Cracks in Highway; orange paint was used to outline the cracks
Cracks in Highway; orange paint was used to outline the cracksCracks in Highway 130; orange paint was used to outline the cracks. The road remained closed for much of the day on 5/7/18.
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Cracks in Highway; orange paint was used to outline the cracks
Cracks in Highway; orange paint was used to outline the cracks
Cracks in Highway; orange paint was used to outline the cracksCracks in Highway 130; orange paint was used to outline the cracks. The road remained closed for much of the day on 5/7/18.
Great Dismal Swamp, 2018
Photograph of the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia several years after the 2011 fire. USGS scientists recently collected peat and lake core samples from the swamp to help reconstruct natural environmental conditions over the past 12,000 years.
Photograph of the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia several years after the 2011 fire. USGS scientists recently collected peat and lake core samples from the swamp to help reconstruct natural environmental conditions over the past 12,000 years.
Halema‘uma‘u lava lake level continues to drop--
Illinois River Floatcam
Rafters enjoy the floating down the Illinois River in northeast Okalahoma.
Rafters enjoy the floating down the Illinois River in northeast Okalahoma.
Kīlauea East Rift Zone Eruption (May 7, 2018)
Aerial view of fissure 12 at 1:15pm HST today. Bursting gas bubbles blasted spatter (bits of molten lava) skyward, with some fragments reaching as hight as the tree tops. This fissure opened in the forest south of Malama Street in Leilani Estates.
Aerial view of fissure 12 at 1:15pm HST today. Bursting gas bubbles blasted spatter (bits of molten lava) skyward, with some fragments reaching as hight as the tree tops. This fissure opened in the forest south of Malama Street in Leilani Estates.
Loading ocean bottom seismometers for deployment in the Gulf of Alaska
Loading ocean bottom seismometers for deployment in the Gulf of AlaskaOcean bottom seismometers being loaded onto the R/V Sikuliaq to be deployed on the sea floor in the Gulf of Alaska.
Loading ocean bottom seismometers for deployment in the Gulf of Alaska
Loading ocean bottom seismometers for deployment in the Gulf of AlaskaOcean bottom seismometers being loaded onto the R/V Sikuliaq to be deployed on the sea floor in the Gulf of Alaska.
Mapping the Nation's Wind Power: Using the U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Mapping the Nation's Wind Power: Using the U.S. Wind Turbine DatabaseDid you know there are more than 57,000 wind turbines in the United States? In this video, we'll show you how you can get to know each and every one of them with our U.S. Wind Turbine Database and viewer, which we've assembled in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the American Wind Energy Association.
Mapping the Nation's Wind Power: Using the U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Mapping the Nation's Wind Power: Using the U.S. Wind Turbine DatabaseDid you know there are more than 57,000 wind turbines in the United States? In this video, we'll show you how you can get to know each and every one of them with our U.S. Wind Turbine Database and viewer, which we've assembled in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the American Wind Energy Association.
Piping Plover Nest
An in-progress piping plover nest on Parramore Island, Virginia -- females typically lay 3 to 4 eggs in a nest over the course of a week. Both the male and female will take turns incubating eggs when the final egg is laid. This nest was established in new overwash habitat created by storms during the winter of 2017-2018.
An in-progress piping plover nest on Parramore Island, Virginia -- females typically lay 3 to 4 eggs in a nest over the course of a week. Both the male and female will take turns incubating eggs when the final egg is laid. This nest was established in new overwash habitat created by storms during the winter of 2017-2018.
A lava flow moves on Makamae Street in Leilani Estates.
A lava flow moves on Makamae Street in Leilani Estates.A lava flow moves on Makamae Street in Leilani Estates at 09:32 am local time, on May 6, 2018.
A lava flow moves on Makamae Street in Leilani Estates.
A lava flow moves on Makamae Street in Leilani Estates.A lava flow moves on Makamae Street in Leilani Estates at 09:32 am local time, on May 6, 2018.
Kīlauea East Rift Zone Eruption (May 6, 2018)
Aerial view of fissure 8 in Leilani Estates as of mid-afternoon today. After vigorously erupting for much of the day, activitiy on the fissure diminished around 4:00pm. A lava flow from the fissure advanced about 1 km (0.6 mi) to the northeast.
Aerial view of fissure 8 in Leilani Estates as of mid-afternoon today. After vigorously erupting for much of the day, activitiy on the fissure diminished around 4:00pm. A lava flow from the fissure advanced about 1 km (0.6 mi) to the northeast.
Kīlauea East Rift Zone Eruption (May 6, 2018)
Lava moving down Makamae Street in Leilani Estates at 9:32 a.m. on May 6, 2018.
Lava moving down Makamae Street in Leilani Estates at 9:32 a.m. on May 6, 2018.
Kīlauea ERZ Fissure Map as of 6:00 a.m. , May 7
This map shows the locations, mapped by USGS-HVO scientists, of eruptive fissures in the order that they occurred in the Leilani Estates Subdivision as of 6:00 a.m. HST today (May 6).
This map shows the locations, mapped by USGS-HVO scientists, of eruptive fissures in the order that they occurred in the Leilani Estates Subdivision as of 6:00 a.m. HST today (May 6).
Steepest descent paths and eruptive fissures, Kīlauea ERZ, May 6
Steepest descent paths and eruptive fissures, Kīlauea ERZ, May 6This map shows the locations of eruptive fissures on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone in the order that they occurred in the Leilani Estates Subdivision as of 6:00 a.m. HST today (May 6). The blue lines are paths of steepest descent that identify likely paths of a lava flow, if and when lava moves downhill from an erupting vent.
Steepest descent paths and eruptive fissures, Kīlauea ERZ, May 6
Steepest descent paths and eruptive fissures, Kīlauea ERZ, May 6This map shows the locations of eruptive fissures on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone in the order that they occurred in the Leilani Estates Subdivision as of 6:00 a.m. HST today (May 6). The blue lines are paths of steepest descent that identify likely paths of a lava flow, if and when lava moves downhill from an erupting vent.
eruption in Leilani Estates in the lower Puna District
eruption in Leilani Estates in the lower Puna DistrictAn intrusion of magma into Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone resulted in an eruption in Leilani Estates in the lower Puna District on the Island of Hawai‘i. The first four fissures to erupt in the subdivision are shown here on May 4, emitting copious amounts of hazardous sulfur dioxide gas.
eruption in Leilani Estates in the lower Puna District
eruption in Leilani Estates in the lower Puna DistrictAn intrusion of magma into Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone resulted in an eruption in Leilani Estates in the lower Puna District on the Island of Hawai‘i. The first four fissures to erupt in the subdivision are shown here on May 4, emitting copious amounts of hazardous sulfur dioxide gas.
Kīlauea East Rift Zone Eruption (May 5, 2018)
Fissure eruption on Luana Road, between Leilani and Malama, in the Leilani Estates subdivision, at 9:37 p.m. HST on May 5, 2018. Fountains reached heights of up to 100 m (about 330 feet)
Fissure eruption on Luana Road, between Leilani and Malama, in the Leilani Estates subdivision, at 9:37 p.m. HST on May 5, 2018. Fountains reached heights of up to 100 m (about 330 feet)
Kīlauea ERZ Map as of 10:00 a.m., May 6
This map shows the locations, mapped by USGS-HVO scientists, of eruptive fissures in the order that they occurred in the Leilani Estates Subdivision as of 10:00 a.m. HST today (May 5).
This map shows the locations, mapped by USGS-HVO scientists, of eruptive fissures in the order that they occurred in the Leilani Estates Subdivision as of 10:00 a.m. HST today (May 5).
Map of steepest descent paths in area of eruptive fissures, Kīlauea
Map of steepest descent paths in area of eruptive fissures, KīlaueaThis map shows the locations of eruptive fissures in the order that they occurred in the Leilani Estates Subdivision as of 10:00 a.m. HST today (May 5). The blue lines are paths of steepest descent that identify likely paths of a lava flow, if and when lava moves downhill from an erupting vent.
Map of steepest descent paths in area of eruptive fissures, Kīlauea
Map of steepest descent paths in area of eruptive fissures, KīlaueaThis map shows the locations of eruptive fissures in the order that they occurred in the Leilani Estates Subdivision as of 10:00 a.m. HST today (May 5). The blue lines are paths of steepest descent that identify likely paths of a lava flow, if and when lava moves downhill from an erupting vent.
Members of the Wildfire Research (WiRe) Team
Pictured are members of the Wildfire Research (WiRe) Team, a nonprofit organization that works with wildfire practitioners to help communities adapt to wildfires. (Public domain.)
Pictured are members of the Wildfire Research (WiRe) Team, a nonprofit organization that works with wildfire practitioners to help communities adapt to wildfires. (Public domain.)
plume of reddish-brown ash skyward
With each large earthquake, ground shaking causes additional collapse within the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, sending a plume of reddish-brown ash skyward. The size and vigor of a plume depends on the size of the earthquake and subsequent collapse. This roiling ash plume followed the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on May 4.
With each large earthquake, ground shaking causes additional collapse within the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, sending a plume of reddish-brown ash skyward. The size and vigor of a plume depends on the size of the earthquake and subsequent collapse. This roiling ash plume followed the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on May 4.
Image of the Week - Sandy's Lasting Effects on Fire Island, NY
Image of the Week - Sandy's Lasting Effects on Fire Island, NYFire Island, a barrier island off the coast of Long Island has seen large changes from Hurricane Sandy and several other powerful storms since.
At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.
Image of the Week - Sandy's Lasting Effects on Fire Island, NY
Image of the Week - Sandy's Lasting Effects on Fire Island, NYFire Island, a barrier island off the coast of Long Island has seen large changes from Hurricane Sandy and several other powerful storms since.
At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.