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Temporary dike to manage Red River floodwater. Photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge, ND.

Temporary dike to manage Red River floodwater. Photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Temporary dike to manage Red River floodwater. Photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Traffic sign submerged in floodwater from Red River of the North at Moorhead, MN. Photo taken at 2nd Ave and 3rd St, Moorhead, MN.

Trees in Lindenwood Park surrounded by floodwater from the Red River of the North at Fargo ND. Photo taken at 17th and 5th Street, Fargo, ND.

Temporary flood dike to protect the city of Fargo, ND from Red River flooding, March 2010. Photo taken at 2nd Street Near Main Ave, Fargo, ND.

Trees in Lindenwood Park surrounded by floodwater from the Red River of the North at Fargo ND. Photo taken at 17th and 5th Street, Fargo, ND.

Sunset looking west down the valley of the Riviere Momance in southwest Haiti.  Peacefulness of the sunset contrasts with the widespread destruction and fatalities caused by the January 2010 earthquake.

Red River Basin overland flooding along Interstate 29 between Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The top of the Interstate right-of-way fence is just visible above the water.

Scientist holding Razorback sucker fish caught and to be released for survey of razorback sucker populations in Lake Mead.

Red River Basin overland flooding along Interstate 29 between Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The top of the Interstate right-of-way fence is just visible above the water.

Planktic Foraminifera collected from a sediment-trap moored in the northern Gulf of Mexico, magnified 255x. Top row: Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny) (pink variety); middle row: G. ruber (pink variety), Globorotalia menardii (Parker, Jones, and Brady), Globigerina digitata (Brady); bottom row: G.

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Serene scene of Haitian Fishermen at sunrise belies the nearby chaos and destruction caused by the January 2010 earthquake. 

No surface flows were active anywhere on the flow field today, due to summit deflation and a reduction in lava supply over the past few days. Summit inflation resumed yesterday, and an increase in lava supply should lead to resumed breakouts over the next several days.

Haitian woman carrying supplies amid the destruction from the January 2010 Haiti earthquake.

The USGS Biology Resources Discipline showcased research in the fields of genetics and genomics on March 10, 2010 in the South Interior Building of the Department of the Interior.

Smooth Trunkfishes (Lactophrys triqueter) and other species of oddly-shaped "boxfishes" are characteristic of these mangroves.