Melanie Lenart, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Climate change scientist and writer
Global Warming in the Southwest
Global Warming in the Southwest: Projections, Observations and Impacts
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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)
East Pacific hurricanes bring rain to Southwest (August 2006)
Hurricane
intensity rises with sea surface temperatures
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)
Landscape Response
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)
Beetles
devastate forests in response to drought
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)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)
Salt
cedar: Villain or scapegoat when it comes to water use?
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