Wildfire
Looking for Answers in a Warming World
June 14, 2023 16:15 ET | DRI
Reno, NV, June 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disastrous wildfires and prolonged droughts; stronger hurricanes and cyclones; severe flooding and sea level rise: these are just some of the impacts of a...
Mapping global drought with ClimateEngine.org
DRI Aims to Increase Scientific Access to Earth Monitoring Data With Re-Launch of ClimateEngine.org
May 08, 2023 15:06 ET | DRI
Reno, NV, May 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The combined use of satellite and climate data has rapidly become critical for scientists and resource managers seeking to accurately assess changes in...
Researchers measure albedo
Wildfires Are Increasingly Burning California’s Snowy Landscapes and Colliding with Winter Droughts to Shrink California’s Snowpack
February 01, 2023 13:32 ET | DRI
Reno, NV, Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The early pandemic years overlapped with some of California’s worst wildfires on record, creating haunting, orange-tinted skies and wide swathes of burned...
Mountain Rain or Snow Infographic
Successful Citizen Science Weather Tracking Effort Goes National, Receives Three Additional Years of Funding From NASA
November 29, 2022 11:36 ET | DRI
Reno, Nevada, Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Satellite technologies often struggle to differentiate snow from rain near the freezing point in mountainous regions, with impacts on flood...
Norwegian-American International Polar Year Antarctic Scientific Traverse
Early Human Activities Impacted Earth’s Atmosphere More Than Previously Known
October 06, 2021 11:44 ET | DRI
Reno, Nev., Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Several years ago, while analyzing ice core samples from Antarctica’s James Ross Island, scientists Joe McConnell, Ph.D., and Nathan Chellman, Ph.D.,...
DRI Taps Seasoned Development Executive to Lead Nationwide Environmental Fundraising Efforts
September 02, 2021 13:57 ET | DRI
Las Vegas, Sept. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DRI is proud to welcome long-time education fundraising professional Kristin Ghiggeri Burgarello, who will serve as Director of Advancement.  In her...