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True or false? The same size earthquake will cause damage over a larger area in the West than the East.

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flooding or retrieve storm-tide sensors?

- In North Carolina, contact Jeanne...

The U.S. Geological Survey is using many forms of technology to track and document Hurricane Matthew’s effects on the eastern seaboard. Here is an in...

USGS is engaged in research, monitoring, sampling and coastal change forecasting associated with Hurricane Matthew from Florida north up into Virginia...

As the east coast prepares for Hurricane Matthew's arrival, the U.S. Geological Survey uses advanced models to forecast the coastal impacts Matthew...

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Media interested in going out with USGS field crews deploying sensors please contact:

Florida: Richard Kane, rkane@usgs.gov, 813-918-1275 

Georgia...

Chronic wasting disease may have long-term negative effects on white-tailed deer, a highly visible and economically valuable keystone species...

Video release: New video footage of Kīlauea Volcano’s summit lava lake is now available as b-roll to news media outlets.

At the request of the Bureau of Land Management, USGS has released an assessment of mineral resources in six Western states.