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The '''Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs)''' are a network of nine regional centers managed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide science to help natural and cultural resource managers adapt to climate change impacts.
The '''Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs)''' are a network of nine regional centers managed by the [[Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]] (USGS) to provide science to help natural and cultural resource managers adapt to climate change impacts.


{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers}}
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers}}
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== Parent organization ==
== Parent organization ==
* [[U.S. Department of the Interior|U.S. Department of the Interior]]
* [[U.S. Department of the Interior|U.S. Department of the Interior]]
  * Administered by the [[U.S. Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]]
* Administered by the [[U.S. Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]]
 
== Legislation ==
== Legislation ==
The CASCs were authorized by the [[America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010]], which established the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and its regional centers.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5116</ref>
The CASCs were authorized by the [[America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010]], which established the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and its regional centers.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5116</ref>