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Image: Kilauea's east rift zone eruption site
Kilauea's east rift zone eruption site
Kilauea's east rift zone eruption site
Kilauea's east rift zone eruption site

Kīlauea's east rift zone eruption site. Pu`u `Ō `ō is to the right, and the TEB vent and upper tube system is to the left and behind Pu`u `Ō `ō.

Kīlauea's east rift zone eruption site. Pu`u `Ō `ō is to the right, and the TEB vent and upper tube system is to the left and behind Pu`u `Ō `ō.

Image: Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulata)
Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulata)
Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulata)
Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulata)

A Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulata) moves slowly along the bottom near some bright green algae (Caulerpa racemosa).

A Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulata) moves slowly along the bottom near some bright green algae (Caulerpa racemosa).

Image: Bee Hive
Bee Hive
Bee Hive
Bee Hive

A domesticated bee colony.

Image: Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)

A juvenile Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) feeds on sponges with French Grunts nearby.

Image: Four Eye Butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus)
Four Eye Butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus)
Four Eye Butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus)
Four Eye Butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus)

Juvenile Four Eye Butterflyfishes (Chaetodon capistratus) find protection in the prop roots and feed on coral polyps.

Image: Bear River
Bear River
Bear River
Bear River

Bear River below Smiths Fork, near Cokeville, WY; Martel Fisher streamgaging.

Bear River below Smiths Fork, near Cokeville, WY; Martel Fisher streamgaging.

Image: Shipwreck
Shipwreck
Shipwreck
Shipwreck

Photo of shipwreck beached in Southern CA.

Photo of shipwreck beached in Southern CA.

Image: Clownfish
Clownfish
Clownfish
Clownfish

Clownfish and a living sea anemone survive in a coral reef that has been decimated by natural and human disasters.

Clownfish and a living sea anemone survive in a coral reef that has been decimated by natural and human disasters.

Image: Sunrise over Kayak Island
Sunrise over Kayak Island
Sunrise over Kayak Island
Sunrise over Kayak Island

Sunrise behind Kayak Island, near the mouth of the Copper River, coastal Gulf of Alaska.

Sunrise behind Kayak Island, near the mouth of the Copper River, coastal Gulf of Alaska.

Image: Sunrise over Kayak Island
Sunrise over Kayak Island
Sunrise over Kayak Island
Sunrise over Kayak Island

Sunrise behind Kayak Island, near the mouth of the Copper River, coastal Gulf of Alaska.

Sunrise behind Kayak Island, near the mouth of the Copper River, coastal Gulf of Alaska.

Image: Mountains over Copper River, AK
Mountains over Copper River, AK
Mountains over Copper River, AK
Mountains over Copper River, AK

Mountains towering above the mouth of the Copper River from the coastal Gulf of Alaska.

Image: Elwha River Restoration
Elwha River Restoration
Elwha River Restoration
Elwha River Restoration

A large cooperative project is taking place with Olympic National Park in the Elwha River in anticipation of removal of two dams. Restoration of the entire river to natural free flows will allow returning salmon access to historic spawning grounds.

A large cooperative project is taking place with Olympic National Park in the Elwha River in anticipation of removal of two dams. Restoration of the entire river to natural free flows will allow returning salmon access to historic spawning grounds.

Image: Shriveled and Cracked
Shriveled and Cracked
Shriveled and Cracked
Shriveled and Cracked

When USGS mapped the glaciers in Icy Bay in the 1950s, the glacier in this image was flat and hundreds of meters thick. Bedrock is emerging as Guyot retreats very rapidly.

When USGS mapped the glaciers in Icy Bay in the 1950s, the glacier in this image was flat and hundreds of meters thick. Bedrock is emerging as Guyot retreats very rapidly.

Image: Rapid Erosion
Rapid Erosion
Rapid Erosion
Rapid Erosion

Both ice and water sculpt the St. Elias range, forcing some of the fastest erosion rates on Earth.

Both ice and water sculpt the St. Elias range, forcing some of the fastest erosion rates on Earth.

Image: First Light
First Light
First Light
First Light

Sunrise on Marblehead Neck MA.

Image: Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010
Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010
Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010
Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010

Cracks shown here in the exterior and supporting structures of this home are indicative of subsidence damage associated with sinkhole activity.

Image: Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010
Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010
Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010
Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010

More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures. The sinkholes destroyed homes, roads and sections of cultivated areas.

More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures. The sinkholes destroyed homes, roads and sections of cultivated areas.

Image: Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010
Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010
Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010
Sinkholes in West-central Florida, Freeze Event of 2010

More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures. The sinkholes destroyed homes, roads and sections of cultivated areas.

More than 110 sinkholes formed in the Dover area of Florida during a freeze event in January 2010. Ground water levels dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from the cold temperatures. The sinkholes destroyed homes, roads and sections of cultivated areas.

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