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Tribal Canoe Journey to Help Restore Salish Sea Resources
Host: Jennifer LaVista
Tagged:   usgs  water  environment  contaminants  biology  fish  toxics  urbanization 

Water quality in the Salish Sea will be measured during the Coast Salish annual summer canoe voyage, the Tribal Journey.

This project will blend traditional knowledge of the Coast Salish People with USGS science in an effort to help improve management of ancestral waters experiencing environmental decline.


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USGS to Help Chile Develop Volcano Early Warning System
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged:   volcanoes  hazards  Chaiten  Chile 

Listen to an interview with USGS scientists John Pallister, John Ewert and Andy Lockhart describing their efforts to help the government of Chile establish real-time monitoring and provide warning of further eruptions of the Chaitén volcano.


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Two 500-Year Floods Within 15 Years?
Host: Scott Horvath
Tagged: flooding  floods  water  Midwest 

We talk to Bob Holmes about some of the recent flooding events occuring in the Midwest, how does a 500-year flood occur twice in 15 years, and what do the recent events have in store for folks downriver.


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Severe Flooding in the Midwest
Host: Jennifer LaVista
Tagged:   flooding  floods  water  weather  usgs  hazards  high_flow  environment 

Heavy rainfall across the Midwest has caused major flooding. USGS National Flood Specialist Bob Holmes gives us the latest information on the rising rivers and what the USGS is doing to respond.


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You, Too, Can Track Avian Flu and Other Wildlife Diseases
Host: David Hebert
Tagged:   biology  disease  Avian_flu  wildlife 

Want to stay on top of wildlife disease developments throughout the world?

USGS scientists Josh Dein and Hon Ip, and USGS web content manager Cris Marsh tell us how with some great Web tracking tools.


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Hazard Roundup—May 2008
Host: Scott Horvath
Tagged:   hazards  roundup 

A roundup of the previous month's hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.


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What's Killing Bats in the Northeast?
Host: Scott Horvath
Tagged: bats  biology  disease  WhiteNose  fungus 

Thousands of bats in the Northeast are dying from white-nosed syndrome. Paul Cryan, Research Biologist, and Kimberli Miller, Wildlife Disease Specialist, talk about the disease and what's being done to address it.


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Can We Predict Earthquakes?
Host: Jessica Robertson
Tagged: China  earthquakes  hazards  prediction 

The recent, devastating earthquake in China has sparked discussion about whether earthquakes can be predicted. USGS scientist Mike Blanpied sets the record straight on what science is capable of.


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Magnitude-7.9 Earthquake in China
Host: Scott Horvath
Tagged:   earthquakes  hazards  China 

Early on the morning of May 12, 2008 a magnitude-7.9 earthquake rattled eastern Sichuan, China. Dr. Harley Benz, Scientist-in-Charge at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center, fills us in with the details.

(After this interview, the USGS changed its report of this earthquake's magnitude from 7.8 to 7.9.)


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What's Up With Sinkholes?
Host: Scott Horvath
Tagged:   geology  sinkholes  hazards  minerals 

A huge sinkhole in Texas begs a few questions about this fascinating and sometimes hazardous phenomenon, so we sit down with USGS geologist Randy Orndorff to learn more.


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