State of Climate Adaptation: Rossland 2017 Results at a glance Legend Water Supply Extreme Weather and Emergency Preparedness Agriculture Flooding Wildfire  Upward trend  Downward trend  Stable/no trend  Present  Absent  Insufficient data Climate Changes INDICATOR AND DESCRIPTION PATHWAY Climate averages: temperature – average monthly temperature  Climate averages: precipitation – average monthly precipitation  Climate extremes: temperature – frequency of days where the maximum temperature exceeds 90th percentile Climate extremes: precipitation – annual amount of total precipitation that occurs during days when precipitation exceeds 95th percentile Freeze-thaw cycle - total number of days annually where maximum temperature > 0C and minimum temperature < 0C during the same day Frequency of strong wind events – total number of days annually with sustained winds of 70 km/h or more and/or gusts to 90 km/h or more Frequency of extreme heat days – total number of days each year where maximum daily temperature exceeds 30C Frequency of extreme snowfall events – total number of days each year with snowfall amounts of 15 cm or more within 24 hours  Maximum 1-day rainfall – annual maximum 1-day precipitation  Number of days with high fire danger – annual number of days in high or extreme danger classes of Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System  Air quality – concentrations of fine particulate matter in the air      Annual area burned – number of hectares burned on an annual basis April 1st snow pack – depth of snowpack on April 1 each year Environmental Impacts RESULTS Consecutive dry days – maximum number of consecutive dry days Drought index – number of days per BC Drought Index Level Growing degree days – amount of heat energy available for plant growth (product of number of days when mean daily temperature exceeds 5°C and number of degrees above that threshold) Length of the growing season – annual number of days between the first occurrence of 6 consecutive days when maximum temperature exceeds 5°C and the first occurrence of 6 consecutive days when minimum temperature is less than 5°C Minimum stream flow volume – annual minimum daily discharge Peak stream flow volume – annual maximum daily discharge          cbrdi.ca/climatechangeadaptation Adaptation Actions & Capacity Building INDICATOR AND DESCRIPTION PATHWAY Source water turbidity – monthly average Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) for monitored surface water sources Stream flow timing – tracks half total flow date, timing of annual peak yield and timing of late summer minimum yield Wildfire starts – total number of both human caused and lightning caused wildfire starts per year Backup power sources – presence of backup power source for critical community services and infrastructure Campfire bans – number of days each year with a BC Wildfire Management Branch issued campfire ban Community food production – number of people in the community who grow at least a small portion of their own food Emergency preparedness plan – presence of an emergency preparedness plan, including a community evacuation plan that has been updated within the last 5 years Fire Smart-recognized community – recognition through Fire Smart Canada's Community Recognition Program Interface fire risk reduction – percentage of mapped high priority area that has been treated to reduce wildfire risk Policies to reduce water consumption – implementation of policies/practices that have incorporated water consumption considerations in legislation Residents with 72-hour emergency preparedness kits – proportion of residents with 72-hour emergency preparedness kits  Amount of area being farmed – annual number of hectares being farmed   Cost of fire suppression – total amount of money spent on fire suppression annually Community Impacts & Adaptation Outcomes RESULTS           Drinking water quality – length of drinking water advisories or boil water notices annually Fire-related highway closures – number (per year) and/or duration (hours) of highway closures due to wildfire  Frequency of interface fires – annual number of wildfires within 2 km  Implementation of water restrictions – number of days annually where water restrictions are active Per capita water consumption – volume of total water supplied annually, reported by utility and expressed per capita  Water loss – percentage of water supplied annually that is lost to leakage   Water reservoir levels – number of weeks per year with at least one drawn down day Weather-related highway closures – number (per year) and/or duration (hours) of highway closures caused by landslides, avalanche, snow, wind, or freezing rain Wildfire evacuation orders – number of evacuation orders due to the threat of wildfire issued by the wildfire protection branch     cbrdi.ca/climatechangeadaptation