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200th Anniversary of New Madrid EarthquakesThe Big Squeeze: Pythons and Mammals in Everglades National ParkKristina Yamamoto: A Modern GeographerThe USGS Monitors Earth’s Magnetic Field to Prepare Citizens for Magnetic Storms100 Years of Volcano Monitoring in the United States
200th Anniversary of New Madrid Earthquakes
On Feb. 7, 1812, at about 3 a.m., a third, and probably most widely felt of three major earthquakes, occurred in the central Mississippi River Valley. Similar risk today.
The Big Squeeze: Pythons and Mammals in Everglades National Park
Mid-sized mammals in Everglades National Park are getting a big squeeze from invasive Burmese pythons, according to a USGS co-authored study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Kristina Yamamoto: A Modern Geographer
A student geographer shares her experiences and career path with the USGS. Most memorable moment
The USGS Monitors Earth’s Magnetic Field to Prepare Citizens for Magnetic Storms
Everyone is familiar with weather systems on earth like rain, wind and snow. But space weather – variable conditions in the space surrounding Earth – has important consequences for our lives inside Earth’s atmosphere.
100 Years of Volcano Monitoring in the United States
Modern volcano monitoring in the United States began with the founding of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in 1912. Living with volcanoes
  • A Look Back at the USGS’s 2011 Highlights

    A Look Back at the USGS’s 2011 Highlights

    Wed, 01 Feb 2012

    The U.S. Geological Survey had a very busy 2011 — below are a few of our highlights from last year.

  • Gas Hydrates and Climate Warming

    Gas Hydrates and Climate Warming

    Tue, 24 Jan 2012

    Despite news articles warning of large-scale releases of methane due to climate change, recent research indicates that most of the world’s gas hydrate deposits should remain stable for the next few thousand years.

  • The View from Space: Landsat’s Role in Tracking Forty Years of Global Changes

    The View from Space: Landsat’s Role in Tracking Forty Years of Global Changes

    Wed, 18 Jan 2012

    Join us on February 1 to view the Earth from space, and discuss the profound impact Landsat has on many facets of our economy, safety, and environment.

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    Sherfy, Mark H.; Stucker, Jennifer H.; Buhl, Deborah A.

    Federally endangered interior least terns (Sternula antillarum) nest on bare or sparsely vegetated sandbars on midcontinent river systems. Loss of nesting habitat has been implicated as a cause of population declines, and managing these habitats is a major initiative in population recovery. One such initiative involves cons    Selection of nest-site habitat by interior least terns in relation to sandbar construction
    (Released: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:11 -0700)

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    Boyd, Oliver S.

    The region surrounding Evansville, Indiana, has experienced minor damage from earthquakes several times in the past 200 years. Because of this history and the proximity of Evansville to the Wabash Valley and New Madrid seismic zones, there is concern among nearby communities about hazards from earthquakes. Earthquakes currently cannot be predicted, but scientists can es    Understanding earthquake hazards in urban areas - Evansville Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project
    (Released: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00 -0700)

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    Zuellig, Robert E.; Heinold, Brian D.; Kondratieff, Boris C.; Ruiter, David E.

    The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado), compiled collection record data to document the historical and present-day occurrence of mayfly, stonefly, and caddisfly species in the South Platte River Basin    Diversity and distribution of mayflies (Ephemeroptera), stoneflies (Plecoptera), and caddisflies (Trichoptera) of the South Platte River Basin, Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, 1873-2010
    (Released: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00 -0700)

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