Melanie Lenart, Ph.D. -- Global Warming in the Southwest

Global Warming in the Southwest:
Projections, Observations and Impacts

In 2007, the University of Arizona's Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) published this book, which includes two dozen of Lenart's Southwest Climate Outlook feature articles along with section forewords from other CLIMAS researchers.

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Climate Regimes

Southwestern drought regimes might worsen with climate change (December 2003)

Scientists look to ocean for clues about drought (January 2004)

El Niño remains a climate change wild card (January 2006)

Monsoon could strengthen as climate warms (June 2005)

Inquiry into monsoon and global warming continues (July 2005)

Hurricane intensity rises with sea surface temperatures (June 2006)

East Pacific hurricanes bring rain to Southwest (August 2006)

Water Resources

Low flow in the Colorado River Basin spurs water shortage discussion among seven states (November 2004)

The future Colorado River: Will it deliver? Rising temperatures will put stress on both water supply and demand (December 2004)

Global warming could affect groundwater recharge (November 2006)

Water, energy and climate linked in complex ways: Arizona water summit brings water and electrical connections to light (August 2005)

Landscape Response

Beetles devastate forests in response to drought (May 2004)

Is global warming creeping into Southwest forests? Evidence building that warming is already affecting the region (February 2005)

Nature’s clock ringing in earlier springs: Plant and animal cycles show earlier and longer warm-weather seasons (September 2005)

Grassland dynamics shift with climate fluctuations (February 2006)

Rising temperatures bump up risk of wildfires: Global warming adds firefighting challenges in both forest and desert (April 2006)

Striving for Sustainability

Population growth, warming and water supply (September 2006)

Plan to thin trees in Apache-Sitgreaves forest could increase streamflow in short term (October 2004)

Salt cedar: Villain or scapegoat when it comes to water use? (October 2004)

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the Southwest (January 2007)

Vegetation management and carbon sequestration (February 2007)

Global warming inspires a look at solar, wind energy (January 2007)

Everyone counts when reigning in global warming (February 2007)

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