U.S. Water Resources Versus an Announced But Uncertain Climate Change

While a one degree C-temperature change, due to greenhouse gases, will not have a dramatic effect on climate, it will have such an effect on US water resources. The challenges of forecasting future water needs are described.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1991-03, Vol.251 (4997), p.1002-1002
Main Author: Waggoner, Paul E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010900 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Environmental Aspects
540120 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
Agricultural runoff
Analysis
Climate
Climate change
Climate models
CLIMATES
Climatic changes
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY SOURCES
Environmental aspects
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FORECASTING
Global climate models
Global warming
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
GROUND WATER
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MASS TRANSFER
Meteorology
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
Policy Forum
POWER
Precipitation
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
RESOURCES
RUNOFF
Surface runoff
USA
USES
Warnings
WATER
Water consumption
Water resource development
WATER RESOURCES
Water resources development
WEATHER
Weather forecasting
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Summary:While a one degree C-temperature change, due to greenhouse gases, will not have a dramatic effect on climate, it will have such an effect on US water resources. The challenges of forecasting future water needs are described.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.251.4997.1002