Assessments from the Southwest Hub Region
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Vulnerability Assessments of U.S. Agriculture and Forests (2018)
Two special issues in the journal Climatic Change feature vulnerability assessments of agriculture and forestry across the Nation.
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Spatio-temporal analysis of Federal crop insurance cause of loss data: A roadmap for research and outreach efforts
Federal crop insurance provides a financial safety net for farmers against insured perils such as drought, heat, and freeze. In this white paper, we analyze publicly-available Federal crop insurance…
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FireCLIME Vulnerability Assessment Tool
FireCLIME VA is a tool designed to assess ecosystem vulnerability to the effects of fire and climate regime change. It also facilitates the comparison of different ecosystem management strategies…
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Drought Vulnerability Assessment to Inform Grazing Practices on Rangelands
The USDA Southwest Climate Hub and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) worked together to produce two drought vulnerability assessments at the Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) level based on…
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Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies
A report describing the potential vulnerability of crops, forests and animal agriculture to climate-driven environmental changes (Sw and CA Hub regions)
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Drought Impacts in the Southwestern Region
This report contains a synopsis of the presentations and work group sessions from the Region 3 Drought Workshop, held on May 31 - June 1, 2017 in Albuquerque, NM.
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Responding to Ecological Drought in the Intermountain Region
In March 2017, the Forest Service Intermountain Region held a drought adaptation workshop to share state-of-science information on drought and climate effects in the region, and develop management…