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B-Roll California ShakeAlert Sensor
B-Roll California ShakeAlert Sensor
B-Roll California ShakeAlert Sensor

Maintenance of high quality ShakeAlert sensor, power and telemetry station.
 

looking at laptop on boat
Examining data aboard on boat
Examining data aboard on boat
US Atlantic coast map 3 levels of forecast beach effects Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence will erode or overwash beaches
Hurricane Florence will erode or overwash beaches
Hurricane Florence will erode or overwash beaches

The USGS Coastal Change Hazards Storm Team has forecast coast-wide levels of beach erosion, inundation and overwash due to Hurricane Florence's expected path and landgfall.

Kīlauea Summit
Kīlauea Summit
Kīlauea Summit

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) team completed its mission at Kīlauea Volcano's summit, mapping changes within the caldera. Since August 4, 2018, the number of earthquakes at the summit have decreased and the rate of subsidence has stabilized.

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) team completed its mission at Kīlauea Volcano's summit, mapping changes within the caldera. Since August 4, 2018, the number of earthquakes at the summit have decreased and the rate of subsidence has stabilized.

Installing a storm-tide sensor as Hurricane Florence heads for North Carolina
USGS Scientists Get Ready for Hurricanes
USGS Scientists Get Ready for Hurricanes
USGS Scientists Get Ready for Hurricanes

A USGS hydrologic scientist installs a storm-tide sensor near the North Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence approaches.

Image shows a USGS storm tide sensor attached to a pier
USGS Storm-Tide Sensor for Hurricane Florence
USGS Storm-Tide Sensor for Hurricane Florence
USGS Storm-Tide Sensor for Hurricane Florence

A USGS storm-tide sensor, deployed in advance of Hurricane Florence's landfall. The sensors are housed in vented steel pipes a few inches wide and about a foot long. They are being installed on bridges, piers, and other structures that have a good chance of surviving the storm.

A USGS storm-tide sensor, deployed in advance of Hurricane Florence's landfall. The sensors are housed in vented steel pipes a few inches wide and about a foot long. They are being installed on bridges, piers, and other structures that have a good chance of surviving the storm.

This USGS storm-tide sensor was installed Sept. 9 in Dare County, North Carolina, in preparation for Hurricane Florence.
USGS storm-tide sensor installed for Hurricane Florence
USGS storm-tide sensor installed for Hurricane Florence
USGS storm-tide sensor installed for Hurricane Florence

This USGS storm-tide sensor was installed Sept. 9 in Dare County, North Carolina, in preparation for Hurricane Florence. Photo by Steve Harden, USGS.

Satellite image showing how there is damage due to beetles in the Black Hills.
Beetle Damage in the Black Hills
Beetle Damage in the Black Hills
Beetle Damage in the Black Hills

Mountain pine beetles are about the size of a grain of rice, so of course we can’t see them from space in satellite images. What is visible is what the beetles can do to a pine forest. The washed-out pink color indicates large areas of standing dead or damaged trees.

Mountain pine beetles are about the size of a grain of rice, so of course we can’t see them from space in satellite images. What is visible is what the beetles can do to a pine forest. The washed-out pink color indicates large areas of standing dead or damaged trees.

A silhouette of a person on a high bluff overlooking the calm ocean at sunset.
Peace at dusk
Peace at dusk
Peace at dusk

USGS oceanographer Shawn Harrison stands on the coastal bluff of Barter Island, Alaska at sunset. Shawn and his fellow researchers are studying how the highly erosive bluff changes under the varied conditions experienced by this stretch of coastline.

USGS oceanographer Shawn Harrison stands on the coastal bluff of Barter Island, Alaska at sunset. Shawn and his fellow researchers are studying how the highly erosive bluff changes under the varied conditions experienced by this stretch of coastline.

Geothermal seep that flows into Yellowstone River, LaDuke Hot Springs
Geothermal seep that flows into Yellowstone River, LaDuke Hot Springs
Geothermal seep that flows into Yellowstone River, LaDuke Hot Springs
Geothermal seep that flows into Yellowstone River, LaDuke Hot Springs

View of one of the geothermal seeps that flows into the Yellowstone River south of LaDuke Hot Spring.

Image of the Week - Lake Thompson
Image of the Week - Lake Thompson
Image of the Week - Lake Thompson

Many lakes in South Dakota’s Prairie Pothole Region are expanding. 



Lake Thompson in eastern South Dakota is one that has displayed remarkable change in recent decades.



Many lakes in South Dakota’s Prairie Pothole Region are expanding. 



Lake Thompson in eastern South Dakota is one that has displayed remarkable change in recent decades.



Pipe and temperature sensor in water, installed in streambed.
Steel pipe with small temperature sensors.
Steel pipe with small temperature sensors.
Steel pipe with small temperature sensors.

Left: steel pipe with small temperature sensors placed every few inches. Right: temperature pipe installed in the streambed.

Left: steel pipe with small temperature sensors placed every few inches. Right: temperature pipe installed in the streambed.

UAV flight west side of Yellowstone River next to LaDuke Hot springs
UAV flight west side of Yellowstone River next to LaDuke Hot springs
UAV flight west side of Yellowstone River next to LaDuke Hot springs
UAV flight west side of Yellowstone River next to LaDuke Hot springs

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology and Montana Tech scientists preparing for a UAV flight on the west side of the Yellowstone River adjacent from LaDuke Hot Springs.

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