Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on California Water Resources
Author : Sebastian Vicuna
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Page : 492 pages
File Size : 12,54 MB
Release : 2007
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Author : Sebastian Vicuna
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Page : 492 pages
File Size : 12,54 MB
Release : 2007
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Page : 76 pages
File Size : 32,90 MB
Release : 2009
Category : California
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Author : Levi D. Brekke
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 11,11 MB
Release : 2009-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1437920497
Many challenges, including climate change, face the Nation¿s water managers. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has provided estimates of how climate may change, but more understanding of the processes driving the changes, the sequences of the changes, and the manifestation of these global changes at different scales could be beneficial. Since the changes will likely affect fundamental drivers of the hydrological cycle, climate change may have a large impact on water resources and water resources managers. The purpose of this interagency report is to explore strategies to improve water management by tracking, anticipating, and responding to climate change. Charts and tables.
Author : Fredrich Kahrl
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 26,78 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520953800
California is synonymous with opportunity, prosperity, and natural beauty, but climate change will certainly influence the state’s future. Changes will affect the economy, natural resources, public health, agriculture, and the livelihoods of its residents. But how big is the risk? How will Californians adapt? What will it cost? This book is the first to ask and attempt to answer these and other questions so central to the long-term health of the state. While California is undeniably unique and diverse, the challenges it faces will be mirrored everywhere. This succinct and authoritative review of the latest evidence suggests feasible changes that can sustain prosperity, mitigate adverse impacts of climate change, and stimulate research and policy dialog across the globe. The authors argue that the sooner society recognizes the reality of climate change risk, the more effectively we can begin adaptation to limit costs to present and future generations. They show that climate risk presents a new opportunity for innovation, supporting aspirations for prosperity in a lower carbon, climate altered future where we can continue economic progress without endangering the environment and ourselves.
Author : Carol Howe
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 19,80 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 1583217304
Professionals are sure to understand the effects of climate change on urban water and wastewater utilities with this collection of international scientific papers. Case studies and practical planning, mitigating, and adapting information are provided on greenhouse gases, energy use, and water supply and quality issues.
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Page : 36 pages
File Size : 15,86 MB
Release : 2009
Category : California
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Page : 76 pages
File Size : 44,45 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Climatic changes
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Global climate change has the potential to dramatically alter hydrologic conditions in California by changing the spatial and temporal patterns of snow accumulation and snow melt. The water management infrastructure in California has been designed and is operated in accordance with historic hydrologic patterns. Understanding if and how this infrastructure can be managed in the face of global climate change in order to meet the array of vital water management objectives for the system is a critical research question addressed in part by this study. Here an application of the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) system, developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute, is presented for California's Sacramento River Basin. WEAP is an integrated hydrology and water resources systems model that allows for assessment of climate change impact and adaptation in the water sector based solely on future climate time series. The model is used to evaluate the impact of four future climate scenarios on agricultural water management in the region, and to investigate whether water management adaptation could reduce potential impacts.
Author : Margarita Macias
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 27,95 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Water resources development
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Author : Guido Franco
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Page : 54 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Climatic changes
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Author : Peter H. Gleick
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Page : 328 pages
File Size : 13,16 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Climatic changes
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