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Boulder County Has Plans for Climate Change

Like other places in the world, scientists expect the impacts of a warming climate will be felt in Boulder. In order to deal with the possible effects of climate change in future years, Boulder County is in the process of developing a climate change preparedness plan.

Will Boulder’s Water Supply Stand Up to Climate Change? (Part 2)

The maps show projected changes in precipitation (millimeters per year) for 2061-2080 relative to model output for 1971-2000. The projections are based on a possible future emissions scenario called A1B that is identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The map on the left shows the results from the model that projected the driest outcome for Boulder; the map on the right shows results from the model that projected the wettest outcome. (Maps by Ned Gardiner and Hunter Allen. Wet model data from Canadian Climate Model (CCCMA). Dry model data from Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Model CM2.0.)

This is the second part of a three-part series by Caitlyn Kennedy, science writer for NOAA’s Climate Program Office, on how climate change is expected to impact Boulder’s water supply. Read part one here. Looking Forward A few blocks from Ellinghouse’s office, climate scientist Joel Smith works for Stratus Consulting, an environmental consulting group. A …

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