The Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership: An Example of Science Applied to Societal Needs

An international project aims to better understand and quantify feedbacks between northern Eurasia and global climate. W ithin northern Eurasia, dramatic climatic, environmental, and socioeconomic changes have occurred during the past century. These include floods and droughts, forest fires and dust storms, massive land and water management projects, social unrest, and revolutions. Some of these changes are of such scope that they not only have regional but also global implications via the climate system.