Year:
2019
Publication type:
General Technical Report (GTR)
Primary Station(s):
Southern Research Station
Historical Station(s):
Washington Office
Source:
Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-98. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Washington Office. 227 p.
Description
Most regions of the United States are projected to experience a higher frequency of severe droughts and longer dry periods as a result of a warming climate. Even if current drought regimes remain unchanged, higher temperatures will interact with drought to exacerbate moisture limitation and water stress. Observations of regional-scale drought impacts and expectations of more frequent and severe droughts prompted a recent state-of-science synthesis (Vose et al. 2016). The current volume builds on that synthesis and provides region-specific management options for increasing resilience to drought for Alaska and Pacific Northwest, California, Hawai‘i and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, Interior West, Great Plains, Northeast and Midwest, and Southeast.
Executive Summary
Managing Effects of Drought: Introduction and Definition of Key Terms and Concepts
Projected Drought for the Conterminous United States in the 21st Century
Managing Effects of Drought and Other Water Resource Challenges in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
Managing Effects of Drought in California
Managing Effects of Drought in Hawai’i and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Managing Effects of Drought in the Interior West
Managing Effects of Drought in the Great Plains
Managing Effects of Drought in the Midwest and Northeast United States
Managing Effects of Drought in the Southeast United States
Managing Effects of Drought: Key Messages and Conclusions
Citation
Vose, James M.; Peterson, David L.; Luce, Charles H.; Patel-Weynand, Toral., eds. 2019. Effects of drought on forests and rangelands in the United States: translating science into management responses. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-98. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Washington Office. 227 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-98