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<br />. "'ore drull~lus-m(ln- intensl-. fn-que:nt. and
<br />I(m~l"r.laslin,g Jruujo:hls coul,1 result.
<br />. "lore: wildfires-thl"rl' could be; an incl1.'a~,' In
<br />numh.:r ;1.11.1 <;o:n:rilY of wlldlircs <Ind an e!\;h.'n,lc.1 wilJ-
<br />fin'sca"'>n,
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<br />. W;lIcr Ijualil)' chal1cn/.:t.'s_hlllinJ~hnl StrCilm"
<br />11o~ ~ .Iurinlo: drou).;hl could resu!! in Ie:ss dilution uf
<br />di<("h,lf~l's; SC'dillll"1lf l,...ding fmlll slorm e:n"ms Ih,lI
<br />foll,,\\'- wildtir...s. s,dtw;ucr inrru~ion along lhe cu;tSI
<br />r...suhin~ frum nsing se:a ll'vds. an.1 w;\rrnrr lake fl'm-
<br />pcr,llun:s 1e:,llling to ,llg;ll' hhH,ms could follow,
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<br />. Ilplrndeclric J,:1'I1l'ralinn-clim,IlC ch;lO~'Cs thaI
<br />'Iltl'r U\n:lll wawr ,l\'aibhLlil}' 'Illd liminjl; cuul.1 u'durc
<br />Ihe pmduclivllY of hydropowl"' f'lfi1ilic~; changL:s in
<br />Ih... liming of hydrodl"Clric ~nl'....llion can affl'cl Ihc
<br />\' ,due: of the: cne:rgy pnl(!un'd"
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<br />. W';lIcr-hornc lIhippin/.:_ll'creast.s in r1\'Cr tlows
<br />rould redun' Ihe: p...rio.Js whe:n n'I\'lg;lIion IS p',ssiblt.;
<br />inCR"'lst' lump',n.tll' ,n C">lS; and II1crca~c conllicls
<br />O\l'r wal,'r a.Ilocalcd for ulh,"r purposcs,
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<br />. ECos)'!Ilem..-n;tlUml l"('osyslems h;IH' Iimil....1
<br />ahililY 10 ;I,LlI'I ur c"pe: wllh dimal" ch'lngcs Ihal oc-
<br />curo\n;. rd.llln'ly shon lim.: (mnlt', whIch cuuld Ic;td
<br />to lrrn,"rsihl,' imp.ICIs, such ,IS ,1l1,luiolUI ~pccics I'''.
<br />linru,ms"
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<br />. 1I1'cn:,lIiull ill1P'It.'lS -dm' I" lowe:r Lth' ami
<br />Slrl"atll tlow kn,J.,. rl'Crt"lfI"n "pp'.rtUlllllt'S ;lIlll t'Con,,"
<br />mil'sClJuld be Si""li(icaml~ rcducnl.
<br />i\"lwilhslanding Ih," o;eri"uSlll'S\ I,f lh,'se p'lrcntl<tl
<br />ltllp'IC[~. II IS Il,'\enhe:kss n'll cUrl,'mly p' ,ssihk 10
<br />prl'dicl if ,uul how Ihc~ Will ;tffect 'I I",lfllcul.tr <'In-,I
<br />wlll1mlh.... rq.;"n al any p.lnicuLlr lJllw,gL\'t"lllhl'I'!\;is
<br />I,'nc,' of J llurnh.:r of \"jri;thles,\ccording 10 Ihl' :-":,t
<br />lJolul:\s"{'sSmt:11I Synthcsis T....am. whl,-h IS " p-,ln of
<br />Ih... l"~ (;1,,1);\1 Ch;Ifl~'l.' Resc,.rch Pro~.,.,tm, climJI... 1\
<br />11"1 \[,IIIl", ,\tsumpli"l1s <'I1"'Ul 1I\t' pr"luhllll\. frt.
<br />'llll'ncy. and m.q.:niludt: of e:!\;lrl"1l1C ("\Tnts shoul,1 he
<br />C'lllsi,lc:rellac(<,rtlirq.:ly"
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<br />i\Ollclhdl'SS, il musl lx, n'c<~"ni"ClI Ihal Ihcrt: is
<br />alrc,uly subsuntial Slrt:ss un Ihl' wal,'r SI'Clor [(l(loIY
<br />en'n in the ahsenn' of rJimalo; chan~l" 'J1lt_'re art'
<br />many wau:rshcds Iha[ art: a1rcady on'r,appn'prial...d,
<br />and nl'W str....sscs arc COlTllllg from p"pu!;luon growlh.
<br />Lmd uo;c ch;l.llh'Cs, and .....alc:r l1n'lls (or In\lrr,ml U~l'S,
<br />indudin~ Ihost:' ol:ct:,saf) 10 me:,'1 ft:dnal bws Iikc Ill('
<br />Enttmgcn'.! Species .\CI and lh,' (:It',m \X"al,"r ..\n" In
<br />""lll\: ;trc.IS, Ihl' new .1.'m'U1d~ may cau,< nlJjor slllfrs
<br />III waf('r supply and warn r1~hls" C1im,ile: ch,ul).,'C lllay
<br />f"'Sl' "ddlllonal Sln'sses ;md could result 1Il thresholds
<br />IlI.'in~ rc,lch''l1 e,uhl"llh.lf\ Cllrrl"ntly JnIJCip.il"ll.
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<br />Ikt";tll"C m"ny of Ihc IInp,lClS of clmult' rh;Onjl;c ,Ill'
<br />0l)1 prrdlClahk, m"re tJcxihle InSlllUli'm,11 ,lrLlflh'l"
<br />menls arc net:lkclm order 10 ad,lp[ 10 ch;lIll-?ng condl
<br />lions mdu.ting not only clinure: Ch,lf\h't', bill o,her e:!\;-
<br />iSling Slrl'\s("S as wdL Supply Silk "!,lIons <lfl' lIl"rl"
<br />f.:ml1Jiar I" most w;lIt:r m'Ul;IJ.:t"rS, hLlI dClIl,Ul.1 sidl'
<br />l'pli'lOS;lTt: heC(J{lIlll/o: illcrl"lsin~l) rn'\,.leOl,
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<br />R"f,:I,lJlll.!I.l;11d;1li'l!~
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<br />\l'hile tl'co/.:Ili:tin/.: 1m: Unet'rl;linlit.'!i inhl"fl'lIl
<br />in dillWlc Pfl'diclioll, cffnru should ht: m,ult.' 111
<br />focus nn \"UhICf;lhililil'!i and huilcling- iuctcas,'d
<br />fl'silieul)' In dilll,llic e'\Ucnleli,
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<br />5.1\, D,II'I Colleclion
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<br />Thl' federal ;1/.:('ncll'li 1IIl1sl cflluilllll' aud ex-
<br />p'llld fUlldillJ.:" fur d,U<I eolkcliun IIclwnrkli .11\(1
<br />;lclhirics neet'ssary fOIIll"uilorinj.(, ;lsst"lisinj.(, >lml
<br />pfl"dicting- f,,"ue wOller Iiupplk.. ;IS ,Iddrt"slied c;u-
<br />lier hcrein h}" Ihe "'aIN :-.Jl'edli ;llId SIr'II"",,;,,s
<br />"''TOllp tl'CCJlllIlll'mblinll (2..-\),
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<br />5.n, Irnpw\'ed I'n'dicti"u, "'udding", ;lnd IlIlp"l"1
<br />AsseSlHlll'nl
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<br />Climah,' dl;Jn~~ ,'ould rcsuh in an ~\'l"nJ':ll fir.: s.:ason.
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