Desert Research Institute

Solving our most pressing environmental challenges is more critical now than ever. This #GivingTuesday, please consider donating to DRI to support our innovative, solutions oriented scientific research. Every gift made will have DOUBLE the impact, thanks to a generous dollar-for-dollar match. Together, we can tackle the environmental problems of today and tomorrow. Support #ScienceThatMattersNow: www.dri.edu/irp #SupportDRI #DRIFoundation

At DRI, big ideas become groundbreaking environmental solutions. This giving season, you can help create a better future for Nevada and the world with a gift to the Innovation Research Program Endowment (IRP). Your gift will have DOUBLE the impact thanks to a generous dollar-for-dollar match. Together, we can ensure this important work continues for generations to come. Support #ScienceThatMattersNow at www.dri.edu/irp. #GivingTuesday #SupportDRI #DRIFoundation

On this #NativeAmericanHeritageDay, we honor the legacy and deep connection of the Tohono O’odham Nation with the Santa Cruz River. Delve into Shecota Rae Nez's enlightening article 'Echoes of Water' on Native Climate, exploring both the past and the future of the river within an evolving climate landscape. https://lnkd.in/d5nTvZwX

To our scientists and technologists, our community partners and friends, and to our donors – thank you for all you do to support #ScienceThatMattersNow. www.dri.edu/irp #Thanksgiving

In "Roughin It," Mark Twain detailed his experience of the #GreatFlood in California and Nevada. This flood resulted from a period of abnormally heavy winter precipitation in the winter of 1861-1862. Twain, and his contemporaries, experienced what we, in the present-day, recognize as an #AtmosphericRiver. Accounts like Twain’s, alongside other forms of historic data, have been used by DRI scientists to study past atmospheric rivers. With support from the Innovation Research Program, DRI scientists have looked to past atmospheric river events to better understand their frequency and intensity, to project the potential hazards to our modern-day communities, and to inform water resource management in the Western U.S. To support more projects that future-proof our communities, make a gift online at www.dri.edu/irp. #GivingTuesday #SupportDRI #ScienceThatMattersNow

Extreme heat in the #LasVegas valley is proving to be lethal to both visitors and long-term residents that are no strangers to high temperatures. Heat related deaths are on the rise as #ClimateChange continues to worsen and DRI researchers Ariel Choinard and David Almanza are investigating solutions to protect residents. Choinard’s lab is hosting meetings with nonprofits and elected officials and has kept #ExtremeHeat in constant discussion. Almanza's work looks to see who is using designated cooling centers and how improvements could be made upon already existing infrastructure. Protecting residents is a number one priority, but the escalation of climate change is proving to be a demanding opponent. Read the full story on the Las Vegas Review-Journal's website: https://lnkd.in/gWTv-7D4. #ScienceThatMattersNow

DRI's president, Dr. Kumud Acharya, joined his Nevada System of Higher Education colleagues yesterday on stage at the Presidents Roundtable hosted by The Nevada Independent's Jon Ralston. They discussed higher education, and Dr. Acharya shared the importance of environmental research as key to future-proofing our communities and building a better world. #ScienceThatMattersNow #DiscoverDRI

Mountain Rain or Snow is looking for the public’s help to study winter precipitation, as the #SierraNevada region prepares for a #BombCyclone and plenty of snow. DRI scientists are working with the University of Nevada, Reno, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Lynker to further our understanding of how precipitation varies across a region, whether it’s rain, snow, or both. By signing up for the Mountain Rain or Snow #CitizenScience Project, participants can record what precipitation looks like at their location in real time, allowing scientists to get data that will help better predict weather conditions in the future. Read more at Tahoe Daily Tribune: https://lnkd.in/gicEp5x7. #ScienceThatMattersNow

The DRI Team had an opportunity to train using the Alta-X drone and corresponding HySpex hyperspectral camera. Used in many fields of study such as geology and mineralogy, environmental science and site remediation, economic geology, and agriculture, this complex system measures the spectroscopy of a material based on the absorption and reflection of light. All materials have a special signature, and these hyperspectral cameras allow us to capture that in an image, that can then be mapped using GIS software. These systems, although complex, are a magnificent tool in the field of environmental science and will help scientists to further understand differences in soil and rock mineralogy. #FridayFun #ScienceThatMattersNow

So rad to have Samapriya Roy, Ph.D. visit Desert Research Institute and spread the open geo word 🤙🏻