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New, High-Resolution Climate Projections Aim to Better Represent Extreme Events

New, High-Resolution Climate Projections Aim to Better Represent Extreme Events

A new next-generation modeling dataset includes improved local-scale climate projections covering the 21st century for a region from northern Mexico...

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Warmer Waters From Climate Change Could Impact Sport Fish Communities in Midwestern Lakes

Warmer Waters From Climate Change Could Impact Sport Fish Communities in Midwestern Lakes

A recent study looks at the impact of climate change on certain fish in Wisconsin lakes. 

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Climate Has Led to Beetle Outbreaks in Iconic Whitebark Pine Trees

Climate Has Led to Beetle Outbreaks in Iconic Whitebark Pine Trees

Temperature increases caused by climate change were a major factor driving the outbreak of mountain pine beetles that killed whitebark pine across...

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U.S. Tribes Work with Scientists Against Climate Change

U.S. Tribes Work with Scientists Against Climate Change

The South Central Climate Science Center has been working with tribes to identify their unique vulnerabilities, help them cope with emergencies and...

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No Picnic for Our Parks: How Climate Change Could Impact National Parks and the Species they Protect

No Picnic for Our Parks: How Climate Change Could Impact National Parks and the Species they Protect

From retreating glaciers in Alaska to severe drought in the Southwest, climate change is set to dramatically alter our national parks. Here are 10 CSC...

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Free Course Available – Managing for a Changing Climate

Free Course Available – Managing for a Changing Climate

Climate Science Center Offers Semester-Long Course

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Ecosystems in the Southeastern U.S. Are Vulnerable to Climate Change

Ecosystems in the Southeastern U.S. Are Vulnerable to Climate Change

“From the mountains to the coast, the southeastern U.S. contains ecosystems that harbor incredible biodiversity. Many of those ecosystems are already...

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Managing Climate Change Refugia to Protect Wildlife

Managing Climate Change Refugia to Protect Wildlife

Natural and cultural areas that will remain similar to what they are today -- despite climate change -- need to be identified, managed and conserved...

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Drought Conditions Slow the Growth of Douglas Fir Trees Across the West

Drought Conditions Slow the Growth of Douglas Fir Trees Across the West

Douglas fir trees are particularly sensitive to drought conditions, according to a new study.

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USGS Science at Ecological Society of America’s Conference

USGS Science at Ecological Society of America’s Conference

U.S. Geological Survey scientists will present their research at the Ecological Society of America meeting from Aug. 7-12, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale...

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How Vulnerable Are National Parks to Climate and Land Use Change?

How Vulnerable Are National Parks to Climate and Land Use Change?

August 25, 2016 marks the 100 year anniversary of the National Park Service. Here we feature the results of an assessment of the exposure of national...

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Old Growth May Help Protect Northwest Birds from Warming Temperatures

Old Growth May Help Protect Northwest Birds from Warming Temperatures

Researchers are working to understand how to lessen the impacts of climate change on birds and other forest inhabitants.

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