Climate Change and the Central American Mid-summer Drought – The Importance of Changing Precipitation Patterns for Food and Water Security

Edwin P Maurer1, Iris T Stewart, Ph.D.2, William Sundstrom3 and Christopher M Bacon3, (1)Santa Clara University, Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering Department, Santa Clara, United States, (2)Santa Clara University, Department of Environmental Studies & Sciences, Santa Clara, CA, United States, (3)Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, United States