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Forest Fires in Sierra Nevada Driven by Past Land Use

Forest Fires in Sierra Nevada Driven by Past Land Use

Changes in human uses of the land have had a large impact on fire activity in California’s Sierra Nevada since 1600, according to new research...

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Safeguarding Our Cultural Past from Future Climate Change: Stories from Cape Lookout National Seashore

Safeguarding Our Cultural Past from Future Climate Change: Stories from Cape Lookout National Seashore

The Interior Department’s Climate Science Centers, managed by USGS, are helping the National Park Service pinpoint the specific impacts of climate...

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New Rangeland Fire Science Plan Essential for Sage-Grouse, Sagebrush Conservation and Restoration

New Rangeland Fire Science Plan Essential for Sage-Grouse, Sagebrush Conservation and Restoration

Plan also addresses other rangeland threats

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Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy Version 1.0 Kicks-off a Regional Long-Term Vision for Conservation

Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy Version 1.0 Kicks-off a Regional Long-Term Vision for Conservation

Version 1.0 of the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) has been released! SECAS is a collaborative effort between state fish and...

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Data Spotlight: Forecasting the Future of Hawai’i’s Forest Birds

Data Spotlight: Forecasting the Future of Hawai’i’s Forest Birds

Researchers with the Pacific Islands Climate Science Center have published a new dataset showing predicted changes in climate and the risk of malaria...

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Urban Warming Slows Tree Growth, Photosynthesis

Urban Warming Slows Tree Growth, Photosynthesis

New research from North Carolina State University finds that urban warming reduces growth and photosynthesis in city trees. The researchers found that...

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Applications Being Accepted to Host Climate Science Centers in the Northwest and Southeast

Applications Being Accepted to Host Climate Science Centers in the Northwest and Southeast

This opportunity is now closed. Applications are no longer being accepted to host the Northwest and Southeast Climate Science Centers.

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New Soil Moisture Satellite Shows Promise for Drought Monitoring

New Soil Moisture Satellite Shows Promise for Drought Monitoring

Droughts are one of the costliest natural disasters and globally affect a large number of people and their livelihoods every year. A new NASA...

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New, High-Resolution Climate Projections Aim to Better Represent Extreme Events

New, High-Resolution Climate Projections Aim to Better Represent Extreme Events

A new next-generation modeling dataset includes improved local-scale climate projections covering the 21st century for a region from northern Mexico...

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Warmer Waters From Climate Change Could Impact Sport Fish Communities in Midwestern Lakes

Warmer Waters From Climate Change Could Impact Sport Fish Communities in Midwestern Lakes

A recent study looks at the impact of climate change on certain fish in Wisconsin lakes. 

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Climate Has Led to Beetle Outbreaks in Iconic Whitebark Pine Trees

Climate Has Led to Beetle Outbreaks in Iconic Whitebark Pine Trees

Temperature increases caused by climate change were a major factor driving the outbreak of mountain pine beetles that killed whitebark pine across...

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U.S. Tribes Work with Scientists Against Climate Change

U.S. Tribes Work with Scientists Against Climate Change

The South Central Climate Science Center has been working with tribes to identify their unique vulnerabilities, help them cope with emergencies and...

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