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EarthWord: Anthropogenic
Scientists use the word “anthropogenic” in referring to environmental change caused or influenced by people, either directly or indirectly.
New Sea-Level Rise Handbook for Non-Scientists
Coastal managers and planners now have access to a new U.S. Geological Survey handbook that, for the first time, comprehensively describes the various models used to study and predict sea-level rise and its potential impacts on coasts.
Past Water Patterns Drive Present Wading Bird Numbers
Wading bird numbers in the Florida Everglades are driven by water patterns that play out over multiple years according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and Florida Atlantic University.
Training Workshop for Emergency Flood Forecasting in the US-Mexico Borderlands
Laura Norman helped scientists from the USGS, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and the University of Arizona (UA) to facilitate a software demonstration and training workshop for an Emergency Flood Warning System being created for the city of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.