Assessing and Mitigating Drought in Washington State
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Fontaine, Matthew
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University of Washington Water Center
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Fontaine will provide an overview of a study that investigated drought in Washington State. He will discuss the motivation behind the study, the study objectives, and the methods used. He will assess drought impacts and ways to reduce vulnerability. Finally, he will outline future work in the field.
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drought, Washington, risk assessment, environmental impact, economic impact, environmental monitoring, weather forecasting, interviews, water supply, water utilities, weather, disasters, dry environmental conditions, fisheries, electric utilities, water power, agricultural industry, outdoor recreation, disaster preparedness, water, decision support systems