Mountain snowpack and spring runoff are key components of surface water resources, and
serve as important, regionally integrated indicators of climate variability and change. This …

Empirical critical loads for N deposition effects and maps showing areas projected to be in
exceedance of the critical load (CL) are given for seven major vegetation types in California …

Recent research has concluded that forest wildfires in the western United States are
becoming larger and more frequent. A more significant question may be whether the …

The magnitude of future climate change depends substantially on the greenhouse gas
emission pathways we choose. Here we explore the implications of the highest and lowest …

To investigate possible future climate changes in California, a set of climate change model
simulations was selected and evaluated. From the IPCC Fourth Assessment, simulations of …

Pacific Northwest (PNW) hydrology is particularly sensitive to changes in climate because
snowmelt dominates seasonal runoff, and temperature changes impact the rain/snow …

Climate change has the potential to reduce surface-water supply by expanding the activity,
density, or coverage of upland vegetation, although the likelihood and severity of this effect …

A hydrologic model was driven by the climate projected by 11 GCMs under two emissions
scenarios (the higher emission SRES A2 and the lower emission SRES B1) to investigate …

Climate change and an increase in the number of hazards and/or their intensities may
increase the probability of failure associated with civil infrastructure systems. Understanding …

Weather and climate extremes such as droughts and floods have far reaching impacts in
Kenya. They have had implications in a variety of sectors including agriculture, water …