Recovery of vegetation on plugged and abandoned oil and gas well sites on the Colorado Plateau is influenced by time, moisture, nonnative plants and the type of plant community that was originally in place before well sites were constructed, according to a recently published study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Whale Week: A Message from the Director for NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
World Whale Day (February 16) is almost here and that means it’s time to celebrate Whale Week, which encompasses all cetaceans, large and small, from the blue whale to the harbor porpoise.
NASA’s Aqua Satellite Catches Development of Tropical Cyclone Oma
NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Pacific Ocean and captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Oma.
GOES-17 Is Now Operational. Here’s What It Means for Weather Forecasts In The Western U.S.
It’s official: GOES-17 is now operational as NOAA’s GOES West satellite.
In Solar System’s Symphony, Earth’s Magnetic Field Drops the Beat
Space isn’t silent. In fact, an entire orchestra of instruments fills our near-Earth environment with eerie sounds.
Climate of North American Cities Will Shift Hundreds of Miles in One Generation
In one generation, the climate experienced in many North American cities is projected to change to that of locations hundreds of miles away—or to a new climate unlike any found in North America today.