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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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Three Perspectives on the Equitable Co-Production of Climate Research

Three Perspectives on the Equitable Co-Production of Climate Research

New research emphasizes the need to establish clear rules of engagement before starting co-production projects to ensure an equitable research process...

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Improving Drought Assessments in a Changing Climate

Improving Drought Assessments in a Changing Climate

The North Central CASC researchers and partners contributed to a comprehensive drought assessment report that identifies ways to improve drought...

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What is “Innovation” in Conservation? A Practical Guide to Creative Solutions for Climate Challenges

What is “Innovation” in Conservation? A Practical Guide to Creative Solutions for Climate Challenges

A new guide from the CASC network and partners provides a practical roadmap for individuals and institutions to develop creative and innovative...

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Howard University Student Reflects on 2023 CASC Internship Experience

Howard University Student Reflects on 2023 CASC Internship Experience

Howard University Fish and Wildlife Adaptation Intern Lowri-Ann Millings shares highlights from their time researching species range shifts at the...

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New Tools to Understand Precipitation and Atmospheric Moisture Data

New Tools to Understand Precipitation and Atmospheric Moisture Data

The North Central CASC has created two new apps for analyzing large-scale drivers of regional precipitation to inform regional water availability...

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Climate Change Could Lead to Shifts in Waterfowl Distributions in the Central and Mississippi Flyways

Climate Change Could Lead to Shifts in Waterfowl Distributions in the Central and Mississippi Flyways

Researchers supported by the Midwest CASC found that continued climate change and other factors could lead to persistent shifts of waterfowl...

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USGS Explores Climate Change Threats to Popular Lake Maintenance Practice

USGS Explores Climate Change Threats to Popular Lake Maintenance Practice

USGS researchers are investigating whether winter lake drawdowns, a widespread low-cost lake management technique, may become less effective as the...

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Incorporating Human Reactions into Flood Risk Assessments

Incorporating Human Reactions into Flood Risk Assessments

Southeast CASC researchers updated a land change model to consider the interactions between urban growth, climate change-induced flooding, and human...

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Broadening Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Climate Adaptation Scientists

Broadening Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Climate Adaptation Scientists

The Climate Adaptation Scientists of Tomorrow (CAST) Program at the Northeast CASC completed its second year of providing underrepresented students...

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Midwest CASC Hosts Workshop on the Adaptive Capacity of Inland Fishes

Midwest CASC Hosts Workshop on the Adaptive Capacity of Inland Fishes

The Midwest CASC hosted a two-day workshop addressing the adaptation of inland fishes to climate change, featuring a “pitch session” that explored new...

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New Interactive Sea-Level Rise Tool for American Samoa

New Interactive Sea-Level Rise Tool for American Samoa

A new interactive tool funded by the Pacific Islands CASC can help American Samoans visualize and plan for the threats of sea-level rise.

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Looking at a 4,800-Year-Old Record of Subalpine Forest Response to Fire in the Northern Rockies

Looking at a 4,800-Year-Old Record of Subalpine Forest Response to Fire in the Northern Rockies

North Central CASC scientists used lake sediment cores to demonstrate that subalpine forests have been remarkably resilient to past climate and fire...

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