The global cryosphere, Earth's frozen water, is in precipitous decline. The ongoing and
predicted impacts of cryosphere loss are diverse, ranging from disappearance of entire …

Himalayan glaciers have been shown by satellite observations to be losing mass at
accelerated rates since the mid-1970s, posing severe challenges to downstream water …

We provide evidence from pollen and radiocarbon dating of wet meadow sediments for the
presence of multi-centennial drought, termed the Late Holocene Dry Period (LHDP), in the …

Growing season temperatures play a crucial role in controlling treeline elevation at regional
to global scales. However, understanding of treeline dynamics in response to long-term …

The wettest portion of the interior of western North America centers on the mountainous
region spanning western Montana, Idaho, British Columbia, and Alberta. Inland ranges there …

Abstract The Late Holocene Dry Period (LHDP, 3100-1800 cal yr BP) is well established as
a period of extreme aridity across lowlands of the Great Basin (GB) yet little has been …

Changes in climate and fire regime have long been recognized as drivers of the postglacial
vegetation history of Yellowstone National Park, but the effects of locally dramatic …

Chemical changes in hot springs, as recorded by thermal waters and their deposits, provide
a window into the evolution of the postglacial hydrothermal system of the Yellowstone …

Holocene sediments at Emerald Lake in central Utah (3090 m asl) document the
paleohydroclimatic history of the western Upper Colorado River headwater region. Multi …

Beaver-based restoration is emerging as a cost-effective conservation and climate
adaptation strategy, but efforts are constrained by limited knowledge of pre-colonial beaver …