March 18th 2015   In a continued effort to provide key datasets that support the process of developing resilience to climate change, five additional datasets are now available in the Ecosystem Vulnerability theme. Those include: California Ocean Uses Atlas Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Threatened and Endangered Species REST Services US Forest Service Forests To Faucets National Wildlife Chemical Effects Database Threatened and Endangered Terrestrial Animal Species Richness  

In a continued effort to provide key datasets that support the process of developing resilience to climate change, eight additional datasets are now available in the Water theme. Those include: NOAA Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) Products Severe Weather Data Inventory (SWDI) State of the Climate Monthly Overview – National Snow and Ice U.S. 15 Minute Precipitation Data U.S. Hourly Precipitation Data United States Climate Reference Network (USCRN) Processed Data GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree Version 2.0 V020 GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 monthly 0.25 x 0.25 degree Version 2.0 V020    

Today, the Ecosystem Vulnerability theme page was unveiled during the Plenary Session of the ACES (A Community on Ecosystem Services) conference near Washington, D.C. The Ecosystem Vulnerability theme was formally launched, along with the Water theme, and the Data.gov Ecosystems … Continued

A new Data.gov community (Ecosystems.data.gov) has been launched to serve as an entry point for access to the U.S. Ecoinformatics-based Open Resources and Machine Accessibility (EcoINFORMA) initiative, including the EcoINFORMA data resource hubs (Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Land Cover Dynamics), … Continued

In a continued effort to provide key resources that are aimed at developing water resources resilience to climate change, five additional items are now available in the Water theme. Those include: Global Lake Temperature Collaboration Forced Evaporation from Water Surface Groundwater depletion in the United States (1900−2008) California drought, visualized with open data Federal Support Toolbox