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New Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-In-Charge

New Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist-In-Charge

The U.S. Geological Survey is pleased to announce the selection of Christina (Tina) Neal to serve as the new Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian...

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Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

U.S. Geological Survey scientists who study trends in climate change will be presenting the results from new studies at a workshop held in Pacific...

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New Interactive Flood Warning Maps for the Blue River Basin in Kansas and Missouri

New Interactive Flood Warning Maps for the Blue River Basin in Kansas and Missouri

A new interactive online tool to improve flood warnings and emergency management is now available in selected parts of Johnson County, Kansas, and...

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Alaska Climate Science Center Designer to Receive International Vizzie Award

Alaska Climate Science Center Designer to Receive International Vizzie Award

Kristin Timm, a designer with the Interior Department's Alaska Climate Science Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Scenarios Network for...

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Lake Okeechobee Seepage Barrier May Have Changed Salinity in Portions of Aquifer

Lake Okeechobee Seepage Barrier May Have Changed Salinity in Portions of Aquifer

The first section of a seepage barrier designed to prevent catastrophic failure of the 143-mile Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee, Florida...

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USGS Identifies Areas with Critical Mineral Resource Potential in North-Central Alaska

USGS Identifies Areas with Critical Mineral Resource Potential in North-Central Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. — New maps highlighting areas with potential for placer gold and five other critical mineral deposit types in the Bureau of Land...

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USGS Analyzes Idaho Groundwater Data to Optimize Future Aquifer Monitoring

USGS Analyzes Idaho Groundwater Data to Optimize Future Aquifer Monitoring

U.S. Geological Survey scientists today released analyses of more than 30 years of water-quality data collected at the U.S. Department of Energy’s...

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Dr. Jill Baron New Director of North American Nitrogen Center

Dr. Jill Baron New Director of North American Nitrogen Center

U.S. Geological Survey senior scientist Dr. Jill Baron has been named the new Director of the North American Nitrogen Center, one of five globally...

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New Study Looks at How People Cope with Vog

New Study Looks at How People Cope with Vog

A new study to examine how people who live downwind of Kīlauea Volcano cope with volcanic gas emissions, or vog, is currently underway.

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Effects of Water-Use Development on Yellowstone River Streamflow Analyzed

Effects of Water-Use Development on Yellowstone River Streamflow Analyzed

A new fact sheet published by the U.S. Geological Survey describes the cumulative hydrologic effects of water-resource development in the Yellowstone...

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Man-made Pollutants Finding Their Way Into Groundwater Through Septic Systems

Man-made Pollutants Finding Their Way Into Groundwater Through Septic Systems

Pharmaceuticals, hormones and personal care products associated with everyday household activities are finding their way into groundwater through...

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100 Years of Hawaiian Volcano Observations in New Book

100 Years of Hawaiian Volcano Observations in New Book

A new book summarizing 100 years of observing Hawaiian volcanoes is now available online, with printed copies to follow soon.

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