Videos

Using Communication Science to Communicate USGS Science

By Sara McBride, USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center

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• How old are the footprints? How do we know?
• What is the role of USGS scientists in this discovery?
• What's the link between these footprints & climate change?

Six Eruptions at Two Volcanoes Over the Past Three Years

How the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors some of Earth’s most active volcanoes

by Katie Mulliken, Geologist, Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i and USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Geothermal Energy Research Within the USGS: Goldilocks to Electricity With Earthquakes in Between

Indigenous Communities in the United States: Leaders in Climate Adaptation

By Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, USGS Physical Scientist,

Nicole Herman-Mercer, USGS Social Scientist

and Sheree Watson, USGS Ecologist

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From Snow To Flow - When Snow Falls On A Mountain, Where Does It Go?

By Andrea Creighton, USGS Hydrologist 

Map what you want, where you want, when you want with topoBuilder

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Harnessing Our Greatest Life Force - Swim with Us Through Water Data for the Nation

By Nicole Felts, Shawna Gregory, Candice Hopkins, Emily Read, and Matt Rhoads, USGS Water Resources

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Gravity Never Sleeps - Landslide Science and Risk Reduction 

By Jonathan Godt, USGS Landslide Hazards Program Coordinator 

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Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery

By Ilsa Kuffner, Research Marine Biologist 

USGS St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center

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Behind the Headlines of a Wildlife Disease Die-off

The how and why of wildlife disease investigation 

By Dr. Kimberli Miller, Wildlife Disease Specialist 

USGS National Wildlife Health Center

Building a National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS) for the Future 

By Charles Mandeville - USGS Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator 

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Endangered Bumble Bees - Science on the Threats and Recovery

by John Mola , USGS Research Ecologist (Former Employee), Assistant Professor, Colorado State University 

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Blowing in the Wind 

Science to Help Understand and Help Reduce Wildlife Impacts from Wind Energy

by Manuela Huso 

USGS, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center 

You Can be Powered by ShakeAlert®️ - Earthquake Early Warning for All!

by Robert-Michael de Groot, USGS Earthquake Science Center 

The National Geologic Map Database

A wealth of geologic information at your fingertips! 

By David Soller, USGS Geologist

Mapping the World from Satellites Helping us understand Global Food & Water Security in the 21st Century

by USGS Research Geographer Prasad Thenkabail

Keeping Tabs on the Volcanoes of the Last Frontier

An Update from the Alaska Volcano Observatory

By Michelle Coombs, USGS Research Geologist 

Scientist-in-Charge, Alaska Volcano Observatory 

Using Military Remote Sensing Technology to Support Federal Civil Agency Science: Sunk Cost, Well Spent

By Paul M. Young, Director of the USGS National Civil Applications Center

A Burning Question: What can long-term datasets tech us?

By Justin Welty, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Hoofing it in the West: Conservation Challenges and Solutions for Migratory Big Game

By Matthew Kauffman, USGS Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit