@NativeClimate

Native Climate supports climate adaptation in Native American communities by building new connections between Native wisdom and western scientific data.

 Great Basin, USA
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Joined September 2016
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#DRI's @NativeClimate education team, Ileah Kirchoff & Crystal Miller, recently hosted a collaborative workshop between the Walker River Paiute Tribe and the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe focusing on curriculum development lessons about the #ClimateCrisis. bit.ly/nativeclimateworkshop
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Registration for SWAF 2024 is now open! 🎉 Join us in Tucson, AZ, February 27 - 29th SWAF is a biennial meeting of experts, professionals, and community members advancing climate adaptation and mitigating climate change impact across the Southwest. 📌bit.ly/3utGfJe
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Native Climate retweeted
WWA@WWAnews11 Oct 2023
The @WeAreWaterSW project is hosting a photo contest to showcase #water and communities in the #FourCorners Region! If you live in, are from, or have spent time in the Four Corners, we invite you to submit your best photographs of the region by Nov 9. bit.ly/3ZWUQZd
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According to yesterday's Sept climate summary from @NOAANCEI, the area in the CONUS affected by drought grew nearly 6% in Sept, reaching ~40%. Severe to exceptional drought was widespread across the Southwest, Deep South, Plains, and PacNW as of Oct. 3
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We are hiring! 🌎📣
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Celebrating Indigenous Foods at the First Nevada Tribal Foods Summit. Originally published by Native Climate, an organization that supports climate adaptation efforts in Native American communities of the Southwest and Northern Plains. sierranevadaally.org/2023/07… via @SierraNVAlly

Celebrating Indigenous Foods at the First Nevada Tribal Foods Summit – Sierra Nevada Ally

The event — a traditional foods potluck dinner — was held as part of the first Nevada Tribal Foods Summit, a conference held at UNR Lake Tahoe on May 31-June 2, on the traditional lands of the Washoe...

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Native Climate retweeted
ProPublica
@propublica15 Jun 2023
The Navajo Nation has for years been locked in contentious negotiations with the state of Arizona over water. With the tribe’s claims not yet settled, the water sources it can access are limited. w/ @highcountrynews propublica.org/article/how-a…

How Arizona Stands Between Tribes and Their Water

As it negotiates water rights with tribes, Arizona goes to unique lengths to extract concessions that limit tribes’ opportunities for growth and economic development, according to a ProPublica and...

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April 2023 was the 4th-hottest April for Earth in NOAA's 174-year record. Not only have the 10 hottest Aprils occurred since 2010 but April 2023 was also the 49th consecutive April and 530th consecutive month with global temps above the 20th-century ave. climate.gov/news-features/un…
Two image figure stacked on top of each other. Spatial map of Earth on top has reds over much of earth indicating above-average temperatures in April 2023, and graph on bottom has blues indicating aprils with below-average temperatures compared to the 20th century, and reds indicating warmer than the average. All recent aprils have been above-average.

ALT Two image figure stacked on top of each other. Spatial map of Earth on top has reds over much of earth indicating above-average temperatures in April 2023, and graph on bottom has blues indicating aprils with below-average temperatures compared to the 20th century, and reds indicating warmer than the average. All recent aprils have been above-average.

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The 11th annual Nevada Tribal Food summit, sponsored by @UNRExtension, will take place for the fist time at @UNRLakeTahoe May 31 to June 2. The summit will provide advice and resources to help American Indian tribes grow and consume their own food. bit.ly/3MwPGOx

Annual Nevada Tribal Food Summit teaches food sovereignty | University of Nevada, Reno

Event takes place at University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe for the first time

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Native Climate retweeted
USGS Climate@usgs_climate9 May 2023
#WildfireAwarenessMonth continues with this #CoolTool! 🔥🔧 The @USGS & the @forestservice teamed up to create the Fire Danger Forecaster. Updated daily, the forecaster can be used to monitor #Wildfire potential across the U.S. Check it out here! 👉 ow.ly/soa650Ojgoe
A large wildfire across a rolling landscape in the middle of the night. Credit: US Forest Service, Public Domain

ALT A large wildfire across a rolling landscape in the middle of the night. Credit: US Forest Service, Public Domain

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DRI's @MarkHausner puts the Truckee River's ecology into perspective in this beautiful and informative photo essay by @photo_bednarski in the @SierraNVAlly sierranevadaally.org/2023/05…

A photographic journey of snow melt across the Truckee River – Sierra Nevada Ally

What can we learn about the Truckee River from up above?

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Today @USDA announced an international #climatehub to give everyone around the world access to research, tools, and best practices to make informed, science-based decisions to mitigate climate change. #aim4c @USDAForeignAg climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/in…
Screenshot of the USDA International Climate Hub webpage. An about the International Climate Hub text box notes: USDA's International Climate Hub is a platform to share research, tools, collaborative efforts, and best practices on a global scale to improve the world's ability to adapt to climate change and mitigate its impacts. Featured Content shows three panels: AIM for Climate, Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition 2023 Compendium, and COMET-Planner Global

ALT Screenshot of the USDA International Climate Hub webpage. An about the International Climate Hub text box notes: USDA's International Climate Hub is a platform to share research, tools, collaborative efforts, and best practices on a global scale to improve the world's ability to adapt to climate change and mitigate its impacts. Featured Content shows three panels: AIM for Climate, Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition 2023 Compendium, and COMET-Planner Global

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How dry was 2022? What has the @DroughtCenter been up to? Are there any new tools for monitoring #drought and its impacts? Get answers to these questions and more in the packed winter edition of DroughtScape: go.unl.edu/droughtscape-wint…
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In the Great Basin and other parts of the western U.S., indoor air filtration during wildfire season has become a problem, especially on reservations. Piercen Nguyen and his @DRIScience colleagues have a proven solution. ow.ly/FWct50MvlZz via @NativeClimate
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Apply now to attend the 2023 Tribal Climate Camp! Delegations of 3-4 people from Tribes and/or Tribal organizations in any geographical region are welcome to attend. Applications are due January 12, 2023 ✍️ swcasc.arizona.edu/news/appl…
Save the date graphic for the 2023 Tribal Climate Camp: Asserting Tribal Sovereignty through Climate Planning. The Camp will be March 12-18, 2023 in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. The logo of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is on the left side of the graphic.

ALT Save the date graphic for the 2023 Tribal Climate Camp: Asserting Tribal Sovereignty through Climate Planning. The Camp will be March 12-18, 2023 in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. The logo of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is on the left side of the graphic.

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For the Washoe Tribe and other forestry officials in northern #Nevada, climate change is making it harder to put #GoodFire on the ground. Story by @Welcome2Shel of @KUNRPublicRadio @HitchScienceUNR and @mollydacious of @ClimateCentral: kunr.org/energy-and-environm…

Fire weather extremes make prescribed burns riskier, but more essential than ever

The U.S. Forest Service halted their prescribed burns this summer following an out-of-control burn in New Mexico that became the worst wildfire in the state’s history. Moreover, for Nevada land...

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NIFA
@USDA_NIFA29 Sep 2022
This week in the NIFA Update, we shared how NIFA funding is helping western tribal communities understand the impacts of and adaptation options for climate change. #NIFAImpacts
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Kaleb Roedel@kaleb_roedel12 Sep 2022
In 2019, more than 20,000 Native American community members in Nevada lacked indoor plumbing, per @DRIScience. I looked into what is causing water insecurity in many tribal communities across the Mountain West. @kunrpublicradio/#MtnWestNews bit.ly/3Dk6AM7
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Karletta Chief@nativehydro8 Sep 2022
Join #Native Voices in #STEM on Sept 28 to hear @moo4water speak on "Collaborative hydrology research with the #Navajo Nation"! @UAIndigeFewss
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.@NativeClimate is seeking Climate Reporting Interns. To apply, go to nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/e…. @RSJNevada @UNLVJMS
South Central CASC@sc_casc30 Aug 2022
The Native Climate project, led by the @DRIScience, seeks Climate Reporter Interns to write news stories about the impacts of climate change on Native American communities in the Southwest and Northern Plains regions of the US. lnkd.in/gQDzMmz3
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