Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The U.S. Climate Variability & Predictability (CLIVAR) Draft Science Plan is now available for public comment through July 3, 2013. The draft plan reflects input from U.S. CLIVAR scientists serving on its Scientific Steering Committee (SSC), three implementation panels, and members of the research community.

Through the open comment period, the SSC seeks comments on the draft plan by the broader U.S. and international science community and the public. Visit the U.S. CLIVAR Science Plan Public Review website to download the Draft Science Plan and provide your comments.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Featured by NASA a member of the U.S. Global Change Research Program

NASA’s Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE) is probing deep into the frozen lands above the Arctic Circle in Alaska to measure emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane from thawing permafrost – signals that may hold a key to Earth’s climate future.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Featured by USGS, a member of the U.S. Global Change Research Program

According to a new U.S. Geological Survey report, San Francisco Bay - which has already lost the majority of its marsh habitat since the 19th Century - could lose even more marshes by the year 2100, due to sea level rise.

Researchers from the USGS Western Ecological Research Center and the USGS California Water Science Center surveyed the elevation, water levels, sediment and vegetation at 12 marshes near Petaluma River, San Pablo Bay, Napa River and South San Francisco Bay.