John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis Newsletter, volume 7, issue 1

Abstract

The John Wesley Powell Center for Synthesis & Analysis is a USGS initiative that aims to foster innovative thinking in Earth system science through collaborative analysis and synthesis of existing data and information. The Powell Center supports working groups that address some of the most pressing and complex questions facing society, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, natural hazards, and human-environment interactions. In this newsletter, we highlight some of the recent activities of the Powell Center and its working groups.