Catch up with DRI researchers & learn what they're up to this fall.
Catch up with DRI researchers & learn what they're up to this fall.
Nevada science, global solutions.
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Monthly project highlights, researcher profiles, events, & more.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Updated CA Climate Tracker released by DRI researchers at the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC)
Originally launched in 2009, the California Climate Tracker was designed to support climate monitoring in California and allows users to generate maps and graphs of temperature and precipitation by region. The 2018 upgrade incorporates substantial improvements including a more user-friendly web interface, improved accuracy of information based on PRISM data, and access to climate maps and data that go back more than 120 years to 1895.
A CA Climate Tracker-produced map showing precipitation percentile rankings for the climatological regions of the state from Oct. 2017 to Aug. 2018.
A CA Climate Tracker-produced map showing precipitation percentile rankings for the climatological regions of the state from Oct. 2017 to Aug. 2018. 
Use the CA Climate Tracker
DRI hydrologic modeling experts part of $4.9 million USDA grant for western water resources research
Mountain snowpack and rainfall are the primary sources of water for the arid western United States, and water allocation rules determine how that water gets distributed among competing uses, including agriculture. Under changing climate conditions, earlier melting of mountain snowpack is altering the timing of runoff, putting additional pressure on water storage and delivery infrastructure to meet the needs of agricultural water rights holders.

To explore solutions for these critical water problems, a research team led by the University of Nevada, Reno and including DRI hydrologic modeling experts Seshadri Rajagopal, Ph.D., and Greg Pohll, Ph.D., has received $4.97 million from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a major research effort into snowpack and water resources in the West.

Walker Lake, western Nevada.
Read more about the grant

FEATURED PROJECT

DRI faculty teach water, sanitation, and hygiene in eSwatini (Swaziland)
In August and early September, several faculty members from DRI found themselves far from home–teaching courses in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and environmental issues in the Kingdom of eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, a small country nestled along South Africa’s eastern border with Mozambique. The courses, all focused on a set of interconnected environmental issues and public health challenges referred to by the acronym WASH, are part of an ongoing WASH Capacity Building Program, operated by DRI’s Center for International Water and Sustainability (CIWAS).
Students in the WASH Capacity Building Program courses in eSwatini this fall.
Learn more about WASH research at DRI

UPCOMING EVENTS

Science Distilled: From research to real life, science takes action
Join DRI and The Discovery on Wednesday, October 24th for the next installment of Science Distilled featuring speakers from DRI and The Nature Conservancy.
Doors open at 7pm, talks start at 7:30pm
Patagonia Outlet • 130 S. Center Street Reno, NV
$10 for Discovery Museum members • $15 for everyone else
Admission includes your favorite craft beer from Imbïb Custom Brews!
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Barbara R. Stein on Annie Montague Alexander
 Join DRI and The Nevada Museum of Art on Thursday, October 25th for a discussion about Annie Montague Alexander (1867–1950), an intrepid explorer, amateur naturalist, skilled markswoman, philanthropist, farmer, and founder of two natural history museums at UC Berkeley. Biographer Barbara R. Stein offers a portrait of this remarkable woman, a pioneer who helped shape the world of science, yet whose name has been little known until now.
Talk begins at 6pm
Nevada Museum of Art • 160 W. Liberty St. Reno, NV
$5 for students • $8 for Nevada Museum of Art members • $12 for general admission
Annie Montague Alexander
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DRI IN THE NEWS

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IMAGES OF THE MONTH:
DRI PHOTO CONTEST

Double rainbow over the horizon with a DRI research truck right in the middle.
The "silver lining" of a rainy day in the field, this double rainbow appeared on the western foothills of the Ruby Mountains in Elko, Nevada. Credit: Jesse Juchtzer, field technician in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences.
Ever wonder what the world looks like through the eyes of a DRI scientist?
Faculty, students, and staff have submitted photos of their research adventures near and far to our fall photo contest. Visit our Facebook page to "like" your favorite photosyou and the scientist who took the photo could both win DRI swag!
Vote for your favorite photos

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