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USGS presents: GeoKids! 

In this episode, meet 12-year-old Itzel Almanzar Bunce and her dad, Francisco. Francisco is a USGS hydrologic technician at the Florida-Caribbean Water Science Center in Puerto Rico. Francisco talks about his work supporting hydrologic research and monitoring.

En este episodio, conozcan a Itzel Almanzar Bunce, de 12 años, y a su papá, Francisco. Francisco es técnico hidrológico del USGS en el Centro de Ciencias del Agua del Caribe-Florida en Puerto Rico. Francisco habla sobre su trabajo en apoyo a la investigación y el monitoreo hidrológico. 

USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.

The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, and North American tectonic plates meet.

USGS Scientist, Bob deGroot, briefly explains what happened during the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred offshore of Mendocino, CA, on December 5, 2024.

The event occurred in an area called the Triple Junction, where the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, and North American tectonic plates meet.

USGS scientists were flying into the remote interior of Guyana to visit artisanal mining centers.
 

Retrospective interview with USGS National Earthquake Information Center scientists who responded to the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami. This is an overview of how Jill McCarthy first heard about the event.

Retrospective interview with USGS National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) scientists who responded to the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami. Here Harley Benz tells a tale about coworker Bruce Presgrave and a harrowing story about a young woman trapped in a tree during the tsunami.

Retrospective interview with USGS National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) scientists who responded to the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami. Here Harley Benz, Jill McCarthy, and Paul Earle discuss how responding to the earthquake reshaped how our NEIC functions, the products it creates, and how things have changed since that day. 

Retrospective interview with USGS National Earthquake Information Center scientists who responded to the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami. This is a discussion over confusion of how large of an earthquake it was featuring Harley Benz, Jill McCarthy, and Paul Earle.

Retrospective interview with USGS National Earthquake Information Center scientists who responded to the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami. This is an overview of how Harley Benz first heard about the event.

Retrospective interview with USGS National Earthquake Information Center scientists who responded to the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami. Here Harley Benz, Jill McCarthy, and Paul Earle discuss the incredible size of the fault rupture.

Retrospective interview with USGS National Earthquake Information Center scientists who responded to the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami. This is an overview of how Paul Earle first heard about the event.

USGS presents: GeoKids! 

In this episode, meet Ella Doran, 8,  and her mom, Kara. Kara is an oceanographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. Kara speaks about her work on coastal change while she and Ella do a science experiment together. 

Did you feel that? 

The annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is coming on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at 10:17 a.m. (local time, wherever you are). We never know where or when an earthquake may happen, but preparing is easier than assembling a piece of Scandinavian furniture. 

Don’t believe us? Take a look at this step-by-step guide. 

Natural hazards like earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and floods impact millions of Americans every year. The U.S. Geological Survey monitors these hazards in realtime, giving communities early warnings and critical information. In some cases, forecasting where the threat is greatest and helping reduce the risk to people, homes, and infrastructure.

Stylized animation showing the shoreline of a wetland that is eroded by waves or currents eating away the sediment along the edge of the wetland. The displaced sediment is then deposited back onto the wetland platform by other waves. When this process happens continually, layers of displaced sediment build up over time, raising the surface of the wetland.

Every 11 years the Sun's magnetic field flips. This period is referred to as a solar cycle. As we approach the peak of Solar Cycle 25, activity on the Sun’s surface will increase, including more solar flares, sunspots, and coronal mass ejections.

Every 11 years the Sun's magnetic field flips. This period is referred to as a solar cycle. As we approach the peak of Solar Cycle 25, activity on the Sun’s surface will increase, including more solar flares, sunspots, and coronal mass ejections.

Mt St. Helens before 1980, Land of Transformation

A stylistic interpretation of pre eruption snowcapped Mount St Helens as seen from a blue Spirit Lake with green rolling hills.  

Text changes to May 18, 1980, Eruption. There is a grey explosion of rocks and smoke coming out the top of Mt St Helens. The hills and water are grey and brown.

Mt St. Helens before 1980, Land of Transformation

A stylistic interpretation of pre eruption snowcapped Mount St Helens as seen from a blue Spirit Lake with green rolling hills.  

Text changes to May 18, 1980, Eruption. There is a grey explosion of rocks and smoke coming out the top of Mt St Helens. The hills and water are grey and brown.

Press conference held at 12pm EST April 5, 2024.