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USGS contributes to the Fourth National Climate Assessment
USGS Research Hydrologist Glenn Hodgkins co-authored the Fourth National Climate Assessment’s Northeast chapter. USGS Research Geologist Erika Lentz was also a co-author. The recently published chapter discusses historical and potential future impacts of climatic changes on New England’s people and natural resources, including it’s inland and coastal waters.
Eyes on the Coast—Video Cameras Help Forecast Coastal Change
USGS scientists have installed video cameras pointed at beaches on the coasts of western Florida and central California. They’re analyzing the videos to measure features of the beach and ocean so they can improve coastal-change forecasts.
A Holocene history of upwelling along the northern California coast
This article is part of the Fall 2017 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
Methane emissions and climate from Prairie Pothole Wetlands
This article is part of the Fall 2017 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
Aeolian dust deposition to Rocky Mountain snowpacks
This article is part of the Fall 2017 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
Testing the Resiliency of Created Tidal Wetlands
This article is part of the Fall 2017 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
Changing Vulnerability of Coastal Communities to Tsunamis
This article is part of the Fall 2017 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
Earth Science Matters - Volume 7, Fall 2017
This issue of Earth Science Matters focuses on several different projects that aim to better understand how changes in land use, climate, and environment affect components of the Earth system.
Scientists Ground Truth What Influences Hurricanes
Scientists looked back 10 to 13 thousand years to gain real-world insight into the environmental factors that influence hurricanes near Florida and, by extension, the U.S. Eastern Seaboard.
Study Links Major Floods in North America and Europe to Multi-Decade Ocean Patterns
The number of major floods in natural rivers across Europe and North America has not increased overall during the past 80 years, a recent study has concluded. Instead researchers found that the occurrence of major flooding in North America and Europe often varies with North Atlantic Ocean temperature patterns.
Boreal vegetation and cycling of carbon and nitrogen
This article is part of the Spring 2017 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.
Investigating drivers of tree mortality in western forests
This article is part of the Spring 2017 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.