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Cloud Seeding Technology: Assessing Effectiveness...
Cloud seeding, a weather modification method, offers potential benefits such as increased water supply, improved environmental health, and economic gains. However, challenges like limited scientific data and uncertainty about unintended…
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USDA Climate Adaptation Plan 2024-2027
The USDA’s 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan takes bold steps to address the evolving challenges posed by climate change. Building on its 2021 Plan, it outlines actionable strategies to protect landscapes,…
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USAID Resilience Policy
USAID is committed to strengthening resilience across all of its programs, ensuring communities can thrive despite shocks and stresses. This updated resilience policy expands the focus beyond food security to…
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USAID Mental Health Position Paper
Mental health is at the heart of our overall well-being, shaping how we think, feel, and connect with others. It’s closely linked to physical health, educational success, and workforce participation,…
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U.S. Government Global Health Security Strategy...
The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped our world, impacting nearly one billion people and taking over seven million lives. This experience has revealed the urgent need to bolster global health security (GHS),…
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Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)
Marburg virus disease (MVD) spreads from Egyptian rousette bats to humans and non-human primates, with transmission occurring through the bats’ saliva, urine, and feces. After crossing over to humans, it…
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Persistent Chemicals
The GAO conducted a study on PFAS, a group of chemicals that persist in the environment and can cause health issues, found in products like carpets and nonstick cookware. With…
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National Strategy for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
From Guam to Georgia, Alaska to the U.S. Caribbean, the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, individuals and communities rely on the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes for identity, culture,…
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Extreme Weather: Opportunities for Improved...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has broad national security and disaster preparedness responsibilities. Resilience across homeland security missions, systems and communities is of increasing importance as natural disasters, extreme…
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National Ocean Service Strategic Plan Fiscal Year...
Climate change is rapidly transforming the ocean and coastal zones, putting economic sectors and population centers under increasing strain. This is exacerbating existing challenges for underserved and underrepresented communities already…
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Understanding High Resolution Geophysical Surveys
Before offshore wind construction begins, companies gather information to characterize the seafloor with high-resolution geophysical (HRG) surveys. HRG surveys use a suite of active sound sources to produce sounds that…
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Consumption Inequality During and After the...
Learn more about the consumption inequality before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. We use quarterly data from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Surveys for this study augmented with additional data…
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Green Hydrogen
Hydrogen is an abundant element and critical for the formation of molecules like water. With only one proton, hydrogen is the lightest element. Despite its small mass, hydrogen can pack…
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade...
There is a report of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in dairy cattle and cats in Kansas and Texas, United States, which reflects the continued spread of…
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Remote Sensing for Geohazard Resilience
Landslides are a serious global geologic hazard. It is estimated that in the U.S., landslides cause more than $1 billion in damages and 25 to 50 deaths each year. As…
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