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Welcome to June! Here’s what’s new from the Critical Issues Program:
- Our next Critical Issues webinar, “Planning for Coastal Storm & Erosion Hazards”, will take place on Thursday July 6th, 1:30pm EDT/10:30am PDT. This 1.5-hour webinar will focus on efforts to anticipate, mitigate, and respond to coastal storms, erosion, and associated hazards at the federal, state, and local level. Three case studies from around the U.S. will be featured as examples of how coastal hazard planning can evolve over time, with a focus on how geoscience informs planning at all stages. Registration will open soon on our webinar page.
- What’s the difference between weather and climate? And what is the evidence that our present-day climate is changing? These are big questions deserving serious attention, so we’ve worked hard to bring you comprehensive, in-depth answers. We also have a new FAQ on LiDAR and its many uses (including weather and climate monitoring).
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- We’ve reviewed every single part of the Critical Issues website, updating hundreds of pages and adding lots of new resources, to ensure that we’re bringing you the most reliable, up-to-date geoscience information available. If you’re not familiar with our program, you can start here.
- We’ve renovated our webinar page to make it easier to use. And if you like our webinars, you might also want to check out the webinars from AGI’s Workforce Program.
- We’ve got lots of additions to our Maps & Visualizations portal this month! Explore wind farms, energy resources, coal resources, historical oil and gas production, and pipelines in the United States; aggregate resources and environmental information in Minnesota; aggregate resources, groundwater levels, and water wells in South Dakota; and abandoned mines in Missouri.
- For more updates and information from the Critical Issues Program, including details of upcoming events, follow us on Twitter @AGI_GeoIssues or subscribe to our mailing lists.