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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.


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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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Hazard Roundup—April 2008
Host: David Hebert
Tagged:   debris_flows  earthquakes  flooding  floods  hazards  landslides  roundup  seismic  volcanoes  weather  wildfires 

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


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Earthquake in the Midwest
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged:   earthquakes  geology  hazards 

A magnitude-5.2 earthquake struck in southern Illinois on April 18, 2008.

Harley Benz, Scientist-in-Charge at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center, fills us in with the details.


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Pharmaceuticals in the Nation's Water
Host: Jennifer LaVista
Tagged:   contaminants  ecology  environment  toxics  water  pharmaceuticals 

The Senate is holding a hearing on pharmaceuticals in water, and the USGS is supplying information.

Herb Buxton, USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program Coordinator, fills us in on related research and findings.

 


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Forecasting Earthquakes in California
Host: Leslie Gordon
Tagged:   earthquakes  California 

A 99 percent chance of a magnitude-7 earthquake? That's the 30-year outlook for California, according to a new USGS State-wide earthquake forecast.

Learn more in this interview with USGS geophysicist Tom Parsons.


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3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Oil in North Dakota and Montana
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged: oil  energy  geology 

The USGS has determined that the Bakken Formation, in North Dakota and Montana, has 25 times more technically recoverable oil than was estimated in the USGS's 1995 assessment.

We sit down with USGS scientists Brenda Pierce and Rich Pollastro to learn more.


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Science as it Happens—Glen Canyon Dam High Flow Experiment
Host: Jennifer LaVista | Videographer: Don Becker
Tagged: biology  dams  ecology  environment  flooding  floods  geology  water  high_flow 

In this video podcast, USGS experts give preliminary observations on what took place during the high flow experiment. Time lapse videos and photos available.

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Hazard Roundup—March 2008
Host: Jessica Robertson
Tagged:   hazards  roundup 

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


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Dramatic Developments at Kilauea Volcano
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged: volcanoes  hazards 

Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii has experienced its first explosive eruption in more than 80 years and is now spewing noxious gas at 10 times the normal rate.

John Eichelberger, head of the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, fills us in on the situation.


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