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Study of Climate Past and Present Foresees Irreversibly Hotter and Drier Inner East Asia
Mongolia's semi-arid plateau may soon become as barren as parts of the American Southwest due to a "vicious cycle" of…
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The Colorado River's Water Supply is Predictable Owing to Long-Term Ocean Memory
A team of scientists at Utah State University has developed a new tool to forecast drought and water flow in the…
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Out of Sync: USU Ecologists Report Climate Change Affecting Bee, Plant Life Cycles
Michael Stemkovski, Will Pearse, Terry Griswold among multi-institution team publishing findings on community-wide…
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USU Geoscientist Aids Study of Climatic Change Impacts on River Erosion
Tammy Rittenour contributes luminescence dating expertise for new field data from Yukon River Basin that provides…
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All Summer Long: Heat Waves and COVID-19
Extreme heat is a growing hazard to public health, causing greater mortality than other hazards like floods,…
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Warming Climate is Changing Where Birds Breed
Spring is in full swing. Trees are leafing out, flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and birds are singing.
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Filling the Gap: Study Finds Carbon Emissions Globally Underestimated
Back in 2013 Matthias Koschorreck, a biologist in the Department of Lake Research at the Helmholtz Centre for…
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Eating Like a Bird: NSF Grant Keeps Tabs on Geese Herbivory and Carbon in the Yukon
The Earth's carbon can be stored in trees and plants, in the ocean, in fossil fuels deep underground, and in the soil…
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President Cockett Commits to Reducing USU's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Utah State University President Noelle Cockett has committed to the implementation of new greenhouse gas reduction…
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Buried Secrets: USU Geoscientist Aids Efforts to Study Climate Data from Cold War Base
Tammy Rittenour provides luminescence dating expertise for analysis of long-forgotten, sub-ice sheet core samples…
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Against the Current: Trisha Atwood Receives Early-Career Research Fellowship
When pondering factors affecting the changing climate, you usually don't think about predators like sharks.
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USU Ecologist Receives DOE Grant to Study Soil's Role in Carbon Cycle
Bonnie Waring one of seven awardees selected nationally for ecological science funds