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News Releases from 2009

1. From Toxic Dust and Algae to Ill Winds From Africa
   Released: 11/20/2009 10:02:25 AM
   

2. Waves of Survival in American Samoa
   Released: 11/18/2009 1:06:46 PM
   

3. Free U.S. Earth Imagery Sharpens Shared View of Global Challenges
   Released: 11/16/2009 4:55:02 PM
   

4. Pesticide Levels Decline in Corn Belt Rivers
   Released: 11/9/2009 11:00:00 AM
   

5. Atlanta Floods Extremely Rare
   Released: 11/4/2009 2:37:07 PM
   

6. Media Advisory: Water Use: Every Drop Counts
   Released: 10/28/2009 6:26:21 AM
   

7. Global Tree Death Patterns Reveal Emerging Climate Change Risks for Forests
   Released: 10/26/2009 6:19:45 PM
   

8. Saving Sand: South Carolina Beaches Become a Model for Preservation
   Released: 10/23/2009 9:33:00 AM
   

9. Caves could reveal secrets of life on Mars
   Released: 10/19/2009 10:00:00 AM
   

10. Arctic Now Traps 25 Percent of World's Carbon -- But That Could Change
    Released: 10/14/2009 5:20:08 PM
    

11. Report Documents the Risks of Giant Invasive Snakes in the U.S.
    Released: 10/13/2009 12:00:00 PM
    

12. Atlanta Flooding Sets New Records
    Released: 9/24/2009 4:40:52 PM
    

13. Space Images Find Water on Moon
    Released: 9/24/2009 4:31:36 PM
    

14. Recovery Act Funds Will Upgrade Earthquake Monitoring
    Released: 9/24/2009 4:19:44 PM
    

15. Landsat Plays Key Role in Water-Use Maps
    Released: 9/21/2009 4:00:43 PM
    

16. Chloride Found at Levels that Can Harm Aquatic Life in Urban Streams of the Northern U.S.--Winter Deicing a Major Source
    Released: 9/16/2009 9:00:00 AM
    

17. Widespread Occurrence of Intersex Bass Found in U.S. Rivers
    Released: 9/14/2009 12:00:00 PM
    

18. Cricket Expeditions Crawling All Over New York City Saturday Night
    Released: 9/11/2009 11:38:49 AM
    

19. Opting Out of Migration: As Climate Warms, Arctic-Nesting Geese Elect to Winter in Alaska Instead of Mexico
    Released: 9/9/2009 2:06:43 PM
    

20. Landsat 5 Fully Operational After Brief Interruption
    Released: 9/4/2009 9:03:55 AM
    

21. Landsat 5 Experiences Malfunction (Updated)
    Released: 8/24/2009 11:28:24 AM
    

22. Free Landsat Scenes Go Public by the Million
    Released: 8/20/2009 3:26:01 PM
    

23. Salazar Releases Long-Term Report Detailing Glaciers Shrinking in Alaska and Washington
    Released: 8/10/2009 8:53:28 AM
    

24. What Science Says About Beach Sand and Stomach Aches
    Released: 8/10/2009 8:52:44 AM
    

25. Expedition to Map the Arctic Seafloor
    Released: 8/6/2009 4:59:02 PM
    

26. From the Ground Up: Researchers Study Rebirth of an Island after Volcanic Eruption
    Released: 8/6/2009 2:00:00 PM
    

27. New Ouchless Plague Vaccine, Shipwrecks Wrecking Coral Reefs, White-Nose Syndrome in Bats, and More at the Wildlife Disease Association Conference
    Released: 8/3/2009 6:40:39 AM
    

28. Sick Fish May Get Sicker: Climate Change and Other Stresses Expected to Affect Entire Populations of Fish
    Released: 8/3/2009 6:35:52 AM
    

29. Large Trees Declining in Yosemite
    Released: 7/29/2009 11:05:43 AM
    

30. USGS Played Crucial Role in Moon Landing, Apollo Program
    Released: 7/20/2009 8:23:28 PM
    

31. USGS Astrogeologists Contribute to "Moon in Google Earth"
    Released: 7/20/2009 8:08:47 PM
    

32. Paddling for a Purpose: Tribal Journey in the Salish Sea
    Released: 7/10/2009 1:46:21 PM
    

33. Groundwater Availability Detailed in California's Central Valley
    Released: 7/8/2009 3:43:58 PM
    

34. Pinpointing Drought Coast to Coast
    Released: 6/18/2009 9:04:12 AM
    

35. Beach Health: Safe to Swim?
    Released: 6/17/2009 11:47:17 AM
    

36. Nutrient Delivery to the Gulf of Mexico Among Highest Measured
    Released: 6/16/2009 1:33:31 PM
    

37. USGS: Your Resource During Hurricane Season
    Released: 6/4/2009 11:09:56 AM
    

38. One Step Closer to Understanding Fish Health in Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
    Released: 6/3/2009 11:03:39 AM
    

39. Significant Gas Resource Discovered in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
    Released: 5/29/2009 8:58:37 AM
    

40. Jeepers Creepers! Climate Change Threatens Endangered Honeycreepers
    Released: 5/26/2009 10:00:00 AM
    

41. Authority on Wildlife Health Named New Director of USGS Wildlife Health Center
    Released: 5/26/2009 7:59:07 AM
    

42. USGS to Award $5 Million in Earthquake Research Grants
    Released: 5/1/2009 2:19:43 PM
    

43. USGS Scientists to Conduct Media Teleconference at 3:00 PM EST on Population Trends for Endangered Humpback Chub
    Released: 4/24/2009 3:49:15 PM
    

44. Measuring Snow with a Bucket, a Windmill, and the Sun? The Government Goes Off the Power Grid in Maine
    Released: 4/21/2009 6:58:12 AM
    

45. Historic Flood Crest Flows Down Suwannee River
    Released: 4/15/2009 2:32:33 PM
    

46. USGS Announces 2009 Mineral Research Grants
    Released: 4/8/2009 9:00:00 AM
    

47. New USGS Study Documents Rapid Disappearance of Antarctica's Ice Shelves
    Released: 4/3/2009 5:34:22 PM
    

48. Media Advisory: The Continuing Eruption of Mount Redoubt Volcano
    Released: 4/2/2009 4:32:00 PM
    

49. Marshes Using CO2 to Cope with Global Warming
    Released: 3/30/2009 4:51:29 PM
    

50. "Science in Action" Kicks Off in Reston
    Released: 3/30/2009 3:30:00 PM
    

51. Mount Redoubt Volcano in Alaska Erupts Explosively More Than 10 Times This Week
    Released: 3/27/2009 5:41:30 PM
    

52. Mount Redoubt Volcano Erupts Explosively Overnight and This Morning
    Released: 3/27/2009 4:30:21 PM
    

53. Water Quality of Potential Concern in US Private Wells
    Released: 3/27/2009 9:32:18 AM
    

54. Media Advisory: The Eruption of Mount Redoubt Volcano Continues with Another Major Explosion
    Released: 3/26/2009 4:26:31 PM
    

55. Mount Redoubt Volcano Continues to Erupt Explosively
    Released: 3/24/2009 3:25:16 PM
    

56. Media Advisory: Quality and Safety of Private Drinking Water Wells
    Released: 3/24/2009 9:56:11 AM
    

57. Media Advisory: Mount Redoubt Volcano in Alaska Erupts Explosively
    Released: 3/23/2009 5:14:25 PM
    

58. From Fingerprints and Water Quality to Intersex Fish: USGS at the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Conference
    Released: 3/23/2009 11:28:58 AM
    

59. Science for Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change
    Released: 3/18/2009 1:44:49 PM
    

60. It's for the Birds: Historical Bird Files Give Insight into Climate Change: Online Volunteers Recruited
    Released: 3/18/2009 11:28:27 AM
    

61. New Science Gauges Potential to Store CO2
    Released: 3/16/2009 4:42:24 PM
    

62. Price for USGS Topo Maps Rises Gently
    Released: 3/16/2009 6:30:00 AM
    

63. Tanzanian Villagers Encouraged to Learn Hazards of Living Near Erupting Volcano
    Released: 3/5/2009 11:54:05 AM
    

64. Designed for 3 years, 'workhorse' satellite completes 25
    Released: 3/3/2009 10:49:26 AM
    

65. Taking the Pulse of our Planet: Volunteers Needed to Track Seasonal Signs of Climate Change
    Released: 3/2/2009 12:00:00 PM
    

66. Erosion Doubles Along Part of Alaska's Arctic Coast: Cultural and Historical Sites Lost
    Released: 2/18/2009 12:00:00 PM
    

67. Decline of Shorebird Linked to Bait Use of Horseshoe Crabs
    Released: 2/12/2009 4:38:47 PM
    

68. Mount Redoubt Volcano in Alaska Likely to Erupt
    Released: 1/29/2009 5:41:33 PM
    

69. Tree Deaths Have Doubled Across the Western U.S. -- Regional Warming May be the Cause
    Released: 1/22/2009 2:00:00 PM
    

70. Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems Workshop
    Released: 1/22/2009 11:00:00 AM
    

71. Food Choices and Location Influence California Sea Otter Exposure to Disease
    Released: 1/21/2009 12:59:56 PM
    

72. Slight Changes in Climate May Trigger Abrupt Ecosystem Responses
    Released: 1/16/2009 12:04:18 PM
    

73. Arctic Heats Up More than Other Places
    Released: 1/16/2009 9:00:00 AM
    

74. Results of Landmark Montana Grizzly Bear Study Now Available
    Released: 1/15/2009 4:41:12 PM
    

75. Airport Runway Deicers Impact on the Environment Greater Than Previously Thought
    Released: 1/15/2009 4:16:56 PM
    

76. USGS Unlocks New Discoveries to Help Protect Endangered and At-Risk Species
    Released: 1/12/2009 9:46:57 AM
    

77. No Yellowstone Evacuation Warning Issued
    Released: 1/8/2009 11:39:14 AM
    

78. Swarm of Earthquake Activity Over For Now at Yellowstone National Park
    Released: 1/7/2009 6:16:45 AM
    

79. Earthquake Fatalities High in 2008
    Released: 1/6/2009 4:41:02 PM
    

80. Mixed News on Mercury in Indiana's Water
    Released: 1/5/2009 12:39:55 PM