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Exploding Lakes in West AfricaThe 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
Exploding Lakes in West Africa
Exploding lakes in Cameroon, Africa, have killed people and livestock. Find out how USGS science is helping prevent such an event from occurring again.
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
  • Say Hello to CalVO: USGS California Volcano Observatory Opens

    Say Hello to CalVO: USGS California Volcano Observatory Opens

    Thu, 09 Feb 2012

    The Volcano Hazards Program announces the establishment of the USGS California Volcano Observatory (CalVO), which expands and replaces the former Long Valley Observatory.

  • 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.

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    Dubiel, Russell F.; Pitman, Janet K.; Pearson, Ofori N.; Pearson, Krystal ; Kinney, Scott A.; Lewan, Michael D.; Burke, Lauri ; Biewick, Laura R. H.; Charpentier, Ronald R.; Cook, Troy A.; Klett, Timothy R.; Pollastro, Richard M.; Schenk, Christopher J.

    Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed means of (1) 141 million barrels of oil (MMBO), 502     Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in conventional and continuous petroleum systems in the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group, U.S. Gulf Coast region, 2011
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    Concentrations of the lanthanide series or rare earth elements and yttrium were determined for lacustrine oil shale samples from the Eocene Green River Formation in the Piceance Basin of Colorado and the Uinta Basin of Utah. Unprocessed oil shale, post-pyrolysis (spent) shale, and leached shale samples were examined to determine if oil-shale processing to generate o    Review of rare earth element concentrations in oil shales of the Eocene Green River Formation
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    Gas hydrate deposits are common on the North Slope of Alaska around Prudhoe Bay; however, the extent of these deposits is unknown outside of this area. As part of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Bureau of Land Management gas hydrate research collaboration, well-cutting and mud-gas samples have been collected and analyzed from mainly industry    Gas hydrate prospecting using well cuttings and mud-gas geochemistry from 35 wells, North Slope, Alaska
    (Released: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:53 -0700)

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