DRI’s Dan McEvoy shared with the Mountain West News Bureau that more #water is being lost to the atmosphere, instead of turning into run-off going into streams or reservoirs. We’re likely to see increased #fire risk throughout the region in the weeks and months to come, and strained water supplies in the Colorado River Basin. Read more at https://bit.ly/RapidSnowMelt #Drought #SnowMelt #ColoradoRiver #ScienceThatMattersNow (fb)

“Based on geography and topography we have the unfortunate circumstance where wildfires can be occurring in northern/southern California, Oregon, Arizona, sometimes that’s happened all at the same time, and that wildfire smoke can get transported to our region and dumped here in the valley.” - Marci Henson, Director of Clark County Department of Environment & Sustainability The August 2024 AWE+ Summit brought together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss the devastating impacts of wildfires and avenues to quicker recovery. It provided a unique collaborative forum with the goal of accelerating the transformation toward resiliency in managing risks from wildfires. We will continue to build upon the summit’s success and are excited to announce plans for the AWE+ 2025 Collaborative to be held on our DRI Reno Campus on October 16, 2025. Stay tuned to www.dri.edu/awe for details. #WildfireAwarenessMonth #ScienceThatMattersNow (fb)