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New U.S. Geological Survey Report Assesses Risk of Once-Per-Century Geomagnetic Superstorm to the Northeastern United States

New U.S. Geological Survey Report Assesses Risk of Once-Per-Century Geomagnetic Superstorm to the Northeastern United States

A new report and map published by the U.S. Geological Survey provides critical insight to electric power grid operators across the northeastern United...

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U.S. Mines Produced an Estimated $82.2 Billion in Minerals During 2018

U.S. Mines Produced an Estimated $82.2 Billion in Minerals During 2018

U.S. mines produced an estimated $82.2 billion of raw mineral materials in 2018 – a 3 percent increase over the revised total of $79.7 billion in 2017...

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Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Palora, Ecuador

Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Palora, Ecuador

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Palora, Ecuador on February 22, 2019 at 5:17 am local time (10:17 UTC).

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Loria Named New EROS Center Director

Loria Named New EROS Center Director

Will oversee Landsat satellite and Earth imaging operations

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Human Bacteria, Viruses from Sewage Found in Some Milwaukee Streams

Human Bacteria, Viruses from Sewage Found in Some Milwaukee Streams

Two types of human-associated bacteria and three types of human viruses were detected in Milwaukee streams within the Menomonee River watershed...

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USGS Monitors Potential Flooding Following an Ice Jam on the South Branch Piscataquog River in New Boston and Goffstown, New Hampshire

USGS Monitors Potential Flooding Following an Ice Jam on the South Branch Piscataquog River in New Boston and Goffstown, New Hampshire

USGS scientists installed a rapid deployment gauge Feb. 14 near Goffstown

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Vegetation Recovery on Abandoned Oil and Gas Well Sites is Variable on Colorado Plateau

Vegetation Recovery on Abandoned Oil and Gas Well Sites is Variable on Colorado Plateau

Recovery of vegetation on plugged and abandoned oil and gas well sites on the Colorado Plateau is influenced by time, moisture, nonnative plants and...

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USGS 3DEP Lidar Point Cloud Now Available as Amazon Public Dataset

USGS 3DEP Lidar Point Cloud Now Available as Amazon Public Dataset

The USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) is excited to announce the availability of a new way to access and process lidar point cloud data from the 3DEP...

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POSTPONED due to weather: Ask Questions and Learn More About the Low-Level Helicopter Flying Above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain

POSTPONED due to weather: Ask Questions and Learn More About the Low-Level Helicopter Flying Above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain

Media:            Please join the U.S. Geological Survey, CGG Airborne and various partners for a demonstration of the low-flying helicopter and...

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Design of Private Wells Can Lead to Safer Drinking Water in Minnesota

Design of Private Wells Can Lead to Safer Drinking Water in Minnesota

Minnesota well drillers and landowners will now have new tools to help predict arsenic concentrations in drinking water when building domestic water...

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Which U.S. volcanoes pose a threat?

Which U.S. volcanoes pose a threat?

USGS Volcanic Threat Assessment updates the 2005 rankings.

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Editing over the Holidays!

Editing over the Holidays!

The holidays are always a busy and sometimes stressful time of year: food to cook, houses to clean, trips to plan, gifts to buy, family to coordinate...

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