Despite uncertainties around future precipitation change, it is clear that as temperatures rise in Colorado, the state is expected to face significant challenges to managing water resources, according to a new report.

Along with ENSO, what other climate patterns might be useful for predicting temperatures and precipitation in the United States?

Summary: Access timely data on rainfall, crop health, and other factors that can affect food production and supply in food-insecure nations.

Summary: The Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) uses remotely sensed data from U.S. federal agencies to give decision makers in food-insecure nations a bird’s-eye view of current and upcoming food security challenges.

Summary: Fishermen monitor environmental conditions in the ocean to help them avoid fishing near harmful algal blooms in regions of Mesoamerica, Africa, and Himalya.

SERVIR . An interactive map on SERVIR showing chlorophyll-A concentrations for July 6, 2014, in Mesoamerica. High chlorophyll-A concentrations indicate potential HAB outbreaks. Page/s th ...

Summary: Dense populations of some microscopic algae (phytoplankton) in ocean waters can contaminate seafood, resulting in serious health problems for humans. Satellite data displayed in an online tool help fishermen monitor and avoid these harmful algal blooms.

Summary: Find quantified estimates of the inputs and outputs associated with phases of agricultural products’ life cycles.

Summary: Access daily, weekly, or bi-weekly maps of satellite imagery indicating the health of crops and natural vegetation.

Summary: View the USDA Cropland Data Layer to check the type of crop grown in each field across the contiguous U.S. from 1997 to the present. View a sequence of regional views to see how the distribution of specific crops has shifted over time.