This study investigates the potential impacts of climate change on future flows in the main stem of the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers within Massachusetts. The study applies two common climate projections (Representative Concentration Pathways), RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5, to the 21st century. The authors use downscaled gridded precipitation forecasts
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This Summary Report and its associated Technical Report describe climate change effects in District 10. This document provides a high-level review of potential climate impacts to the district’s portion of the State Highway System (SHS), while the Technical Report presents detail on the technical processes used to identify these impacts. Similar rep
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This Summary Report and its associated Technical Report describe climate change effects in District 3. This document provides a high-level review of potential climate impacts to the district’s portion of the State Highway System, while the Technical Report presents detail on the technical processes used to identify these impacts. Similar reports ar
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This Summary Report and its associated Technical Report describe climate change effects in District 11. This document provides a high-level review of potential climate impacts to the district’s portion of the State Highway System, while the Technical Report presents detail on the technical processes used to identify these impacts. Similar reports a
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This report was developed for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to document an assessment of the vulnerability the State Highway System in District 11 to the potential effects of climate change. This is one of 12 such studies being performed, one for each of the 12 Caltrans districts. Climate change and extreme weather events h
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This Summary Report and its associated Technical Report describe climate change effects in District 9. This document provides a high-level review of potential climate impacts to the district’s portion of the State Highway System (SHS), while the Technical Report presents detail on the technical processes used to identify these impacts. Similar repo
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The following report was developed for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and summarizes a vulnerability assessment conducted for the portion of State Highway System in Caltrans District 7. Though there are multiple definitions of vulnerability, this assessment specifically considers vulnerabilities from climate change. Climate
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This Summary Report and its associated Technical Report describe climate change effects in District 7. This document provides a high-level review of potential climate impacts to the district’s portion of the State Highway System (SHS), while the Technical Report presents detail on the technical processes used to identify these impacts. Similar repo
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This report, developed for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), summarizes a vulnerability assessment conducted for the portion of the State Highway System (SHS) located in Caltrans District 9.1 Although the SHS can be vulnerable to many different types of disruptions, this assessment specifically examined SHS vulnerabilities fro
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the vegetative composition and carbon sequestration potential of vegetation along a major roadway in Texas. Soil and vegetation were evaluated along IH-35 within Bexar County for composition and carbon content. Three 20 m transects were placed at each site and percent vegetative cover was estimated and
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the vegetative composition and carbon sequestration potential of vegetation along a major roadway in Texas. Soil and vegetation were evaluated along IH-35 within Bexar County for composition and carbon content. Three 20 m transects were placed at each site and percent vegetative cover was estimated and
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This report, developed for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), discusses the data and methodologies used to conduct a vulnerability assessment of the State Highway System (SHS) located in Caltrans District 12. This report served as the basis for information presented in the accompanying District 12 Vulnerability Assessment Summa
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This Summary Report and its associated Technical Report describe climate change effects in District 8. This document provides a high-level review of potential climate impacts to the district’s portion of the State Highway System (SHS), while the Technical Report presents detail on the technical processes used to identify these impacts. Similar repo
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The following report was developed for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and summarizes a vulnerability assessment conducted for the portion of State Highway System (SHS) in Caltrans District 8. Though there are multiple definitions of vulnerability, this assessment specifically considers vulnerabilities from climate change. Cl
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Climate change is projected to increase the risk of flooding, which can cause severe damage and threaten lives. This increased risk makes it even more important to accurately forecast potential flooding impacts. The report details efforts by the University of Virginia to enhance key aspects of the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Regi
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California has a range of existing and proposed targets toward a low carbon future. This paper summarizes an analytical review, focused on modeling approaches and what is known about their feasibility and cost. The findings in this paper are based on the Climate Change Policy Modeling (CCPM) forum, which included modelers, policy makers and stakeho
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