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Media Advisory (Public Lecture): New Eyes in the Sky – Drones for Science

Media Advisory (Public Lecture): New Eyes in the Sky – Drones for Science

News reporters are invited to attend a public lecture to learn how U.S. Geological Survey scientists are using drones, or unmanned aircraft systems...

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Media Advisory: Living with Vog on an Active Volcano – New Resources

Media Advisory: Living with Vog on an Active Volcano – New Resources

Reporters are invited to attend a telephone press conference on Thursday, August 18, 2016, 2:00 p.m. HST, about new informational resources regarding...

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Prestigious Mapping Award Presented to USGS leader

Prestigious Mapping Award Presented to USGS leader

Kari Craun honored by USGS peers with Henry Gannett award for exceptional contributions to topographic mapping

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USGS Awards $3.7 Million to Advance the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System

USGS Awards $3.7 Million to Advance the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System

The U.S. Geological Survey awarded approximately $3.7 million this week to six universities to support transitioning the “ShakeAlert” earthquake early...

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EarthWord–Salinity

EarthWord–Salinity

Feeling salty over our bad jokes? Then this EarthWord’s for you!

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USGS to Host Public Seminar on China’s Economic Rebalancing Act and its Global Implications

USGS to Host Public Seminar on China’s Economic Rebalancing Act and its Global Implications

We're live-streaming this seminar at 1:00pm ET on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/USGeologicalSurvey/ Check it out!

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Free Course Available – Managing for a Changing Climate

Free Course Available – Managing for a Changing Climate

Climate Science Center Offers Semester-Long Course

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Groundwater Recharge in Upper Colorado River Basin May Hold Steady Under Climate Change

Groundwater Recharge in Upper Colorado River Basin May Hold Steady Under Climate Change

Future groundwater replenishment in the Upper Colorado River Basin may benefit from projected increases in future basin-wide precipitation under...

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EarthView–Landsat Reveals Scar of ‘Good Burn’ at Guadalupe Mountains

EarthView–Landsat Reveals Scar of ‘Good Burn’ at Guadalupe Mountains

Not all wildfires are bad, such as the one in this week's EarthView...

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Scientists Deploy Seismographs in Napa Valley

Scientists Deploy Seismographs in Napa Valley

Media Advisory: Photo Opportunity

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Discover Jemez Postwildfire Debris-Flow Hazards With the Click of a Mouse

Discover Jemez Postwildfire Debris-Flow Hazards With the Click of a Mouse

A new interactive map and companion report from the U.S. Geological Survey allows residents living in and around New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains to see...

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New USGS Streamgages Bolster Protection of Hoosier Lives, Property

New USGS Streamgages Bolster Protection of Hoosier Lives, Property

Two new streamgages recently installed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the cities of Greenfield and Elwood, Indiana will provide continuous, real...

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