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USGS Details Effects of Climate Change on Water Availability in 14 Local Basins Nationwide

Released: 5/16/2012 6:00:00 AM
Climate change projections indicate a steady increase in temperature progressing through the 21st century, generally resulting in snowpack reductions, changes to the timing of snowmelt, altered streamflows, and reductions in soil moisture, all of which could affect water management, agriculture, recreation, hazard mitigation, and ecosystems across the nation.

Veterans Hospitals Stay Safe with a Healthy Dose of Earthquake Monitoring

Released: 5/9/2012 4:40:26 PM
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Department of Veterans Affairs have equipped over 70 VA medical centers across the country with seismic monitoring systems that monitor in real time what happens to buildings during and after earthquakes._

A Big Day for Science: Citizens Have Contributed One Million Observations to Top Nature Database

Released: 5/3/2012 9:00:00 AM
Thanks to citizen-scientists around the country, the USA National Phenology Network hit a major milestone this week by reaching its one millionth nature observation.

Administration Releases 10-Year Global Change Strategic Plan

Released: 4/30/2012 10:04:14 AM
The Obama Administration today released a 10-year strategic plan for research related to global change, identifying priorities that will help state and local governments, businesses, and communities prepare for anticipated changes in the global environment, including climate change, in the decades ahead.

Earbones Accurately Record a Fish’s Life Travels

Released: 4/30/2012 9:07:33 AM
Studying the earbones of trout can reveal their lifetime movements in a large river system, according to a study released in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Rise in Asian Tiger Shrimp Sightings Prompts Scientific Look at Invasion Concerns

Released: 4/26/2012 11:00:00 AM
The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has government scientists working to determine the cause of the increase and the possible consequences for native fish and seafood in those waters.

Media Advisory: Insecticides, Mercury, Toxic Cyanobacteria, Nitrate levels in the Pacific Northwest and Nationwide

Released: 4/26/2012 6:00:00 AM
The National Water Quality Monitoring Council's Eighth National Monitoring Conference features the latest information about the nation’s water quality from governmental and tribal organizations, academia, environmental groups, and the private sector, including new USGS research. The conference will be held in Portland, Ore., April 30th-May 4th, 2012.

Insecticide Contamination Increases with Urbanization

Released: 4/25/2012 10:00:00 AM
Contamination and toxicity in stream sediments caused by pyrethroid insecticides generally increased with the degree of urbanization in seven metropolitan areas across the U.S, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study.

Medical Fight Against Cancer May Hold Lessons for Battling Aquatic Invasive Species

Released: 4/23/2012 3:09:32 PM
Lessons learned from the medical community's progress in fighting cancer can provide a framework to help prevent the introduction and spread of harmful aquatic invasive species, according to a study released in American Scientist.

Media Advisory: Volcano Detective Kicks Off Centennial Commemoration with Free Public Lecture

Released: 4/19/2012 2:30:00 PM
Come hear how "volcano detectives" explored the aftermath of one of the five largest eruptions in recent history and why the still-active volcanoes offer important insights about earth processes that shape our world.

Historical Maps Go Digital

Released: 4/19/2012 7:00:00 AM
In keeping with that spirit, The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has publicly released more than 161,000 digitally scanned historical maps spanning in excess of 130 years and covering the conterminous lower 48 states.

Media Advisory: USGS to Discuss New World Estimate for Conventional Oil and Gas Resources

Released: 4/18/2012 2:13:33 PM
Today at 3:15 p.m., the Department of the Interior will hold a press call regarding a new world estimate for undiscovered, conventional oil and gas resources.

USGS Releases Global Estimate for Undiscovered, Technically Recoverable Conventional Oil and Gas Resources

Released: 4/18/2012 2:04:11 PM
WASHINGTON—Excluding the United States, the world holds an estimated 565 billion barrels (bbo) of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional oil; 5,606 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional natural gas; and 167 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas liquids (NGL), according to a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released today.

New 'Bumblebee' Gecko Discovered in Papua New Guinea

Released: 4/18/2012 1:30:00 PM
Biologists from the Papua New Guinea National Museum and the U.S. Geological Survey have discovered a new species of gecko, adorned like a bumblebee with black-and-gold bands and rows of skin nodules that enhance its camouflage on the tropical forest floor.

Enhanced Real-time Earthquake Information Now Online

Released: 4/17/2012 1:53:48 PM
New U.S. Geological Survey webpages featuring more robust, real-time earthquake information are now available.

 

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