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CASC news announcements highlight news from across the CASC network, including new research, upcoming webinars, job postings, and events at the National and regional CASCS. The CASCs also produce original feature stories profiling project success stories, high-interest data products, and CASC scientists.

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Climate Change Refugia Research in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

Climate Change Refugia Research in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

Toni Lyn Morelli, USGS Research Ecologist at the NE CSC, is working to tease apart mechanisms causing ecological changes in northeastern U.S...

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A Nation Parched for Research on Ecological Drought

A Nation Parched for Research on Ecological Drought

While prolonged drought with widespread impacts on food and water supplies for people is among the oldest stories in human history, ecological drought...

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Report Summarizes Findings from Vulnerability Assessments Conducted Across the Department of the Interior

Report Summarizes Findings from Vulnerability Assessments Conducted Across the Department of the Interior

A new USGS Open File Report summarizes the components of a number of U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) climate change vulnerability assessments.

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First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

Climate change has a direct and evident impact on Native American tribal communities by disrupting local economies and traditional cultures. Members...

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New Sea-Level Rise Handbook Highlights Science and Models for Non-Scientists

New Sea-Level Rise Handbook Highlights Science and Models for Non-Scientists

Coastal managers and planners now have access to a new U.S. Geological Survey handbook that, for the first time, comprehensively describes the various...
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For Trout Fishermen, Climate Change Will Mean More Driving Time, Less Angling

For Trout Fishermen, Climate Change Will Mean More Driving Time, Less Angling

A study by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences fisheries researchers clearly explains the impact of projected warming waters on wild brook...

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Study Shows Sea Level Rise to Threaten West Coast Tidal Wetlands Over the Next 100 Years

Study Shows Sea Level Rise to Threaten West Coast Tidal Wetlands Over the Next 100 Years

The U.S. Geological Survey and Oregon State University released a report this week examining Pacific Northwest tidal wetland vulnerability to sea...

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Researchers Work to Understand Climate Change Impacts to Vegetation in the Northern Rockies

Researchers Work to Understand Climate Change Impacts to Vegetation in the Northern Rockies

In an attempt to assess vulnerability of tree species and biome types in the Northern Rocky Mountains, partners of the North Central Climate Science...

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Four Million Acres Burned, And a Few Questions About Alaska's Future

Four Million Acres Burned, And a Few Questions About Alaska's Future

It’s only the middle of July, and the 2015 Alaska fire season is already the third largest since reliable records began in 1950 with over 4.75 million...

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As Climate Warms Hawaiian Forest Birds Lose More Ground to Mosquitoes

As Climate Warms Hawaiian Forest Birds Lose More Ground to Mosquitoes

ISLAND OF HAWAI‘I, Hawaii — Hawai‘i, the name alone elicits images of rhythmic traditional dancing, breathtaking azure sea coasts and scenes of...

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CSCs Participate in Cross-Cultural Collaboration Workshop for Climate Adaptation Solutions

CSCs Participate in Cross-Cultural Collaboration Workshop for Climate Adaptation Solutions

Members of five Climate Science Centers attended and participated in this year’s Rising Voices 3 (RV3) workshop in Boulder, CO in June 2015. The...

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Climate and Fires Tightly Linked Over the Past Century in the Northern Rocky Mountains

Climate and Fires Tightly Linked Over the Past Century in the Northern Rocky Mountains

Despite large changes in forest management and fire suppression, climate strongly influences wildfire activity in the northern Rocky Mountains...

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