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video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Cheryl Curley video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Cheryl Curley
The Great ShakeOut: Cheryl Curley
The Great ShakeOut: Cheryl Curley

The Great ShakeOut: Interview with Cheryl Curley: Staff Development Coordinator, Desertare

The Great ShakeOut: Interview with Cheryl Curley: Staff Development Coordinator, Desertare

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2) video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2)
The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2)
The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2)

The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2) — U.S. Geological Survey, Geophysist, Earthquake Hazards Team

The Great ShakeOut: Ken Hudnut (Part 2) — U.S. Geological Survey, Geophysist, Earthquake Hazards Team

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Peter Lent video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Peter Lent
The Great ShakeOut: Peter Lent
The Great ShakeOut: Peter Lent

Deputy Director, Riverside County Fire Department, Office of Emergency Services

Deputy Director, Riverside County Fire Department, Office of Emergency Services

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Allan Renazco video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Allan Renazco
The Great ShakeOut: Allan Renazco
The Great ShakeOut: Allan Renazco

The Great ShakeOut: Allan Renazco — Captain, California Army National Guard, Exercise Planner

The Great ShakeOut: Allan Renazco — Captain, California Army National Guard, Exercise Planner

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Denise Benson video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Denise Benson
The Great ShakeOut: Denise Benson
The Great ShakeOut: Denise Benson

Division Manager, San Bernandino County Fire Deparment, Office of Emergency Services

Division Manager, San Bernandino County Fire Deparment, Office of Emergency Services

video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Kate Long video thumbnail: The Great ShakeOut: Kate Long
The Great ShakeOut: Kate Long
The Great ShakeOut: Kate Long

Earthquake and Tsunami Program, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California

Earthquake and Tsunami Program, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California

PubTalk 10/2008 — Prehistoric Packrat Piles
PubTalk 10/2008 — Prehistoric Packrat Piles
Earthquakes? Don't Freak Out--ShakeOut!
Earthquakes? Don't Freak Out--ShakeOut!
Earthquakes? Don't Freak Out--ShakeOut!

What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks?

In this video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.

What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks?

In this video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.

video thumbnail: San Andreas Fault: Highway video thumbnail: San Andreas Fault: Highway
San Andreas Fault: Highway
San Andreas Fault: Highway

B-roll of trains, powerlines, roads, and utilities over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass.

B-roll of trains, powerlines, roads, and utilities over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass.

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San Andreas Fault: Highway
San Andreas Fault: Highway

B-roll of trains, powerlines, roads, and utilities over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass.

B-roll of trains, powerlines, roads, and utilities over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass.

San Andreas Fault: Train

B-roll of trains, powerlines, roads, and utilities over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass.

B-roll of trains, powerlines, roads, and utilities over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass.

San Andreas Fault: Train

B-roll of trains, powerlines, roads, and utilities over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass.

B-roll of trains, powerlines, roads, and utilities over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass.

PubTalk 9/2008 — Ready for the Next Big Bay Area Earthquake?
PubTalk 9/2008 — Ready for the Next Big Bay Area Earthquake?
PubTalk 9/2008 — Ready for the Next Big Bay Area Earthquake?

The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake was not the Bay Area's "Big One" but a repeat of the destructive 1868 Hayward earthquake may qualify!

by Tom Brocher, USGS Seismologist

 

The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake was not the Bay Area's "Big One" but a repeat of the destructive 1868 Hayward earthquake may qualify!

by Tom Brocher, USGS Seismologist

 

Status of Grizzly Bears in Northwest Montana
Status of Grizzly Bears in Northwest Montana
Status of Grizzly Bears in Northwest Montana

The size and distribution of grizzly bear populations in northwest Montana has just been released by the USGS, so research biologist Kate Kendall bring us up to speed on the findings.

The size and distribution of grizzly bear populations in northwest Montana has just been released by the USGS, so research biologist Kate Kendall bring us up to speed on the findings.

3MS18 (L1) West Transect – 2008
3MS18 (L1) West Transect – 2008
3MS18 (L1) West Transect – 2008

Random Site: 3MS18 (L1) West Transect; Depth: 10.9 m (35.9 feet); Distance from river mouth: 2.3 Kilometers (1.4 Miles) west; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 3 year pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13957527,-123.59427175; Site Description: This transect is medium depth with substrate that varies from all fine sediment/sand/mud, some on top of bedrock, to areas of large boulders.

Random Site: 3MS18 (L1) West Transect; Depth: 10.9 m (35.9 feet); Distance from river mouth: 2.3 Kilometers (1.4 Miles) west; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 3 year pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13957527,-123.59427175; Site Description: This transect is medium depth with substrate that varies from all fine sediment/sand/mud, some on top of bedrock, to areas of large boulders.

6MH18 (J1) East Transect – 2008
6MH18 (J1) East Transect – 2008
6MH18 (J1) East Transect – 2008

Permanent Site: J1 East Transect; Depth: 9.5 Meters (31.2 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 6.7 Kilometers (4.1 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 1 year pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: ; Site Description: This site is medium depth. Substrates is a gravel/cobble/sand mixture with an occasional boulder.

Permanent Site: J1 East Transect; Depth: 9.5 Meters (31.2 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 6.7 Kilometers (4.1 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 1 year pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: ; Site Description: This site is medium depth. Substrates is a gravel/cobble/sand mixture with an occasional boulder.

6MH18 (J1) West Transect – 2008
6MH18 (J1) West Transect – 2008
6MH18 (J1) West Transect – 2008

Permanent Site: J1 West Transect; Depth: 9.2 Meters (30.2 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 6.6 Kilometers (4.1 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 1 year pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13607725,-123.48002186; Site Description: This site is medium depth. Substrates is a gravel/cobble/sand mixture with an occasional boulder.

Permanent Site: J1 West Transect; Depth: 9.2 Meters (30.2 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 6.6 Kilometers (4.1 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 1 year pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13607725,-123.48002186; Site Description: This site is medium depth. Substrates is a gravel/cobble/sand mixture with an occasional boulder.

Arctic Chronicles: CTD Deployment
Arctic Chronicles: CTD Deployment
Arctic Chronicles: CTD Deployment

Deployment of the Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profiler (CTD) equipment from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Artic Ocean.

Deployment of the Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profiler (CTD) equipment from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Artic Ocean.

PubTalk 8/2008 — How the Earth Copes with Our LUSTs
PubTalk 8/2008 — How the Earth Copes with Our LUSTs
PubTalk 8/2008 — How the Earth Copes with Our LUSTs

The amazing capabilities of subsurface life

by Barbara Bekins, USGS Research Hydrologist

 

LUST= Leaking Underground Storge Tank

Havasu Creek Flood Damage (2008)
Havasu Creek Flood Damage (2008)
Havasu Creek Flood Damage (2008)

USGS staff evaluates flood damage caused by the recent Havasu Creek Flood, August 2008.

5SM18 East Transect – 2008
5SM18 East Transect – 2008
5SM18 East Transect – 2008

Random Site: 5SM18 East Transect; Depth: 6.7 Meters (22.0 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 4.5 Kilometers (2.8 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 3 years pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.1357869,-123.5095144; Site Description: This is a shallow site. Sediment is a gravel/sand mixture. Red, green and brown seaweed is abundant.

Random Site: 5SM18 East Transect; Depth: 6.7 Meters (22.0 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 4.5 Kilometers (2.8 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 3 years pre-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.1357869,-123.5095144; Site Description: This is a shallow site. Sediment is a gravel/sand mixture. Red, green and brown seaweed is abundant.

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