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Episodes for 2008

145
What is an aquifer?
Tagged: water  aquifer  2008  Dec  groundwater  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 12/31/2008


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144
Is there a relationship between large earthquakes that occur along major fault zones and nearby volcanic eruptions?
Tagged: volcanoes  hazards  earthquakes  2008  Dec  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 12/24/2008


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143
Can we use the heat from Yellowstone for energy?
Tagged: 2008  Dec  geology  geothermal  volcanoes  hazards  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 12/17/2008


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142
What is the Palmer Index?
Tagged: 2008  Nov  drought  water  data  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 12/10/2008


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141
What is the difference between a landslide advisory, watch, and warning?
Tagged: 2008  Dec  hazards  landslides  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 12/3/2008


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140
What is "El Nino" and what are its effects?
Tagged: 2008  Nov  weather  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 11/26/2008


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139
Why does my drinking water look milky or cloudy sometimes?
Tagged: 2008  Nov  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 11/19/2008


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138
What is geologic time?
Tagged: 2008  Nov  geology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 11/12/2008


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137
What is the Great Southern California ShakeOut?
Tagged: 2008  Nov  earthquakes  hazards  ShakeOut  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 11/5/2008


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136
How hot are volcanoes?
Tagged: 2008  Oct  volcanoes  hazards  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 10/29/2008


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135
Why are coral reefs in peril and what is being done to protect them?
Tagged: 2008  Oct  CoralReef  pollution  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 10/22/2008


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134
What is Remote Sensing?
Tagged: 2008  Oct  RemoteSensing  satellites  camera  imagery  AerialPhotography  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 10/16/2008


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133
What should I do during an earthquake?
Tagged: 2008  Oct  earthquakes  safety  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 10/8/2008


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132
What is E. coli and what should I do if it is in my drinking water?
Tagged: 2008  Oct    biology  bacteria  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 10/1/2008


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131
What are snakeheads and what do they look like?
Tagged: Sept  2008  biology  snakes  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 9/24/2008


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130
What is a lava tube?
Tagged: 2008  Sept  lava  volcanoes  geology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 9/17/2008


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129
What is metadata?
Tagged: 2008  Sept  metadata  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 9/10/2008


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128
What is sterling silver?
Tagged: 2008  Sept  minerals  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 9/3/2008


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127
What do we know about the interior of the Earth?
Tagged: 2008  Aug  earth  core  geology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 8/27/2008


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126
Can you define safe water?
Tagged: water  2008  Aug  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 8/20/2008


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125
What are we doing about acid rain?
Tagged: 2008  Aug  water  AcidRain  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 8/13/2008


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124
Can animals predict earthquakes?
Tagged: earthquakes  2008  Aug  animals  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 8/6/2008


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123
Where are salmon most endangered?
Tagged: 2008  July  salmon  snakeriver  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/30/2008


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122
How can I report an earthquake experience or related observation?
Tagged: 2008  July  earthquakes  hazards  maps  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/25/2008


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121
What do Asian swamp eels eat?
Tagged: 2008  July  biology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/24/2008


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120
What colors were dinosaurs?
Tagged: July  biology  dinosaurs  paleontology  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/23/2008


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119
What should I do if I find sick or dead wildlife?
Tagged: 2008  July  animals  wildlife  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/22/2008


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118
What is ground water?
Tagged: 2008  July  water  groundwater  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/21/2008


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117
What is a reef?
Tagged: 2008  July  reef  water  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/18/2008


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116
What is space weather?
Tagged: 2008  July  space  weather  earth  sun  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/17/2008


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115
Why do scientists band birds?
Tagged: 2008  July  biology  birds  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/16/2008


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114
Is glacier ice very cold?
Tagged: 2008  July  glaciers  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/15/2008


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113
What is mine drainage and how does it occur?
Tagged: 2008  July  mines  minerals  water  groundwater  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/14/2008


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112
How are dinosaurs named?
Tagged: 2008  July  dinosaurs  paleontology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/11/2008


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111
What is Gas Hydrate?
Tagged: July  2008  ClimateChange  gas  water  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/10/2008


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110
What can cause water levels in wells to change?
Tagged: water  2008  July  wells  groundwater  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/9/2008


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109
What are the leading causes of frog declines and deformities?
Tagged: July  2008  biology  frogs  amphibians  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/8/2008


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107
What are sinkholes?
Tagged: 2008  July  sinkholes  geology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/3/2008


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106
How many times a year do you do research on endangered fish in the Colorado River?
Tagged: biology  2008  July  ColoradoRiver  water  river  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/2/2008


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105
How long does it take to know and how do you know a volcano is becoming active?
Tagged: 2008  July  volcanoes  hazards  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 7/1/2008


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104
How do you know when an animal is becoming endangered or extinct? What is the determining factor?
Tagged: June  2008  animals  biology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/30/2008


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103
What is a "500 year flood", and how do scientists determine if a flood is considered a "500 year flood"?
Tagged: 2008  June  floods  water  hazards  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/27/2008


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102
How did zebra mussels get into the Great Lakes, and why is that a problem?
Tagged: water  GreatLakes  InvasiveSpecies  biology  ZebraMussels  2008  June  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/26/2008


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101
What was the biggest dinosaur? What was the smallest?
Tagged: dinosaurs  June  2008  paleontology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/25/2008


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100
What is the difference between "magma" and "lava"?
Tagged: 2008  June  volcanoes  magma  lava  hazards  geology  minerals  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/24/2008


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99
If the ground filters water, is ground water always clean?
Tagged: water  2008  June  groundwater  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/23/2008


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98
What is a landslide hazard map?
Tagged: 2008  June  hazards  landslides  maps  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/20/2008


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97
Are sturgeon really the largest freshwater fish?
Tagged: 2008  June  biology  fish  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/19/2008


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96
Does a little leak in my house's water line really waste water?
Tagged: 2008  June  water  home  plumbing  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/18/2008


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95
What are zebra mussels and why should we care about them?
Tagged: 2008  June  biology  InvasiveSpecies  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/17/2008


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94
How can I obtain educational materials pertaining to USGS activities?
Tagged: 2008  June  education  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/16/2008


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93
Is it dangerous to work on volcanoes and what precautions do scientists take?
Tagged: scientist  June  2008  volcanoes  safety  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/13/2008


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92
Does the USGS have streamflow records that are appropriate for use in the study of climate variation?
Tagged: 2008  June  environment  ClimateChange  water  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/12/2008


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91
How many types of dinosaurs are known?
Tagged: 2008  June  dinosaurs  paleontology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/11/2008


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90
What elements are harmful to living organisms and how do they get into our environment?
Tagged: minerals  June  2008  biology  toxics  environment  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/10/2008


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89
What kind of school training do you need to become a volcanologist?
Tagged: volcanoes  people  scientist  jobs  2008  June  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/9/2008


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88
How do I decide whether or not to get earthquake insurance?
Tagged: earthquakes  hazards  June  insurance  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/6/2008


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87
How are floods predicted?
Tagged: floods  water  June  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/5/2008


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86
Why do animals become endangered?
Tagged: animals  June  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/4/2008


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85
What is an Asian swamp eel and what does it look like?
Tagged: fish  biology  June  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/3/2008


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84
Where can I find the temperature or precipitation for my city in the U.S.?
Tagged: water  June  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 6/2/2008


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83
How large is a lifetime supply of minerals for the average person?
Tagged: minerals  people  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/30/2008


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82
Is water used for "fish farming?"
Tagged: fish  water  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/29/2008


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81
Why are we having so many earthquakes? Has earthquake activity been increasing?
Tagged: hazards  May  earthquakes  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/28/2008


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80
What is the most frequent community name in the United States?
Tagged: geography  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/27/2008


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79
Why is it important to save manatees?
Tagged: biology  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/23/2008


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78
Where did the name "Mount St. Helens" come from?
Tagged: May  volcanoes  hazards  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/22/2008


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77
What does a hydrologist do?
Tagged: water  scientist  people  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/21/2008


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76
How many glaciers are in Alaska?
Tagged: glaciers  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/20/2008


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75
Can "Mega Quakes," which are earthquakes greater than a magnitude 10, really happen?
Tagged: earthquakes  May  hazards  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/19/2008


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74
What is a topographic map?
Tagged: maps  2008  May  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/16/2008


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73
What is marine geology?
Tagged: water  geology  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/15/2008


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72
Does the U.S. Geological Survey study acid rain?
Tagged: AcidRain  water  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/14/2008


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71
Where did dinosaurs live?
Tagged: dinosaurs  May  2008  paleontology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/13/2008


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70
What is a volcano?
Tagged: volcanoes  hazards  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/12/2008


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69
How can I obtain real-time streamflow information?
Tagged: water  real-time  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/9/2008


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68
How can I find U.S. Bureau of Mines publications?
Tagged: publications  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/8/2008


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67
Are there any restrictions on using the trademarked National Atlas data and maps?
Tagged: maps  May  copyright  trademark  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/7/2008


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66
Does the Biological Resources Discipline also have science libraries?
Tagged: biology  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/6/2008


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65
What is Devils Hole?
Tagged: geology  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/5/2008


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64
I have bats in my attic, what should I do?
Tagged: biology  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/2/2008


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63
How many major Hawaiian Islands are there?
Tagged: geography  May  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 5/1/2008


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62
What volcanoes have erupted in the lower 48 States since the Nation was founded?
Tagged: volcanoes  hazards  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/30/2008


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61
What is an earthquake and what causes them to happen?
Tagged: earthquakes  hazards  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/29/2008


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60
What do I do if I think I found a meteorite impact crater?
Tagged: geology  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/28/2008


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59
Will California eventually fall off into the ocean?
Tagged: geography  hazards  earthquakes  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/25/2008


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58
What is a landslide, and what causes them?
Tagged: landslides  hazards  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/24/2008


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57
What are tsunamis?
Tagged: water  hazards  tsunamis  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/23/2008


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56
Is there earthquake weather?
Tagged: earthquakes  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/22/2008


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55
How does a compass work?
Tagged: geography  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/21/2008


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54
Are USGS reports copyrighted?
Tagged: publications  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/18/2008


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53
Where can I climb a volcano?
Tagged: volcanoes  hazards  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/17/2008


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52
What elements are required by animals and plants for survival?
Tagged: biology  environment  minerals  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/16/2008


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51
How can I find the scientific names of plants and animals?
Tagged: biology  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/15/2008


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50
How can I find survey benchmark information?
Tagged: geography  April  2008  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/14/2008


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49
How can I find USGS natural hazards information?
Tagged: 2008  April  hazards  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/11/2008


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48
Where is the largest active volcano in the world?
Tagged: 2008  April  volcanoes  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/10/2008


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47
What is the difference between lake and pond; mountain and hill; or river and creek?
Tagged: 2008  April  water  geography  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/9/2008


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46
What's the difference between a rock and a mineral?
Tagged: 2008  April  minerals  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/8/2008


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45
I need a zip code map of the United States. Is one included in the National Atlas?
Tagged: 2008  April  maps  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/7/2008


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44
How many counties are there in the United States?
Tagged: 2008  April  geography  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/4/2008


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43
How do I get aerial photographs of where I live?
Tagged: 2008  April  AerialPhotography  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/3/2008


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42
What is Fool's Gold?
Tagged: 2008  April  geology  minerals  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/2/2008


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41
Can I view topographic maps and aerial photographs online?
Tagged: 2008  maps  April  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 4/1/2008


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40
Where do I buy USGS topographic maps?
Tagged: 2008  Mar  maps  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/31/2008


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39
What is the meaning of the karat mark on gold jewelry?
Tagged: 2008  Mar  minerals  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/28/2008


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38
Is there evidence for a cause and effect relationship between eruptions that occur at about the same time from volcanoes located hundreds to thousands of kilometers apart?
Tagged: 2008  Mar  volcanoes  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/27/2008


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37
Does stage tell you how much water is flowing in a stream?
Tagged: 2008  Mar  water  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/26/2008


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36
What is the biggest earthquake in the United States?
Tagged: 2008  Mar  earthquakes  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/25/2008


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35
Why is snow white?
Tagged: 2008  Mar  water  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/24/2008


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34
Where did the term "volcano" come from?
Tagged: volcanoes  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/21/2008


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33
What is the greatest hazard presented by Mount Rainier?
Tagged: volcanoes  2008  Mar  landslides  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/20/2008


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32
I saw on a map that I live in an area of "high liquefaction probability." What does that mean and can I do anything about it?
Tagged: 2008  Mar  earthquakes  maps  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/19/2008


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31
How can I find and get historic USGS topographic maps?
Tagged: maps  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/18/2008


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30
Can an eruption at one volcano trigger an eruption at another nearby volcano, for example, within about 10 kilometers?
Tagged: volcanoes  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/17/2008


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29
What is Landsat 7?
Tagged: RemoteSensing  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/14/2008


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28
TRUE or FALSE: Portland, Oregon, has a volcano within its metropolitan area.
Tagged: volcanoes  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/13/2008


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27
Can animals predict earthquakes?
Tagged: earthquakes  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/12/2008


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26
When does a drought begin?
Tagged: drought  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/11/2008


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25
Doesn't glacier ice last longer in drinks?
Tagged: glaciers  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/10/2008


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24
What do we know about the interior of the Earth?
Tagged: geology  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/7/2008


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23
How dangerous is flooding?
Tagged: floods  water  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/6/2008


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22
How will my house hold up in an earthquake? Can the USGS send someone out to evaluate my property?
Tagged: earthquakes  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/5/2008


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21
Why are some lakes I see full of algae and thick plants?
Tagged: vegetation  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/4/2008


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20
Is glacier ice colder than regular ice?
Tagged: glaciers  2008  Mar  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 3/3/2008


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19
Why are glaciers blue?
Tagged: glaciers  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/29/2008


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18
Which was the smartest dinosaur?
Tagged: dinosaurs  2008  Feb  paleontology  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/28/2008


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17
What is a landslide susceptibility map?
Tagged: landslides  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/27/2008


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16
Where can I go for more information on amphibian declines and deformities?
Tagged: biology  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/26/2008


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15
What is the "Ring of Fire"?
Tagged: volcanoes  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/25/2008


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14
With the Award Season upon us, some of you were curious: What exactly is that famous little golden guy Oscar made of?
Tagged: minerals  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/22/2008


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Are there different types of flooding?
Tagged: floods  water  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/21/2008


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12
Will declassified satellite imagery be digitized?
Tagged: RemoteSensing  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/20/2008


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11
Can the ground open up during an earthquake?
Tagged: earthquakes  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/19/2008


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10
How can I stop a male cardinal from repeatedly hitting my windows?
Tagged: biology  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/15/2008


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9
What is white gold?
Tagged: minerals  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/14/2008


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8
What is pewter?
Tagged: minerals  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/13/2008


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7
How are U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps named?
Tagged: maps  geography  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/12/2008


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6
What are we doing about acid rain?
Tagged: water  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/11/2008


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5
Does the USGS monitor global warming?
Tagged: ClimateChange  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/8/2008


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4
Do volcanoes affect weather?
Tagged: volcanoes  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/7/2008


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3
We had a "100-year flood" two years in a row. How can that be?
Tagged: water  floods  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/6/2008


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2
What causes drought?
Tagged: drought  water  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/5/2008


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1
At what magnitude does damage begin to occur in an earthquake?
Tagged: earthquakes  2008  Feb  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 2/4/2008


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CoreFacts: It's short on time and big on science.
Tagged: inaugural  2008  Jan  (Back to Main Page)
Published: 1/25/2008


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