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Hunter survey available for Green Bay and Lake Michigan

Hunter survey available for Green Bay and Lake Michigan

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Shape Your Future: Join the Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program

Shape Your Future: Join the Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program

The U.S. Geological Survey is seeking new Mendenhall Research Fellows! The USGS Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for...

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas

Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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USGS Science is Supporting Efforts to Reduce Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise in Virginia

USGS Science is Supporting Efforts to Reduce Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise in Virginia

As the climate changes and sea levels rise, there is concern that sinking coastlines could exacerbate risks to infrastructure, as well as human and...

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To protect coastal communities from hurricanes, call the... coral reef veterinarian?

To protect coastal communities from hurricanes, call the... coral reef veterinarian?

To understand stony coral tissue disease, USGS biologists peer through microscopes at tiny polyps and algal cells. But the impacts of the disease are...

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New USGS data-driven tools can aid restoration of mine lands across America

New USGS data-driven tools can aid restoration of mine lands across America

A suite of newly released tools can be used to help locate, study and restore mine lands.

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USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida’s coast ahead of Hurricane Helene

USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida’s coast ahead of Hurricane Helene

Tampa, FL —Ahead of Hurricane Helene, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey are deploying 13 wave sensors today in Florida between Venice and...

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USGS forecasts 44 percent of Florida’s west coast to experience inundation from Helene

USGS forecasts 44 percent of Florida’s west coast to experience inundation from Helene

Updated on 9/25/24 at 9:35am:

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – U.S. Geological Survey experts project that Hurricane Helene, expected to make landfall on Florida...

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USGS supercomputers help assess volcanic hazards in support of community resilience

USGS supercomputers help assess volcanic hazards in support of community resilience

Volcanic hazards can be awe-inspiring displays of the Earth’s power, but each has the potential to threaten lives and infrastructure, as well as...

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Trash to Treasure: Could energy wastewaters be a viable source of lithium?

Trash to Treasure: Could energy wastewaters be a viable source of lithium?

Lithium is the lightweight champion of the periodic table; one of the universe’s lightest elements, it is playing a crucial role in the transition to...

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology of Sioux Falls, larger tri-state region

Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology of Sioux Falls, larger tri-state region

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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End of an era: Historic Landsat 7 mission takes final images

End of an era: Historic Landsat 7 mission takes final images

RESTON, Va. — After more than 132,000 trips around the Earth and more than 3.3 million satellite images under its belt, the work of the Landsat 7...

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