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The question of whether the earth's climate is changing in some significant human-induced way remains a matter of much debate. But the fact that climate is variable over time is well known. These two elements of climatic uncertainty affect water resources planning and management in the American West. Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty examines the scientific basis for predictions of climate change, the implications of climate uncertainty for water resources management, and the management options available for responding to climate variability and potential climate change.Table of Contents Front Matter 1. Overview 2. Sharing Water Resources with Future Generations 3. The Science Climate Change and Climate 4. Primer on Climate Change 5. Climate Change and Climate Variability: The Climate Record 6. Climate Change and Climate Variability: The Paleo Record 7. Effects of Increasing Carbon Dioxide Levels and Climate Change .. . 8. Hydrologic Implications of Climate Uncertainty in the WesternUnited States 9. The Implications of Climate Change for Streamflow and WaterSupply . . . 10. Climate Uncertainty: Implications for Operations of WaterControl Systems 11. Economic Consequences of Climate Variability on Water in theWest 12. Western Water Law, Global Climate Change, and Risk Allocation 13. Water Resources Forecasting 14. Some Aspects of Hydrologic Variability 15. Management Responses to Climate Variability 16. Improvements in Agricultural Water Management 17. Creative Water Management 18. Weather Modification as a Response to Variations in Weather andClimate 19. Managing Water Supply Variability: The Salt River Project 20. Public Involvement in Water Resources Decisionmaking in aClimate . . . 21. The First Rough Draft of History: How the Press Reports onGlobal Warming 22. Water Use Efficiency as a Response to Climate Uncertainty 23. Climate Change, The Media, and Public Responses A Biographical Sketches of Steering Committee Members B Biographical Sketches of Principal Contributors