In September 2019 the German research icebreaker Polarstern will depart from Tromsø, Norway...
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Sarah Kaplan from the Washington Post captured the intensity of a MOSAiC training week in Utquiagvik, Alaska, this spring. 

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On June 25-26, the North Central CASC (NC CASC), along with the USDA Northern Plains Regional Climate Hub (Hub), will convene the Joint Stakeholder Committee (JSC), on the CU campus in Boulder, CO. This committee was established to provide input to both the NC CASC and the Hub. Members include representatives of tribal nations, state fish and game agencies and federal partners.

Implications of Climate Scenarios for Badlands National Park Resource Management

USGS researchers from the North Central CASC and the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center recently collaborated with the National Park Service Climate Change Response Program to develop a new product that communicates the results from a collaborative effort—involving resource managers, subject-matter experts, and a larger climate change adaptation team—to identify potential climate impacts and management responses in Badlands National Park.

Final Report for Building Social and Ecological Resilience to Climate Change in southwestern Colorado: Phase 1

Southwestern Colorado is already experiencing the effects of climate change in the form of larger and more severe wildfires, prolonged severe droughts, tree mortality from insect outbreaks, and earlier snowmelt. Climate scientists expect the region to experience more frequent summer heat waves, longer-lasting and more frequent droughts, and decreased river flow in the future (Lukas et al. 2014).

Mapping the Risk of Ecological Transformation Across Pinyon Woodlands and the U.S. West

Pinyon pine woodlands are among the most widespread and iconic vegetation types in the western United States and support recreation, resource extraction, grazing, and cultural enrichment. However, severe drought conditions have recently caused dramatic mortality of pinyon pines, creating concern about the long-term impact of increasing aridity on the viability of pinyon woodlands. Ecological transformations, or regime shifts, are rapid reorganizations of an ecosystem’s species composition, governing processes, and functions.