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Explore our planet through photography and imagery, including climate change and water all the way back to the 1800s when the USGS was surveying the country by horse and buggy.
Map showing rates of shoreline change on the north coast of Alaska. Rates range from -15 meters per year to +11 meters per year.
Map showing rates of shoreline change on the north coast of Alaska. Rates range from -15 meters per year to +11 meters per year.
Photo Contest Winner | Jan. 2020 | Honorable Mention
NGWOS EcoMapper Retrieval Delaware River Fort Mifflin
Photo Contest Winner | Jan. 2020 | Honorable Mention
NGWOS EcoMapper Retrieval Delaware River Fort Mifflin
RAMPS expands drought adaptation project with national parks in the 4-Corners area. National parks across the desert Southwest are experiencing ecological impacts due to climate change.
RAMPS expands drought adaptation project with national parks in the 4-Corners area. National parks across the desert Southwest are experiencing ecological impacts due to climate change.
RAMPS expands drought adaptation project with national parks in the 4-Corners area. National parks across the desert Southwest are experiencing ecological impacts due to climate change.
RAMPS expands drought adaptation project with national parks in the 4-Corners area. National parks across the desert Southwest are experiencing ecological impacts due to climate change.
The USGS crew heads upriver early one winter day and sees an increible sunrise on the Stikine River.
The USGS crew heads upriver early one winter day and sees an increible sunrise on the Stikine River.
Photo Contest Winner | Dec. 2019 | Honorable Mention
Inter-Center work using a UAV to define the salt front and QW on the Delaware River
Photo Contest Winner | Dec. 2019 | Honorable Mention
Inter-Center work using a UAV to define the salt front and QW on the Delaware River
The USGS boat at the Stikine River gage site, Alaska. The Stikine River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska. Visit USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska for more information about our research.
The USGS boat at the Stikine River gage site, Alaska. The Stikine River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska. Visit USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska for more information about our research.
(A). Algal bloom magnitude in Florida lakes in 2011 before normalization and (B) after normalization by lake surface area. Area-normalized magnitude (km−2) of selected lakes provided as part of bar labels in parenthesis.
(A). Algal bloom magnitude in Florida lakes in 2011 before normalization and (B) after normalization by lake surface area. Area-normalized magnitude (km−2) of selected lakes provided as part of bar labels in parenthesis.
As one of four panelists at a briefing held by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the Coastal States Organization, Dr.
As one of four panelists at a briefing held by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the Coastal States Organization, Dr.
Flock of Greater White-fronted Geese with Pintail and Mallards at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Flock of Greater White-fronted Geese with Pintail and Mallards at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Hen and drake northern pintail at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Map of the study region showing the location of lakes in (A) Florida and (B) Ohio. In total, 135 lakes in Florida and 21 lakes in Ohio, were resolvable with the full resolution MERIS data and are used in this study. Land and lakes are shown in gray and blue colors respectively.
Map of the study region showing the location of lakes in (A) Florida and (B) Ohio. In total, 135 lakes in Florida and 21 lakes in Ohio, were resolvable with the full resolution MERIS data and are used in this study. Land and lakes are shown in gray and blue colors respectively.
New hydrotech Sam Matschek takes WWG reading on Wabash River New Harmony, Indiana streamgage ID 03378500.
New hydrotech Sam Matschek takes WWG reading on Wabash River New Harmony, Indiana streamgage ID 03378500.
Ross’s Geese (and a few ducks) on levee at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Ross’s Geese (and a few ducks) on levee at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Ross’s Goose flock in flight at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Ross’s Goose flock in flight at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Ross’s Goose flock in flight at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Ross’s Goose flock in flight at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
USGS Geneticist Damian Menning is performing eDNA sampling at Grant Point in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. This eDNA sampling is part of a project looking for eelgrass (Zostera marina) pathogens in the North Pacific. Izembek NWR is on the Alaska Peninsula located between the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska.
USGS Geneticist Damian Menning is performing eDNA sampling at Grant Point in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. This eDNA sampling is part of a project looking for eelgrass (Zostera marina) pathogens in the North Pacific. Izembek NWR is on the Alaska Peninsula located between the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska.
Keychain developed for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting in Inupiaq and English. Inupiaq translation provided by Qaiyaan and Jana Harcharek.
Keychain developed for USGS outreach activities about bird banding and reporting in Inupiaq and English. Inupiaq translation provided by Qaiyaan and Jana Harcharek.
Seagull on Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Sulphur Caldron -- an example of an acid-sulfate hydrothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park. Photo taken by Blaine McCleskey, September 2008.
Sulphur Caldron -- an example of an acid-sulfate hydrothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park. Photo taken by Blaine McCleskey, September 2008.