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Study Links Major Floods in North America and Europe to Multi-Decade Ocean Patterns

Study Links Major Floods in North America and Europe to Multi-Decade Ocean Patterns

The number of major floods in natural rivers across Europe and North America has not increased overall during the past 80 years, a recent study has...

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Pesticides Prevalent in Midwestern Streams

Pesticides Prevalent in Midwestern Streams

One hundred small streams in the Midwest were tested for pesticides during the 2013 growing season and found to contain, on average, 52 pesticides per...

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Mapping Challenge: Illinois Schools

Mapping Challenge: Illinois Schools

The National Map Corps is requesting volunteer assistance to verify geographic information related to education structures in Illinois.

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Mapping Challenge: Illinois Schools

Mapping Challenge: Illinois Schools

The National Map Corps is requesting volunteer assistance to verify geographic information related to education structures in Illinois.

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Point and Click to Track Wildfire Activity in the United States

Point and Click to Track Wildfire Activity in the United States

Keep tabs on wildfire activity via this U.S. Geological Survey website, GeoMAC.

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International Volcano Science Meeting in Portland

International Volcano Science Meeting in Portland

Join volcano scientists from around the world during scientific meeting and associated public event in Portland.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Media Webinar – Gathering and Sharing Information about Recent Earthquakes

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media Webinar – Gathering and Sharing Information about Recent Earthquakes

After the next significant earthquake, many sources will be disseminating information from a variety of accounts, tools and services.

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Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

True or False:  Lightning that takes place during a volcanic eruption is the same as lightning that occurs during a thunderstorm?

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USGS Assesses Billions of Potential Potash Resources in Ukraine

USGS Assesses Billions of Potential Potash Resources in Ukraine

The Dnieper-Donets Basin of Ukraine could contain an estimated 4.3 billion tons of undiscovered potassium-bearing salt according to a recent U.S...

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Deadly Fungus Affecting Hibernating Bats Could Spread During Summer

Deadly Fungus Affecting Hibernating Bats Could Spread During Summer

The cold-loving fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of North American...

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Subsurface Magma Triggers Earth’s Most Severe Extinction

Subsurface Magma Triggers Earth’s Most Severe Extinction

Subsurface magma intrusions (sills), rather than surface lava flows, may have triggered the Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event approximately...

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Mapping Public Lands in the United States

Mapping Public Lands in the United States

The Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is the official inventory of public parks and other protected areas in all U.S. states and...

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