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Eruptions of Lassen Peak, California, 1914 to 1917 — A Centennial Commemoration
2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the May 22, 1915 explosive volcanic eruption of Lassen Peak in northern California.
Happy Earth Day 2015
The USGS is joining people across the world to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, 2015. To help build environmental awareness, the USGS has outlined some of the critical issues facing our planet as well as science projects underway to address these challenges.
Pollinators Get a National Strategy to Restore Their Health
Small bees that don’t bother or sting us can remain unstudied despite their abundance.
Wetlands in a Changing World: Wading into Science for American Wetlands Month!
Wetlands across the U.S. and around the world act as a crucial link between land and water, providing a number of services such as removing excess nutrients, pollutants, and sediment from water and acting as natural buffers to floodwaters. In 1991...
Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake in Nepal Aftershocks
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, 2015 at 06:11:26 UTC. Visit the USGS event page to learn more about this earthquake.
No Silver Bullet, But a Silver Lining
Once so cheap it was used for pennies, copper is now so valuable that pennies contain almost no copper and they still cost more than one cent to make.
Prepared > Scared
Are you one in a million? The USGS is part of the millions participating on April 30 for America’s PrepareAthon! You should join too.
April Showers may Bring May Flowers, but Winter Snow is Water in the Bank
The type of precipitation falling from the sky matters, especially for delicate mountain ecosystems.
The Water-Energy Nexus: An Earth Science Perspective
Along with many countries around the world, the United States faces two significant, and sometimes competing, challenges: (1) providing sustainable supplies of freshwater for humans and ecosystems and (2) ensuring adequate sources of energy for future generations.
USGS Engravings Offered to the Public
From the 1880s to the 1950s, the U. S. Geological Survey used engraved copper plates in the process of printing many thousands of topographic and geographic quadrangle maps at several map scales.
More Than 18 Million Served
The U.S. Geological Survey, through the National Geospatial Program, has delivered more than 18 million US Topo quadrangles and Historic Topographic Maps in the past six years.
Secretly Stashed Afghanistan Gold Maps Emerge
USGS scientists realized that it was not enough to produce maps and reports that would gather dust if no one was trained to use them.