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USGS Environmental Achievement Award 2024 for Dr. Kristin Byrd

USGS Environmental Achievement Award 2024 for Dr. Kristin Byrd

Dr. Kristin Byrd was a member of the USGS Earth Day Team who received the USGS Environmental Achievement Award this year.  The team created the Invest...

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Alma Anides-Morales of the Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC), USGS won the Student Poster Award at the University of Arizona’s Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) for Implementing Water Solutions Through Partnerships.

Alma Anides-Morales of the Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC), USGS won the Student Poster Award at the University of Arizona’s Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) for Implementing Water Solutions Through Partnerships.

Alma Anides-Morales, is an Environmental Science doctoral candidate at the University of Arizona, and Student Trainee in the Pathways Internship...

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New NASA ROSES Award for 5-years (2023-2028) for the Global Food-and-Water Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) project of WGSC (PI: Prasad S. Thenkabail)

New NASA ROSES Award for 5-years (2023-2028) for the Global Food-and-Water Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) project of WGSC (PI: Prasad S. Thenkabail)

New NASA ROSES Award for 5-years (2023-2028) for the Global Food-and-Water Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) project of WGSC (PI: Prasad S...

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Release of LGRIP30 Data Product

Release of LGRIP30 Data Product

The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) is pleased to announce the availability of the Landsat-Derived Global Rainfed and...

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Now Available: First CONUS-wide Coastal Wetland Collection

Now Available: First CONUS-wide Coastal Wetland Collection

Scientists from across USGS have created the first CONUS-wide collection of key tidal wetland metrics. These metrics provide data on habitat quality...

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The Geographical Podcast: Can Desertification Be Stopped?

The Geographical Podcast: Can Desertification Be Stopped?

Dr. Laura Norman was interviewed by Bryony Cottam, Staff Writer for Geographical Magazine - the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society in...

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Prestigious Talbert Abrams Grand Prize Award of ASPRS for Itiya Aneece and Prasad S. Thenkabail 2022

Prestigious Talbert Abrams Grand Prize Award of ASPRS for Itiya Aneece and Prasad S. Thenkabail 2022

Dr. Itiya Aneece and Dr. Prasad S. Thenkabail of the Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC), USGS won the Talbert Abrams Grand Prize Award 2022, the...

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WGSC Research Geographer Visits India under the Professional Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program

WGSC Research Geographer Visits India under the Professional Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program

Dr. Prasad S. Thenkabail visited India November 11-25, as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space...

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Cropland water in California: The view from space

Cropland water in California: The view from space

This article is part of the Fall 2022 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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Friday's Findings - October 14th 2022

Friday's Findings - October 14th 2022

Title: Knowledge Co-Production on the Impact of Decisions for Waterbird Habitat in a Changing Climate 

Date: October 14th at 2:00 pm Eastern

Speaker...

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Ancient methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought

Ancient methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought

Around the world, land degradation causes significant loss of biodiversity, impacts food security and water purification. Unsustainable land-use...

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Planning for Change: New Tools to Support Bird Habitat in the Central Valley

Planning for Change: New Tools to Support Bird Habitat in the Central Valley

How can water managers in California’s Central Valley make sure enough water is allocated to birds as the region faces changing climate patterns while...

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