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Scientists measure albedo on a snowy mountain

Wildfires Are Increasingly Burning California’s Snowy Landscapes and Colliding with Winter Droughts to Shrink California’s Snowpack

By DRI Communications | Feb 1, 2023 | Announcements, News releases

A DRI-led team examined what happens to mountain snowpacks when sunny, midwinter dry spells occur in forests impacted by severe wildfire.

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LCBW vessel ceramic

What can prehistoric ceramics of the California deserts tell us about the past?

By DRI Communications | Jan 5, 2023 | Blog, Featured researchers

DRI archaeologist Greg Haynes recently completed a synthetic report on the prehistoric ceramic artifacts of the Colorado and Mojave deserts.

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Landscape of mountains in Nevada topped with snow at sunset.

DRI Leading $5 Million Regional Climate Adaptation Project

By DRI Communications | Jan 4, 2023 | Announcements, News releases

With $5 million from NOAA’s Climate Adaptation Partners initiative, CNAP will focus on preparing communities to address local natural hazards.

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Cars at rush hour on a highway seen through the smog.

New Study on Non-Tailpipe Emissions in Southern California

By Elyse DeFranco | Dec 5, 2022 | Blog, Featured researchers

In a new study, researchers take a closer look at some overlooked pollutants, known as non-tailpipe emissions.

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citizen science weather observer

Successful Citizen Science Weather Tracking Effort Goes National, Receives Three Additional Years of Funding From NASA

By DRI Communications | Nov 29, 2022 | Announcements, News releases

Researchers from Lynker, DRI, and UNR are partnering with community observers to track winter storms activity through Mountain Rain or Snow.

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tropical reservoir in Mexico

New research examines the potential impacts of climate change on water quality in tropical reservoirs

By DRI Communications | Nov 21, 2022 | Blog, Featured researchers

In a new study, scientists including DRI's Erick Bandala, Ph.D., address how a warming climate alter water quality in tropical reservoirs.

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ancient human footprints found in the desert

Footprints Claimed as Evidence of Ice Age Humans in North America Need Better Dating, New Research Shows

By DRI Communications | Nov 15, 2022 | Announcements, News releases

Recent research claimed that preserved footprints were from the last ice age. Now, a new study disputes the evidence of such an early age.

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wildfire flames in New Mexico

The making of a megafire: Study explores why some wildfires grow fast and furious

By DRI Communications | Aug 22, 2022 | Announcements, News releases

The largest wildfires developed because they responded to high-wind events and preceding dryness more strongly than the other wildfires.

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scientist collects snow algae

Heading to the mountains? The Living Snow Project needs your help

By DRI Communications | Jul 8, 2022 | Blog, Featured researchers

Murray, Nieminen, Collins, Christopher, and Lundin at DRI are studying snow algae as part of the Living Snow Project – a collaboration between DRI and Robin Kodner and her team at Western Washington University.

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scientist working with water in the field

Meet Victoria Wuest, Graduate Researcher

By DRI Communications | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog, Featured researchers

Victoria Wuest is a graduate research assistant with the Division of Hydrologic Science at DRI in Las Vegas, mentored by Duane Moser, Ph.D.

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