▁war ming ▁tr end . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁how ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁storm s ▁might ▁be ▁affected , ▁although ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁frequency ▁and ▁intensity ▁of ▁winter ▁storm s ▁is ▁possible . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁change ▁impact s ▁ ▁Human ▁health ▁W arm ing ▁and ▁other ▁climate ▁changes ▁could ▁expand ▁the ▁habitat ▁and ▁inf ect ivity ▁of ▁disease - car ry ing ▁insect s . ▁Mos qu ito es ▁in ▁Id aho ▁can ▁carry ▁mal aria , ▁and ▁some ▁can ▁carry ▁western ▁equ ine ▁en ce phal itis , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁le th al ▁or ▁cause ▁ne uro log ical ▁damage . ▁War mer ▁temper atures ▁could ▁increase ▁the ▁inc idence ▁of ▁L yme ▁disease ▁and ▁other ▁tick - bor ne ▁dise ases ▁in ▁Id aho , ▁because ▁populations ▁of ▁t icks , ▁and ▁their ▁rod ent ▁hosts , ▁could ▁increase ▁under ▁war mer ▁temper atures ▁and ▁increased ▁veget ation . ▁ ▁Water ▁resources ▁Id aho ▁re lies ▁primarily ▁on ▁surface , ▁but ▁ground water ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁important ▁source ▁of ▁supply . ▁Most ▁of ▁Id aho ▁is ▁dra ined ▁by ▁trib ut aries ▁to ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River , ▁including ▁the ▁Sp ok ane , ▁P end ▁O re ille , ▁K oot en ai , ▁and ▁S nake ▁rivers . ▁These ▁rivers ▁are ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁d ams ▁and ▁res er voir s ▁to ▁reduce ▁spring ▁flo oding ▁and ▁augment ▁summer ▁flows . ▁Run off ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁strongly ▁affected ▁by ▁winter ▁snow ▁accum ulation ▁and ▁spring