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Scientists at the USGS are installing sensors in Wellfleet MA, part of the Cape Cod National Seashore to evaluate the long-term and short-term chemical and geomorphic changes within wetlands. 

As sea-level rise accelerates, vegetation transitions are increasingly observed and USGS scientists are busy assessing those changes. Shoreline at the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, MA.

From the 2003 NSHM by Mueller et al., 2010, the distribution of spectral acceleration (SA in %g) is shown for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Dave LeBlanc serves in the Emergency Management Team as the Continuity of Operations Coordinator to enhance the Survey’s commitment to mission resilience.

Mount St. Helens by A. Mosbrucker. Looking SE towards the volcano up the valley. 

The USGS Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station “Maria Ygnacio” is located within the Los Padres National Forest in the Santa Ynez Mountains of southern California. The site consists of surface and subsurface instrumentation that is monitoring the hillslope shown in this image.

The new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on September 10, 2023. After about an hour of increased seismic activity and uplift, HVO scientists observed the start of the eruption at approximately 3:15 p.m. HST.

The new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on September 10, 2023. After about an hour of increased seismic activity and uplift, HVO scientists observed the start of the eruption at approximately 3:15 p.m. HST.

The new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on September 10, 2023. After about an hour of increased seismic activity and uplift, HVO scientists observed the start of the eruption at approximately 3:15 p.m. HST.

The new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on September 10, 2023. After about an hour of increased seismic activity and uplift, HVO scientists observed the start of the eruption at approximately 3:15 p.m. HST.

The new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on September 10, 2023. After about an hour of increased seismic activity and uplift, HVO scientists observed the start of the eruption at approximately 3:15 p.m. HST.

The new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on September 10, 2023. After about an hour of increased seismic activity and uplift, HVO scientists observed the start of the eruption at approximately 3:15 p.m. HST.

An eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano began on September 10, 2023. The main fountain, which HVO geologists estimate is approximately 50 meters tall, is on the eastern margin of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. As of approximately 4:30 p.m.

From the Uēkahuna overlook, the new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea is visible. The farthest east fissure is near the to margin of downdropped block that formed during the 2018 summit collapse. The base of the main fissure, which is farthest west (right on the image), is approximately 70 meters wide.

The new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on September 10, 2023. After about an hour of increased seismic activity and uplift, HVO scientists observed the start of the eruption at approximately 3:15 p.m. HST.

The new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on September 10, 2023. After about an hour of increased seismic activity and uplift, HVO scientists observed the start of the eruption at approximately 3:15 p.m. HST.

The new eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on September 10, 2023. After about an hour of increased seismic activity and uplift, HVO scientists observed the start of the eruption at approximately 3:15 p.m. HST.

Photograph of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. Photo taken on September 8, 2023.

Screen shot visualization of wind direction and velocity from a coupled/fire atmosphere model run of a wildfire (Dude Fire).

Cover image for the video Natural Hazards We Might Face, in support of National Preparedness Month.

Things to know about ShakeAlert graphic that shows the limitations of earthquake early warning.