Climate change and the potential economic impacts of poor air quality in northern Nevada
The Desert Research Institute (DRI) held their seventh annual Great Basin Climate Forum, Thursday, December 6, 2018 at their campus in Reno. Scientists from DRI and other organizations gave presentations with a focus on what a changing climate means for the Great Basin.
Topics included snowpack dynamics, high temperatures, droughts, and how climate change is affecting wildfire in the western United States. Julie Hunter is Senior Air Quality Specialist for Washoe County Health District Air Quality Management Division and in her talk she said Washoe County is on the brink of failing to meet federal air quality standards and that the economic impacts have already been significant.
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