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More vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms is now available with the addition of...

First-of-its-kind survey shows that algal toxins are found nationwide

Evaluating the predictions associated with climate change just became easier with the development of new statistical methods designed to assess the...

A new global geologic map of Mars –the most thorough representation of the "Red Planet's" surface – has been published by the U.S. Geological Survey...

Reporters: Do you want to interview USGS scientists as they measure flooding? Please contact Jennifer LaVista.

At least one pharmaceutical chemical was detected in all 59 streams sampled

Fighting Drought with Fire

New U.S. Geological Survey-led research suggests that even though amphibians are severely declining worldwide, there is no smoking gun – and thus no...

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Are you interested in learning more about the groundwater and surface water systems of Snake Valley in eastern Nevada? Please join...

If past patterns of California land-use change continue, projected water needs by the year 2062 will increase beyond current supply.