The framework could help managers better assess, anticipate, and mitigate potential impacts of extreme warming events on wildlife health.
The findings have important implications for assumptions about what might drive organizational learning and change among water managers for climate adaptation in the future.
The findings have important implications for changes we are likely to see in the 21st century.
The authors found that an otherwise moderate drought in the western United States was made into the most severe drought of the last 500 years and that our warming climate is playing a key role.
Water reserved in mountain snowpack plays a major role in seasonal water cycles and currently supplies water to an estimated two billion people.
Americans’ health, security and economic wellbeing are tied to climate and weather. Every day, we see communities grappling with environmental challenges due to unusual or extreme events related to climate and weather.