The assessment examines what climate and climate change mean for the health and well-being of human populations and the environment throughout the Southwestern United States, an area of about 700,000 square miles. Southwest Climate Change Assessment Report Author G. Garfin A. Jardine R. Merideth M. Black S. LeRoy Date 2013 Applicable Sectors Forest Urban Agriculture Urban Forest Health Wildlife Management Grassland Fire Management Great Lakes Coastal Ecosystems
