USGS Climate
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Stories about how climate change affects wild places & communities and the science that’s helping them adapt. Comment policy: https://t.co/jHEr3gg3p1.
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📣New, open-access pub!🔥🌲Centering socioecological connections to collaboratively manage post-fire vegetation shifts
➡️Describes info/coordination/values needed to manage postfire vegetation shifts ethically & effectively under #ClimateChange
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Curious if harmful 'forever chemicals' are lurking in your drinking water? We've got you covered. Explore our PFAS Tap Water Dashboard to see the occurrences of these chemicals in your area: geonarrative.usgs.gov/pfasustapwater/
#EveryDayIsEarthDay #PFAS #HumanHealth #SafeDrinkingWater #Water
Despite steep declines in monarch butterfly populations, good migration habitat likely remains, especially in Mexico, according to a new study. 🦋
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UNAM Colorado State University CU Denver MonarchJointVenture #monarchs #butterfly #MonarchButterfly #pollinators
🔧Decision-support tools can make all the difference to land & resource managers!
Check out this USGS supported decision tool that provides #SeaLevelRise and storm scenarios for California’s coast in the face of #ClimateChange 👉 ow.ly/ZvP950R9kEs
New study looks at how different climate conditions affect juvenile sockeye salmon to help scientists more accurately predict future changes to better protect communities from the impacts of climate change.
#SockeyeSalmon #ClimateChange #MarineScience
fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/…
No joke, this is what it looks like when a #polarbear #photobombs your coastal timelapse series.
USGS uses cameras to study changing coastal processes at #Nuvuk , the northernmost point of the United States. Learn more about the coastal camera project: ow.ly/jqkP50Or6mR
While large low-frequency waves (with periods > 100 seconds) can be hazardous in terms of coastal #flooding and #erosion , they also affect coral health and resilience: LF waves move sediment, coral larvae, nutrients, and contaminants. ow.ly/aBhX50R8pvs USGS National Park of American Samoa
New research from @UCSC, SFEI - ASC, and USGS explores the potential of #NatureBasedSolutions , specifically #MarshRestoration , in bolstering #ClimateResilience along the shores of #SanMateoCounty , #California : ow.ly/19cg50R8JFw
Urbanizations models predict a future in the Southeast characterized by development and fragmented landscapes. But work is being done to inform conservation decisions to create healthy ecosystems and communities. Learn more: ow.ly/BQeM50R52KH
Southeast CASC
#FAQFriday ❓ How does #ClimateChange affect natural disasters? Rising temperatures can impact wind speeds in hurricanes 🌀, lead to more frequent droughts ☀️, and give rise to more powerful storms ⛈️.
Learn more: ow.ly/osbT50R01e3