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A roundup of the April and May 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.

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The Department of the Interior is Investing $15 million in Hazardous Fuels Reduction to Create Jobs and Utilize Biomass.

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Man-made moon dirt, or regolith, has been created by the USGS to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. USGS scientist Steve Wilson talks about this ‘mission critical’ project.

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‘International Volcano Diplomacy’ -- Rapid response team prevents crises from becoming disasters

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Late on May 17, 2009, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Greater Los Angeles area.

We spoke with Ken Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey to fill us in on the details.

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USGS Geophysicist John Power discusses the recent flare up in earthquake activity at Mt. Redoubt and the likelihood of another eruption in the near future.

Open House public service announcement for the USGS open house in Menlo Park, CA

USGS Hydrologist Jill Frankforter discusses recent findings from a new USGS study on contamination in water drawn from domestic wells. She also discusses how the findings for Nebraska compared to the nation.

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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.

USGS scientist Margaret Hiza and intern Leanna

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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced in a rooftop press conference Wednesday an investment of $750 million in the national park system under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, part of more than $3 billion the Interior Department is investing in the nation's economy under President Obama's recovery plan. In this podcast he is introduced by Dan

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Public service announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation on the investment it will provide under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to environmental restoration programs 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.

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 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.

A roundup of the March 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.