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Hyperspectral Aerial Survey will Enhance Mapping Capabilities

Hyperspectral Aerial Survey will Enhance Mapping Capabilities

Starting on July 5 (weather permitting), U.S. Geological Survey scientists will conduct a high-resolution airborne survey over the next 30 days to...
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Hyperspectral Aerial Survey will Enhance Mapping Capabilities

Hyperspectral Aerial Survey will Enhance Mapping Capabilities

Starting on July 5 (weather permitting), U.S. Geological Survey scientists will conduct a high-resolution airborne survey over the next 30 days to...

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Fish Populations Down Due to Mountaintop Mining

Fish Populations Down Due to Mountaintop Mining

Appalachian streams impacted by mountaintop mining have less than half as many fish species and about a third as many fish as non-impacted streams...
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Intersex Fish Now in Three Pennsylvania River Basins

Intersex Fish Now in Three Pennsylvania River Basins

Intersex fish have been found in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna, Delaware and Ohio river basins, indicating that the effects of endocrine-disrupting...

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Bienvenidos Puerto Rico! (English)

Bienvenidos Puerto Rico! (English)

Since August 2013, all 50 states have been available for editing under the USGS The National Map Corps Volunteer Geographic Information project...

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Bienvenidos Puerto Rico! (Español)

Bienvenidos Puerto Rico! (Español)

Desde agosto de 2013, cada uno de los 50 estados se han encontrado disponible para editarse dentro del USGS (“United States Geological Survey”, por...
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Into the Abyss: Deep-sea Corals Thriving without Light

Into the Abyss: Deep-sea Corals Thriving without Light

June is recognized as National Oceans Month in the United States. Join USGS Oceanographer Dr. Nancy Prouty to hear about scientific studies of deep...
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USGS Streamgage Measures Significant Flooding in St. Paul

USGS Streamgage Measures Significant Flooding in St. Paul

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring significant flooding on the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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USGS Streamgages Measure Record Flooding in South Dakota

USGS Streamgages Measure Record Flooding in South Dakota

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding on the Big Sioux River and its tributaries in South Dakota.
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Well-Water for 80,000 New Hampshire Residents May contain Metals Exceeding Human Health Standards

Well-Water for 80,000 New Hampshire Residents May contain Metals Exceeding Human Health Standards

Nearly three-in-ten well-water samples tested from southeast New Hampshire contained metals at concentrations that exceeded U.S. Environmental...
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Natural Gas Development Not Expected to Have Substantial Impact on Sediment Entering Brewer Lake

Natural Gas Development Not Expected to Have Substantial Impact on Sediment Entering Brewer Lake

Increasing the density -- the amount per square mile -- of natural gas drilling sites and associated ponds in the Cypress Creek basin is not expected...
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Land-Subsidence Trends in the Coachella Valley Detailed in New Report

Land-Subsidence Trends in the Coachella Valley Detailed in New Report

While most of the Coachella Valley was relatively stable, land surfaces declined about nine inches to two feet in some areas of Palm Desert, Indian...
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