The North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center is a partnership between the US Geological Survey, the University of Colorado Boulder and six other consortium partners. The NC CASC fosters innovative and applied research in support of Tribal, federal, state, and local natural resource management and decision-making. The North Central center is one of nine regional climate centers in the national CASC network created to help meet the changing needs of land and resource managers across the country. It serves Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska.
Improving Seasonal Rainfall Forecasts in the Northern Great Plains
Can conditions in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans help predict summer rainfall in the Northern Great Plains? New research by NC CASC researchers Prasad Thota and Imtiaz Rangwala suggests they can.
Conservation enhances resilience of the US "Duck Factory"
A new study published in BioScience offers encouraging news. While climate change is expected to reduce the region's overall capacity to support breeding waterfowl, strategic conservation efforts are helping build resilience into the landscape.
