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Topobathymetric digital elevation model of the Santiam River in the Willamette Valley southeast of Salem, Oregon.
Topobathymetric digital elevation model of the Santiam River in the Willamette Valley southeast of Salem, Oregon.
Topobathymetric digital elevation model of the Santiam River in the Willamette Valley southeast of Salem, Oregon. The trees and dry land are shown as a lidar point cloud colored based on aerial imagery.
Topobathymetric digital elevation model of the Santiam River in the Willamette Valley southeast of Salem, Oregon. The trees and dry land are shown as a lidar point cloud colored based on aerial imagery.
USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of public drinking water supply. Read the associated USGS study at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado6638.
USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of public drinking water supply. Read the associated USGS study at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado6638.
USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of private drinking water supply. Read the associated USGS study at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado6638.
USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of private drinking water supply. Read the associated USGS study at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado6638.
The Pacific sand lance is an important forage fish found in Puget Sound. They employ a unique strategy of burrowing into sand to rest and conserve energy, and to avoid predation. The USGS is currently studying forage fish spawning, and how human development may be affecting their habitat.
The Pacific sand lance is an important forage fish found in Puget Sound. They employ a unique strategy of burrowing into sand to rest and conserve energy, and to avoid predation. The USGS is currently studying forage fish spawning, and how human development may be affecting their habitat.
SPOOKY SCIENCE (and having some fun with a playful, silly, not real science career)
SPOOKY SCIENCE (and having some fun with a playful, silly, not real science career)
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become a volcanologist.
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become a volcanologist.
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become an archeologist.
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become an archeologist.
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become a geodesist.
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become a geodesist.
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become a geographer.
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become a geographer.
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become a hydrologist.
Coloring page for geoscience careers. This page highlights those who want to become a hydrologist.
Screenshot of USGS FaST map showing potential spread of alligatorweed to new locations following Hurricane Helene.
Screenshot of USGS FaST map showing potential spread of alligatorweed to new locations following Hurricane Helene.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
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Did you feel that? The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture.
Screenshot of the USGS Coastal Changes Hazards Portal, showing the forecasted coastal change along Florida's Western coast. Screenshot captured on 10/7/2024 at 3:00PM ET.
Screenshot of the USGS Coastal Changes Hazards Portal, showing the forecasted coastal change along Florida's Western coast. Screenshot captured on 10/7/2024 at 3:00PM ET.