Results from the first decade-long reanalysis simulation of northwest European shelf biogeochemistry show the importance of quantifying the uncertainty in these indicators to inform marine policy.
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Florida Mayors Spotlight Climate Change as U.S. Election Issue
In the run-up to presidential primaries today in Florida, a bipartisan group of mayors there raised the issue by convincing moderators to pose questions about it in national debates and in other ways.
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Embracing Open Data in Field-Driven Sciences
Allowing data to be reused and research results to be replicated fosters innovation, high-quality research, and public trust in science.
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NOAA's 2017 Budget Would Support Observational Infrastructure
The Obama administration's budget request includes funding for an initiative to vastly boost the number of water-monitoring sites used to forecast floods, droughts, and other hydrological impacts.
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Congress Tussles over Bill to Provide Stability to NASA
Witnesses at a congressional hearing highlighted the need to provide stability to NASA but were lukewarm in supporting specific provisions of the proposed Space Leadership Preservation Act.
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McNutt Breaks Barriers as Incoming Science Academy President
Two traditions fall to the wayside as the U.S. National Academy of Sciences selects its first woman ever as president and, in choosing her, elevates its second consecutive geoscientist to the helm.
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Creating Local Support Networks for Graduate Student Women
Regional groups can help advance the careers of women in science and combat the biases and policies that continue to drive them from the field.
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White House Showcases Earthquake Alerts, Federal Quake Readiness
A prototype ShakeAlert early warning system approaches alert-ready status as the administration issues an executive order on federal earthquake standards.
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Proposed 6.7% NSF Budget Increase Depends on Mandatory Funds
If Congress does not approve a new funding strategy pursued by the Obama administration, called mandatory funding, the proposed fiscal year 2017 amount for the agency would grow by only 1.3%.
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Proposed NASA Budget: Earth Science Up, Planetary Science Down
A new line item for space transportation would support NASA partnerships with commercial spaceflight vendors and reduce dependence on Russia for transporting astronauts.