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Preparing for California Climate Change: Climatologist Looks Back and Peers Forward

Preparing for California Climate Change: Climatologist Looks Back and Peers Forward

How much will California's climate warm in future decades and what are the greatest vulnerabilities to climate change? On March 27th, USGS Climate...
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New Licking County Flood Maps are a Click Away

New Licking County Flood Maps are a Click Away

A new flood warning system is available to help Licking County, Ohio, better prepare and plan for floods.
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New Videos Released for Great Alaska Quake 50th Anniversary

New Videos Released for Great Alaska Quake 50th Anniversary

The U.S. Geological Survey has released two new videos about the Great Alaska Earthquake of March 27, 1964 to commemorate the upcoming 50th...

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Historic Reports Reissued for Great Alaska Quake 50th Anniversary

Historic Reports Reissued for Great Alaska Quake 50th Anniversary

To commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey has reissued a...
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Media Advisory: Speed Date with a Drought Scientist

Media Advisory: Speed Date with a Drought Scientist

How does drought affect California's water supply? Does it impact the surface water only, or what about groundwater? How does it impact water quality...

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Nutrients in Upper Mississippi May be Damaging La Crosse-Area Waters

Nutrients in Upper Mississippi May be Damaging La Crosse-Area Waters

High concentrations of nutrients from the Upper Mississippi River may be causing harmful algae and duckweed growth in some La Crosse-area lakes and...
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Historical Mining Impacts Decreasing in Some Stream Reaches in Upper Clark Fork Basin

Historical Mining Impacts Decreasing in Some Stream Reaches in Upper Clark Fork Basin

Streams in the Upper Clark Fork Basin have shown a decrease or no change in the occurrence of metals and arsenic associated with historical mining...
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Land Use Impacts Aquatic Life in Illinois River Basin

Land Use Impacts Aquatic Life in Illinois River Basin

The biology of small streams in the Illinois River Basin has been disturbed by a mix of factors, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report.
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Pumping May Cause Some Groundwater Decrease in Edwards-Trinity Aquifer in Texas

Pumping May Cause Some Groundwater Decrease in Edwards-Trinity Aquifer in Texas

An increase in pumping water year-round for the next 30 years may cause groundwater levels to decrease by as much as 32 feet in parts of the Edwards...
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Changes in Stream-Water Quality Attributed to Coalbed Methane Development

Changes in Stream-Water Quality Attributed to Coalbed Methane Development

Three sites on the Powder River show a difference in water quality between the time prior to coalbed methane development and during the production...
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The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami


The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami


On March 27th, 1964, the second largest instrumentally recorded earthquake worldwide rocked southern Alaska for 4 to 5 minutes. In addition to the...
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Drought Affects Streamflow Across California

Drought Affects Streamflow Across California

With California experiencing its worst drought in over a century, 2013 is in the record books as the driest calendar year in the state’s 119-year...

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