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Managing for Future Risks of Fire, Extreme Precipitation, and Post-fire Flooding

Ann Youberg, Ray Quay, Deborah Martin, Sarah LeRoy, Mia Hammersley, Gregg Garfin | September 30th, 2016


On September 22–23, 2014, 23 scientists, resource managers, and urban planners convened in Las Vegas, Nevada, to discuss research and management needs related to severe fires and post-fire flooding in the Intermountain West. The workshop was motivated by the concerns of water management agencies about the potential for a changing climate to exacerbate fire impacts through: 1) projected increases in acres burned; 2) potential changes in the intensity of future extreme precipitation; and 3) the frequency of extreme events, which the National Climate Assessment projects to at least double across the region. The workshop was convened by the University of Arizona with funding provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Keywords

climate change, debris flow, flood management, risk assessment, science management