USGS to host Congressional briefing on impacts of climate change on water resources

WASHINGTON, DC, April 24, 2007 -- In the coming decades, climate change may significantly alter the availability of water across the United States and beyond. Growing population centers in already stressed areas, such as the arid West, will be particularly challenged. Come hear how U.S. Geological Survey and its partners are working together to provide the science that resource managers and communities need to address the potential impacts of climate change on the nation's water resources.

The USGS will host a congressional briefing on how science can be used to address the potential impacts of climate change on the nation's water resources.

Speaking will be Chris Milly, a research hydrologist with the USGS, Kathy Jacobs, executive director of the Arizona Water Institute, and Curt Schmutte, principal engineer and water resources manager of the California Department of Water Resources. The event will be held in Room 2325 of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, at 10 a.m., Friday, April 27.

Hosted by the Interstate Council on Water Policy, sponsors include: U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman, D-NM, and Lisa Murkowski, R-AK, and U.S. Representatives James Moran (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD).

To access information about the USGS Congressional Briefing Series, visit www.usgs.gov/solutions.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides science for a changing world.

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