Sentinel-2 Based Estimates Of Rangeland Fractional Cover And Canopy Gap Class For The Western United States
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06160-9 <-- shared paper
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https://rangelands.app/products/rap10m/ <-- shared 10 metre Range Analysis platform overview
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[aside & totally anecdotal - I have ridden on the road in that last picture - near Sheridan, WY]
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #fedservice #feddata #opendata #usecase #publicgood #rangeland #ecosystems #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #US #USA #vegetation #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #Sentenial #Sentenial2 #canopy #fractionalcover #canopygap #landcover #landuse #grass #pinyon #juniper #opendata #raster #USWest #WesternStates #landsurface #tools #fielddata #model #modeling #BLM #USDA #statistics #geostatistics #RangelandAnalysisPlatform
@USDA @BLM

Wildfires. Senator Patty Murray doesn’t think we’re ready for fire season in the West. And when IS fire season?
#fire #FireSeason #West #WesternStates #ClimateCrisis #drought
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/14/wildfires-which-parts-of-california-are-at-highest-fire-risk-this-summer/?share=wpia5ssciriweosf2srm

Near the end of his life, my Pawpaw took a Huntin' Trip across the western states, with the family camera pre-set by my Father before he left. 1960s. #westernstates #west #hunting #huntingtrip #camera #cameras #argus #grandpas #grandfathers #traveling #vacation #holiday

West blasts #PRC on #humanrights in Xinjiang; 🇨🇳: what abt Gaza?
"if #Gaza #deathtoll wasn't enuf to “awake conscience of a few Western c'tries.. their so-called protection of HR of Muslims is nothing but e biggest lie”. Independent #UN HR experts in Sep criticised mostly #Westernstates for support'g #Israel despite its acts in Gaza.. no country is above fair scrutiny of its HR oblig'ns. It's incumbent on all not to undermine international HR commitments tt benefit us all"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/west-blasts-china-on-rights-china-responds-what-about-gaza

Talks To Save The Colorado River Just Hit A Logjam
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/06/colorado-river-water-conservation-state-plans/ <-- shared media article
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#water #hydrology #USA #USWest #coloradoriver #waterresources #watersecurity #waterconservation #arizona #california #colorado #accord #planning #federal #state #recharge #snowpack #proposals #compact #coloradorivercompact #government #regulations #drought #overuse #irrigation #WesternStates #nevada #comprise #agreement #watermanagement #climatechange #demographics #growth #demands

See How The Colorado River Water Gets Used Up
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/22/climate/colorado-river-water.html <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0483-z <-- shared paper
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“Hint: It’s less about long showers and more about what’s for dinner…"
#GIS #spatial #mapping #hydrology #water #waterresources #wateruse #watermanagement #waterconservation #like #sustainability #ColoradoRiver #agriculture #irrigation #foodsupply #watersecurity #waterindustry #waterinfrastructure #watercrisis #USA #regulations #regulatoryaffairs #ColoradoRiverCompact #USWest #westernstates #western #administration #waterrestrictions #planning #populationgrowth