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2. Extending the Security Net: The Impact of Rangeland Insurance on Ranching Economy and Culture

Author

Rowley, Rex J.

Abstract

Crop insurance is a relatively recent invention that attempts to level the playing field in our contest with the environment. It well represents the complexity and interaction within the human-land relationship. Ranching is another symbol of this relationship. The word stewardship captures a rancher's connection to the land. It denotes a respect for the land and its utilization in a manner that will reap benefits for the community or group now and in the future. True stewards must have a deep, distinct, and intimate relationship with that thing over which they have stewardship. Ranchers' livelihood depends on this linkage. If they neglect their land by allowing overgrazing, their livestock's sustenance is damaged; if they do not have functional, forage-producing land on which to graze their livestock, then the relationship is broken and ranching ceases. And if ranching ceases to exist, so does the ranching culture.

Published
2008

4. Rapid and highly variable warming of lake surface waters around the globe

Author

O’Reilly, Catherine M., Sharma, Sapna, Gray, Derek K., Hampton, Stephanie E., Read, Jordan S., Rowley, Rex J., Schneider, Philipp, Lenters, John D., McIntyre, Peter B., Kraemer, Benjamin M., Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Straile, Dietmar, Dong, Bo, Adrian, Rita, Allan, Mathew G., Anneville, Orlane, Arvola, Lauri, Austin, Jay, Bailey, John L., Baron, Jill S., Brookes, Justin D., de Eyto, Elvira, Dokulil, Martin T., Hamilton, David P., Havens, Karl, Hetherington, Amy L., Higgins, Scott N., Hook, Simon, Izmest’eva, Lyubov R., Joehnk, Klaus D., Kangur, Kulli, Kasprzak, Peter, Kumagai, Michio, Kuusisto, Esko, Leshkevich, George, Livingstone, David M., MacIntyre, Sally, May, Linda, Melack, John M., Mueller-Navarra, Doerthe C., Naumenko, Mikhail, Noges, Peeter, Noges, Tiina, North, Ryan P., Plisnier, Pierre-Denis, Rigosi, Anna, Rimmer, Alon, Rogora, Michela, Rudstam, Lars G., Rusak, James A., Salmaso, Nico, Samal, Nihar R., Schindler, Daniel E., Schladow, S. Geoffrey, Schmid, Martin, Schmidt, Silke R., Silow, Eugene, Soylu, M. Evren, Teubner, Katrin, Verburg, Piet, Voutilainen, Ari, Watkinson, Andrew, Williamson, Craig E., Zhang, Guoqing, O’Reilly, Catherine M., Sharma, Sapna, Gray, Derek K., Hampton, Stephanie E., Read, Jordan S., Rowley, Rex J., Schneider, Philipp, Lenters, John D., McIntyre, Peter B., Kraemer, Benjamin M., Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Straile, Dietmar, Dong, Bo, Adrian, Rita, Allan, Mathew G., Anneville, Orlane, Arvola, Lauri, Austin, Jay, Bailey, John L., Baron, Jill S., Brookes, Justin D., de Eyto, Elvira, Dokulil, Martin T., Hamilton, David P., Havens, Karl, Hetherington, Amy L., Higgins, Scott N., Hook, Simon, Izmest’eva, Lyubov R., Joehnk, Klaus D., Kangur, Kulli, Kasprzak, Peter, Kumagai, Michio, Kuusisto, Esko, Leshkevich, George, Livingstone, David M., MacIntyre, Sally, May, Linda, Melack, John M., Mueller-Navarra, Doerthe C., Naumenko, Mikhail, Noges, Peeter, Noges, Tiina, North, Ryan P., Plisnier, Pierre-Denis, Rigosi, Anna, Rimmer, Alon, Rogora, Michela, Rudstam, Lars G., Rusak, James A., Salmaso, Nico, Samal, Nihar R., Schindler, Daniel E., Schladow, S. Geoffrey, Schmid, Martin, Schmidt, Silke R., Silow, Eugene, Soylu, M. Evren, Teubner, Katrin, Verburg, Piet, Voutilainen, Ari, Watkinson, Andrew, Williamson, Craig E., and Zhang, Guoqing

Abstract

In this first worldwide synthesis of in situ and satellite-derived lake data, we find that lake summer surface water temperatures rose rapidly (global mean = 0.34°C decade−1) between 1985 and 2009. Our analyses show that surface water warming rates are dependent on combinations of climate and local characteristics, rather than just lake location, leading to the counterintuitive result that regional consistency in lake warming is the exception, rather than the rule. The most rapidly warming lakes are widely geographically distributed, and their warming is associated with interactions among different climatic factors—from seasonally ice-covered lakes in areas where temperature and solar radiation are increasing while cloud cover is diminishing (0.72°C decade−1) to ice-free lakes experiencing increases in air temperature and solar radiation (0.53°C decade−1). The pervasive and rapid warming observed here signals the urgent need to incorporate climate impacts into vulnerability assessments and adaptation efforts for lakes.

Published
2015
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5. Rapid and highly variable warming of lake surface waters around the globe

Author

O'Reilly, Catherine M., Sharma, Sapna, Gray, Derek K., Hampton, Stephanie E., Read, Jordan S., Rowley, Rex J., Schneider, Philipp, Lenters, John D., McIntyre, Peter B., Kraemer, Benjamin M., Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Straile, Dietmar, Dong, Bo, Adrian, Rita, Allan, Mathew G., Anneville, Orlane, Arvola, Lauri, Austin, Jay, Bailey, John L., Baron, Jill S., Brookes, Justin D., de Eyto, Elvira, Dokulil, Martin T., Hamilton, David P., Havens, Karl, Hetherington, Amy L., Higgins, Scott N., Hook, Simon, Izmest'eva, Lyubov R., Joehnk, Klaus D., Kangur, Kulli, Kasprzak, Peter, Kumagai, Michio, Kuusisto, Esko, Leshkevich, George, Livingstone, David M., MacIntyre, Sally, May, Linda, Melack, John M., Mueller-Navarra, Doerthe C., Naumenko, Mikhail, Noges, Peeter, Noges, Tiina, North, Ryan P., Plisnier, Pierre-Denis, Rigosi, Anna, Rimmer, Alon, Rogora, Michela, Rudstam, Lars G., Rusak, James A., Salmaso, Nico, Samal, Nihar R., Schindler, Daniel E., Schladow, S. Geoffrey, Schmid, Martin, Schmidt, Silke R., Silow, Eugene, Soylu, M. Evren, Teubner, Katrin, Verburg, Piet, Voutilainen, Ari, Watkinson, Andrew, Williamson, Craig E., Zhang, Guoqing, O'Reilly, Catherine M., Sharma, Sapna, Gray, Derek K., Hampton, Stephanie E., Read, Jordan S., Rowley, Rex J., Schneider, Philipp, Lenters, John D., McIntyre, Peter B., Kraemer, Benjamin M., Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Straile, Dietmar, Dong, Bo, Adrian, Rita, Allan, Mathew G., Anneville, Orlane, Arvola, Lauri, Austin, Jay, Bailey, John L., Baron, Jill S., Brookes, Justin D., de Eyto, Elvira, Dokulil, Martin T., Hamilton, David P., Havens, Karl, Hetherington, Amy L., Higgins, Scott N., Hook, Simon, Izmest'eva, Lyubov R., Joehnk, Klaus D., Kangur, Kulli, Kasprzak, Peter, Kumagai, Michio, Kuusisto, Esko, Leshkevich, George, Livingstone, David M., MacIntyre, Sally, May, Linda, Melack, John M., Mueller-Navarra, Doerthe C., Naumenko, Mikhail, Noges, Peeter, Noges, Tiina, North, Ryan P., Plisnier, Pierre-Denis, Rigosi, Anna, Rimmer, Alon, Rogora, Michela, Rudstam, Lars G., Rusak, James A., Salmaso, Nico, Samal, Nihar R., Schindler, Daniel E., Schladow, S. Geoffrey, Schmid, Martin, Schmidt, Silke R., Silow, Eugene, Soylu, M. Evren, Teubner, Katrin, Verburg, Piet, Voutilainen, Ari, Watkinson, Andrew, Williamson, Craig E., and Zhang, Guoqing

Abstract

In this first worldwide synthesis of in situ and satellite-derived lake data, we find that lake summer surface water temperatures rose rapidly (global mean = 0.34°C decade−1) between 1985 and 2009. Our analyses show that surface water warming rates are dependent on combinations of climate and local characteristics, rather than just lake location, leading to the counterintuitive result that regional consistency in lake warming is the exception, rather than the rule. The most rapidly warming lakes are widely geographically distributed, and their warming is associated with interactions among different climatic factors—from seasonally ice-covered lakes in areas where temperature and solar radiation are increasing while cloud cover is diminishing (0.72°C decade−1) to ice-free lakes experiencing increases in air temperature and solar radiation (0.53°C decade−1). The pervasive and rapid warming observed here signals the urgent need to incorporate climate impacts into vulnerability assessments and adaptation efforts for lakes.

Published
2015

6. Rapid and highly variable warming of lake surface waters around the globe

Author

O'Reilly, Catherine M., primary, Sharma, Sapna, additional, Gray, Derek K., additional, Hampton, Stephanie E., additional, Read, Jordan S., additional, Rowley, Rex J., additional, Schneider, Philipp, additional, Lenters, John D., additional, McIntyre, Peter B., additional, Kraemer, Benjamin M., additional, Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., additional, Straile, Dietmar, additional, Dong, Bo, additional, Adrian, Rita, additional, Allan, Mathew G., additional, Anneville, Orlane, additional, Arvola, Lauri, additional, Austin, Jay, additional, Bailey, John L., additional, Baron, Jill S., additional, Brookes, Justin D., additional, de Eyto, Elvira, additional, Dokulil, Martin T., additional, Hamilton, David P., additional, Havens, Karl, additional, Hetherington, Amy L., additional, Higgins, Scott N., additional, Hook, Simon, additional, Izmest'eva, Lyubov R., additional, Joehnk, Klaus D., additional, Kangur, Kulli, additional, Kasprzak, Peter, additional, Kumagai, Michio, additional, Kuusisto, Esko, additional, Leshkevich, George, additional, Livingstone, David M., additional, MacIntyre, Sally, additional, May, Linda, additional, Melack, John M., additional, Mueller‐Navarra, Doerthe C., additional, Naumenko, Mikhail, additional, Noges, Peeter, additional, Noges, Tiina, additional, North, Ryan P., additional, Plisnier, Pierre‐Denis, additional, Rigosi, Anna, additional, Rimmer, Alon, additional, Rogora, Michela, additional, Rudstam, Lars G., additional, Rusak, James A., additional, Salmaso, Nico, additional, Samal, Nihar R., additional, Schindler, Daniel E., additional, Schladow, S. Geoffrey, additional, Schmid, Martin, additional, Schmidt, Silke R., additional, Silow, Eugene, additional, Soylu, M. Evren, additional, Teubner, Katrin, additional, Verburg, Piet, additional, Voutilainen, Ari, additional, Watkinson, Andrew, additional, Williamson, Craig E., additional, and Zhang, Guoqing, additional

Published
2015
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8. Rex J. Rowley

Author

Rowley, Rex J., Ph.D. and Rowley, Rex J., Ph.D.

Abstract

Audio recording of the 10/06/13 UNLV Libraries Author Series event featuring Rex. J. Rowley, author of Everyday Las Vegas: Local Life in a Tourist Town. Includes remarks by Libraries Dean Patricia Iannuzzi, CGR Director Dave Schwartz, and Rowley.

Published
2013

12. GIS Analysis of Global Impacts from Sea Level Rise.

Author

Xingong Li, Rowley, Rex J., Kostelnick, John C., Braaten, David, Meisel, Joshua, and Hulbutta, Kalonie

Subjects
GEOGRAPHIC information systems, CLIMATE change, SOCIAL systems, INFORMATION services, CARTOGRAPHIC services
Abstract

Future sea level rise caused by climate change would disrupt the physical processes, economic activities, and social systems in coastal regions. Based on a hypothetical global sea level increase of one to six meters, we developed GIS methods to assess and visualize the global impacts of potential inundation using the best available global datasets. After susceptible areas were delineated, we estimated that the size of the areas is between 1.055 (one meter) to 2.193 million km² (six meters). Population in the susceptible areas was estimated to range from 108 (one meter) to 431 million (six meters) people. Among the seven land-cover types in the susceptible areas, forest and grassland account for more than 60 percent for all the increments of sea level rise. A suite of interactive visualization products was also developed to understand and communicate the ramifications of potential sea level rise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2009
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13. Becoming Las Vegas: Opportunity and Challenge with the Building of Boulder Dam.

Author

ROWLEY, REX J.

Abstract

The article discusses the impact of the creation of the Colorado River's Boulder Dam, renamed the Hoover Dam, on the history of Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning in 1928. Topics include the celebration in Las Vegas, Nevada, after the U.S. Congress passed the Boulder Canyon Project Act authorizing the dam, local views on the construction project and city's growth, and the social issues facing the city as of 2012.

Published
2012

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