drought occurrence in California. (Deirdre Des Jardins, California Water Research, Aug. 2012)
Publication Date: Aug 31, 2012
Topics: California: Statewide / Drought /

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