On 31 March 2015, the first Vermont Weather and Climate Roundtable was held in Montpelier, Vermont. The goal was to facilitate a dialogue between state and federal agencies. To view and download presentations click the session headers.
Agenda
Session 1: Responding to and Planning for Extreme Precipitation
- Precip.net Tool - Dr. Art DeGaetano, Northeast Regional Climate Center
- Comparison of precip.net, TP-40, and Atlas-14 draft - Nick Wark, VT Agency of Transportation
- USGS-NWS Lake Champlain Flood Inundation Tool - Robert Flynn, US Geological Survey
Session 2: Planning for Climate Impacts to the Natural Environment
- Vermont Natural Resources Climate Impacts And Adaptation Strategies - Sandy Wilmont, VT Department of Forest, Parks, and Recreation
- Forestry and agriculture tools and carbon sequestration calculators - Erin Lane, US Department of Agriculture Climate Hub
- DataBasin, terrestrial mapping tool - Renee Farnsworth, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative
- Flood resilience tools - Nan Johnson, FEMA R1
Session 3: Climate Trends and Public Health Impacts
- Climate Trends and Public Health Impacts - Dr. David Grass, Vermont Department of Health
- Climate-Health tools for temperature extremes - Dr. Art DeGaetano, Northeast Regional Climate Center
- Air quality and climate extremes - Rich Poirot, VT Agency of Natural Resources
- Flood resilience guide for water utilities - Lynn Gileland, EPA Region 1