Fathoming the snow depths
This snow-depth map, zoomed out, shows snow accumulations across the western and northern United States. Inches of snow range from blues to purples to pinks, from less to more snowpack.
CALIFORNIA—In California, the new year arrived on the wave of an atmospheric river, carrying enough water…
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Climate talk on melting polar ice draws hundreds of Eastern Region participants
WISCONSIN — When an ice sheet melts in Greenland or Antarctica, how does it impact our lives — and our work — thousands of miles away? It’s a question that drew rich and unexpected connections between the work of an academic climate science researcher and USDA Forest Service employees from a variety of backgrounds.On Jan. 26, nearly 300 Eastern Region employees joined the first installment of a…