Computer simulation shows climate mitigation schemes could result in increased water stress

(Phys.org)—A combined team of researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland has created a computer simulation meant to show the degree of water stress in the U.S. going forward into the future—it shows that under some conditions, water stress may actually increase due to mitigation efforts designed to slow global warming. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes their simulation and why they believe it shows the dangers of not clearly thinking through strategies meant to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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