Videos

This video describes research being conducted by Dr. Karen McKee, USGS Research Ecologist, and her university partner, Dr. Julia Cherry. Their goal is to better understand the effects of sea-level rise and other global change factors on coastal wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta. This region contains over 40% of the U.S.

Climatic change and the future of forests in the western United States

By Philip van Mantgem, Ecologist

B-roll footage taken of USGS crews measuring severe flooding during the March 2009 flooding events in Fargo, ND.

Geology, Climate, and National Interests

By Donald L. Gautier, Geologist

Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line"

By Martha Sandweiss, Princeton University

Beginning in early November 2008 Redoubt Volcano, 106 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK, began to show signs of unrest including significant changes in gas emission and heat output. On November 5, 2008, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) raised Redoubt's Aviation Color Code to Yellow and the Volcano Alert Level to Advisory.

By Michael H. Carr, USGS Astrogeologist

• Data from a recent polar lander, two still active rovers
  and three spacecraft in orbit are changing our
  perceptions about how Mars evolved. What do 
  these new data imply for the prospects of past and present life?

This video describes research conducted by Dr. Karen McKee, USGS Research Ecologist, and her university partners, Dr. Irv Mendelssohn (Louisiana State University) and Dr. Mark Hester (University of Louisiana). They are studying the effects of hurricanes on marsh and mangrove wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta, which contains over 40% of the U.S.

Commercial production - localities visited by mineral collectors

by Pete Modreski, USGS Gemstone Specialist

The USA National Phenology Network

by Jake Weltzin, NPN Executive Director

Earthquakes can be far more than just geological phenomena--they can greatly alter the way we live.

In this video, "The Great Southern California ShakeOut: An Earthquake Scenario Based On Science," USGS scientists and their partners talk about the ways science is used to help build safer communities in Southern California.

This film takes you on a visceral journey through the USGS ShakeOut Earthquake Scenario.

Deputy Director of Communications, Office of Homeland Security, Office of the Governor, California

Vice President, International Initiatives Art Center College of Design Director, Designmatters

Deputy Regional Administrator, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California

The Great ShakeOut: Jim Featherstone — City of Los Angeles, General Manager, Emergency Management Department

The Great ShakeOut: Dennis Mileti — Professor Emeritus University of Colorado, Boulder Natural Hazards Center

Vice President, International Initiatives Art Center College of Design Director, Designmatters

The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 1) — U.S. Geological Survey, Geophysist, Earthquake Hazards Team

The Great ShakeOut: Gary Sturdivan: Manager, East Valley Water District Security and Emergency

The Great ShakeOut: Larry Collins: County of Los Angeles Fire Department, Captain, Special Operations Bureau