Temperature-related mortality: a systematic review and investigation of effect modifiers
Background: Understanding which populations are vulnerable and which factors affect
vulnerability to temperature-mortality associations is important to reduce the health burden …
vulnerability to temperature-mortality associations is important to reduce the health burden …
North American extreme precipitation events and related large-scale meteorological patterns: a review of statistical methods, dynamics, modeling, and trends
This paper surveys the current state of knowledge regarding large-scale meteorological
patterns (LSMPs) associated with short-duration (less than 1 week) extreme precipitation …
patterns (LSMPs) associated with short-duration (less than 1 week) extreme precipitation …
Correlations between components of the water balance and burned area reveal new insights for predicting forest fire area in the southwest United States
AP Williams, R Seager, AK Macalady… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
We related measurements of annual burned area in the southwest United States during
1984–2013 to records of climate variability. Within forests, annual burned area correlated at …
1984–2013 to records of climate variability. Within forests, annual burned area correlated at …
Fire, livestock grazing, topography, and precipitation affect occurrence and prevalence of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in the central Great Basin, USA
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) has increased the extent and frequency of fire and negatively
affected native plant and animal species across the Intermountain West (USA). However, the …
affected native plant and animal species across the Intermountain West (USA). However, the …
Reducing urban heat wave risk in the 21st century
BF Milan, F Creutzig - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Projected changes in heat waves and urbanization will increase health risks in
cities.•Risks are unequally distributed across intrinsic and extrinsic factors.•Public health …
cities.•Risks are unequally distributed across intrinsic and extrinsic factors.•Public health …
[HTML][HTML] Water security under severe drought and climate change: Disparate impacts of the recent severe drought on environmental flows and water supplies in …
IT Stewart, J Rogers, A Graham - Journal of Hydrology X, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The record-breaking 2014–2016 California drought, emblematic of the more
frequent and extreme climatic events projected under climate change, highlighted the …
frequent and extreme climatic events projected under climate change, highlighted the …
Beef production in the southwestern United States: strategies toward sustainability
From grazing lands to meat packing, beef production systems in the United States are
striving to meet global demands without compromising environmental quality or local …
striving to meet global demands without compromising environmental quality or local …
Grass finishing of Criollo cattle can provide an environmentally preferred and cost effective meat supply chain from United States drylands
Abstract CONTEXT The southwestern United States is experiencing an increasingly warmer
and drier climate that is affecting cattle production systems of the region. Adaptation …
and drier climate that is affecting cattle production systems of the region. Adaptation …
When humans work like beavers: Riparian restoration enhances invertebrate gamma diversity and habitat heterogeneity
NJ Corline, P Vasquez‐Housley, E Yokel… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration has the potential to increase habitat heterogeneity through the creation of
unique habitat patches that, in turn, increase regional species richness or gamma diversity …
unique habitat patches that, in turn, increase regional species richness or gamma diversity …
Cascading impacts of climate change on southwestern US cropland agriculture
Abstract The interior southwest United States is one of the hottest, driest regions on the
planet, yet irrigated cropland agriculture is successfully practiced where there is access to …
planet, yet irrigated cropland agriculture is successfully practiced where there is access to …