This will affect humans as well as wildlife, which may suffer "dramatic population declines" due to lack of previous exposure. By 2080, 72% of California (in area) will experience an increase in the probability of West Nile. Actual human cases are difficult to predict due to the significant impact of regional control measures such as mosquito control. (KPCC)

Despite a longer, warmer growing season, scientists find that reduced water supply will actually reduce tree growth and thus also carbon storage. The loss in carbon storage could be equivalent to an additional 1-3 days' of global fossil fuel emissions each year. (Phys.org)

If the drought continues, the barriers will be needed to protect fresh Delta water from ocean in-flows, which would normally be pushed back by stronger river currents. This would protect water quality for recipients of Delta water, but farmers and residents downstream of the proposed barriers would suffer from reduced water quality and quantity. Chinook salmon migration routes would also be obstructed. The Department of Water Resources estimates that the project is 95% likely to go forward. (Fresno Bee)

Surprisingly, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, and Oregon are not the states facing the biggest impacts, but they have prioritized preparation and sought funding competitively. This article examines programs and preparations at each of the above states, with strategies such as syndromic surveillance systems (electronic reporting of hospital admissions data), vulnerability mapping, and databases of water resources. (Climate Progress)

By providing financial security for mortgages with Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) liens, the Loss Reserve Program aims to address the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) legal position regarding the additional financial risk PACE assessments placed on mortgages. FHFA's position on this issue all but halted residential PACE in California and the rest of the US a few years ago. California's new program will step in to cover PACE payments in cases of foreclosures or forced sales for unpaid taxes or special assessments. It remains to be seen how FHFA responds to this, but it could represent a significant safety net for communities interested in PACE. To participate, local PACE programs should enroll with the Dept. of the Treasury at the following link: CAEATFA.

Come learn more about fuel cell and electric vehicles in the Sacramento region and receive an update on a planned regional bike-share program. Following the program you are invited to tour the electric vehicle exhibit at the California Automobile Museum. Registration is requested for planning purposes. The luncheon is complimentary thanks to the Sacramento Association of Realtors and Union Pacific.  (March 28, 11.30am-1.30pm.)

Resilient Sacramento is a membership based collaborative network designed to promote greater climate change resilience planning coordination in the six-county Sacramento Region. The purpose of this collaborative network is to create a forum where leaders from government, academia, environmental and community groups, the business community, and labor can come together to exchange information, identify vulnerabilities and data gaps, leverage resources, and advance comprehensive solutions in an effort to create stronger, sustainable, and economically viable communities in the Sacramento Region.  

Resilient Sacramento's current members include: UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy; Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District; Sacramento Area Council of Governments; Greenwise Joint Ventures; Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Pacific Gas & Electric Company; and the Local Government Commission. If you are interested in learning more about Resilient Sacramento, joining the Collaborative, or being added to the list serv, please contact Jenny Woods.