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Southern Appalachian Forest Water Yield Down since 1970s
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Climate change and forest disturbances are threatening the ability of forested mountain watersheds to provide the clean, reliable, and abundant fresh water necessary to support aquatic ecosystems and a growing human population.
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In Hot Water: Climate Change is Affecting North American Fish
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Climate change is already affecting inland fish across North America -- including some fish that are popular with anglers. Scientists are seeing a variety of changes in how inland fish reproduce, grow and where they can live.
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Managing Climate Change Refugia to Protect Wildlife
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Natural and cultural areas that will remain similar to what they are today -- despite climate change -- need to be identified, managed and conserved as “refugia” for at-risk species, according to a study published today in PLOS One.
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New Web Tool Provides Climate-Smart Seedlot Selection Recommendations
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The U.S. Forest Service, Oregon State University, and the Conservation Biology Institute have launched a free web-based decision-support tool to help natural resource managers match seedlots (seed collections from a known origin) with planting sites based on climatic information.
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USGS Study Reveals Interactive Effects of Climate Change, Invasive Species on Native Fish
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A new USGS study shows non-native Brown Trout can place a burden on native Brook Trout under the increased water temperatures climate change can cause.
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Looking Forward: Priorities for Managing Freshwater Resources in a Changing Climate
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An updated report addressing ways to build resilience to climate change for water resources has been released by the federal Water Resources and Climate Change Workgroup.
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The U.S. Global Change Research Program Wants to Hear From You
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The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) seeks public comment on the draft of its Climate Science Special Report (CSSR).
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Scientists: Strong evidence that human-caused climate change intensified 2015 heat waves
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Human-caused climate change very likely increased the severity of heat waves that plagued India, Pakistan, Europe, East Africa, East Asia, and Australia in 2015 and helped make it the warmest year on record, according to new research published today in a special edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
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Global Change Monitoring Portal Released
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A new Portal provides scientists and the general public with access to information about the existence and operation of programs that monitor the effects of global change processes, such as climate and land use change, on important air, land, and water resources.
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A National Experiment in Manager-Scientist Partnerships to Apply an Adaptation Framework
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Forest managers across the U.S. are faced with implementing adaptation strategies in the face of severe droughts, wildfires, and other climate-related impacts.
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