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USGS scientists Sophie Kuhl and Kevin Kroeger work with National Park Service scientist Petra Zuniga to collect a soil core from a salt marsh site where the mineral olivine was applied to study its role in capturing carbon dioxide in tidal wetlands. The site is located along the Herring River at National Park Service’s Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts.
USGS scientists Sophie Kuhl and Kevin Kroeger work with National Park Service scientist Petra Zuniga to collect a soil core from a salt marsh site where the mineral olivine was applied to study its role in capturing carbon dioxide in tidal wetlands. The site is located along the Herring River at National Park Service’s Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts.
An Earth MRI survey to cover central Arkansas and and southern Missouri. The USGS is contracting with Woolpert in collaboration with EON Geosciences who will be conducting the survey to fly over all or parts of 50 counties in central Arkansas and all or parts of 10 counties in southern Misso
An Earth MRI survey to cover central Arkansas and and southern Missouri. The USGS is contracting with Woolpert in collaboration with EON Geosciences who will be conducting the survey to fly over all or parts of 50 counties in central Arkansas and all or parts of 10 counties in southern Misso
Satellite footage showing Hurricane Ian as it approaches the South Carolina coast just before landfall September 30. NOAA images.
Satellite footage showing Hurricane Ian as it approaches the South Carolina coast just before landfall September 30. NOAA images.
Agriculture fields in Mason Valley, Nevada. This area was studied for a Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5123.
Agriculture fields in Mason Valley, Nevada. This area was studied for a Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5123.
Lukas Medo, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a water-level sensor in Levy County, Florida, September 26, ahead of Hurricane Ian's landfall. Photo by Patrick Marasco, USGS.
Lukas Medo, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a water-level sensor in Levy County, Florida, September 26, ahead of Hurricane Ian's landfall. Photo by Patrick Marasco, USGS.
Airborne geophysical surveys make use of a boom with sensitive equipment installed on small aircraft.
Airborne geophysical surveys make use of a boom with sensitive equipment installed on small aircraft.
Image of Gloeotrichia echinulata colonies found by USGS scientists in the water column at Moreau Lake in New York.
Image of Gloeotrichia echinulata colonies found by USGS scientists in the water column at Moreau Lake in New York.
A helicopter with a boom that contains sensitive equipment for conducting airborne geophysical surveys.
A helicopter with a boom that contains sensitive equipment for conducting airborne geophysical surveys.
The rusty patched bumblebee is the first bee to be listed as endangered in the continental US, and the western bumblebee has been the subject of extensive USGS work that has found effects of climate, land cover change, and pesticides on the decline of the species.
The rusty patched bumblebee is the first bee to be listed as endangered in the continental US, and the western bumblebee has been the subject of extensive USGS work that has found effects of climate, land cover change, and pesticides on the decline of the species.
Although it may seem like it’s solid beneath your feet, the Earth is a dynamic structure. The surface is constantly moving. Different parts of the planet move in different ways and at different time scales. The USGS studies these sometimes subtle, yet sometimes dramatic movements to help keep us safe.
Although it may seem like it’s solid beneath your feet, the Earth is a dynamic structure. The surface is constantly moving. Different parts of the planet move in different ways and at different time scales. The USGS studies these sometimes subtle, yet sometimes dramatic movements to help keep us safe.
Location of Core Sagebrush Areas, Growth Opportunity Areas, and Other Rangeland Areas identified within the sagebrush biome of the United States of America, By: Doherty et al., 2022 from publication “A Sagebrush Conservation Design to Proactively Restore America’s Sagebrush Biome.” .
Location of Core Sagebrush Areas, Growth Opportunity Areas, and Other Rangeland Areas identified within the sagebrush biome of the United States of America, By: Doherty et al., 2022 from publication “A Sagebrush Conservation Design to Proactively Restore America’s Sagebrush Biome.” .
Austin Elliott with the USGS Earthquake Science Center prepares to carry Redwood stump samples out to the road.
Austin Elliott with the USGS Earthquake Science Center prepares to carry Redwood stump samples out to the road.
Wedge sample removed from a redwood stump at the base of the San Andreas fault scarp (slope up in the background).
Wedge sample removed from a redwood stump at the base of the San Andreas fault scarp (slope up in the background).
Sample removed from a redwood stump, displaying annual rings. The sample will help researchers determine past earthquakes in the area.
Sample removed from a redwood stump, displaying annual rings. The sample will help researchers determine past earthquakes in the area.
Nick Cunetta stands between two sampled redwood stumps on a pressure ridge between two strands of the San Andreas fault
Nick Cunetta stands between two sampled redwood stumps on a pressure ridge between two strands of the San Andreas fault
EARTH'S PULSE
Hazard Monitoring
Scientists rely on measurements and networks of sensors to monitor Earth’s movements. Similar to tracking someone’s pulse, these sensors check the ‘hazard heartbeat’ of Earth’s surface, waters, and air. Hazard monitoring helps us understand where, when, why, and how much things change over time.
EARTH'S PULSE
Hazard Monitoring
Scientists rely on measurements and networks of sensors to monitor Earth’s movements. Similar to tracking someone’s pulse, these sensors check the ‘hazard heartbeat’ of Earth’s surface, waters, and air. Hazard monitoring helps us understand where, when, why, and how much things change over time.
MONITORING BIOLOGICAL THREATS: Protecting Ecosystems, Public Safety, and the Economy
MONITORING BIOLOGICAL THREATS: Protecting Ecosystems, Public Safety, and the Economy
Dr. David Applegate is sworn in by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland as USGS director.
Dr. David Applegate is sworn in by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland as USGS director.
Tres científicos del Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos en equipo de buceo instalando una boya de olas y un sensor de presión a 60 pies de profundad para medir las olas y niveles de agua en Isla Verde, Puerto Rico.
Tres científicos del Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos en equipo de buceo instalando una boya de olas y un sensor de presión a 60 pies de profundad para medir las olas y niveles de agua en Isla Verde, Puerto Rico.
Three U.S. Geological Survey scientists in scuba gear work to install a wave buoy and pressure sensor 60 feet underwater to measure waves and water levels in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico.
Three U.S. Geological Survey scientists in scuba gear work to install a wave buoy and pressure sensor 60 feet underwater to measure waves and water levels in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico.
Landsat 9 handover between USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science and NASA.
Landsat 9 handover between USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science and NASA.