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Avian Flu in Seals Could Infect People

Avian Flu in Seals Could Infect People

The avian flu virus that caused widespread harbor seal deaths in 2011 can easily spread to and infect other mammals and potentially humans.

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Media Advisory: Washington Governor Jay Inslee to Speak About Building Resilience at the Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference

Media Advisory: Washington Governor Jay Inslee to Speak About Building Resilience at the Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference

As part of the Planning Committee for the Fifth Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference, the Department of the Interior’s Northwest...

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Tuesday Midday Update on South Napa Earthquake

Tuesday Midday Update on South Napa Earthquake

This release of information serves as an updated summary of U.S. Geological Survey information as it relates to the current understanding of the South...

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Update on the Magnitude 6 South Napa Earthquake of August 24, 2014

Update on the Magnitude 6 South Napa Earthquake of August 24, 2014

Yesterday at 3:20 AM local time, the northern San Francisco Bay Area was struck by the largest earthquake to impact the Bay Area since the 1989 M6.9...

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Natural Methane Seepage on U.S. Atlantic Ocean Margin Widespread

Natural Methane Seepage on U.S. Atlantic Ocean Margin Widespread

Natural methane leakage from the seafloor is far more widespread on the U.S. Atlantic margin than previously thought, according to a study by...

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A Decade of Water Science: USGS Helps Assess Water Resources in Afghanistan

A Decade of Water Science: USGS Helps Assess Water Resources in Afghanistan

For the past decade, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey have shared their expertise with the Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS) in efforts to...

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A Decade of Water Science: USGS Helps Assess Water Resources in Afghanistan

A Decade of Water Science: USGS Helps Assess Water Resources in Afghanistan

For the past decade, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey have shared their expertise with the Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS) in efforts to...

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Recent Chilean Earthquakes Signal Potential for Similar Future Events

Recent Chilean Earthquakes Signal Potential for Similar Future Events

Despite the magnitude 8.2 earthquake that hit northern Chile in April 2014, the plate boundary in that region is still capable of hosting shocks of...

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Arizona’s Santa Cruz River Chronicled in New Environmental History

Arizona’s Santa Cruz River Chronicled in New Environmental History

The somber ecological consequences of human-caused landscape change and unsustainable water use in a western watershed are carefully examined in the...

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USGS Science at Ecological Society of America’s Conference: From Climate Change to Fire, Drought, and Wind Energy

USGS Science at Ecological Society of America’s Conference: From Climate Change to Fire, Drought, and Wind Energy

From climate change to wind energy effects on birds and bats to wildlife disease, U.S. Geological Survey research will be presented at the...

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Revised Arkansas and South Carolina Maps Feature New Design

Revised Arkansas and South Carolina Maps Feature New Design

US Topo maps now have a crisper, cleaner design - enhancing readability of maps for online and printed use. Map symbols are easier to read over the...

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Earthquake Plot Thickens in Pacific Northwest

Earthquake Plot Thickens in Pacific Northwest

Nearly forgotten research from decades ago complicates the task of quantifying earthquake hazards in the Pacific Northwest, according to a new report...

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