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USGS | 2022
The USGS Land Change, Monitoring, Assessments, and Projections (LCMAP) project was instituted to monitor and assess land use and land cover change through time, promote understanding of the causes…
USGS | 2022
Recent catastrophic wildfires in the western United States have led to loss of life and property and burned through some of the most iconic landscapes in the National Park Service (NPS). This ongoing…
USGS | 2022
Developing maps of exotic annual grass (EAG) phenology allows researchers and land managers to track the timing and progression of EAG growing-season dynamics year to year. Alterations in phenology…
USGS | 2022
Invasive annual grasses on public lands in the western United States are a problem for land managers. Early-season invasives (ESI) can out-compete native species for resources including water, and in…
USGS | 2022
Cobalt, designated a critical mineral by the European Union and the United States, is a crucial component of lithium-ion batteries, which are found in cell phones, electric vehicles, and personal…
USGS | 2022
This project utilizes Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to identify and monitor small-scale mining dredges operating on rivers in Guyana, South America. River dredging is an elusive activity that can be…
USGS | 2022
Mineral resources are essential to the national security and economic prosperity of the United States. The Nation’s heavy reliance on imports of critical minerals increases its vulnerability to…
USGS | 2022
The 2020 western U.S. fire season was among the most extreme on record. Over 100 fires were active in September, the majority occurring in California, Oregon, and Washington, where over 16,000 square…
USGS | 2022
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fire Danger Forecast Program generates several products that forecast the potential for large fires to occur across the conterminous United States. The Wildland Fire…
USGS | 2022
Tens of millions of trees reportedly died in California during the 2012–2016 drought, resulting in marked increases in heavy fuel loads on the landscape. In conjunction with warming temperature,…
USGS | 2022
Fire perimeter databases provide critical geospatial information that land managers use for a variety of purposes, including documenting fire occurrence, determining historical reference conditions…
USGS | 2022
The conversion of natural land cover to built-up surfaces has been widely documented as the main determinant of warming across urban areas, since buildings, roads, and other infrastructure absorb and…