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Científicos ponen a prueba los teléfonos móviles inteligentes para la advertencia de terremotos

Científicos ponen a prueba los teléfonos móviles inteligentes para la advertencia de terremotos

MENLO PARK, California — Los teléfonos móviles y otros dispositivos electrónicos personales podrían ayudar en las regiones donde se encuentran en uso...
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Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning

Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning

MENLO PARK, Calif.— Smartphones and other personal electronic devices could, in regions where they are in widespread use, function as early warning...
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The Water-Energy Nexus: An Earth Science Perspective

The Water-Energy Nexus: An Earth Science Perspective

Along with many countries around the world, the United States faces two significant, and sometimes competing, challenges: (1) providing sustainable...

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Climate Change May Pose Substantial Future Risk to Sagebrush Habitat in Southwestern Wyoming

Climate Change May Pose Substantial Future Risk to Sagebrush Habitat in Southwestern Wyoming

Sioux Falls, SD. — Climate change may pose a substantial future risk for sagebrush habitat in southwestern Wyoming, and thus adversely affect the...
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Dynamic Dead Zones Alter Fish Catches in Lake Erie

Dynamic Dead Zones Alter Fish Catches in Lake Erie

New research shows that Lake Erie’s dead zones are actually quite active, greatly affecting fish distributions, catch rates and the effectiveness of...

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Golden Eagles Fly Far and Wide in the Mojave

Golden Eagles Fly Far and Wide in the Mojave

Golden eagles in the Mojave Desert travel farther, to different areas, and at different times of the year than previously understood, according to...

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Scientists Predict Gradual, Prolonged Permafrost Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Scientists Predict Gradual, Prolonged Permafrost Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A new scientific synthesis suggests a gradual, prolonged release of greenhouse gases from permafrost soils in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, which may...

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Multiple Satellite Eyes to Track Algal Threat to U.S. Freshwater

Multiple Satellite Eyes to Track Algal Threat to U.S. Freshwater

Four federal agencies including the U.S. Geological Survey have joined forces in an effort to transform satellite data into vital information to...

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Seeing into Water in New Ways: The Visualizing Nutrients Challenge

Seeing into Water in New Ways: The Visualizing Nutrients Challenge

The U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Blue Legacy International (a nonprofit organization) announce the...
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Quick-Action Helps Maintain Key Mining Industries during Ebola Outbreak

Quick-Action Helps Maintain Key Mining Industries during Ebola Outbreak

The important mining industries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone were able to largely maintain their operations during the deadly 2014-2015 Ebola...

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New National Geospatial Program Director Announced

New National Geospatial Program Director Announced

The U.S. Geological Survey is pleased to announce the selection of Michael Tischler to the position of the Director, National Geospatial Program (NGP)...

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New Website Provides Map-Based Groundwater Levels of the Upper Klamath Basin

New Website Provides Map-Based Groundwater Levels of the Upper Klamath Basin

The U.S. Geological Survey recently launched the Upper Klamath Basin Collaborative Groundwater Monitoring  website to provide information on...

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