http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg USGS Multimedia Gallery Video Set for: Climate Change http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif USGS http://gallery.usgs.gov/ <![CDATA[Climate Change and Land Use Impacts on Freshwater Mussels]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/671 This presentation, “Breaking Traditional Barriers to Model Climate Change and Land Use Impacts on Freshwater Mussels”, is a part of the Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series from the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the FWS National Conservation Training Center.

]]> <![CDATA[A Land of Flowers on a Latitude of Deserts]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/641 This webinar gives an overview of the preliminary results from the project "La Florida: A Land of Flowers on a Latitude of Deserts". This webinar is a part of the "Climate Change and Management Webinar series" that is a partnership between the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the FWS National Conservation Training Center.

]]> <![CDATA[Providing Science for Resource Adaptation to Climate Change]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/633 The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) works to provide natural resource managers with the scientific tools and information they need to develop and execute management strategies that address the impacts of climate and other ongoing global changes on fish and wildlife and their habitats. Similarly, the eight U.S. Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers (CSCs), managed by NCCWSC, provide scientific support for climate adaptation across a full range of natural and cultural resources. Current NCCWSC and CSC supported science projects cover a wide array of topics ranging from vulnerability assessments of sea turtle nesting beaches to sea level rise in the Southeast U.S. to studies of the sensitivity of coastal rainforests to changes in glacier runoff in Alaska. In this first webinar in the 2013 Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series, Dr. Shawn Carter will present a brief history of the NCCWSC and the CSCs, and will give an overview and update on the science priorities and ongoing work at the centers

]]> <![CDATA[Influence of Changing Climate on Inland Native Trout]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/614 This project addresses the need for more complete evidence and more accurate vulnerability assessments to show how salmonid populations are adjusting to climate change. This webinar will also explore some of the biological implications, and their relative importance, related to a warming climate including upstream shifts in salmonid habitats, increased wildfire disturbances, and declining summer habitats.This webinar was conducted as a part of the "NCCWSC Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series", through a partnership between the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center (NCTC).

]]> <![CDATA[Nature’s Altered Seasons]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/539 Early cherry blossoms and flower blooms and record high temperatures nationwide highlight a phenomenon everyone already seems to know, but science has confirmed -- spring is coming earlier in the year almost everywhere. During this lecture, Dr. Jake Weltzin gives an overview of the USGS sponsored USA National Phenology Network, a national effort to help track the timing of plant and animal activity as an indicator of environmental variation and climate change. This unique project engages both professional and “citizen” scientists to document life cycles of nature. This presentation describes results of some of the research to date and explains how anyone can participate as a “citizen scientist,” tracking plants and animals in their own backyard!

]]> <![CDATA[USGS Public Lecture Series: Climate Change 101]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/179 Climate change is an issue of increasing public concern because of its potential effects on land, water, and biological resources. In the next several years, the United States will be challenged to make management and policy decisions as well as develop adaptation and mitigation strategies that will require anticipating the effects of a changing climate and its impacts on humans and ecosystems. The USGS has a well-regarded history in studying these potential effects and understanding climate change science.

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]]> <![CDATA[USGS Public Lecture Series: Baked Alaska--What's Happening to the Glaciers in Alaska?]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/180 Glaciers are Earth's largest reservoir of freshwater. As they change, so does global sea level. Alaska has one of the largest accumulations of glaciers anywhere on Earth outside of the Polar regions. For most of the past half century, Alaska has experienced a significant increase in temperature that has profoundly impacted its glaciers. Join USGS scientist Dr. Bruce F. Molnia to explore the relationship between Alaska's glaciers, climate, and sea level. Visit a number of Alaskan landscapes and examine their changes on yearly, decadal, and century time scales.

Transcript available soon.

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