Climate Change and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Adaptation Challenge

Fowler, Kimberly M.¹  Hjeresen, Dennis²  Silverman, Josh³ 

[1] Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States);Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States);U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

关键词: climate change;    adaptation;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1194301
RP-ID  :  PNNL--24097
RP-ID  :  LA-UR 14--27161
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1194301
Others  :  Other: HU1002000

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has been adapting to climate change related impacts that have been occurring on decadal time scales. The region where LANL is located has been subject to a cascade of climate related impacts: drought, devastating wildfires, and historic flooding events. Instead of buckling under the pressure, LANL and the surrounding communities have integrated climate change mitigation strategies into their daily operations and long-term plans by increasing coordination and communication between the Federal, State, and local agencies in the region, identifying and aggressively managing forested areas in need of near-term attention, addressing flood control and retention issues, and more.