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Gulf of California regional climate change during the past 55,000 years

Gulf of California regional climate change during the past 55,000 years

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

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Decades of measuring glaciers: A USGS legacy

Decades of measuring glaciers: A USGS legacy

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

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A global assessment of tree carbon accumulation rates

A global assessment of tree carbon accumulation rates

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

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Land-use changes in the Prairie Pothole Region result in significant amphibian habitat losses

Land-use changes in the Prairie Pothole Region result in significant amphibian habitat losses

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

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Climate-cooling Arctic lakes soak up greenhouse gases

Climate-cooling Arctic lakes soak up greenhouse gases

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

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Effects of the mountain pine beetle on forest hydrology and chemistry in the southern Rocky Mountains

Effects of the mountain pine beetle on forest hydrology and chemistry in the southern Rocky Mountains

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

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Study Reveals Recent Geologic History of Roanoke River Floodplain

Study Reveals Recent Geologic History of Roanoke River Floodplain

After surveying and analyzing centuries of evidence in the floodplain of the lower Roanoke River, USGS researchers, along with colleagues from the...
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Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the Southeast Climate Science Center

Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the Southeast Climate Science Center

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced today that Interior’s Southeast Climate Science Center is awarding nearly $150,000 to its host...

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Planning for effective restoration in the Everglades

Planning for effective restoration in the Everglades

This article is part of the Fall 2014 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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New climate dataset available from the National Petroleum Reserve– Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1998–2011

New climate dataset available from the National Petroleum Reserve– Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1998–2011

This article is part of the Fall 2014 issue of the Earth Science Matters Newsletter. 

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