Western Water Assessment updates its database of high-impact events

This sample image from the updated WWA database shows July wildfire events for Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, 1996-2021. Credit: Western Water Assessment

Western Water Assessment (WWA), a NOAA RISA team, has recently improved and updated their High-Impact Weather and Climate Events Database. The database is not a scientific dataset, but rather a collection of significant weather and climate-related events in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The types of events included are: avalanches, cold waves, dam failures, droughts, floods, hail, high winds, landslides, tornadoes, wildfires, and winter storms.

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