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1 Climate Change and Water Resources Dr. Mark Risse

2 Climate Change: Is it real?

3 CO 2 : Burning fossil fuels, soil organic matter Methane: Energy, Manure N 2 O: Fertilizer, gas

4 Southeast Regional Impacts

5 Predicted Changes Increasing temperatures Similar total rainfall but more droughts and excessive events: more runoff More hurricanes Less water available – Growth is main reason – More ET Coastal Land Loss

6 www.sercc.com

7 Games and Activities

8 Climate.engr.uga.edu David Stooksbury Pam Knox Mark Bourdoux

9 Reducing your Carbon Footprint Number of easy to use calculators on web Reduce and Conserve Energy Use Renewable energy Reduce Water Use Recycle Buy Local

10 www.nature.org

11 Questions?


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