Old growth forests have two important functions: 1️⃣ They absorb & store more carbon than they release, reducing carbon in the atmosphere 🌲 2️⃣ They provide important bigfoot habitat 👣 #ClimateCryptids 📸 Ben Slyngstad, USGS ORISE

[1/2] At next week’s geosociety #GSA23, geoscientists will celebrate the distinguished scientific contributions of USGS's Walter E. Dean, who passed away in 2021 & pioneered techniques in #paleoclimatology from rhythmic sediments in lakes & the ocean. ow.ly/LBqy50PWAXC

Everybody needs a beach day, right? And if you're a mythical sea monster 🦕, you want to relax near a living shoreline! #ClimateCryptids Living shorelines protect coasts & provide habitat for local sea creatures. 📸 A sea monster. Or maybe a log 🤷‍♂️. Ben Slyngstad, USGS ORISE

#ICYMI: USGS scientists & partners used new lines of evidence to confirm that human footprints 👣found in White Sands Nat’l Park show people lived in North America 21-23,000 yrs ago – much earlier than previously thought! ow.ly/ju7m50PXgmU #ClimateR_D

What devil doesn't love a good fire 🔥? Fires are an important part of many ecosystems' regeneration cycles, including the Pine Barrens. Prescribed fires help by burning underbrush & letting new native plants sprout. #ClimateCryptids 📸 Ben Slyngstad, USGS ORISE Participant

Remote sensing (RS) projects occur across many @‌USGS mission areas & @‌Interior agencies. #ClimateR_D & National Land Imaging teamed up to edit the 2022 DOI RS Activity Report, highlighting 84 DOI remote sensing applications across 6 federal agencies 👉 ow.ly/rcb750PZ3By

An international scientific research expedition, carried out on behalf of the International Ocean Discovery Program, aims to recover a record of past climate, sea-level change, and reef conditions off the coast of Hawai’i, preserved in coral cores: ow.ly/l3P850Q0bLf

USGS scientists search the Earth to understand #climatechange on the ground. From gathering satellite imagery to extracting polar and glacial ice cores, USGS scientists collect information to show how climate change affects landscapes, waterways, and wildlife around the globe.

After a hard day of creepin' the swamps, you just want to chill in a nice, tepid bath of frog larvae & pond scum. But only a properly working wetland that's filtering water & storing carbon can help you fully relax. #ClimateCryptids 📸 Ben Slyngstad, USGS ORISE Participant

New pub alert! @‌USGS scientists & colleagues @‌uafairbanks recently published work looking at #GHG emissions from Alaskan peatland ecosystems. Using more than 10 years of data they observed all ecosystems acting as sources of C02 & CH4. #ClimateR_D 📰ow.ly/6a8t50QtHK8

The Paleo Pals are excited to welcome you to paleoclimate week! This week we’ll explore what sediment cores, ice cores, & tree-rings are & how they help paleoclimate scientists get their work done! Learn more about paleoclimate research here: ow.ly/OZOb50Qxpsk

Paleoclimate researchers study sediment cores, which are accumulated layers of mud and dead plant material collected in a long tube, to learn about what the climate and environment of the past was like. Learn more➡️ ow.ly/Ua6Y50Qxl18 #ClimateR_D

#DYK USGS scientists drill ice cores to study changes in temperature, precipitation, and volcanic and fire activity going back up to 800,000 years in the past? Check out this comic to learn more➡️: ow.ly/x36H50QxkVZ #ClimateR_D

New pub out on coastal and marine #ecosystemservices and #equity sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Final #ecosystemservices guidance is out! eenews.net/articles/exclu…

📰New Pub! @‌USGS scientists & @‌uarizona, @ucirvine, & @‌UBuffalo studied tiny planktic foraminiferal shells in the Arctic to learn how these organisms respond to changes in water conditions to help reconstruct Arctic paleoceanography! 👉ow.ly/f1ms50R51Vq

National Nature Assessment authors have been selected and we are getting going! #NNA1 globalchange.gov/our-work/annou…

📣Great study by Clarke Knight et al: Intense #rainfall events resulting from strong atmospheric river activity two and three millennia ago exceeded those of the 20th century around Leonard Lake, #California. USGS Climate Clarke Knight, PhD 🔗nature.com/articles/s4324…

At USGS, #paleoclimate #scientists study past #climates using geologic proxies. These data not only shed light on how Earth's processes influence and respond to changing climates, but are also used to forecast future change. Explore the new #geonarrative: ow.ly/YMbE50RqSRr

I am hiring a Program Manager. See announcement which closes May 13th or when we get 100 applicants. usajobs.gov/job/789095100