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Elwha Sediment Detailed in New Document

Elwha Sediment Detailed in New Document

As the largest dam-removal project in history moves into its third year, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey released a new report that...
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Landsat 8 Celebrates First Year of Success

Landsat 8 Celebrates First Year of Success

One year ago, on February 11, 2013, NASA launched the Landsat 8 Earth-observing satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, California.
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Flood Chart Aids in Evacuation Decisions

Flood Chart Aids in Evacuation Decisions

Emergency managers and residents along the Withlacoochee and Little River Basins have a new educational resource to help them better understand floods...
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New Tool Available to Help Track Spilled Oil

New Tool Available to Help Track Spilled Oil

A newly developed computer model holds the promise of helping scientists track and predict where oil will go after a spill, sometimes years later.

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Helicopter Survey to Map Potential Mineral Resources in Southeast Missouri

Helicopter Survey to Map Potential Mineral Resources in Southeast Missouri

U.S. Geological Survey scientists will conduct a comprehensive, high-resolution airborne survey to study the rock layers under parts of Washington...

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Some Good News Amid Bad News, for Hawai`i’s Endangered Honeycreepers

Some Good News Amid Bad News, for Hawai`i’s Endangered Honeycreepers

Warming temperatures due to climate change are exposing endangered Hawaiian forest birds to greater risk of avian malaria. But new research led by the...
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Threat of Earthquakes Occurring in Central United States Still Alive

Threat of Earthquakes Occurring in Central United States Still Alive

Earthquake activity in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the central United States does not seem to be slowing down.  In a new study published in the...

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Latest Idaho and New Mexico Quads Available

Latest Idaho and New Mexico Quads Available

The USGS, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, has posted new Idaho US Topo quadrangles (1,193) and New Mexico quads (1,980 maps) which include...

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The Yellowstone Volcano: Past, Present and Future

The Yellowstone Volcano: Past, Present and Future

What is all the buzz about in the Yellowstone area? Is it really dangerous? On January 23rd Jake Lowenstern, Scientist-in-Charge of Yellowstone...

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Sea Ice Decline and Permafrost Thaw Create Goose Habitat in Arctic Alaska

Sea Ice Decline and Permafrost Thaw Create Goose Habitat in Arctic Alaska

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey report that warming temperatures are leading to the creation of high quality habitats for geese along the...

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Causes of Toxic Golden Algal Blooms Determined

Causes of Toxic Golden Algal Blooms Determined

The causes of toxic golden algal blooms in Texas reservoirs are now better understood, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative partners receive prestigious Secretary of the Interior honor

Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative partners receive prestigious Secretary of the Interior honor

The Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative received a 2013 Department of the Interior (DOI) Partners in Conservation award today, which is one of the highest...

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