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A Warming Climate Will Create Change for Alaska’s Pacific Salmon

A Warming Climate Will Create Change for Alaska’s Pacific Salmon

Alaska CASC research on snowpack changes and Pacific Salmon impacts under a warming climate has been highlighted in an article by Yale Climate...

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Inaugural Pacific Islands CASC Summit Addresses Adaptation and Management

Inaugural Pacific Islands CASC Summit Addresses Adaptation and Management

The Pacific Islands CASC organized a virtual science summit to highlight its resources and capabilities, and those of its partner organizations, for...

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North Central CASC Tribal Partners Participate in Development of NIDIS' Tribal Drought Engagement Strategy

North Central CASC Tribal Partners Participate in Development of NIDIS' Tribal Drought Engagement Strategy

Tribal partners from the North Central CASC played a key role in helping develop the Missouri River Basin and Midwest Drought Early Warning Systems...

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Sea Level Rise Could Make Mangrove Forests Even Saltier

Sea Level Rise Could Make Mangrove Forests Even Saltier

Researchers supported by the South Central CASC recently published a sophisticated mathematical model to estimate hydrological conditions in riverine...

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New Study Reveals Hidden Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inland Freshwater Fisheries

New Study Reveals Hidden Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inland Freshwater Fisheries

A recent PNAS brief report by an international group of authors, including National CASC fish biologist Abby Lynch, found that the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Flood and Drought Conditions in Massachusetts Under a Changing Climate

Flood and Drought Conditions in Massachusetts Under a Changing Climate

A Northeast CASC supported publication focuses on hydrological extremes in Massachusetts caused by climate change.

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Climate Adaptation Integration Tool (CAIT) Incorporates Climate Information into Local Decision-Making Processes

Climate Adaptation Integration Tool (CAIT) Incorporates Climate Information into Local Decision-Making Processes

In a multi-agency effort supported by the Northwest CASC, scientists from the USGS, U.S. Forest Service, and various NGO’s recently released the...

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Preparing Wildlife for Climate Change: How Far Have We Come?

Preparing Wildlife for Climate Change: How Far Have We Come?

A recent review supported by the Northeast CASC finds that management recommendations for helping wildlife adapt to climate change tend to focus on...

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Steve Jackson, Director of the Southwest and South Central CASCs, Recognized as One of 2020's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Steve Jackson, Director of the Southwest and South Central CASCs, Recognized as One of 2020's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Stephen Jackson, Director of the Southwest and South Central CASCs, is one of three USGS scientists recently recognized as one of 2020's Highly Cited...

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Small Streams Shown to Have Big Water Quality Impacts on Lake Michigan

Small Streams Shown to Have Big Water Quality Impacts on Lake Michigan

The University of Wisconsin – Madison recently posted an article highlighting a study by former Northeast CASC Fellow, Rob Mooney, that shows the...

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Assessing Adaptive Forest Management Strategies for Future Forest Composition Under a Changing Climate

Assessing Adaptive Forest Management Strategies for Future Forest Composition Under a Changing Climate

Northeast CASC-funded researchers review adaptive management strategies in forest ecosystems. 

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Small-Scale Droughts Limit Sagebrush Recovery After Wildfires

Small-Scale Droughts Limit Sagebrush Recovery After Wildfires

A new study supported by the Southwest, Northwest, and North Central CASCs found that a few days of water scarcity during critical growth periods...

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