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Final WWF One Planet City Challenge 2021 Data
| Row number | Account Number | Account Name | Country | CDP Region | Parent Section | Question Number | Question Name | Column Number | Column Name | Row Number | Row Name | Response Answer | Comments | File Name |
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| 174951 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 3 | Elderly | |||
| 174952 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 3 | Children & youth | |||
| 174953 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 3 | Persons with chronic diseases | |||
| 174954 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 3 | Persons with disabilities | |||
| 174955 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 4 | Other, please specify: The 5,389 people living in the city Wildfire Protection Plan communities, air quality impacts for all in the region | |||
| 174956 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 5 | Elderly | |||
| 174957 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 5 | Low-income households | |||
| 174958 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 5 | Other, please specify: Transient and homeless population | |||
| 174959 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 5 | Persons with disabilities | |||
| 174960 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 6 | Other, please specify: Those living at risk of wildfire | |||
| 174961 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 7 | Elderly | |||
| 174962 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 7 | Low-income households | |||
| 174963 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 7 | Children & youth | |||
| 174964 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 7 | Persons with chronic diseases | |||
| 174965 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 7 | Persons with disabilities | |||
| 174966 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 7 | Please identify which vulnerable populations are affected | 7 | Marginalized groups | |||
| 174967 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 8 | Future change in frequency | 1 | Increasing | |||
| 174968 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 8 | Future change in frequency | 2 | Increasing | |||
| 174969 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 8 | Future change in frequency | 3 | Do not know | |||
| 174970 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 8 | Future change in frequency | 4 | Increasing | |||
| 174971 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 8 | Future change in frequency | 5 | None | |||
| 174972 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 8 | Future change in frequency | 6 | Increasing | |||
| 174973 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 8 | Future change in frequency | 7 | Increasing | |||
| 174974 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 9 | Future change in intensity | 1 | Increasing | |||
| 174975 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 9 | Future change in intensity | 2 | Increasing | |||
| 174976 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 9 | Future change in intensity | 3 | Do not know | |||
| 174977 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 9 | Future change in intensity | 4 | Increasing | |||
| 174978 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 9 | Future change in intensity | 5 | Increasing | |||
| 174979 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 9 | Future change in intensity | 6 | Increasing | |||
| 174980 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 9 | Future change in intensity | 7 | Increasing | |||
| 174981 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 10 | Future expected magnitude of hazard | 1 | Medium | |||
| 174982 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 10 | Future expected magnitude of hazard | 2 | High | |||
| 174983 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 10 | Future expected magnitude of hazard | 3 | Low | |||
| 174984 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 10 | Future expected magnitude of hazard | 4 | Medium | |||
| 174985 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 10 | Future expected magnitude of hazard | 5 | Medium | |||
| 174986 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 10 | Future expected magnitude of hazard | 6 | Low | |||
| 174987 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 10 | Future expected magnitude of hazard | 7 | Medium High | |||
| 174988 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 11 | When do you first expect to experience those changes in frequency and intensity? | 1 | Short-term (by 2025) | |||
| 174989 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 11 | When do you first expect to experience those changes in frequency and intensity? | 2 | Short-term (by 2025) | |||
| 174990 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 11 | When do you first expect to experience those changes in frequency and intensity? | 3 | Short-term (by 2025) | |||
| 174991 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 11 | When do you first expect to experience those changes in frequency and intensity? | 4 | Immediately | |||
| 174992 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 11 | When do you first expect to experience those changes in frequency and intensity? | 5 | Short-term (by 2025) | |||
| 174993 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 11 | When do you first expect to experience those changes in frequency and intensity? | 6 | Immediately | |||
| 174994 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 11 | When do you first expect to experience those changes in frequency and intensity? | 7 | Medium-term (2026-2050) | |||
| 174995 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 12 | Please describe the impacts experienced so far, and how you expect the hazard to impact in the future | 1 | Boulder has experienced seven periods of drought since 1900. The most significant impacts associated with drought in Colorado are those related to water intensive activities such as agriculture, wildfire protection, municipal usage, commerce, tourism, recreation, and wildlife preservation. In the past 10 years, Boulder County suffered 23 impacts related to drought. Those impacts were felt in the following categories: agriculture (5), business & industry (1), fire (7), plants & wildlife (6), relief, response, & restrictions (11), society & public health (2), tourism & recreation (1), water supply & quality (8). The City of Boulder relies primarily on snowpack for its water supply. If Boulder County’s future climate warms as expected, snowpack could become a less reliable mechanism for water storage and could push the city into more severe drought restrictions. | |||
| 174996 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 12 | Please describe the impacts experienced so far, and how you expect the hazard to impact in the future | 2 | The state considers Boulder to be the city with the highest flood risk in Colorado. Boulder is crossed by 15 major drainageways or creeks. Its location at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains makes it vulnerable to flash flooding that can occur with little or no warning. Of the 15 major drainageways, 100-year floodplain boundaries cover more than 15 percent of the lands inside the city limits. There is no comprehensive technical assessment of how climate change might affect flooding in Boulder County, but research summarized in the Climate Preparedness Plan indicates a trend toward less frequent, but more intense rain events. In that circumstance, rainy days would become less frequent, but if conditions are right for an extreme event, and more moisture is available in the atmosphere, then larger extreme events are possible. The 100-year flood of today might become a more frequent event in the future (i.e., a 50-year event), meaning that current design levels and regulatory practices might be less adequate in the future. | |||
| 174997 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 12 | Please describe the impacts experienced so far, and how you expect the hazard to impact in the future | 3 | A severe mosquito-borne illness outbreak could lead to illness, death, and economic loss. Information from the Colorado Department of Public Health (CDPHE) indicated that West Nile virus was first detected in Colorado in 2002. West Nile is associated with stagnant water and drought conditions. According to the Boulder County Health Department, Boulder County and the City of Boulder will continue to be at risk to West Nile virus. However, the severity of these viruses is expected to change from year to year, depending on variables such as weather patterns, the mosquito population, the bird population, and immunity in humans. The number of incidents of the disease have been declining since 2007. According to the Boulder County Climate Change Preparedness Plan milder weather in the current “cold” seasons and warmer weather in the summer could make the county a more suitable habitat for new mosquito species, increasing the potential for additional cases of some mosquito-borne diseases that are already established in the county. At the same time, increases in the precipitation associated with extreme events could increase the habitat suitable for supporting mosquitoes. Drawing definitive conclusions about public health risk changes associated with vector-borne illnesses as a result of climate change are complicated by the need to also account for any associated changes in human behavior that would accompany the associated impacts to seasonal and daily weather conditions. | |||
| 174998 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 12 | Please describe the impacts experienced so far, and how you expect the hazard to impact in the future | 4 | The wildfire risk is predominantly associated with the wildland-urban interface, areas where development is interspersed or adjacent to landscapes that support wildland fire. A fire along this wildland-urban interface can result in major losses of property and structures. Significant wildfires can also occur in heavily populated areas. Historically, Boulder County has experienced numerous wildfires dating back to June 29, 1916. In 2020, Boulder County experienced severe fires that required the evacuation of thousands or residents and resulted in substantial damage to both the environment and structures, including 26 homes that were destroyed. The Cal-Wood and Left Hand Canyon fires of 2020 not only burned trees, lichen, and soil, but in severely burned areas the potential for hillslope erosion could cause small or large landslides and debris flows in a flash flood scenario. The threat of wildfire and potential losses are constantly increasing as human development and population increases and the wildland-urban interface expands. Due to the existing fuel loads, semiarid conditions, and continued development, the Boulder area continues to be at risk from wildfire. Given that climate projections indicate continued advance in snowmelt timing and increasing summer temperatures, wildfire conditions across the West are likely to worsen in the future. Beyond the physical damage these fires create, the air quality impacts are just as significant. Wildfire smoke contains pollutants that can be harmful to health. Particles from smoke tend to be very small and can therefore be inhaled into the deepest recesses of the lung and may represent a greater health concern than larger particles. Even in healthy people, this can cause temporary reductions in lung function and pulmonary inflammation. Particulate matter can also affect the body’s immune system. | |||
| 174999 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 12 | Please describe the impacts experienced so far, and how you expect the hazard to impact in the future | 5 | Heavy snows, or a combination of snow, freezing rain or extreme wind chill due to strong wind, may bring widespread or lengthy road closures and hazardous travel conditions, plus threaten temporary loss of community services such as power and water. Climate change has the potential to exacerbate the severity and intensity of winter storms, including potential heavy amounts of snow. City operational costs associated with snow removal are increasing due to longer-duration and more severe events. | |||
| 175000 | 54104 | City of Boulder, CO | United States of America | North America | 2. Climate Hazards and Vulnerability | 2.1 | Please list the most significant climate hazards faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards, as well as the expected future change in frequency and intensity. Please also select the most relevant assets or services that are affected by the climate hazard and provide a description of the impact. | 12 | Please describe the impacts experienced so far, and how you expect the hazard to impact in the future | 6 | From 1996 to 2010, 122,455 acres of forest were affected by the mountain pine beetle (MPB) in Boulder County. Current research shows that warming temperatures and increasing drought conditions are driving MPB populations upwards. Warmer temperatures favor beetle activity, increase the stress level for attacked tress, and speed the development of the beetle. Warmer temperatures and drought conditions have been observed to increase the probability of MPB populations switching from endemic to incipient epidemic or epidemic population levels. The combination of these factors creates future climate conditions in Boulder County that are favorable to MPB populations to spread and become larger. If climatic conditions remain favorable for the incipient epidemic population, the MPB populations may spread rapidly across the landscape and become an epidemic population.Additionally, Boulder is affected by the Emerald Ash Borer. The original Colorado detection was in Boulder in September, 2013. In summer, 2016 it was detected in Longmont. All species of ash in Colorado are susceptible – both green and white ash. EAB has cost municipalities, property owners, nursery operators and forest products industries hundreds of millions of dollars.Ash will eventually die without pesticide treatment. Before deciding upon an EAB strategy for Boulder, Forestry staff researched available options and collaborated with multiple state and federal agencies, other city foresters and with leading EAB experts from across the U.S. and Canada. The Boulder EAB strategy includes the following response measures: Tree Planting, Pesticide Applications, Tree Removals, Biocontrols, Wood Utilization, and Urban Forest Strategic Plan. |
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This dataset contains the complete responses of cities that participated in WWF's One Planet City Challenge in 2021.
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