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Get to know a Scientist Emeritus - Thomas Imbrigiotta

Get to know a Scientist Emeritus - Thomas Imbrigiotta

The USGS is highlighting and celebrating the contributions of exemplary Scientists Emeriti, and among them is New Jersey’s own Thomas Imbrigiotta.

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USGS fills a knowledge gap for radionuclide occurrence in groundwater

USGS fills a knowledge gap for radionuclide occurrence in groundwater

Using recently developed and sensitive laboratory methods, the USGS has documented where the radionuclides lead-210 and polonium-210 occur in...

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USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased...

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USGS Studies Water Quality and Harmful Algal Bloom on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey

USGS Studies Water Quality and Harmful Algal Bloom on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey

On July 9, USGS scientists deployed an advanced monitoring buoy to study water-quality conditions and a harmful algal bloom-HAB-recently detected in...

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Modeling Management Actions Helps Researchers Pinpoint the Main Culprit of Wood Frog Declines

Modeling Management Actions Helps Researchers Pinpoint the Main Culprit of Wood Frog Declines

Amphibian decline is a global conservation crisis driven by multiple interacting stressors, which often act at a local scale with global implications.

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Africa Groundwater Program

Africa Groundwater Program

USGS International study promotes groundwater sustainability using innovative science and technology transfer

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A Unified Research Strategy for Disease Management

A Unified Research Strategy for Disease Management

As wildlife diseases increase globally, an understanding of host-pathogen relationships can elucidate avenues for management and improve conservation...

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USGS Deploys Storm-Tide Sensors in Advance of Nor’Easter

USGS Deploys Storm-Tide Sensors in Advance of Nor’Easter

USGS field crews are deploying storm-tide and wave sensors today from Maine to Delaware to track and study a Nor’easter forecasted to begin tomorrow.

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40-year trend study finds signs of improved water quality in New Jersey streams

40-year trend study finds signs of improved water quality in New Jersey streams

A USGS analysis of New Jersey water quality trends found levels of total nitrogen and total phosphorus, which fuel algae blooms, declined or stayed...

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Location Matters: Sandy’s Tides Hit Some Parts of the New Jersey Coast Harder Than Others

Location Matters: Sandy’s Tides Hit Some Parts of the New Jersey Coast Harder Than Others

USGS researchers ground-truthed Hurricane Sandy's October 2012 storm tides in New Jersey and found northern coastal communities had significantly...

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Summary of Coastal Flooding in New Jersey Caused by the Nor'easter, January 22–24, 2016

Summary of Coastal Flooding in New Jersey Caused by the Nor'easter, January 22–24, 2016

From January 22-24 2016, a historic Nor’easter produced large snowfall totals, damaging winds, and substantial coastal flooding from across the...

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Coastal Storm Jonas

Coastal Storm Jonas

USGS activated its Surge, Wave, and Tide Hydrodynamics (SWaTH) Network in preparation for the major coastal storm that affected the eastern seaboard.

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