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Heavy rains from a tropical cyclone struck the islands of the Comoros in March, 2014. On the island of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros, these rains triggered landslides that displaced over 3000 people to refugee camps.
Heavy rains from a tropical cyclone struck the islands of the Comoros in March, 2014. On the island of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros, these rains triggered landslides that displaced over 3000 people to refugee camps.
Oil well and a looming storm.
Brine pit in Sheridan County, Montana.
Brine pit in Sheridan County, Montana.
Marc Blouin, NBS Research Biologist, uses an electrofishing boat to obtain information on fish populations in the Black River in Lorain, Ohio.
Marc Blouin, NBS Research Biologist, uses an electrofishing boat to obtain information on fish populations in the Black River in Lorain, Ohio.
Biologists inspect fish catch from trawl net.
Biologists inspect fish catch from trawl net.
Comparison of satellite images of Mendenhall Glacier (Left - Landsat 5, Aug. 17, 1984; Right - Landsat 8, May 16, 2014).
Comparison of satellite images of Mendenhall Glacier (Left - Landsat 5, Aug. 17, 1984; Right - Landsat 8, May 16, 2014).
From the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, No. 2011DENPH0239, folder 3, Field Surveys - Antarctica. It was taken during the U. S. Geological Survey Byrd Land Survey Traverse, United States Antarctic Research Program, 1966-67.
From the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, No. 2011DENPH0239, folder 3, Field Surveys - Antarctica. It was taken during the U. S. Geological Survey Byrd Land Survey Traverse, United States Antarctic Research Program, 1966-67.
Data logger and underwater sensor deployed at a mangrove coral site in Otter Creek to measure light reaching corals under the mangroves.
Data logger and underwater sensor deployed at a mangrove coral site in Otter Creek to measure light reaching corals under the mangroves.
A threatened Louisiana black bear and her cubs up in a tree.
A threatened Louisiana black bear and her cubs up in a tree.
Series of aerial views from the copper-gold area near Herat. Dark red iron stains hint that other minerals might be found.
Series of aerial views from the copper-gold area near Herat. Dark red iron stains hint that other minerals might be found.
Brown pelicans and gulls float and fly along a coastline.
Brown pelicans and gulls float and fly along a coastline.
Immature adult, and nymph state box elder bugs gather on the ground in a residential garden under a silver maple tree.
Immature adult, and nymph state box elder bugs gather on the ground in a residential garden under a silver maple tree.
Photograph showing natural iron-rich acidic spring flowing into Cement Creek near Silverton, Colorado. Similar natural springs contribute water to Cement Creek and other tributaries of the upper Animas River.
Photograph showing natural iron-rich acidic spring flowing into Cement Creek near Silverton, Colorado. Similar natural springs contribute water to Cement Creek and other tributaries of the upper Animas River.
California's hotter drought has already killed millions of trees, particularly in low-elevation forests.
California's hotter drought has already killed millions of trees, particularly in low-elevation forests.
USGS biologists assess the health of a sugar pine, one of tens of thousands of individual trees whose fates have been tracked annually throughout the drought in California.
USGS biologists assess the health of a sugar pine, one of tens of thousands of individual trees whose fates have been tracked annually throughout the drought in California.
USGS researcher Rebecca Lazarus prepares to take a blood sample from an osprey fledgling in a nest on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Delaware Bay in 2015. Lazarus and colleagues did similar sampling of 48 chicks on Chesapeake Bay in 2011-2013.
USGS researcher Rebecca Lazarus prepares to take a blood sample from an osprey fledgling in a nest on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Delaware Bay in 2015. Lazarus and colleagues did similar sampling of 48 chicks on Chesapeake Bay in 2011-2013.
Pedernales River at Hamilton Pool Crossing after September 1952 flood. Trees destroyed by flood of September 11, 1952. Discharge of Pedernales River near Spicewood, TX (USGS station 08154000) was 452,000 cfs.
Pedernales River at Hamilton Pool Crossing after September 1952 flood. Trees destroyed by flood of September 11, 1952. Discharge of Pedernales River near Spicewood, TX (USGS station 08154000) was 452,000 cfs.
Photo showing the kite that is suspending the camera over the San Andreas Fault.
Photo showing the kite that is suspending the camera over the San Andreas Fault.
Full view of the ground with the San Andreas fault running through the middle of the image. A 30 foot steam offset from the 1857 earthquake can be seen near the right edge of the image.
Full view of the ground with the San Andreas fault running through the middle of the image. A 30 foot steam offset from the 1857 earthquake can be seen near the right edge of the image.
Artist D.V. Rogers stomps on one of the geophones surrounding the shake table to trigger it.
Artist D.V. Rogers stomps on one of the geophones surrounding the shake table to trigger it.
3-minute exposure of Parkfield Cafe (and shake table) entrance at night.
3-minute exposure of Parkfield Cafe (and shake table) entrance at night.