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Media Advisory: USGS Data Lights the Way for Tilikum Crossing

Media Advisory: USGS Data Lights the Way for Tilikum Crossing

Tonight, the Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, will brighten Portland’s skyline when the bridge’s aesthetic nighttime light program is...
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New Tide Gauges at Saxis and Chincoteague Marinas

New Tide Gauges at Saxis and Chincoteague Marinas

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Accomack County, the Town of Saxis and the Town of Chincoteague has installed two new tide gauge...

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First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

Climate change has a direct and evident impact on Native American tribal communities by disrupting local economies and traditional cultures. Members...

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Low 2015 Snowpack and River Flows Studied to Provide Insight Into Future Droughts

Low 2015 Snowpack and River Flows Studied to Provide Insight Into Future Droughts

U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technicians are currently taking measurements from hundreds of streams and rivers across the western United States...

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Media Advisory: Remobilized 100-Year-Old Volcanic Ash: Is It a Health Hazard?

Media Advisory: Remobilized 100-Year-Old Volcanic Ash: Is It a Health Hazard?

Two community events about monitoring old volcanic ash resuspended by high winds are scheduled next week in the City of Kodiak and in Larsen Bay...
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New Elevation for Nation’s Highest Peak

New Elevation for Nation’s Highest Peak

A new, official height for Denali has been measured at 20,310 feet, just 10 feet less than the previous elevation of 20,320 feet which was established...

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"Mutant" Fossils Reveal Toxic Metals May Have Contributed to World’s Largest Extinctions

"Mutant" Fossils Reveal Toxic Metals May Have Contributed to World’s Largest Extinctions

Toxic metals such as iron, lead and arsenic may have helped cause mass extinctions in the world’s oceans millions of years ago, according to recent...
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Media Advisory: Congressman Benishek and Scientists Welcome New Great Lakes “Floating Laboratory”

Media Advisory: Congressman Benishek and Scientists Welcome New Great Lakes “Floating Laboratory”

The U.S. Geological Survey will celebrate the newest addition to its fleet of large research vessels during a traditional ceremony in Cheboygan...
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New Sea-Level Rise Handbook Highlights Science and Models for Non-Scientists

New Sea-Level Rise Handbook Highlights Science and Models for Non-Scientists

Coastal managers and planners now have access to a new U.S. Geological Survey handbook that, for the first time, comprehensively describes the various...
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Media Advisory: Scientists and Officials Celebrate 40 Years of Groundbreaking Science in Madison

Media Advisory: Scientists and Officials Celebrate 40 Years of Groundbreaking Science in Madison

Representatives from the offices of Senator Tammy Baldwin, Senator Ron Johnson and Congressman Mark Pocan will join leaders from the U.S. Geological...
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Media Advisory: Officials, Agencies Celebrate 25 Years of Groundbreaking Science in Sioux Falls

Media Advisory: Officials, Agencies Celebrate 25 Years of Groundbreaking Science in Sioux Falls

The U.S. Geological Survey and NASA will honor their 25-year science partnership and ongoing advancements in land remote sensing at a ceremony in...
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Increasingly Severe Disturbances Weaken World’s Temperate Forests

Increasingly Severe Disturbances Weaken World’s Temperate Forests

SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON, Calif. — A new paper published today in Science magazine has synthesized existing studies on the health of temperate forests...
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