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When a 40 foot tsunami wave hit the shores of American Samoa on Sept. 29, 2009 thousands of locals made it safely to higher ground, thanks to education efforts and research. Listen to an interview with USGS oceanographer and tsunami researcher, Bruce Jaffe, as he explains why this post-tsunami research is essential for keeping people safe in future tsunamis. 
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Two large earthquakes have hit the Pacific. Harley Benz, Scientist-in-Charge at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center, talks about the quakes' damage, their relationship to one another, and what USGS scientists are doing in the aftermath.
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Man-made moon dirt, or regolith, has been created by the USGS to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. USGS scientist Steve Wilson talks about this "mission critical" project. Images are available in the Details/Transcript section as well as on the USGS Multimedia Gallery at: http://gallery.usgs.gov/collections/Astrogeology
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Late on May 17, 2009, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Greater Los Angeles area. We spoke with Ken Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey to fill us in on the details.
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Early this morning, April 06, 2009, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Rome, Italy. We spoke with Stuart Sipkin, a geophysicist at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center to fill us in on the details.
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A roundup of the February 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
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Yellowstone National Park has experienced several hundred small earthquakes in the past few weeks. So what's going on? Dr. Jake Lowenstern, USGS Scientist-In-Charge at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, tells us what's happening and how scientists monitor volcano and earthquake activity at Yellowstone.
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Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and USGS Director Mark Myers reflect on the successes of The Great Southern California ShakeOut—the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history.
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Earthquakes can be far more than just geological phenomena—they can greatly alter the way we live. In this video, "The Great Southern California ShakeOut: An Earthquake Scenario Based On Science," USGS scientists and their partners talk about the ways science is used to help build safer communities in Southern California. Also available in: MPG/WMV (107.12 MB) | QuickTime (96.94 MB) | Audio only (13.79 MB)
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USGS scientist Ken Hudnut fills us in on how science created the theoretical magnitude 7.8 earthquake behind the Great Southern California ShakeOut—the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history, coming Nov. 13—and what such an earthquake would do to downtown Los Angeles. Play Video: Redoubt Volcano Plume (downloading may take some time due to file size) Also available in: MPG/WMV (9.68 MB) | QuickTime (4.41 MB) | Audio only (5.58 MB)
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