Thank you to @nbcnews.com Denise Chow for the story highlighting the challenges of #extremeheat in Las Vegas and the southwest. The story includes interviews with Ariel Choinard and David Almanza of the Nevada Heat Lab at DRI. https://nbcnews.to/3LbIYiw #ScienceThatMattersNow
Deadly summers: Inside the scramble to save lives as heat menaces two Southwestern counties
Maricopa County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada, offer a cautionary tale about what it takes to keep people alive in extreme temperatures.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Thank you to @nbcnews.com Denise Chow for the story highlighting the challenges of #extremeheat in Las Vegas and the southwest. The story includes interviews with Ariel Choinard and David Almanza of the Nevada Heat Lab at DRI. https://nbcnews.to/3LbIYiw #ScienceThatMattersNow
Students from the AP Environmental Science class at Galena High School in #Reno joined DRI scientists Blake Minor, Tim Minor, and Joe Ammatelli at Mount Rose to learn how hydrologists measure the amount of #water in the #snowpack. #ScienceThatMattersNow, #DiscoverDRI, #Hydrology
May 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Students from the AP Environmental Science class at Galena High School in #Reno joined DRI scientists Blake Minor, Tim Minor, and Joe Ammatelli at Mount Rose to learn how hydrologists measure the amount of #water in the #snowpack. #ScienceThatMattersNow, #DiscoverDRI, #Hydrology
DRI’s Tiffany Pereira, ecologist & scientific illustrator, created a first-of-its-kind seedling guide to help land managers & community members identify native plant seeds and aid with restoration work. Read the full interview: bit.ly/driseedlingg... #ScienceThatMattersNow
Tiffany Pereira Blends Art and Science in New Mojave Seedling Guide
The ecologist and illustrator created a first-of-its-kind seedling guide to help land managers and community members identify native plant seeds and aid with restoration work. DRI sat down with Pereir...
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March 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
DRI’s Tiffany Pereira, ecologist & scientific illustrator, created a first-of-its-kind seedling guide to help land managers & community members identify native plant seeds and aid with restoration work. Read the full interview: bit.ly/driseedlingg... #ScienceThatMattersNow
Join us Oct 16 at DRI's Reno Campus for AWE+2025 Collaborative: Exploring wildfire’s cascading impacts—heatwaves, flooding, droughts—and driving urgent, cross-sector action for resilience.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Join us Oct 16 at DRI's Reno Campus for AWE+2025 Collaborative: Exploring wildfire’s cascading impacts—heatwaves, flooding, droughts—and driving urgent, cross-sector action for resilience.
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DRI’s Anne Heggli working with the @cssl.bsky.social, testing a new method for measuring #snowpack temperature. Thank you, Anne, for sharing pictures of your #fieldwork. Learn more about Anne's work: bit.ly/hegglirainonsnow #ScienceThatMattersNow
March 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
DRI’s Anne Heggli working with the @cssl.bsky.social, testing a new method for measuring #snowpack temperature. Thank you, Anne, for sharing pictures of your #fieldwork. Learn more about Anne's work: bit.ly/hegglirainonsnow #ScienceThatMattersNow
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
November 26, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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
Join us Oct 16 at DRI's Reno Campus for AWE+2025 Collaborative: Exploring wildfire’s cascading impacts—heatwaves, flooding, droughts—and driving urgent, cross-sector action for resilience.
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September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Join us Oct 16 at DRI's Reno Campus for AWE+2025 Collaborative: Exploring wildfire’s cascading impacts—heatwaves, flooding, droughts—and driving urgent, cross-sector action for resilience.
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On #PublicLandsDay, we’re celebrating DRI researchers working to protect the places we all share — from deserts & forests to dunes & rivers. 💧🌿🔥🌲 www.dri.edu
#NPLD #DiscoverDRI #ScienceInAction #ScienceThatMattersNow
#NPLD #DiscoverDRI #ScienceInAction #ScienceThatMattersNow
September 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
On #PublicLandsDay, we’re celebrating DRI researchers working to protect the places we all share — from deserts & forests to dunes & rivers. 💧🌿🔥🌲 www.dri.edu
#NPLD #DiscoverDRI #ScienceInAction #ScienceThatMattersNow
#NPLD #DiscoverDRI #ScienceInAction #ScienceThatMattersNow
The extreme #heat claimed more than 500 lives in southern #Nevada last year alone, and scientists and city officials are clamoring for solutions. Planting and preserving the city’s street trees is one method that brings many benefits. bit.ly/urbanstreett... #ExtremeHeat #ScienceThatMattersNow
A New, Detailed Analysis of the Benefits and Trade-offs of Urban Street Trees in Las Vegas
Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years, scientists say, and Las Vegas continues to break temperature records. Planting and preserving the city’s street trees is one method that brings many ...
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June 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The extreme #heat claimed more than 500 lives in southern #Nevada last year alone, and scientists and city officials are clamoring for solutions. Planting and preserving the city’s street trees is one method that brings many benefits. bit.ly/urbanstreett... #ExtremeHeat #ScienceThatMattersNow
With the #AtmosphericRiver storms moving into the #Sierras and #RenoNV, be sure to send us your observations for Mountain Rain or Snow! This #CitizenScientist program helps improve weather forecasts for better predictions. Sign up at www.rainorsnow.org. #CommunityScience #ScienceThatMattersNow
November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
With the #AtmosphericRiver storms moving into the #Sierras and #RenoNV, be sure to send us your observations for Mountain Rain or Snow! This #CitizenScientist program helps improve weather forecasts for better predictions. Sign up at www.rainorsnow.org. #CommunityScience #ScienceThatMattersNow
“Metal pollution in the Rockies is relatively understudied. Other studies have focused on certain parts, so the fact that we have this transect from Montana to New Mexico makes this study unique,” DRI’s Monica Arienzo. Read the Gizmodo article: bit.ly/rockymountai..., #ScienceThatMattersNow
‘Something’s Really Happening Here’: Mining Is Contaminating Snow in the Northern Rockies
Snow storms in the northern Rockies are depositing metal contaminants from mines in the Pacific Northwest, according to new research.
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April 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Metal pollution in the Rockies is relatively understudied. Other studies have focused on certain parts, so the fact that we have this transect from Montana to New Mexico makes this study unique,” DRI’s Monica Arienzo. Read the Gizmodo article: bit.ly/rockymountai..., #ScienceThatMattersNow
Join us Oct 16 at DRI's Reno Campus for AWE+2025 Collaborative: Exploring wildfire’s cascading impacts—heatwaves, flooding, droughts—and driving urgent, cross-sector action for resilience.
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#AWE2025 #WildfireResilience #ScienceThatMattersNow
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August 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Join us Oct 16 at DRI's Reno Campus for AWE+2025 Collaborative: Exploring wildfire’s cascading impacts—heatwaves, flooding, droughts—and driving urgent, cross-sector action for resilience.
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#AWE2025 #WildfireResilience #ScienceThatMattersNow
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Join us in celebrating #EarthDay today and every day! 🌎 At #DRI, science isn’t merely academic – it’s the key to future-proofing our communities and building a better world. #DiscoverDRI at www.dri.edu. #ScienceThatMattersNow
April 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Join us in celebrating #EarthDay today and every day! 🌎 At #DRI, science isn’t merely academic – it’s the key to future-proofing our communities and building a better world. #DiscoverDRI at www.dri.edu. #ScienceThatMattersNow
DRI scientists collected ash, dust, soil, and building material samples from the burn zones after the LA #wildfires. These urban fires present a unique opportunity to understand how materials transform into environmental contaminants when they burn. bit.ly/drilafire, #ScienceThatMattersNow
What’s in the Burnt Remains of the LA Wildfires?
DRI scientists deployed to Los Angeles to collect ash, soil, and dust samples from burn zones in the hopes of illuminating the unique risks of wildland-urban fires. These urban fires presented a uniqu...
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April 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
DRI scientists collected ash, dust, soil, and building material samples from the burn zones after the LA #wildfires. These urban fires present a unique opportunity to understand how materials transform into environmental contaminants when they burn. bit.ly/drilafire, #ScienceThatMattersNow
DRI's Integrated Terrain Analysis Program (ITAP) is at Camp Grafton in North Dakota, where they're continuing their counter-landmine research that helps protect our nation's troops. To learn more, check out our #Storymap: bit.ly/highlights20... #ScienceThatMattersNow
October 24, 2024 at 5:26 PM
DRI's Integrated Terrain Analysis Program (ITAP) is at Camp Grafton in North Dakota, where they're continuing their counter-landmine research that helps protect our nation's troops. To learn more, check out our #Storymap: bit.ly/highlights20... #ScienceThatMattersNow
OpenET, a NASA, DRI, and USGS-supported research and development team, is making it easier for farmers and ranchers to manage their water resources with the Farm and Ranch Management Support (FARMS) tool. Read more: bit.ly/farmingwithdata #ScienceThatMattersNow
FARMing with Data: OpenET Launches New Tool for Farmers and Ranchers
A NASA, DRI, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-supported research and development team is making it easier for farmers and ranchers to manage their water resources. The team, called OpenET, created th...
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March 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
OpenET, a NASA, DRI, and USGS-supported research and development team, is making it easier for farmers and ranchers to manage their water resources with the Farm and Ranch Management Support (FARMS) tool. Read more: bit.ly/farmingwithdata #ScienceThatMattersNow
Get ready for an evening of inspiration and creativity at our next Curiosity Lab: From Curiosity to Creation on our Reno Campus on July 30 from 5-8:30 p.m. Get your tickets now for this #Artown event on our website at www.dri.edu/curiositylab
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June 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Get ready for an evening of inspiration and creativity at our next Curiosity Lab: From Curiosity to Creation on our Reno Campus on July 30 from 5-8:30 p.m. Get your tickets now for this #Artown event on our website at www.dri.edu/curiositylab
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DRI’s Microplastics team, led by Monica Arienzo, tests for #microplastics in sources (rain and snowpack) that fill #LakeTahoe. Many #plastics leach harmful chemicals. Arienzo shares her concerns with edible Reno-Tahoe. bit.ly/plasticparad... #ScienceThatMattersNow
The Plastic Paradox - edible Reno-Tahoe
Everything Everywhere All at Once is not just a movie title. It’s probably the best description of the prevalence of plastic in modern times.
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July 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
DRI’s Microplastics team, led by Monica Arienzo, tests for #microplastics in sources (rain and snowpack) that fill #LakeTahoe. Many #plastics leach harmful chemicals. Arienzo shares her concerns with edible Reno-Tahoe. bit.ly/plasticparad... #ScienceThatMattersNow
Native Climate has been preparing for more than just rising temperatures by working with their Tribal and Indigenous partners to predict what comes next for the future of farming. Read the full story on our website: bit.ly/nativeclimat.... #DiscoverDRI #ScienceThatMattersNow
New Climate Projections Released for Tribal Lands
Earth’s climate future is often discussed in terms of degrees of warming, but for farmers and ranchers, temperature is not the only metric that matters. Other variables such as the number of frost-fre...
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February 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Native Climate has been preparing for more than just rising temperatures by working with their Tribal and Indigenous partners to predict what comes next for the future of farming. Read the full story on our website: bit.ly/nativeclimat.... #DiscoverDRI #ScienceThatMattersNow
Check out the great coverage of the #IMPROVE project. DRI scientists have been working with the National Park Service and the #EPA since 1987 to measure, understand, and reverse the effects of atmospheric pollutants on visibility. wapo.st/3IkQ6YO, #ScienceThatMattersNow, #NationalParks
Column | These are the most and least polluted national parks in the U.S.
While haze levels have declined in most national parks, more intense wildfires threaten to reverse this trend. See where your favorite park stands.
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July 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Check out the great coverage of the #IMPROVE project. DRI scientists have been working with the National Park Service and the #EPA since 1987 to measure, understand, and reverse the effects of atmospheric pollutants on visibility. wapo.st/3IkQ6YO, #ScienceThatMattersNow, #NationalParks
Wishing you all a happy holiday season and a bright new year! Visit www.dri.edu for #ScienceThatMattersNow.
December 18, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Wishing you all a happy holiday season and a bright new year! Visit www.dri.edu for #ScienceThatMattersNow.
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming our new @NSHE Chancellor, Matt McNair, to our Reno campus. It was a terrific opportunity to showcase the impactful research led by our DRI researchers. Thank you, Chancellor McNair, for supporting #ScienceThatMattersNow.
July 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming our new @NSHE Chancellor, Matt McNair, to our Reno campus. It was a terrific opportunity to showcase the impactful research led by our DRI researchers. Thank you, Chancellor McNair, for supporting #ScienceThatMattersNow.
From Lake Tahoe’s watershed to the hot springs of the Black Rock Desert, DRI scientists are uncovering how microplastics affect Nevada’s ecosystems & health. 🌎
Support #ScienceThatMattersNow this #NevadaDay: www.dri.edu/nevadaday
#Microplastics #DiscoverDRI
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#Microplastics #DiscoverDRI
October 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
From Lake Tahoe’s watershed to the hot springs of the Black Rock Desert, DRI scientists are uncovering how microplastics affect Nevada’s ecosystems & health. 🌎
Support #ScienceThatMattersNow this #NevadaDay: www.dri.edu/nevadaday
#Microplastics #DiscoverDRI
Support #ScienceThatMattersNow this #NevadaDay: www.dri.edu/nevadaday
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The DRI Foundation is grateful to have Eco Electrical Systems as one of our 2025 Corporate Partners. They have been designing and manufacturing avian protection products, bird guards for power lines, for over 20 years. bit.ly/ecoelecdri #ScienceThatMattersNow #wildfire
Eco Electrical Joins DRI’s Corporate Partners Program
The DRI Foundation is excited to announce that Eco Electrical Systems has joined the 2025 DRI Corporate Partners Program. Eco Electrical Systems has been designing and manufacturing bird guards for po...
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August 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The DRI Foundation is grateful to have Eco Electrical Systems as one of our 2025 Corporate Partners. They have been designing and manufacturing avian protection products, bird guards for power lines, for over 20 years. bit.ly/ecoelecdri #ScienceThatMattersNow #wildfire
#ExtremeHeat, #Wildfire, #Drought - these issues impact us all. For over 65 years, our scientists have worked tirelessly to solve environmental challenges to help create a better tomorrow. For #WorldEnvironmentDay, please help support this important work: bit.ly/supportdri #ScienceThatMattersNow
June 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#ExtremeHeat, #Wildfire, #Drought - these issues impact us all. For over 65 years, our scientists have worked tirelessly to solve environmental challenges to help create a better tomorrow. For #WorldEnvironmentDay, please help support this important work: bit.ly/supportdri #ScienceThatMattersNow