The Colorado Climate Change Vulnerability Study provides an overview of key vulnerabilities that climate variability and change will pose for Colorado’s economy and resources. The purpose of the study is to provide state agencies, local governments, and others with background for preparedness planning.
The Colorado Climate Report is a synthesis of climate change science important for Colorado’s
water supply. It focuses on observed trends, modeling, and projections of temperature, precipitation, snowmelt,
and runoff. The report summarizes Colorado-specific findings from peer-reviewed regional studies, and presents
new graphics derived from existing datasets. The following are highlights from the Report.
The article focuses on the changing availability of water in Colorado due to climate change.
This article summarizes the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment from the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station. There are 6 ecosystems included in this article that were determined to be vulnerable to climate change.
Have you ever stopped to think what Colorado might look like in a warmer, drier climate?
Climate change isn’t just about melting ice caps and threatened polar bears. Mountain species have evolved to thrive in narrow temperature ranges and mountain ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to climate alterations.
Colorado’s climate, like that of the rest of the planet, is undergoing significant change. Specifically, our state has experienced increasingly warmer temperatures in recent decades, as compared to longer-term averages. As a result, changes to forest environments already are occurring. What do these changes mean for Colorado forests, and for forest landowners?
Many landowners have begun to ask how their forest management strategy affects the carbon within their forest and thus the forest’s ability to mitigate climate change. Every strategy has its tradeoffs; therefore, to meet all of society’s needs, we will ultimately need a mix of passive and active strategies across the region.
