Climate change pulls no punches. Not with the economy, not with the health of humans, not with air, not with land, and not with water. It absolutely means business, and so does today's guest who has built a career of researching and broadcasting the consequences of that last one. Dr. Juliet Christian Smith is the head climate scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, author of A 21st Century Water Policy, and editor of the journal Sustainability Science. Publishing article after book after white paper, she's raised the red flag and put a fine point on what the changing climate is going to mean for water resources in California and around the country. This woman's work is not about alarm. It's about bringing to light innovative and accessible solutions founded in good science and progressive policy. Welcome to Freshwater Talk Juliet!