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USGS Monitors Flooding in Lincoln - Omaha Metro Areas

USGS Monitors Flooding in Lincoln - Omaha Metro Areas

Scientists and technicians from the U.S. Geological Survey are conducting flood measurements in four different locations in the Lincoln and Omaha...

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Water Quality Improves in Indian Creek Following Wastewater Treatment Upgrades

Water Quality Improves in Indian Creek Following Wastewater Treatment Upgrades

Nutrient levels decreased 40 to 55 percent in Indian Creek following upgrades and changes to treatment processes at the Douglas L. Smith Middle Basin...

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Red Dye in Elwha River to Give Scientists "snapshot" of Conditions After Dam Removal

Red Dye in Elwha River to Give Scientists "snapshot" of Conditions After Dam Removal

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will use a harmless fluorescent red dye to determine the complexity of the channel in the Elwha River as...

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Wind Turbine or Tree? Certain Bats Might Not Know

Wind Turbine or Tree? Certain Bats Might Not Know

Certain bats may be approaching wind turbines after mistaking them for trees, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National...

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Past, Present and Future Climates Go Hand in Hand with Tribes

Past, Present and Future Climates Go Hand in Hand with Tribes

Collaboration between federal Climate Science Centers, partner agencies and tribes is vital for minimizing and adapting to potential harmful effects...

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10th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens Lava-Dome Building Eruption

10th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens Lava-Dome Building Eruption

In the early morning hours of September 23, 2004, a swarm of small-magnitude earthquakes about half a mile below Earth’s surface marked the...

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