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Drought has left the West parched and thirsty. Families, businesses, and farmers all need water, as do fish, wildlife, and their habitats.

The East Coast of the United States is dealing with dual storm systems—Hurricane Joaquin and a nor’easter moving through the Carolinas. Both storm...

Citizen science — scientific work undertaken by members of the general public, usually in collaboration with scientific institutions — is a grassroots...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly referred to as bird flu, is making its way across North America.

When the next hurricane heads toward a coastal community in the United States, residents and emergency managers busily readying for the storm will...

A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck in Chile on Sept 16, 2015 at 7:54 p.m. Chile time. (6:54 p.m. EDT)

The story of America is told by the names on the land. When you hear names like Kentucky and Kennesaw, Klamath and Kodiak, your mind immediately...

September is National Preparedness Month, a time to focus on the threats posed by natural hazards and the importance for individuals and communities...

On August 29, 2005, the only thing that USGS scientists in Louisiana and Mississippi could focus on was going to the aid of the thousands trapped in...

Ten years ago today, what was to become the costliest hurricane ever to strike the United States gave a preview of its destructive power as it blew...