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Researchers at GPA substation on Guam

Detailed Description

Brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) researchers tour a Guam Power Authority power substation to see how energy infrastructure is vulnerable to outages due to snakes. USGS researchers (Christiana Quinata and Jerilyn Calaor) assess Guam Power Authority substations to evaluate outages caused by brown treesnakes with GPA substation electrician Calvin Valentine, and GPA Utility Administrative Aide John Benavente Jr.

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Public Domain.

Photograph by Melia Nafus (USGS).

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