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2018 Anchorage Earthquake

2018 Anchorage Earthquake

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck north of Anchorage, Alaska, on November 30, 2018, at 8:29 a.m. local time (17:29:28 UTC).  For the most up-to-date...

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USGS scientists provide input for workshop on scientific drilling targets in the north Pacific Ocean

USGS scientists provide input for workshop on scientific drilling targets in the north Pacific Ocean

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center research geologist Danny Brothers attended the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) workshop on the...

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Scientists complete mission to map fast-moving fault off Alaska: Data will help coastal communities prepare for risks from earthquakes and tsunamis

Scientists complete mission to map fast-moving fault off Alaska: Data will help coastal communities prepare for risks from earthquakes and tsunamis

Researchers from NOAA, U.S. Geological Survey and their partners have completed the first high-resolution, comprehensive mapping of one of the fastest...

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Story Map of the Incredible Migration of Whimbrels

Story Map of the Incredible Migration of Whimbrels

This story map describes the work of researchers from different organizations that document the migration of Whimbrels breeding in North America...

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Polar Bears Film Their Own Sea Ice World

Polar Bears Film Their Own Sea Ice World

In June of 2014, the USGS released the first-ever polar bear point-of-view footage, offering a never-seen-before perspective from the top Arctic...

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EarthWord–Zoonotic

EarthWord–Zoonotic

Sharing isn’t always polite, judging by this EarthWord. 

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Return to the Alaska Wilderness: USGS Scientists visit one of North America’s fastest-moving faults

Return to the Alaska Wilderness: USGS Scientists visit one of North America’s fastest-moving faults

A team of USGS scientists spent two weeks in the isolated Glacier Bay National Park, exploring one of the fastest-moving faults in North America.

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Wildlife Cameras Offer Insight on Geese for Industry and Researchers in the Arctic

Wildlife Cameras Offer Insight on Geese for Industry and Researchers in the Arctic

Direct encounters with humans can increase the likelihood that nesting geese will lose their eggs to predators, according to a recent study released...

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Increased Sea Ice Drift Puts Polar Bears on Faster Moving Treadmill

Increased Sea Ice Drift Puts Polar Bears on Faster Moving Treadmill

A new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wyoming found that increased westward ice drift in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas...

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Wildlife Recovery Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill was Highly Variable Across Species

Wildlife Recovery Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill was Highly Variable Across Species

Thanks to a quarter-century of research and monitoring, scientists now know how different wildlife species were injured by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil...

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Avian Flu Testing of Wild Ducks Informs Biosecurity and Can Reduce Economic Loss

Avian Flu Testing of Wild Ducks Informs Biosecurity and Can Reduce Economic Loss

Ducks in North America can be carriers of avian influenza viruses similar to those found in a 2016 outbreak in Indiana that led to the losses of...

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Responding to Alaska's largest seabird die-off at Katmai National Park & Preserve

Responding to Alaska's largest seabird die-off at Katmai National Park & Preserve

In 2015 and 2016, hundreds of thousands of dead and dying Common Murres washed ashore in Alaska. In March of 2016, biologists with the National Park...

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