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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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California is ‘Browning’ More in the South During Droughts

California is ‘Browning’ More in the South During Droughts

Vegetation in the southern part of the state is being hit harder due to climate change, UCLA-led study finds.

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CASC Presentations at the 2019 NAF Meeting

CASC Presentations at the 2019 NAF Meeting

Are you attending the National Adaptation Forum (NAF) this spring in Wisconsin? Don't miss these presentations from staff and partners from across the...

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Planning for Wildfire: Jeremy Littell and the Alaska CASC Highlight Solutions in Two New Publications

Planning for Wildfire: Jeremy Littell and the Alaska CASC Highlight Solutions in Two New Publications

Two new publications, funded by U.S. Geological Survey and the Alaska CASC, highlight the importance of understanding wildfire, what causes it as well...

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New Research Explores the Effects of Climate Change on Deer & Moose Populations in the Midwest

New Research Explores the Effects of Climate Change on Deer & Moose Populations in the Midwest

A new study examines the past and future effects of climate change on white-tailed deer and moose in 13 states of the midwestern U.S. and 3 states of...

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Exotic Trees Can Serve Both Pest Management and Conservation Goals

Exotic Trees Can Serve Both Pest Management and Conservation Goals

A new study, supported by the Southeast CASC and recently published in PeerJ, explores how native and exotic trees can support pest management and...

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Tribal Liaison in Focus: Althea Walker

Tribal Liaison in Focus: Althea Walker

Learn more about Althea Walker, tribal liaison for the Southwest CASC, in this short interview conducted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental...

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Abigail Lynch Receives Outstanding Young Alumni Award

Abigail Lynch Receives Outstanding Young Alumni Award

Abigail (Abby) Lynch, Research Fish Biologist with the National CASC, was recently awarded an Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Michigan State...

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Wildfire Risk in California No Longer Coupled to Winter Precipitation

Wildfire Risk in California No Longer Coupled to Winter Precipitation

Recent large fires in California may be harbingers of things to come.

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New Scale to Characterize Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric River Storms

New Scale to Characterize Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric River Storms

A team of researchers has created a scale to characterize the strength and impacts of “atmospheric rivers,” long narrow bands of atmospheric water...

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New Research Examines Possible Refugia from Drought and Insects in the Northwest

New Research Examines Possible Refugia from Drought and Insects in the Northwest

Northwest forests are plagued by drought and insects. However, refugia from these stresses were discovered in Oregon and new NCASC funded research...

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Apply for the 2019 Science to Action Fellowship!

Apply for the 2019 Science to Action Fellowship!

The National Climate Adaptation Science Center will be accepting Statements of Interest for the 2019 Science to Action Fellowship through February 8...

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Upcoming Webinar: Evaluating Playa Wetland Vulnerability in Future Climates

Upcoming Webinar: Evaluating Playa Wetland Vulnerability in Future Climates

Climate change threatens playa ecosystems. Research was conducted to evaluate responses of playa plant communities and soil processes to changing...

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