• Home
  • Partner With Us
  • Faculty & Staff Directory
  • Careers
  • For Journalists
  • Contact
DRI
  • Who We Are
    • About DRI
    • Strategic Plan 2020-2025
    • Leadership Team
    • Faculty & Staff Directory
    • 60-Year History
    • Awards and Scholarships
    • DRI Publications
    • Support DRI
    • DRI Foundation
    • Policies and Compliance
  • What We Do
    • Areas of Research
    • Laboratories and Facilities
    • Programs and Networks
    • Projects and Collaborations
    • PreK-College Education Outreach
    • Research Libraries
    • Graduate Programs
    • Citizen & Community Science
      • Mountain Rain or Snow
      • Project Ashfall
    • Research Park
  • News & Events
    • News & Announcements
    • Behind the Science Blog
    • Storymaps
    • DRI Special Events
    • AWE+ 2024
    • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Our Impact
  • Support DRI
Select Page

Featured Research: DRI scientists analyze origins of the Saharan dust plume

Featured Research: DRI scientists analyze origins of the Saharan dust plume

Jul 22, 2020 | Blog, Featured projects

On June 18, 2020, NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured this visible image of the large light brown plume of Saharan dust over the North Atlantic Ocean. The image showed that the dust from Africa’s west coast extended almost to the Lesser Antilles in the western...

New study identifies atmospheric conditions that precede wildfires in the Southwest

New study identifies atmospheric conditions that precede wildfires in the Southwest

Jan 3, 2019 | News releases, Research findings

Reno, Nev. (January 3, 2018): To protect communities in arid landscapes from devastating wildfires, preparation is key. New research from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno may aid in the prevention of large fires by helping meteorologists and fire managers...

Working to solve our most challenging environmental problems.

More than 600 highly-skilled scientists, engineers, technicians, students, and staff work collaboratively within and across four research divisions focused on understanding and answering critical science questions about changes in the environment, water quality and availability, air quality, the sustainability of desert lands, life in extreme environments, education, and more.

© Desert Research Institute

 

Who We Are

Faculty Directory

About DRI

Our Leadership

Our History

Careers

What We Do

Areas of Research

Special Programs

Labs & Facilities

News & Events

Contact Us

Follow DRI

Newsletter Sign-up

  • Accessibility
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Public & Personal Safety
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • NSHE
  • DRI Bylaws
  • Conflict of Interest Policy