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Groundwater in Moab Area Less than Previously Reported

Groundwater in Moab Area Less than Previously Reported

A new assessment of groundwater resources in the Spanish Valley watershed in southern Utah shows an amount that is about 30–40% lower than previously...

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Rising Sea Levels Could Accelerate Florida Bay Mangrove Loss

Rising Sea Levels Could Accelerate Florida Bay Mangrove Loss

USGS scientists look to the past to learn about the future of Florida mangroves

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New YouTube Lessons on Using 3DEP Data and NHD Topics

New YouTube Lessons on Using 3DEP Data and NHD Topics

Users of The National Map can get more assistance on using products and services with the release of new online, instructional videos.

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Ten Years of Icy Data Show the Flow of Heat from the Arctic Seafloor

Ten Years of Icy Data Show the Flow of Heat from the Arctic Seafloor

In addition to 10 years of data on the flow of heat in the Arctic ocean seafloor, the USGS and Geological Survey of Canada have published an analysis...

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2019 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award Nominations Open

2019 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award Nominations Open

Calling for nominations to honor outstanding accomplishments to the spatial data infrastructure mission of the Department of Interior.

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2018 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award Recipients Announced

2018 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award Recipients Announced

The Federal Geographic Data Committee is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2018 Doug D. Nebert National Spatial Data Infrastructure Champion of...

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New Partnership to Build Public Awareness of Global Earthquake Risk

New Partnership to Build Public Awareness of Global Earthquake Risk

USGS and the Global Earthquake Model Foundation take steps to save lives worldwide

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Reporters: Join GeoGirls and scientists at Mount St. Helens as they collect data and learn more about this active volcano

Reporters: Join GeoGirls and scientists at Mount St. Helens as they collect data and learn more about this active volcano

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Twenty-five middle school girls from Washington and Oregon are participating in the fifth annual GeoGirls outdoor volcano science...

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Piping Plovers Benefited from Hurricane Sandy

Piping Plovers Benefited from Hurricane Sandy

Storms and undeveloped coastlines can create and maintain habitat for this species, which is threatened along the Atlantic coast.

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Big Sagebrush Recovery After Fire Inhibited by its Own Biology

Big Sagebrush Recovery After Fire Inhibited by its Own Biology

Plant age drives mortality, reproductive success and population dynamics

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USGS: Barry's waves, surge to affect beaches in four Gulf Coast states

USGS: Barry's waves, surge to affect beaches in four Gulf Coast states

Though Louisiana landfall is likely, highest waves expected to strike east of the storm

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Major Update for America’s Inventory of Parks and Other Protected Areas: Protected Areas Database of the United States

Major Update for America’s Inventory of Parks and Other Protected Areas: Protected Areas Database of the United States

A new version of the Protected Areas Database of the U.S., or PAD-US, has major federal, state and easement updates, an easier-to-use data structure...

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