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EarthWord–Liquefaction

EarthWord–Liquefaction

Just as loose lips sink ships, loose soils can create this week’s EarthWord...

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EarthView–Landsat 8 Shows Burn Extent, Active Fire at Fort McMurray

EarthView–Landsat 8 Shows Burn Extent, Active Fire at Fort McMurray

This week’s EarthView is of the Fort McMurray wildfire again, this time showing the extent of the wildfire...

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EarthWords - Foreign Language Edition

EarthWords - Foreign Language Edition

Join us on an around-the-world tour of EarthWords: Foreign Language Edition!

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EarthView – Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Fort McMurray, Alberta

EarthView – Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Fort McMurray, Alberta

See the Fort McMurray wildfire in Landsat's infrared in this week’s EarthView

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EarthWord – Zygomorphic

EarthWord – Zygomorphic

This EarthWord is your best friend in Scrabble or Words With Friends...

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EarthWord - Mother Lode

EarthWord - Mother Lode

Happy Mother's Day from EarthWords!

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EarthView – Lake Levels in Hispaniola Rise Dramatically

EarthView – Lake Levels in Hispaniola Rise Dramatically

Rising lake levels in lakes known for iguanas and crocodiles

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Lone Star Quads Featured

Lone Star Quads Featured

The East Austin, Texas quadrangle is the updated "feature map" on the US Topo and Historical Topographic Map Collection websites.

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The Case of the Unbroken Shrew

The Case of the Unbroken Shrew

Featuring a very unusual tibia...

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EarthWord – Young Ice

EarthWord – Young Ice

This week's EarthWord is what Vanilla Ice might've called a follow-up to his most famous song...

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EarthView – Chernobyl 30 Years Later

EarthView – Chernobyl 30 Years Later

After 30 years, it's still a hot topic...

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Copper Plates Gone (Sort of)

Copper Plates Gone (Sort of)

The General Services Administration has completed the donation or sale of nearlly 4,000 excess sets of historic USGS engraved copper map plates.

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