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Currently, heavy rains and hazardous weather conditions are predicted for western North Carolina and most of South Carolina by the National Weather...

USGS field crews will be out deploying storm tide sensors along the Virginia coast near Virginia Beach, along the Western Chesapeake Bay, and on the...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A new study shows that the combined effect of storm-induced wave-driven flooding and sea level rise on island atolls may be more...

This year, groundwater levels in many wells in California’s Central Valley are at or below historical low levels. In addition, from 2007 through 2015...

One of Wichita’s primary water-supply sources is recovering because of a strategy to reduce the amount of water withdrawn, according to a new report...

Citizen science — scientific work undertaken by members of the general public, usually in collaboration with scientific institutions — is a grassroots...

USGS explores the meaning behind Frederic Edwin Church's 1865 painting, “Aurora Borealis.”

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly referred to as bird flu, is making its way across North America.

Water quality can be substantially diminished for several years after wildfire in response to relatively common local thunderstorms, according to a...

Join millions of people participating in America’s PrepareAthon! on Sept. 30. This campaign encourages the nation to conduct drills, discussions and...