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January 4, 2023

USGS publica la versión en español del Tablero de Recursos Hídricos Nacionales

Información crítica sobre flujos de agua, niveles, clima y pronósticos de inundaciones ahora disponible en español

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January 4, 2023

USGS Releases Spanish Version of National Water Dashboard

Critical information on water flows, levels, weather and flood forecasts now available in Spanish

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December 28, 2022

Water “bank account” running low in agricultural areas of Nevada

In a new report published today, U.S. Geological Survey scientists determined that groundwater in the Smith and Mason Valleys, a key agricultural...

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December 19, 2022

Comprehensive water-quality assessment in the Delaware River Basin identifies increasing trends in salinity and decreasing trends in nutrients

A new report focusing on the Delaware River Basin has found a general upward trend in specific conductance, total dissolved solids, chloride, and...

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December 14, 2022

Naturally occurring constituents are more prevalent at elevated concentrations in U.S. groundwater compared to human-caused constituents

A new report has found that at a national scale, naturally occurring constituents were more prevalent at elevated concentrations in groundwater than...

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December 14, 2022

Páginas bilingües resaltan la ciencia de peligros naturales del USGS en Puerto Rico

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December 14, 2022

Bilingual webpages highlight USGS natural hazards science in Puerto Rico

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November 10, 2022

For the first time, national-scale maps of carbon stored in wetland soil across all interior and coastal settings were created from harmonized public datasets

These datasets represent a revised national scale estimate of wetland soil carbon stock assessments by improving representation of soil organic carbon...

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November 9, 2022

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, or...

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November 2, 2022

Decommissioning Groundwater Watch

In September 2022, the Groundwater Watch web application was shut down. Information about alternative resources is available on the Water Data for...

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October 28, 2022

A Decade of Evolution

Ten years have passed since Hurricane Sandy ravaged the eastern seaboard, damaging 200,000 homes, cutting power to 8 million residents and causing...

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October 27, 2022

Media Alert: USGS study will dye Slate River green in November

Crested Butte, Colo — The U.S. Geological Survey will be conducting a non-toxic dye-tracing study in the Slate River, north of town, between Nov. 1...

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