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Remembering Mount Pinatubo 25 Years Ago: Mitigating a Crisis

Remembering Mount Pinatubo 25 Years Ago: Mitigating a Crisis

The world’s largest volcanic eruption to happen in the past 100 years was the June 15, 1991, eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines.

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Designing Mortality Monitoring at Solar Facilities

Designing Mortality Monitoring at Solar Facilities

Addressing a need for wildlife monitoring at solar power facilities

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Invasive Asian Carp Respond Strongly to Carbon Dioxide

Invasive Asian Carp Respond Strongly to Carbon Dioxide

    

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NOAA, USGS and partners: Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ to vary from average to slightly smaller

NOAA, USGS and partners: Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ to vary from average to slightly smaller

Hypoxic zone size affected by low river flow and nutrient loading

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EarthWord–Scour

EarthWord–Scour

We’ve scoured the Earth to bring you this week’s EarthWord...

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NOAA, USGS and partners predict an average ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico

NOAA, USGS and partners predict an average ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico

Outlook incorporates multiple hypoxia models for the second year

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USGS Estimates 66 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Colorado’s Mancos Shale Formation

USGS Estimates 66 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Colorado’s Mancos Shale Formation

This is the second-largest assessment of potential shale & tight gas resources that the USGS has ever conducted.

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USGS Climate Change and Wildlife Program Receives Award for Leadership in Climate Adaptation

USGS Climate Change and Wildlife Program Receives Award for Leadership in Climate Adaptation

The USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers have been awarded honorable...

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, and USGS Receive 2016 Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards

Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, and USGS Receive 2016 Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards

Colorado demonstrates responsive, action-oriented approach to climate change, gains national attention with award. 

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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!

How many Americans live and work in areas exposed to potentially damaging earthquakes?

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This hurricane season, scientists bring wave action into the picture

This hurricane season, scientists bring wave action into the picture

New USGS models help predict storm effects on beaches

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EarthView–Rain-Swollen Brazos River Floods Suburban Houston

EarthView–Rain-Swollen Brazos River Floods Suburban Houston

This week’s Earthview is of the Brazos River Flood...

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