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Media Advisory: Wildlife Partners Unite to Protect Iconic Species from Deadly Plague

Media Advisory: Wildlife Partners Unite to Protect Iconic Species from Deadly Plague

Reporters are invited to an event near Fort Collins showcasing cooperative efforts to develop a potential breakthrough in wildlife management – an...

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Study Links Major Floods in North America and Europe to Multi-Decade Ocean Patterns

Study Links Major Floods in North America and Europe to Multi-Decade Ocean Patterns

The number of major floods in natural rivers across Europe and North America has not increased overall during the past 80 years, a recent study has...

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Pesticides Prevalent in Midwestern Streams

Pesticides Prevalent in Midwestern Streams

One hundred small streams in the Midwest were tested for pesticides during the 2013 growing season and found to contain, on average, 52 pesticides per...

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International Volcano Science Meeting in Portland

International Volcano Science Meeting in Portland

Join volcano scientists from around the world during scientific meeting and associated public event in Portland.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Media Webinar – Gathering and Sharing Information about Recent Earthquakes

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media Webinar – Gathering and Sharing Information about Recent Earthquakes

After the next significant earthquake, many sources will be disseminating information from a variety of accounts, tools and services.

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Deadly Fungus Affecting Hibernating Bats Could Spread During Summer

Deadly Fungus Affecting Hibernating Bats Could Spread During Summer

The cold-loving fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of North American...

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Subsurface Magma Triggers Earth’s Most Severe Extinction

Subsurface Magma Triggers Earth’s Most Severe Extinction

Subsurface magma intrusions (sills), rather than surface lava flows, may have triggered the Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event approximately...

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Harvesting Earthquake Fault Slip f­rom Laser Images of Napa's Vineyards

Harvesting Earthquake Fault Slip f­rom Laser Images of Napa's Vineyards

A new U.S. Geological Survey-led study suggests that earthquake-related deformation just below the Earth's surface can be quite different from how it...

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Reporters: Join as GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens

Reporters: Join as GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens

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Twenty-five middle-school girls from 11 cities in Washington and Oregon are participating in the third annual “GeoGirls” outdoor volcano...

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Historical Maps at Your Fingertips

Historical Maps at Your Fingertips

Earlier this month, the USGS launched “TopoView 2.1”, an enhancement to the current popular TopoView mapping service that lets users discover...

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New App Shows Aquifer Level Change and Subsidence in Relation to Groundwater Withdrawals in Houston-Galveston Area

New App Shows Aquifer Level Change and Subsidence in Relation to Groundwater Withdrawals in Houston-Galveston Area

A new interactive web application illustrates how groundwater, sediment compaction and land-elevation change are related in the Houston-Galveston...

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New USGS Filter Removes Phosphorus from Waste Water

New USGS Filter Removes Phosphorus from Waste Water

A tabletop water filter demo designed to remove phosphorus from waste water has in five-years grown into a fully functional water treatment system...

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