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A newly-developed NOAA tool - EDDI (Evaporative Demand Drought Index) - could improve our understanding of both flash droughts and longer-term drought...

This opportunity is now closed. Applications are no longer being accepted to host the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center.

Old forests that contain large trees and a diversity of tree sizes and species may offer refuge to some types of birds facing threats in a warming...

A powerful new tool can provide farmers and ranchers in the arid Great Plains region with critical, early indications of oncoming drought.

Visit our new USGS fire webpage to learn how USGS fire science is making a difference

Attending the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting this year in New Orleans? Don't miss these presentations from staff and partners from our...

Inland fisheries are critical for preventing poverty and ensuring sustainable livelihoods – but their contributions are often overlooked, say USGS...

Undertaking scientific projects that are useful to people - specifically land and natural resource managers - is an important part of Jeremy Littell's...

A team of researchers, including two from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, have developed and proposed a new definition of drought that integrates...

A new paper from Northeast CSC scientists synthesizes information on ecological thresholds for 45 key species of coastal fish, wildlife, and plants.