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Landsat Supporting Greater International Water Security

Landsat Supporting Greater International Water Security

Looking to the past to protect the future: Landsat products and tools informing water security initiatives around the world. This is the second in a...

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A team of USGS scientists will be participating in a new USGS Tribal Engagement Series on drought in the Colorado River Basin

A team of USGS scientists will be participating in a new USGS Tribal Engagement Series on drought in the Colorado River Basin

USGS scientists from the Rocky Mountain and Southwest Regions and beyond will participate in a USGS Open House held in Albuquerque at the Southwest...

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Record Low Water Levels Outlined in 2022 New England Drought Report

Record Low Water Levels Outlined in 2022 New England Drought Report

During last summer’s drought, flows at up to 54 out of 78 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages and water levels at up to 95 out of 126 USGS...

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President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

Science investments focus on landscape-scale issues, natural disasters and critical minerals while preparing tomorrow’s workforce

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Guiding the Way on Preparing Communities for Drought

Guiding the Way on Preparing Communities for Drought

A new report co-authored by National and North Central CASC researchers provides resource managers with guidance for understanding the effects of...

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Friday's Findings - October 28th 2022

Friday's Findings - October 28th 2022

Title: Ecohydrology: Integrated Science to Support Species, Ecosystems, and People Under Future Climate Change

Date: October 28th at 2:00 pm Eastern

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Adapting to Drought Along the U.S-Canadian Border

Adapting to Drought Along the U.S-Canadian Border

North Central CASC-supported researchers use tree rings to study historical streamflow data for the Milk and St. Mary river basins to better...

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Drought Conditions Continue in Parts of New England

Drought Conditions Continue in Parts of New England

Portions of New England are dealing with the consequences of drought from a warm and dry spring, and the conditions are persisting or worsening as...

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FEWS NET Shares Technology to Help Ethiopian Herders

FEWS NET Shares Technology to Help Ethiopian Herders

Drought can despair anyone whose livelihood depends on rain. Crops wither, along with the hope of an income for the year. In countries like Ethiopia...

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Lake Powell’s storage capacity updated for first time since 1986

Lake Powell’s storage capacity updated for first time since 1986

SALT LAKE CITY – A new report released today and compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)...

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Future Peak Flow Along Rio Grande May Arrive Early Due to Climate Change

Future Peak Flow Along Rio Grande May Arrive Early Due to Climate Change

A new study finds that peak runoff on the Rio Grande could arrive earlier in the season by the end of the century, negatively impacting a watershed...

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Groundwater Flow to Colorado River May Decline by a Third over Next 30 Years

Groundwater Flow to Colorado River May Decline by a Third over Next 30 Years

A new study projects that a hot and dry future climate may lead to a 29% decline in Upper Colorado River Basin “baseflow” at the basin outlet by the...

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