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Download or read book Strategic Directions for U.s. Geological Survey Water Science, 2012-2022- Observing, Understanding, Predicting, and Delivering Water Science to the Nation-public Iew Release written by U.S. Department of the Interior and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-02-19 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published a Bureau Science Strategy Facing Tomorrow's Challenges—U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007–2017. It provided a view of the future, establishing science goals that reflected the USGS's fundamental mission in areas of societal impact such as energy and minerals, climate and land use change, ecosystems, natural hazards, environmental health, and water. Intended to inform long-term program planning, the strategy emphasizes how USGS science can make substantial contributions to the well-being of the Nation and the world.