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Dec 14, 2012
Observations, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Indicators, Human Health, Extreme Events

Shifting Seasons Tracked with Satellites, Cameras, and Lilacs

In front of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) national headquarters building in Reston, Va., two genetically identical lilac bushes are rooted in the earth. To casual observers, they are fragrant adornments to the landscaped property. But to ecologist Jake Weltzin and geographer John Jones—USGS scientists who study plant and animal life-cycle events—they are “Li” and “Lac,” two small but important pieces of a developing climate change indicator system.
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Dec 11, 2012
Oceans, Physical Climate, Coasts, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Carbon Cycle, Indicators, Human Health, Adaptation

Climate Change Indicators in the United States

A new EPA report brings together data from multiple public and peer-reviewed datasets to show observed changes over time in 26 indicators of climate change – including measures of greenhouse gases , high and low temperatures, heavy rainfall, snowfall, pollen season and sea level rise.
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Jul 5, 2012
Physical Climate, Observations, Modeling, Mitigation, Indicators, Adaptation

Announcement: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Opportunity

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A new funding opportunity solicits contributions to enhance the use of NASA's observation and modeling products in future NCAs by encouraging the developing and testing of potential climate change indicators.
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May 22, 2012
Water Resources, Indicators, Extreme Events

Low April Streamflows Not Necessarily an Indicator of Summer Drought

The low streamflows seen throughout much of New England this April do not foreshadow a summer drought , as researchers have determined summer rainfall plays a bigger role than snowmelt runoff in determining streamflows in the summer.
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Feb 3, 2012
Observations, Carbon Cycle, Arctic, Cities & Infrastructure, Indicators

Alaskan Permafrost Mapped from the Skies

Last week, the Interior Department's US Geological Survey (USGS) released details about a landmark airborne survey of permafrost in the Yukon Flats of Alaska that yielded some of the most detailed, data-rich maps of permafrost ever generated.
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