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  1. Media Advisory: Colorful South Pacific Species – New Discoveries and Looming Threats



    Released: 12/10/2012 12:00:00 PM

  2. Media Advisory: USGS Science at AGU



    Released: 11/30/2012 7:08:35 PM

  3. Lidar Yields New Insights into Desert Fire Ecologies



    Released: 11/28/2012 12:00:00 PM

  4. Free Topo Map Gift Wrap Available in New Store Location



    Released: 11/23/2012 2:45:00 PM

  5. Understanding Climate-Wildlife Relationships



    Released: 11/9/2012 2:00:00 PM

  6. Media Advisory: Exploring Mars with Curiosity: Free USGS Public Lecture October 25



    Released: 10/22/2012 2:00:00 PM

  7. Volcanism in the American Southwest



    Released: 10/19/2012 1:30:00 PM

  8. Aeromagnetic Survey of Long Valley and Mono Basin Volcanic Areas



    Released: 10/12/2012 9:16:01 AM

  9. Hydrologic Datasets to Aid Water Management in the Upper Klamath Basin



    Released: 10/9/2012 12:00:00 PM

  10. Modeling Predicts Excessive Nitrate and Arsenic in Southwestern U.S. Aquifers



    Released: 9/27/2012 4:00:00 PM

  11. Media Advisory: Sea Otters Help to Solve Pacific Nearshore Ecosystem Mysteries



    Released: 9/25/2012 2:00:00 PM

  12. Los Angeles & Orange County Groundwater Quality Compared to Statewide Results: Solvents More Prevalent at High Concentrations, Other Constituents Less So



    Released: 9/18/2012 1:30:00 PM

  13. Map Store Move Brings Bonanza for Map Lovers



    Released: 9/10/2012 2:18:02 PM

  14. Benzene in Groundwater Occurs Infrequently and Determined to be Mainly from Natural Sources



    Released: 8/29/2012 1:30:00 PM

  15. Media Advisory: Global Food Security in the 21st Century: Free USGS Public Lecture August 30



    Released: 8/27/2012 12:00:00 PM

  16. New Reports Update Estimates of Flood Frequency in California



    Released: 8/27/2012 11:00:00 AM

  17. Recovery Slows for California's Sea Otters, 2012 Survey Shows



    Released: 8/21/2012 10:00:00 AM

  18. Airplane to Make Low-Level Flights Over Parts of Northern Sacramento Valley, California



    Released: 8/16/2012 6:23:49 PM

  19. USGS Consolidates Space and Moves Map Store in Menlo Park



    Released: 8/15/2012 1:30:00 PM

  20. USGS Seismologist David Shelly To Receive AGU's Macelwane Medal



    Released: 8/13/2012 10:00:00 AM

  21. President Obama Honors Karen Felzer for Developing New Ways to Study Earthquake Triggering



    Released: 7/23/2012 3:35:03 PM

  22. President Obama Honors Joseph Colgan for Pioneering Methods to Study Faults and Minerals in the West



    Released: 7/23/2012 3:26:29 PM

  23. Media Advisory: Wind, Energy and Wildlife



    Released: 7/23/2012 12:00:00 PM

  24. High Concentrations of Nitrate and Perchlorate in Some Inland Empire Groundwater



    Released: 7/17/2012 1:31:00 PM

  25. From Pikas to Plague, Climate Change and Wind Energy



    Released: 7/16/2012 9:00:00 AM

  26. Media Advisory: Scientists, Public Officials To Convene On 20th Anniversary of Landers Earthquake



    Released: 6/26/2012 5:31:53 PM

  27. Media Advisory: Scanning the Seafloor with Sound



    Released: 6/26/2012 11:00:00 AM

  28. Housing Arrangement, Location Determine Likelihood of Structure Loss Due to Wildfire in Southern California



    Released: 6/18/2012 11:00:00 AM

  29. Climate Change and Water Supply in California's Central Valley: A Model Approach



    Released: 6/7/2012 1:30:00 PM

  30. New Maps for CA, LA and MS Rolling Out



    Released: 6/5/2012 7:44:13 AM

  31. Media Advisory: Free Public Lecture Marks Centennial of 20th Century’s Largest Volcanic Eruption



    Released: 6/4/2012 9:00:00 AM

  32. Restoring the Wild Heart of South San Francisco Bay



    Released: 5/30/2012 1:00:00 PM

  33. Free Public Lecture Brings to Life Huge Alaska Eruption on its Centennial



    Released: 5/29/2012 3:53:57 PM

  34. Media Advisory: Local Artists and Scientists Connect



    Released: 5/28/2012 1:00:00 PM

  35. LiDAR Technology Reveals Faults Near Lake Tahoe



    Released: 5/23/2012 2:33:42 PM

  36. Local Artists and Scientists Connect



    Released: 5/22/2012 1:00:00 PM

  37. USGS/BOEM Study Identifies Scientific Method to Differentiate between Natural Seepage and Produced Oils in Southern California



    Released: 5/22/2012 12:00:00 PM

  38. Media Advisory: USGS Open House, May 19-20



    Released: 5/18/2012 5:15:36 PM

  39. Computer Models to Help Groundwater Management in the Klamath Basin



    Released: 5/16/2012 12:14:53 PM

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



    Released: 5/16/2012 6:00:00 AM

  41. Earthquakes & Science Made Simpler at USGS Open House, May 19-20



    Released: 5/9/2012 9:00:00 AM

  42. Scientists Measure Mercury Flowing from Wetlands into SF Bay



    Released: 5/7/2012 1:30:00 PM

  43. Have Fun Learning and Exploring at the 10th



    Released: 5/3/2012 1:18:16 PM

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



    Released: 5/3/2012 9:00:00 AM

  45. Media Advisory: ShakeAlert!



    Released: 4/16/2012 12:00:00 PM

  46. High Concentrations of Solvents in Some San Fernando and San Gabriel Groundwater



    Released: 3/22/2012 5:44:05 PM

  47. Projected Climate Change Impacts in California



    Released: 3/20/2012 1:00:00 PM

  48. Triggered Fault Movement from Baja Quake Reveals Previously Unknown Faults in Southern California



    Released: 3/8/2012 2:00:00 PM

  49. Phosphorus and Groundwater: Scientists Establish Links Between Agricultural Use and Transport to Streams



    Released: 2/29/2012 1:00:00 PM

  50. Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Transmitted During Summer in California Wetlands



    Released: 2/27/2012 12:37:09 PM

  51. Media Advisory: Mapping a Flood…Before it Happens



    Released: 2/21/2012 12:00:00 PM

  52. Say Hello to CalVO: USGS California Volcano Observatory Opens



    Released: 2/9/2012 12:00:00 PM

  53. USGS Announces Mineral Research Grants for 2012



    Released: 1/24/2012 1:54:41 PM

  54. Media Advisory: Understanding a Sleeping Giant: A Lecture About the Lassen Volcanic National Park Map



    Released: 1/24/2012 12:30:00 PM

  55. Dramatic Links Found Between Climate Change, Elk, Plants, and Birds



    Released: 1/9/2012 11:30:00 AM


 

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