Drought and deluge— Opportunities for climate-change adaptation in US national parks
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Abstract
In a changing climate, resource management depends on anticipating changes and considering uncertainties. To facilitate effective decision making on public lands, we regionally summarized the magnitude and uncertainty of projected change in management-relevant climate variables for 332 national park units across the contiguous US. Temperature, frequency of extreme precipitation events, and drought exposure are all projected to increase within seven regions delineated in the US National Climate Assessment. In particular, the anticipated collective impacts of droughts and flooding events will lead to unique management challenges, including combinations of management actions that may seem inconsistent. Furthermore, uncertainty in the magnitude of change varied by region and climate variable considered, pointing to specific opportunities for prioritization, transferability, and innovation of climate adaptation regionally and at the park-unit scale.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Drought and deluge— Opportunities for climate-change adaptation in US national parks |
| Series title | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment |
| DOI | 10.1002/fee.2858 |
| Edition | Online First |
| Publication Date | June 16, 2025 |
| Year Published | 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ecological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | conterminous United States |