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The USGS celebrates Hurricane Preparedness Week
U.S. River Conditions, January to March 2022
New data visualization shows low- and high-flow events across the U.S. during the first months of 2022
Willamette River Basin selected as 4th Integrated Water Science Basin
Studies in this Pacific Northwest basin will advance the science used to manage water for the diverse needs of major cities, fertile agriculture, and ecologically important species
Increasing radium in groundwater potentially related to road salt application
New report connects increasing salinity to increasing radium concentrations in low-pH aquifer
Rivers in the sky: 6 facts you should know about atmospheric rivers
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