Extreme Weather Impacts from the Northeast Hub Region
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Forest Owner Carbon and Climate Education (FOCCE) program
The Forest Owner Carbon and Climate Education (FOCCE) program is a collaboration between thirteen university extension divisions and three USDA Climate Hubs which seeks to educate forest owners and…
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Turn the Tap: A Focus on Soil Moisture Education
To help farmers improve their irrigation efficiency and gain greater knowledge on how to monitor soil moisture conditions, two fact sheets were crafted to give overview of soil moisture monitoring,…
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Daily runoff forecasting in agricultural watersheds: A promising tool for nutrient management
When rainfall occurs shortly after nutrient application, nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus can be quickly transferred to runoff waters. Thus, these events are of great concern for water quality…
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Testing the Novel Shallow Well at Hart Farm in Maine
In 2021, Hart Farm installed a shallow well to serve as their main source of irrigation water for their vegetable crops. The farm will play a key role in helping researchers answer questions about…
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Delmarva and the Ground for Change Selected at MONIFF
The USDA Northeast Climate Hub’s documentary film, Delmarva and the Ground for Change, was recently selected to play at the 10th annual Monadnock International Film Festival (MONIFF).
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When it rains, it pours: How climate change fuels heavier rains
Over the past century, rainstorms across the US have increased in frequency and severity. Recent research now suggests that extreme rainfall events will continue to increase in frequency and…
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Partnership with UMaine advances affordable well research
Ongoing partnership between the University of Maine and the USDA Northeast Climate Hub to establish a test well for wild blueberry research.
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Spending More Time Indoors: It’s What’s in Store for US Honey Bee Colonies
Our changing climate is resulting in increasingly unstable conditions for bees. These challenges make the prospect of storing bees in facilities with controlled, consistent climate conditions more…
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Delmarva and the Ground for Change
Farmers around the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays are leaders in practices that promote healthy soils. These practices also safeguard working lands from climate change extremes. This film follows three…
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Delmarva and the Ground for Change: A Forthcoming Environmental Documentary Focused on Soil Health
Here's how our forthcoming environmental documentary feature, Delmarva and the Ground for Change, all came together. Get the inside scoop on the farms involved, and catch a first look at the…
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Going to Extremes at HBEF
Take a closer look at how scientists use forest experiments to study forest response to extreme weather events, such as ice storms, drought, and warming. Learn about how these types of events impact…
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New Drought Coordinator for New England and New York
For Sylvia Reeves, timing is everything! Sylvia joined NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) as the Regional Drought Information Coordinator for the Northeast Regional…