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New Hampshire Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

New Hampshire Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting New Hampshire will be more...

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New York Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

New York Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting New York will be more accessible...

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Rhode Island Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Rhode Island Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting Rhode Island will be more accessible...

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The Value Of Coastal Fog - It’s More Than Meets The Eye

The Value Of Coastal Fog - It’s More Than Meets The Eye

Fog is more than just nature’s air conditioning keeping Bay Area residents cool while others in California bake in the summer’s heat; it is also...

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Aquifer System Beneath Albuquerque Shows Impact of Groundwater Pumping

Aquifer System Beneath Albuquerque Shows Impact of Groundwater Pumping

Groundwater pumping has produced significant changes in water levels below some parts of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, according to two new...

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Commonly Used Chemicals Present in Minnesota Groundwater

Commonly Used Chemicals Present in Minnesota Groundwater

A significant number of urban water wells in Minnesota — over a third of those studied — contain chemicals from consumer and industrial products...
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Ongoing USGS Mercer Island Seismic Studies Resume in July

Ongoing USGS Mercer Island Seismic Studies Resume in July

As part of a continuing earthquake hazard study in the Seattle urban area, the U. S. Geological Survey will be conducting a series of seismic...

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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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