Climate Research and Development Program

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

This issue of the newsletter highlights USGS research on patterns and impacts of drought on ecosystems of the western United States, the effects oil and gas development on landscapes, and the processes that influence coastal wetlands.

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

This article is part of the Spring 2016 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

USGS wishes to honor all mothers, of all species. Many of our research findings have and are shedding light on the lives of non-human moms.  

A recent scientific study shows new, important information about how groundwater cannot only contribute nutrients such as nitrogen to lakes, but can also carry it away. Nitrogen is an important nutrient but harmful when over-supplied. The fate and transport of nitrogen are critically important issues for human and aquatic ecosystem health.

This article is part of the Fall 2015 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.

This article is part of the Fall 2015 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter.