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The Arc de Triomphe in Paris glowed a celebratory green on 4 November 2016, the day the climate accord negotiated in that city took effect.

News 21 June 2017

International Science Group Decries Trump Climate Pact Exit

The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics also criticizes the U.S. withdrawal from the Green Climate Fund as perhaps more damaging than the nation’s exit from the Paris climate agreement.

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Planetary Sciences

Two views of a new stamp that when warmed by a person’s finger, switches from showing the black disk of the Moon’s silhouette covering the Sun to an illuminated view of the Moon in place of the black disk.

News 20 June 2017

Innovative Postage Stamp Celebrates Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse

The eclipse expert whose photographs appear on the stamp said he is thrilled about the opportunities that the stamp and the eclipse afford to excite people about science.

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Science Policy & Funding

Dr. France Cordova and Dr. Gabriela Gonzalez at LIGO.

News 9 June 2017

Strong NSF Funding Favored by House Spending Committee

Although the federal budget request lowers the agency’s funding by 11%, a House appropriations committee chair declared at a hearing his panel’s commitment to U.S. leadership in fundamental research.

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Science Policy & Funding

Scientists at Grinnell Glacier take glacial measurements.

News 7 June 2017

USGS Funding Slashed 15% in Proposed Federal Budget

Requested fiscal year 2018 spending levels support energy and mineral resources programs but make deep cuts to climate programs and many other areas.

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Climate Change

News 2 June 2017

Trump Says United States Will Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord

Scientists and others decry the decision, arguing that it will slow efforts to address the risks of climate change.

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Science Policy & Funding

Instrument to monitor forest responses to drought.

News 31 May 2017

Trump Budget Would Set National Science Foundation Back a Decade

Directorate for Geosciences faces 10.7% cut.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 24 May 2017

Federal Science Funding Drops Sharply in Trump Budget Plan

Congress has shown bipartisan support for Earth and space sciences in the past. Advocates hope it will do so again.

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Planetary Sciences

Sen. Ted Cruz talks about America’s role in space exploration and maintaining the security of our nation’s satellites.

News 19 May 2017

Scientists, Policy Makers Push for Mars Exploration

At a recent forum, Sen. Ted Cruz also announced a Senate hearing to revisit the half-century-old Outer Space Treaty, and he warned about potential military threats to the nation’s satellites.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Melting Arctic sea ice at Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada.

News 16 May 2017

Concern About Climate Change Drives Arctic Council Meeting

Actions taken by ministers at the meeting included an agreement on international Arctic scientific cooperation and adoption of recommendations of a report on the region’s changing state.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Palm trees blow sideways in tropical storm.

News 12 May 2017

NOAA Officials Stress Hurricane Danger and Storm Safety

Agency scientists on a Hurricane Awareness Tour showcase NOAA research capabilities and warn that although winds can cause severe damage, the biggest killers are storm surges and inland flooding.

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Publications from R. Showstack

International Science Group Decries Trump Climate Pact Exit

Innovative Postage Stamp Celebrates Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse

Strong NSF Funding Favored by House Spending Committee

USGS Funding Slashed 15% in Proposed Federal Budget

Trump Says United States Will Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord

Trump Budget Would Set National Science Foundation Back a Decade

Federal Science Funding Drops Sharply in Trump Budget Plan

Scientists, Policy Makers Push for Mars Exploration

Concern About Climate Change Drives Arctic Council Meeting

NOAA Officials Stress Hurricane Danger and Storm Safety

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Modeling ash fall distribution from a Yellowstone supereruption

Comparison of wildfire smoke estimation methods and associations with cardiopulmonary-related hospital admissions

Evidence for rapid topographic evolution and crater degradation on Mercury from simple crater morphometry

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