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May 6, 2014

Washington State Volcano Preparedness Month, 2014

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington State, providing residents an opportunity to become more familiar with volcanic risk in their...

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May 6, 2014

Record Number of Oklahoma Tremors Raises Possibility of Damaging Earthquakes

The rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has increased by about 50 percent since October 2013, significantly increasing the chance for a damaging quake in...

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May 6, 2014

Idaho Wildfire Burn Area Gets Precipitation Monitoring Network

The U.S. Geological Survey and Blaine County are partnering to establish a network of six precipitation gages in areas burned by the 2013 Beaver Creek...

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May 5, 2014

Groovy Turtles’ Genes to Aid in Their Rescue

The diverse patterns on the diamondback terrapins’ intricately grooved shell may be their claim to fame, but a newly published U.S. Geological Survey...

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April 30, 2014

Can a Creeping Segment of the Alaska-Aleutian Subduction Zone Generate a Great Earthquake?

The coastal geology of Simeonof Island, the southeastern-most island in the Shumagin archipelago of the Aleutian Islands, suggests the region has not...

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April 29, 2014

Potentially Harmful Levels of Contaminants Found in Fish in the Columbia River

A newly published scientific study discovered that some resident fish in the lower Columbia River, namely largescale suckers, contain chemicals that...

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