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New Hampshire Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

New Hampshire Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting New Hampshire will be more...

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New York Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

New York Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting New York will be more accessible...

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Rhode Island Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Rhode Island Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting Rhode Island will be more accessible...

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The Value Of Coastal Fog - It’s More Than Meets The Eye

The Value Of Coastal Fog - It’s More Than Meets The Eye

Fog is more than just nature’s air conditioning keeping Bay Area residents cool while others in California bake in the summer’s heat; it is also...

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Take a Trip to the Islands

Take a Trip to the Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands are now available for structure updates with The National Map Corps crowd-sourcing volunteers

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Streamflow Increasing in Eastern Missouri River Basin, Decreasing Elsewhere

Streamflow Increasing in Eastern Missouri River Basin, Decreasing Elsewhere

Streamflow in the eastern portions of the Missouri River watershed has increased over the past 52 years, whereas other parts have seen downward trends...

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Scientists Predict Massive Urban Growth, Creation of ’Megalopolis’ in Southeast in Next 45 Years

Scientists Predict Massive Urban Growth, Creation of ’Megalopolis’ in Southeast in Next 45 Years

Urban areas in the Southeastern United States will double in size by 2060 unless there are significant changes to land development, according to a new...

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Climate Change Could Alter Range of Caribou and May Impact Hunters' Access

Climate Change Could Alter Range of Caribou and May Impact Hunters' Access

Alaska — Due to climate change, some communities in rural Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada may face a future with fewer caribou according to...

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Insecticides Similar to Nicotine Widespread in Midwest

Insecticides Similar to Nicotine Widespread in Midwest

Insecticides similar to nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, were found commonly in streams throughout the Midwest, according to a new USGS study. This...

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Media Advisory: USGS to Host Congressional Briefing: Safer Communities, Stronger Economies - in 3D

Media Advisory: USGS to Host Congressional Briefing: Safer Communities, Stronger Economies - in 3D

Outdated and inconsistent elevation data cost lives and hinder prosperity across our Nation. Current and accurate 3D elevation data are essential to...

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Aquifer System Beneath Albuquerque Shows Impact of Groundwater Pumping

Aquifer System Beneath Albuquerque Shows Impact of Groundwater Pumping

Groundwater pumping has produced significant changes in water levels below some parts of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, according to two new...

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What’s the Deal with 3DEP?

What’s the Deal with 3DEP?

The USGS, along with other federal, state, local and private agencies is establishing a new 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) designed to respond to the...

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