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The USGS Monitors Earth’s Magnetic Field to Prepare Citizens for Magnetic Storms100 Years of Volcano Monitoring in the United StatesUSGS Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Project Goes NationalYouth at USGS: Hydrotech Josh LatimoreThe Other 364 Days of the Year: The Real Lives of Wild Reindeer
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
USGS Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Project Goes National
Scientists and communities are working together to make science more useful and communities safer. What one emergency manager has to say.
Youth at USGS: Hydrotech Josh Latimore
A summer intern turned permanent employee discusses his career path. Most memorable moment
The Other 364 Days of the Year: The Real Lives of Wild Reindeer
Caribou expert Layne Adams discusses the lives of reindeer — apart from their famous role on Christmas Eve. How they survive the cold.
  • 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.

  • Coral Reef Disease Hits Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii

    Coral Reef Disease Hits Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii

    Tue, 17 Jan 2012

    Scientists have discovered an outbreak of coral disease called Montipora White Syndrome in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. The affected coral are of the species Montipora capitata, also known as rice coral.

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    Stockdon, Hilary F.; Holman, Rob A.

    Video-based observations of wave runup, setup, and swash from 10 dynamically diverse field experiments are presented. These data were used to develop widely applicable empirical parameterizations for wave setup, incident band swash height, infragravity band swash height, and the 2-percent exceedance level for wave runup. Details regarding the experim    Observations of wave runup, setup, and swash on natural beaches
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    Forde, Arnell S.; Dadisman, Shawn V.; Flocks, James G.; Wiese, Dana S.; DeWitt, Nancy T.; Pfeiffer, William R.; Kelso, Kyle W.; Thompson, Phillip R.

    This Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or impl    Archive of digital Chirp subbottom profile data collected during USGS cruises 10CCT01, 10CCT02, and 10CCT03, Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Islands, March and April 2010
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    Aleinikoff, John N.; Ratcliffe, Nicholas M.; Walsh, Gregory J.

    This report presents the results of zircon and monazite uranium-lead (U-Pb) geochronologic analyses of 24 rock samples. The samples in this study were collected from mapped exposures identified while conducting either new, detailed (1:24,000-scale) geologic quadrangle mapping or reconnaissance mapping, both of which were us    Provisional zircon and monazite uranium-lead geochronology for selected rocks from Vermont
    (Released: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00 -0700)

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