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Storm Tide Poses One of the Most Serious Hurricane Threats to People and Infrastructure

Storm Tide Poses One of the Most Serious Hurricane Threats to People and Infrastructure

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science...

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Media Alert: Helicopter Will Survey Portions of the Colorado River Basin for Water Studies

Media Alert: Helicopter Will Survey Portions of the Colorado River Basin for Water Studies

Note to Editors: In the public interest and in accordance with FAA regulations, the USGS is announcing this airborne project. Your assistance in...

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The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season is Here

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season is Here

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science...

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Get to know the scientists behind snow to flow: The study of snowmelt in the Western U.S.

Get to know the scientists behind snow to flow: The study of snowmelt in the Western U.S.

Water in the West: it all starts with snow. But how much is water is in all that snow? USGS scientists have developed innovative new approaches to...

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Pop Quiz on Hurricanes!

Pop Quiz on Hurricanes!

It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week! Do you know the breadth of science that goes into helping storm forecasters, emergency responders, communities...

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 Six Ways the USGS Celebrates Earth Day Everyday

 Six Ways the USGS Celebrates Earth Day Everyday

What better way to mark Earth Day than with a listicle all about USGS science for our changing world?

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Media Alert: Public Invitation: Remembering the 1972 Flood, Planning for the Future of Water Resources

Media Alert: Public Invitation: Remembering the 1972 Flood, Planning for the Future of Water Resources

Media and the public are invited to a free meeting about critical South Dakota-area water issues on Thursday, April 27, in Rapid City, South Dakota.

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From the Seafloor to Outer Space, USGS is on the Case

From the Seafloor to Outer Space, USGS is on the Case

It’s a pale blue dot. It’s also a landscape of jagged peaks and valleys beneath fluffy white clouds. It's a vast field of wispy green grasses and a...

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Common insecticide mixtures cause greater than expected effects in stream ecosystems

Common insecticide mixtures cause greater than expected effects in stream ecosystems

A new USGS study clarifies the relation between neonicotinoid mixtures in Coastal California surface waters and the health of the aquatic life in...

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History of Lake Powell Written in Sediment

History of Lake Powell Written in Sediment

Declining water levels in Lake Powell since 2000 provide a unique opportunity to study the sediments along previous shorelines. Researchers from the...

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Joint Study of Harney Basin will Guide Future Groundwater Planning and Management

Joint Study of Harney Basin will Guide Future Groundwater Planning and Management

The Oregon Department of Water Resources and USGS have published a new groundwater-flow study for the southwestern Oregon’s Harney Basin aquifer...

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Media Alert: USGS Dye Tracing Study on the Kansas River to Aid in Protecting Water Supplies

Media Alert: USGS Dye Tracing Study on the Kansas River to Aid in Protecting Water Supplies

U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners will inject a harmless, bright red fluorescent dye into the Kansas River at numerous locations...

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