Climate change science program

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Featured Stories. Science Snippets. Doing Business. Emergency Management. Land Change Science Program The Land Change Science LCS Program strives to advance the understanding of the rates, causes, and consequences of climate and land use change, and the vulnerability and resilience of the Earth system to such changes.

October 7, Anthropogenic landcover impacts fluvial dissolved organic matter composition in the Upper Mississippi River Basin Landcover changes have altered the natural carbon cycle; however, most landcover studies focus on either forest conversion to agriculture or urban, rarely both.

We present differences in dissolved organic carbon DOC concentrations and dissolved organic matter DOM molecular composition within Upper Mississippi River Basin low order streams and rivers draining one of three dominant landcovers f.

October 6, A global ecological classification of coastal segment units to complement marine biodiversity observation network assessments A new data layer provides Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard CMECS labels for global coastal segments at 1 km or shorter resolution. September 23, Evidence for humans in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum Archaeologists and researchers in allied fields have long sought to understand human colonization of North America.

When, how, and from where did people migrate, and what were the consequences of their arrival for the established fauna and landscape are enduring questions. December 14, Developing a step-by-step process for assessing cumulative effects in the Bureau of Land Management The National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to assess potential impacts of proposed actions as part of their decision-making processes.

Due to the complex nature of cumulative effects analyses, many are currently limited in nature. We are working with the Bureau of Land Management to develop a process that staff can use to strengthen cumulative effects analyses. The National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to assess potential impacts of proposed actions as part of their decision-making processes.

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Please add this address to your email safe senders list, address book, or contact list. Please note that applicants, not their parents, receive all correspondence from our office. Failure to respond to email in a timely manner may result in the student being placed on the waitlist. Eligible for students entering grades 11 or 12 students cpet. There will be three one-week sessions each with a different focus. Session topics are: Environmental Science: understand the impacts and responses of various natural systems to climate change, such as threats to biodiversity and loss of habit in forests, wetlands, estuaries, and lake systems.

Engineering: explore the challenges faced by environmental and renewable energy engineers to address climate change impacts on natural and human-made systems.

Public Health: investigate and learn about the impacts of climate change on public health such as disease and illness, food and water availability; and natural disasters. Students may register for one or multiple sessions. How much does it cost?

In the long term, global mean surface temperatures are predicted to rise 0. Since , global average temperatures have been rising at a rate of 1. The rise will be a result of thermal expansion from warming oceans and additional water added to the oceans by melting glaciers and ice sheets.

Even under conservative projections, coral reefs will be severely impacted. Intensified soil and water resource degradation resulting from changes in temperature and precipitation will further stress agriculture in certain regions. Adapted from image by W. Elder, National Park Service.