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The National CASC offers monthly webinars to highlight science projects related to climate change impacts and adaptation from the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers.
Scientists Monitoring Moisture in a Puerto Rican Forest
Deploying environmental monitoring equipment in a mesic (between wet and dry) forest in western Puerto Rico. Characterizing fine-scale moisture gradients between dry and wet forests is critical to understand which habitats are likely to remain suitable for vulnerable amphibian species as the climate changes.
Miller interviewing Maasai pastoralists about drought adaptation
Miller interviewing Maasai pastoralists about how they have coped with drought amidst conservation and land use changes.
A windblown stand of hemlock trees at the Wolverine Glacier field site
A windblown stand of hemlock trees at the Wolverine Glacier field site
Miller collecting geospatial data in East Africa
Miller collecting geospatial data as part of his dissertation research on drought resources in East Africa.
View West from Wolverine Glacier
View West from Wolverine Glacier
Mountain Hemlock in Alaska
Mountain Hemlock in Alaska
Bison in Badlands National Park
Bison in the grasslands of Badlands National Park. Tens of millions of bison once roamed this region, but were nearly eliminated by the early 20th century due to overhunting. Bison were brought back to Badlands in 1963 and the population has thrived. The park is concerned about how water and forage availability might change as the climate changes, and what this
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Antlers, White Mountains, Alaska
Antlers, White Mountains, Alaska
Big bear scat found while in the field
Big bear scat found while in the field
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. Scientists have found that drought and wildfire dramatically reduce suitable habitat for the federally threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout.