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January 13, 2016

Visualize Your Water: A Citizen Science Challenge for High School Students

Today, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce Visualize Your Water, a citizen science challenge for high...

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January 12, 2016

New Geological Evidence Aids Tsunami Hazard Assessments from Alaska to Hawaii

New evidence for frequent large tsunamis at a remote island near Dutch Harbor, Alaska provides geological data to aid tsunami hazard preparedness...

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January 11, 2016

Decreasing Streamflows in Southwest Kansas Likely Caused by Groundwater Withdrawals

Streamflow in southwestern Kansas has decreased substantially since the 1950s, most likely due to groundwater withdrawals, according to a new U.S...

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January 5, 2016

First Ever Digital Geologic Map of Alaska Published

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A new digital geologic map of Alaska is being released today providing land users, managers and scientists geologic information...

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January 4, 2016

Sea Lamprey Mating Pheromone Registered by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as First Vertebrate Pheromone Biopesticide

Ann Arbor, MI – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registered a sea lamprey mating pheromone, 3kPZS, as the first ever vertebrate pheromone...

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January 4, 2016

To Help Endangered Fish, Scientists “Listen” to River Sediment

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey are applying acoustic technology to better estimate the types and amounts of sediment in northern Idaho's...

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