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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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Piercen Nguyen at air filtration workshop

Estom Yumeka Maidu Student Teaches DIY Air Filtration Techniques to Help Reservation Communities During Wildfire Season

By DRI Communications | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog, Featured researchers

Many houses have no particulate filtration systems, especially on reservations. Piercen Nguyen and his colleagues have a proven solution.

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DRI Foundation Chair Kristin McMillan Porter

The DRI Foundation Welcomes New Trustees for 2023

By DRI Communications | Jan 10, 2023 | Foundation Announcements

The DRI Foundation is pleased to welcome the new members to its Board of Trustees, each serving a four-year term beginning January 1, 2023.

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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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Tim Minor and students at UNR sitting at a table

Tim Minor: Celebrating a Career in GIS and Remote Sensing

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

Tim Minor, M.A, recently retired from DRI after 31 years. His successful career as a geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing scientist brought him to DRI in 1991.

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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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distant island surrounded by clear water

Scientists Uncover Conditions Key to Formation of the Great Barrier Reef

By DRI Communications | Nov 21, 2022 | Announcements, News releases

Scientists have sought to understand the conditions that led to the Great Barrier Reef’s formation. A new study claims to have the answer.

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male scientist in lab holding equipment

Jim Hudson: Celebrating a Career in Cloud Physics

By DRI Communications | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog, Featured researchers

Research Professor Jim Hudson, Ph.D., DRI’s longest-serving employee, recently retired from DRI after 51 years studying cloud physics.

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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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Childhood Traumas Strongly Impact Both Mental and Physical Health

By DRI Communications | Nov 8, 2022 | News releases, Research findings

Most Americans report experiencing at least one childhood trauma and these experiences have significant impacts on our health as adults.

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