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Land-Use Change Rapidly Reducing Critical Honey Bee Habitat in Dakotas

Land-Use Change Rapidly Reducing Critical Honey Bee Habitat in Dakotas

Pikas Disappearing from Parts of the West Due to Climate Change

Pikas Disappearing from Parts of the West Due to Climate Change

American pikas – small herbivores that typically live in rocky slopes, known as talus, across many mountain ranges in the American West – are...

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USGS Records Historic Flooding in South Louisiana

USGS Records Historic Flooding in South Louisiana

Six streamgages Set peaks of record and 50 stations were overtopped by floodwaters.

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BLM, USGS Publish Data and Visualization Site for Sagebrush Geospatial Data

BLM, USGS Publish Data and Visualization Site for Sagebrush Geospatial Data

 

The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Geological Survey  have published a hub to enable easy visualization and access to geospatial data about...

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USGS Awards $3.7 Million to Advance the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System

USGS Awards $3.7 Million to Advance the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System

The U.S. Geological Survey awarded approximately $3.7 million this week to six universities to support transitioning the “ShakeAlert” earthquake early...

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Ecosystems in the Southeastern U.S. Are Vulnerable to Climate Change

Ecosystems in the Southeastern U.S. Are Vulnerable to Climate Change

“From the mountains to the coast, the southeastern U.S. contains ecosystems that harbor incredible biodiversity. Many of those ecosystems are already...

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Managing Climate Change Refugia to Protect Wildlife

Managing Climate Change Refugia to Protect Wildlife

Natural and cultural areas that will remain similar to what they are today -- despite climate change -- need to be identified, managed and conserved...

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USGS Science at Ecological Society of America’s Conference

USGS Science at Ecological Society of America’s Conference

U.S. Geological Survey scientists will present their research at the Ecological Society of America meeting from Aug. 7-12, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale...

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Deadly Bat Fungus in Washington State Likely Originated in Eastern U.S.

Deadly Bat Fungus in Washington State Likely Originated in Eastern U.S.

   

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Videos Reveal Birds, Bats and Bugs near Solar Project Power Towers

Videos Reveal Birds, Bats and Bugs near Solar Project Power Towers

Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power towers, according to a study of various techniques by...

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Large Deposits of Potentially Producible Gas Hydrate Found in Indian Ocean

Large Deposits of Potentially Producible Gas Hydrate Found in Indian Ocean

This research is the result of a partnership between the Government of India, the Government of Japan, and U.S. scientists.

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More than 160 years of Walrus Haulout Observations Reported by Russians and Americans Published as Database

More than 160 years of Walrus Haulout Observations Reported by Russians and Americans Published as Database

Information will aid marine and conservation planning

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