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September Science Picks - Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds
Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, came ashore on the southwest coast of Florida on August 13 and carved a 450-m breach in North Captiva Island. On August 15, scientists at the USGS photographed the new breach through North Captiva Island where the eye wall came ashore. Will Captiva Island be forever cut in two? With time, USGS oceanographer Abby Sallenger says, the island will likely heal
June Science Picks - Leads, Feeds, Story Seeds
Included this month:
Keeping Airplanes Flying (two things we watch out for)
How to Keep the Big Apple juicy
"Wave Bye-Bye to the (Gulf Coast) Beach, Kids!"
Seeking the ghosts of earthquakes past
May Science Picks - Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds
Included this month:
Geology Is Chief Adversary at Battle of Vicksburg
USGS Kicks Volcanic Ash
Lookin’ at the Bottom of the Bay (San Francisco Bay)
Drilling in the Chesapeake Impact Crater
March Science Picks - Leads, Feeds & Story Seeds
Included this month:
Kissing the Blarney Stone
USGS Celebrates 125 years of Science for America
Stop using the Richter Scale!
How the Irish Named Civilization
February Science Picks - Leads, Feeds & Story Seeds
Included this month:
Polar Bears Fight For Survival
USGS Geologists Help in Understanding Mars
Chesapeake Bay Recovery Process Slowed
Getting to the Heart of Geography
January Science Picks - Leads, Feeds & Story Seeds
Included this month:
2003 Marked Deadly Year for Earthquakes
Salt, Pests and War Make For Bad Dates
Eden’s Fall From Grace From Space
Counting America’s Bald Eagles
Tracking California Hazards Online
Can’t Know the Martians Without A Program
November Science Picks - Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds
Included this month:
California Wildfires Test Scientists’ Skills
West Nile Deaths Continue
Earth Escapes Brunt of Violent Solar Storms
Abbey Road: Lost Photos of Native Americans Salvaged in South Dakota
Watching Volcanoes From Space
USGS is Geography Aware
October Science Picks - Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds
Included this month:
Hurricane Isabel Makes Her Mark on the North Carolina Coast
Mayans in the Everglades?
Submerged Ice Bridge Reveals Ancient Secrets About Alaska
America’s Deepest Coral Reef
Young Tortises on Mojave’s Menu
Measuring Floods From A Distance
Is the World’s Fuel Tank on Empty?
June Science Picks - Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds
From West Nile Virus maps to "on-the-fly" mapping of the Everglades, we’ve got you covered. How about fun Fourth of July story ideas? Find out what puts the fire in fireworks or where you can find Independence in the USA. This monthly collection of science stories can help you cover ongoing earth and natural science research and investigations at USGS