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USGS hydrologic technician Megan Bock surveys high water marks from Hurricane Ian in Marineland, Florida. Photograph taken October 4, 2022. Credit: Fabian Kahn, USGS.

USGS hydrologic technician Emily Robinson documents high water marks from Hurricane Ian on a house near Buckingham, Florida. Photograph taken October 2, 2022. Credit: Roberto Ravelo, USGS.

Streamgage repair at Bowlegs Creek near Ft. Meade, FL (02295013) after being submerged by flooding from Hurricane Ian.  The site is used to monitor water levels and compute discharge in coorporation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Hydrologic Technician, Erik Ohlson, repairs a streamgage at Bowlegs Creek near Ft. Meade, Florida (02295013) after it was submerged by flooding from Hurricane Ian. The site is used to monitor water levels and compute discharge in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Lukas Medo, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a water-level sensor in Levy County, Florida, September 26, ahead of Hurricane Ian's landfall. Photo by Patrick Marasco, USGS. 

A before-and after comparison of the water level and precipitation at the site located at Rio Del La Plata blw Represa Comerio, Puerto Rico (50044210), illustrating the damage from Hurricane Fiona. The photo on the left was taken on July 11, 2022 when the site was installed. The photo on the right was taken on Sept. 20, 2022 after Hurricane Fiona.

Wet mount image of cyanobacteria, Raphidiopsis sp.,  collected from Lake Okeechobee, Florida

Hydrologic Technician Alan Cressler holding a bottle containing a sediment sample. Photo taken on the Caloosahatchee River below Structure 77, Moore Haven, Florida.

Structure 77 (S-77) on the Caloosahatchee River at Moore Haven, Florida.

Hydrologic Technician Alan Cressler loading a bottle into a DH-95 water-quality sampler. Photo taken on the Caloosahatchee River below Structure 77, Moore Haven, Florida

Hydrologic Technician Adam Hines measuring river discharge using a remote controlled acoustic Dopler current profiler. Photo taken on the Caloosahatchee River below Structure 77, Moore Haven, Florida.

Photographic image taken at Franklin Lock and Dam, Caloosahatchee River, Florida

Photographic image of two USGS scientists on a boat collecting water samples for HABS research at the Franklin Lock and Dam, Caloosahatchee River, Florida.

Dianne López-Trujillo with Lynne Carrier, FEMA translator.

The USGS Recognizes Dianne Lopez-Trujillo During Hispanic Heritage Month

What happens when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Puerto Rico and the public needs critical information? How does a mostly English-speaking science agency reach a mostly Spanish-speaking public?

Overview of the Congressional event following the 6.4 earthquake in Puerto Rico. Bottom of picture: congressmen. Center: Dianne Lopez, Lindsay Davis, Donyelle Davis

One of the houses destroyed during the 6.4 earthquake in Puerto Rico. 

Congressional event following the 6.4 earthquake in Puerto Rico held on Jan. 20, 2020. Dr. Jonathan Godt (USGS) and Dr. Elizabeth A. Vanacore (Red Sismica Puerto Rico) answered questions to congressmen: Yauco's major, Bill Posey, Jenniffer González Colón, Stephanie Murphy, Donna Shalala

Part of the USGS Earthquake Response Team visiting areas affected by the 6.4 earthquake. Place: Guánica Boardwalk. From left to right: Donyelle Davis, Dianne López, Jonathan Godt, Alex Grant

USGS team with Wanda Vazquez-Garced, governor of Puerto Rico. From left to right: Lindsay Davis, Wanda Vazquez, Dianne Lopez-Trujillo, Jonathan Godt, Donyelle Davis, Alex Grant

Stream gaging in Puerto Rico after Tropical Storm Karen: computing gage height – Manual Rosario does some math required to compute the gage height September 25.

Stream gaging in Puerto Rico after Tropical Storm Karen: finishing the visit – Manuel Rosario, with the Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, walks to the gage house after completing a discharge measurement September 25.