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Audio
Explore the USGS collection of audio includes podcasts, interviews, and sounds.
Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.
Sounds of Yellowstone
Sounds of Yellowstone
The USGS Sounds of Yellowstone series lets you listen the natural sounds of geysers, hot springs, and mudpots found through Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA. Also on YouTube (video), Apple and Google Podcasts.
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Sand Dunes on the Loose Due to Climate Change
Climate change is increasing the mobility of sand dunes in the Southwest, posing threats to roadways, infrastructure, human health, cultural practices of the Navajo Nation, and much more. Vegetation on dunes serves as a stabilizer, but as the climate warms and precipitation decreases, there is less vegetation growth.
Climate change is increasing the mobility of sand dunes in the Southwest, posing threats to roadways, infrastructure, human health, cultural practices of the Navajo Nation, and much more. Vegetation on dunes serves as a stabilizer, but as the climate warms and precipitation decreases, there is less vegetation growth.
Were dinosaurs social animals?
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PSA
Public service announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation on the investment it will provide under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to water projects across the West.
Public service announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation on the investment it will provide under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to water projects across the West.
PSA - California
Public service announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation on the investment it will provide under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to the state of California.
Public service announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation on the investment it will provide under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to the state of California.
Coral Concern: The World's Reefs Face Big Issues
Coral reefs are one of Earth's most beautiful and vital ecosystems—and they are declining at a rapid pace.
Mike Field, Chief of the USGS Pacific Coral Reef Project, talks about the importance of coral reefs and how pollution, climate change, and other factors are affecting them.
Coral reefs are one of Earth's most beautiful and vital ecosystems—and they are declining at a rapid pace.
Mike Field, Chief of the USGS Pacific Coral Reef Project, talks about the importance of coral reefs and how pollution, climate change, and other factors are affecting them.
Hazard Roundup--March 2009
A roundup of the March 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
A roundup of the March 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
What is the difference between intensity scales and magnitude scales?
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How many giant eruptions have occurred in Yellowstone National Park and how large were they?
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USGS Volcanic Activity Alert-Notification System
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Hazards Program has adopted an alert-notification system nationwide for characterizing the level of unrest and eruptive activity at volcanoes.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Hazards Program has adopted an alert-notification system nationwide for characterizing the level of unrest and eruptive activity at volcanoes.
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake in Central Italy
Early this morning, April 06, 2009, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Rome, Italy.
We spoke with Stuart Sipkin, a geophysicist at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center to fill us in on the details.
Early this morning, April 06, 2009, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Rome, Italy.
We spoke with Stuart Sipkin, a geophysicist at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center to fill us in on the details.
Public Lecture Sneak Peek: Soils, Carbon, and the Global exCHANGE
- Studying Arctic Changes during the International Polar Year
- Why soils aren't just for growing crops
- What does carbon have to do with global weather and climate?
- Balancing tradeoffs between the carbon cycle, econoic concerns, and the environment
- Making choices-- from household decisions to national policies
- Studying Arctic Changes during the International Polar Year
- Why soils aren't just for growing crops
- What does carbon have to do with global weather and climate?
- Balancing tradeoffs between the carbon cycle, econoic concerns, and the environment
- Making choices-- from household decisions to national policies
Contaminants in 20 Percent of U.S. Private Wells
More than 20 percent of private, domestic wells contain at least one contaminant at levels of potential health concern. About 43 million people—or 15 percent of the Nation's population—use drinking water from private wells, which are not regulated by the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
More than 20 percent of private, domestic wells contain at least one contaminant at levels of potential health concern. About 43 million people—or 15 percent of the Nation's population—use drinking water from private wells, which are not regulated by the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
SneakPeek: USGS Public Lecture, Can Our Western Forests Take the Heat?
- Tree death rates have more than doubled over the last few decades in old-growth forests of our western states, possibly reflecting increasing temperatures, with potentially serious consequences for wildlife, fire risks, and the global carbon cycle
- Tree death rates have more than doubled over the last few decades in old-growth forests of our western states, possibly reflecting increasing temperatures, with potentially serious consequences for wildlife, fire risks, and the global carbon cycle
Can We Move Carbon from the Atmosphere and into Rocks?
A new method to assess the Nation's potential for storing carbon dioxide in rocks below the earth's surface could help lessen climate change impacts. The injection and storage of liquid carbon dioxide into subsurface rocks is known as geologic carbon sequestration.
A new method to assess the Nation's potential for storing carbon dioxide in rocks below the earth's surface could help lessen climate change impacts. The injection and storage of liquid carbon dioxide into subsurface rocks is known as geologic carbon sequestration.
Hazard Roundup--February 2009
A roundup of the February 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
A roundup of the February 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
Slight Climate Changes May Trigger Abrupt Ecosystem Responses
This is the third and final installment of a three-part series on climate change. Slight changes in climate may cause abrupt changes in ecosystems that are not easily reversible. Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely affect people as well as ecosystems and their plants and animals.
This is the third and final installment of a three-part series on climate change. Slight changes in climate may cause abrupt changes in ecosystems that are not easily reversible. Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely affect people as well as ecosystems and their plants and animals.
What are the differences between low pathogenic and highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses and how are influenza viruses grouped?
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Tanzanian Villagers Encouraged to Learn Hazards of Living Near Erupting Volcano
Audio interview with USGS scientists regarding the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania.
Audio interview with USGS scientists regarding the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania.