We may think of the Pacific Northwest as rain-drenched, but new research led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh shows that the region could be in for longer dry seasons, and is unlikely to see a period as wet as the 20th century any time soon.
Hydrology

Paleoecology Laboratory
PI(s):
Dorothy M. Peteet Describes global research using vegetation shifts to reconstruct local and regional changes in the landscape due to climate and/or anthropogenic influence.
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Paleoecology Laboratory Lake Vostok
PI(s):
Robin E. Bell Lake Vostok: A Curiosity or a Focus for Interdisciplinary Study? A workshop sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Lake Vostok Location
United States
78° 27' 0" S, 106° 47' 60" W
See map: Google Maps
MARGINS Program
PI(s):
Geoffrey A. Abers Continental margins are the Earth's principal loci for producing hydrocarbon and metal resources, for earthquake, landslide, volcanic and climatic hazards, and for
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MARGINS Program 
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Gordon Bromley | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Glacial geomorphology, palaeoclimate of the tropics and Antarctica, tropical glaciers and hydrology |
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Dorothy M. Peteet | Adjunct Senior Research Scientist | Paleoclimate, paleoecology, climate modeling, wetland carbon storage, palynology. |
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Geoffrey A. Abers | Associate Director - Seismology, Geology and Tectonophysics | Earthquake seismology, imaging and tectonics of active plate boundaries |
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Michael Kaplan | Lamont Assistant Research Professor | Quaternary and glacial geology, geomorphology, geochronology, paleoclimatology, ice sheet dynamics, limnogeology, cosmogenic surface exposure dating |

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February 23, 2011

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Rockland County’s Water Resources | Part of the 2010 Public Lecture Series |
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New York's Piermont Marsh | A 7,000-year Archive of Climate Change, Human Impact and Uncovered Mysteries |









