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Nov 30, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read
Wetlands store less carbon than we thought.

How do we know this, and what does this mean?

A thread 🧵 @USGS research shows past studies overestimated the amount of soil organic carbon stored in wetlands across the US. This form of carbon storage affects water availability, so miscalculating SOC makes water models less accurate. Wetland in front of an arid...
Nov 28, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
It's time to #GageYourKnowledge!
Which USGS streamgage are we talking about?

Here are three hints 🔍

1️⃣ The first peak streamflow estimates at this gage date back to 1871
2️⃣ It is a Federal Priority Streamgage
3️⃣ This gage measures flow entering a @usbr reservoir A U.S. Geological Survey sc... Tweet your guess! 👇 We’ll post the answer tomorrow.
Oct 13, 2022 40 tweets 13 min read
Here we go... the new USGS #WaterCycleDiagram release party has started! #WaterCycleStories Welcome Tanya Trujillo, @interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science!