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DENVER — Hotter areas can actually be the biggest winners when it comes to the difference a tree can make when temperatures are sizzling. 

DENVER — Las regiones más cálidas pueden ser las que más se benefician cuando se trata de la diferencia que puede hacer un árbol cuando las...

The volume of water rushing in a river, also known as streamflow, naturally changes based on seasonal fluctuations of temperature and precipitation.

Have you ever wondered how scientists test and develop their climate models of what the future may be like? The answer lies in the past! Climate...

In the wake of prolonged drought and massive fires in the western U.S., the fate and future of the iconic giant sequoia has been a top concern for...

Ostracodes are small (0.5 – 1.5 mm), seafloor-dwelling crustaceans who are sensitive to different environmental conditions. Changes in the environment...

Recently, a team of USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists traveled to Palmyra Atoll to collect sediment cores. Analyzing the cores and...

USGS is disentangling the interwoven fire-ecosystem-climate relationship to better understand and predict how it will change into the future.