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With increased funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the USGS can accelerate its mission of surveying the Nation’s natural resources. The additional funds will largely be directed toward these three main investments in science.  

A satellite image of Tropical Storm Nicole off the coast of Florida. NOAA image.

The anomaly at Pennington Mountain is visible in the geophysical data collected in aerial surveys conducted in 2021.

THE ALEUTIAN CRADLE OF TSUNAMIS 

(Click here to read EOS Feature: Seismic Sources in the Aleutian Cradle of Tsunamis) 

Sodium fluorescein dye injection into the Slate River used to measure how much groundwater flows into it. 

Sodium fluorescein dye injection into the Slate River used to measure how much groundwater flows into it. 

A satellite image of Tropical Storm Nicole off the coast of Florida. NOAA image.

A fine-grained volcanic rock (trachyte) that hosts rare earth elements, niobium, and zirconium, all which are considered critical mineral resources. This rock was found on Pennington Mountain in Maine. Image courtesy of Chunzeng Wang, University of Maine-Presque Isle.

A Piper Navajo fixed-wing aircraft with rear facing stinger magnetometer. Credit: New-Sense Geophysics Limited 

A snapshot of some ways USGS science has evolved since Hurricane Sandy. USGS image. 

Legna Torres-Garcia deploys oceanographic instrumentation to measure waves, currents, water temperature and water levels in Dorado, Puerto Rico in October 2022. This deployment will improve computer model accuracy related to total water level forecast. USGS Photo by David Thompson.

An AS350 helicopter with forward facing stinger magnetometer. Credit: New-Sense Geophysics Limited 

After Hurricane Ian, USGS scientist Scott Greenwood services the USGS streamgage on the St. Johns River near Sanford, Florida. Photograph taken October 6, 2022. Credit: Gene Grimm, USGS.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS scientist Scott Greenwood services the USGS streamgage on the St. Johns River near Sanford, Florida. Photograph taken October 6, 2022. Credit: Gene Grimm, USGS.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS scientist Scott Greenwood services the USGS streamgage on the St. Johns River near Sanford, Florida. Photograph taken October 6, 2022. Credit: Gene Grimm, USGS.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS safety and occupational health specialist Sean Raabe retrieves a USGS storm surge sensor at Fernandina Beach, Florida. Photograph taken October 5, 2022. Credit: Hannah Flynn, USGS.

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

Gallinas Creek watershed, NM in October 2022, after Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire (photo by Sheila Murphy, 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.

USGS safety and occupational health specialist Sean Raabe verifies the elevation of a USGS water level sensor in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Photograph taken October 2, 2022. Credit: Hannah Flynn, USGS.

A geophysical survey airplane with a tail stinger magnetometer. Credit: Courtesy EON