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A screenshot from the USGS film "Living with Fire".
A fire tornado swirls near a home in southern California. USGS is investigating the factors that dictate home loss from wildfires as part of the USGS Southern California Wildfire Risk Scenario Project.
Image courtesy of Tim Walton, Photo One Productions, CALFIRE. Shared with permission.
A screenshot from the USGS film "Living with Fire".
A fire tornado swirls near a home in southern California. USGS is investigating the factors that dictate home loss from wildfires as part of the USGS Southern California Wildfire Risk Scenario Project.
Image courtesy of Tim Walton, Photo One Productions, CALFIRE. Shared with permission.
Building damage inside Lushan station.
Damage to a village house. Longxingcun.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros on March 12, 2014. Heavy rainfall trigger landslides and damages were incurred to buildings, roads, and water supplies. As a precaution, more than 3,000 citizens living below the landslides were moved to a refugee camp.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros on March 12, 2014. Heavy rainfall trigger landslides and damages were incurred to buildings, roads, and water supplies. As a precaution, more than 3,000 citizens living below the landslides were moved to a refugee camp.
Heavy rains from a tropical cyclone struck the islands of the Comoros in March, 2014. On the island of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros, these rains triggered landslides that displaced over 3000 people to refugee camps. The USGS and the OFDA with USAID are providing support and research assistance on these events.
Heavy rains from a tropical cyclone struck the islands of the Comoros in March, 2014. On the island of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros, these rains triggered landslides that displaced over 3000 people to refugee camps. The USGS and the OFDA with USAID are providing support and research assistance on these events.
Heavy rains from a tropical cyclone struck the islands of the Comoros in March, 2014. On the island of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros, these rains triggered landslides that displaced over 3000 people to refugee camps. The USGS and the OFDA with USAID are providing support and research assistance on these events.
Heavy rains from a tropical cyclone struck the islands of the Comoros in March, 2014. On the island of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros, these rains triggered landslides that displaced over 3000 people to refugee camps. The USGS and the OFDA with USAID are providing support and research assistance on these events.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros on March 12, 2014. Heavy rainfall trigger landslides and damages were incurred to buildings, roads, and water supplies. As a precaution, more than 3,000 citizens living below the landslides were moved to a refugee camp.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros on March 12, 2014. Heavy rainfall trigger landslides and damages were incurred to buildings, roads, and water supplies. As a precaution, more than 3,000 citizens living below the landslides were moved to a refugee camp.
Fredericksburg geomagnetic observatory.
Fredericksburg geomagnetic observatory.
View looking southeast along the surface trace of the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain, north of Wallace Creek. Elkhorn Rd. meets the fault near the top of the photo.
View looking southeast along the surface trace of the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain, north of Wallace Creek. Elkhorn Rd. meets the fault near the top of the photo.
Camps Bay, South Africa
Picture taken while climbing Mt. Hood, Oregon, at sunset looking east.
Picture taken while climbing Mt. Hood, Oregon, at sunset looking east.
2009 Red River flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota
2009 Red River flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota
The tsunami that resulted from the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010 destroyed hundreds of homes in Dichato, Chile.
The tsunami that resulted from the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010 destroyed hundreds of homes in Dichato, Chile.
Ice and debris buildup on bridge over Wild Rice River. Photo taken at 174th Ave and 124th St southwest of Horace, ND.
Ice and debris buildup on bridge over Wild Rice River. Photo taken at 174th Ave and 124th St southwest of Horace, ND.
Ice and debris buildup on bridge over Wild Rice River. Photo taken at 174th Ave and 124th St southwest of Horace, ND.
Ice and debris buildup on bridge over Wild Rice River. Photo taken at 174th Ave and 124th St southwest of Horace, ND.
Two school teachers stand outside a neighbor's destroyed adobe home in Cauquenes, Chile following the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Reconstruction in this ancient city will be based on reinforced concrete rather than highly vulnerable adobe.
Two school teachers stand outside a neighbor's destroyed adobe home in Cauquenes, Chile following the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Reconstruction in this ancient city will be based on reinforced concrete rather than highly vulnerable adobe.
Seismic monitoring station ASR at Mount Adams, Washington. Scientist conducting routine maintenance.
Seismic monitoring station ASR at Mount Adams, Washington. Scientist conducting routine maintenance.
Graphical abstract of the new research paper. The scientists collect samples from the rocks forming near hot springs and geysers. They dissolve small amounts of the rock in acid and organic carbon (created by living organisms) remains behind.
Graphical abstract of the new research paper. The scientists collect samples from the rocks forming near hot springs and geysers. They dissolve small amounts of the rock in acid and organic carbon (created by living organisms) remains behind.
Earthquake-triggered landslide on south coast of Haiti near village of Nan Diamant.
Earthquake-triggered landslide on south coast of Haiti near village of Nan Diamant.
Boulders of intact limestone that fell and rolled during the earthquake from cliffs along the Haiti earthquake fault zone.
Boulders of intact limestone that fell and rolled during the earthquake from cliffs along the Haiti earthquake fault zone.
This photo shows the dense concentration of landslides in limestone near the Haiti earthquake fault zone.
This photo shows the dense concentration of landslides in limestone near the Haiti earthquake fault zone.