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Map of roads in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Map of roads in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Map of roads in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Map of roads in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Source: Yellowstone Spatial Analysis Center.

Aerial imagery of islands are marked to show different data about each island's coast.
Guam and CNMI Coral Reefs and Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction
Guam and CNMI Coral Reefs and Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction
Guam and CNMI Coral Reefs and Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction

Rigorously Valuing the Role of Guam’s Coral Reefs and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’s Coral Reefs in Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction

Estimated Annual Benefits

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Halema‘uma‘u crater lake on January 31
Halema‘uma‘u crater lake on January 31
Halema‘uma‘u crater lake on January 31

Field observations today show that the diameters of the crater lake within Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea are about 94 m (308 ft) north-south and around 192-195 m (630-640 ft) east-west. Too much steam at the west end interfered with measurements this morning.

Field observations today show that the diameters of the crater lake within Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea are about 94 m (308 ft) north-south and around 192-195 m (630-640 ft) east-west. Too much steam at the west end interfered with measurements this morning.

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Water samples collected from Halema‘uma‘u crater lake on January 17
Water samples collected from Halema‘uma‘u crater lake on January 17
Water samples collected from Halema‘uma‘u crater lake on January 17

On January 17, 2020, USGS-HVO scientists and DOI Unoccupied Aerial System (UAS) team members collected three additional samples of water from the Halema‘uma‘u crater lake. Here, the sampling device and temperature logger were readied for takeoff. The plastic sleeve was attached to the UAS (drone) with a cord about 20 feet (6 m) long.

On January 17, 2020, USGS-HVO scientists and DOI Unoccupied Aerial System (UAS) team members collected three additional samples of water from the Halema‘uma‘u crater lake. Here, the sampling device and temperature logger were readied for takeoff. The plastic sleeve was attached to the UAS (drone) with a cord about 20 feet (6 m) long.

Aerial imagery of a peninsula are marked to show different data about each island's coast.
Florida Coral Reefs and Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction
Florida Coral Reefs and Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction
Aerial imagery of islands are marked to show different data about each island's coast.
Puerto Rico Coral Reefs and Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction
Puerto Rico Coral Reefs and Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction
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A typical section of shoreline in the Kapoho area, formed by thick toothpaste la
A typical section of shoreline in the Kapoho area, formed by thick toothpaste la
A typical section of shoreline in the Kapoho area, formed by thick toothpaste la

A typical section of shoreline in the Kapoho area, formed by thick toothpaste lava that originated from Fissure 8 during the 2018 eruption. USGS photo by M. Zoeller.

USGS scientists installing seismometers in an open desert area in California.
Seismometer installation in Ridgecrest, California
Seismometer installation in Ridgecrest, California
Seismometer installation in Ridgecrest, California

USGS scientists Nicholas van der Elst and Alan Yong installing a seismometer near the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes in southern California in order to record its aftershocks.

USGS scientists Nicholas van der Elst and Alan Yong installing a seismometer near the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes in southern California in order to record its aftershocks.

Photograph of Dr. Ben Gutierrez moderating a session at the 2019 diversity workshop
Ben Gutierrez moderating Partnership in Education Program (PEP) panel
Ben Gutierrez moderating Partnership in Education Program (PEP) panel
Ben Gutierrez moderating Partnership in Education Program (PEP) panel

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center geologist, Ben Gutierrez, moderates a panel at the 2019 Partnership Eucation Program (PEP) 10th Anniversity Conference and Celebration, Woods Hole, MA June 28-30, 2019.

A scientist on an all-terrain vehicle next to a tall permafrost bluff on a sandy coastline
Mapping Barter Island on an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV)
Mapping Barter Island on an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV)
Mapping Barter Island on an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV)

High ice content permafrost bluff erosion at Barter Island in 2019 after several coastal storms and a prolonged time of anomalously high air temperatures. 

person in purple jacket and orange hat stands with GPS rover in a grass stand that is taller than her
GPS in the Phragmites
GPS in the Phragmites
GPS in the Phragmites

USGS technician Jennifer O’Keefe Suttles stands within a Phragmites stand within the Herring River Estuary, part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. 

USGS technician Jennifer O’Keefe Suttles stands within a Phragmites stand within the Herring River Estuary, part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. 

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A closer view of the braided section of the Fissure 8 channel, with Highway 132
A closer view of the braided section of the Fissure 8 channel, with Highway 132
A closer view of the braided section of the Fissure 8 channel, with Highway 132

A closer view of the braided section of the Fissure 8 channel, with Highway 132 cutting across both branches. USGS photo by M. Zoeller.

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This photo looks north along the broad Fissure 8 channel. At its widest section
This photo looks north along the broad Fissure 8 channel. At its widest section
This photo looks north along the broad Fissure 8 channel. At its widest section

This photo looks north along the broad Fissure 8 channel. At its widest section, the Fissure 8 channel is about 430 meters (1400 feet wide). In the upper right section of the photo, Highway 132 can be seen cutting through the braided section of the channel. USGS photo by M. Zoeller.

This photo looks north along the broad Fissure 8 channel. At its widest section, the Fissure 8 channel is about 430 meters (1400 feet wide). In the upper right section of the photo, Highway 132 can be seen cutting through the braided section of the channel. USGS photo by M. Zoeller.

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"Earthquake camp" of the Hayden expedition in 1871, located on the north shore o
"Earthquake camp" of the Hayden expedition in 1871, located on the north shore o
"Earthquake camp" of the Hayden expedition in 1871, located on the north shore o

"Earthquake camp" of the Hayden expedition in 1871, located on the north shore of Yellowstone Lake near Steamboat Point. Photo by William H. Jackson, courtesy Yellowstone National Park (https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/history/jacksonphotos/Image…).

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