Water and Climate

Climate variability and change affect western water resources in many ways.  Researchers are finding evidence of changing patterns of winter snowfall, summer monsoons, and droughts.  There is currently a lot of new research that tries to predict future changes in climate and how that will affect water resource availability and management in the western U.S.

 

Western Water Assessment's Water and Climate web pages are designed to help water resource managers understand the latest science on climate change and its relationship to water resources.  These pages highlight research done by the Western Water Assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and others. 

 

Click on the links to the left to learn more.  And check back often for updates.