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April 20, 2020

New federal partnership will advance predictive models of wildfire behavior

U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory partner to advance fire research capabilities supporting the work of...

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April 20, 2020

USGS Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Geologic Map of the Moon

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks make up those bright and dark splotches on the moon? Well, the USGS has just released a...

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April 7, 2020

USGS Announces Awards for 2020 Applied Earthquake Research and Monitoring in the U.S.

Agency announces over $20 million in awards for 2020

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March 19, 2020

New USGS map can help Puerto Rico deal with risk of landslides after hurricanes

A new U.S. Geological Survey map of Puerto Rico shows the relative risks of landslides due to the kind of intense rainfall brought on by hurricanes...

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March 16, 2020

New Geoelectric Hazard Map Shows Potential Vulnerability to High-Voltage Power Grid for Two-Thirds of the US

The U.S. Geological Survey released a new report on geoelectric hazards for two-thirds of the contiguous U.S., spanning from the northeast to the west...

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March 10, 2020

Flights Above Parts of South Carolina to Map Geology

New Phase of USGS Low-level Airplane Surveys Begins in March

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