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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.
Short-tailed Shearwater die-off in the Bering Sea. Emaciated Short-tailed Shearwater carcasses littered the beaches of Bristol Bay during the summer of 2019
Short-tailed Shearwater die-off in the Bering Sea. Emaciated Short-tailed Shearwater carcasses littered the beaches of Bristol Bay during the summer of 2019
Did you know that there are sometimes volunteer opportunities for hydrogeology students to work with USGS?
Did you know that there are sometimes volunteer opportunities for hydrogeology students to work with USGS?
Cape Cod Bay Survey 2019. Acquisition van life. Laura Brothers (Woods Hole) inside the Aquisition Van watching all the data come in and eating dinner.
Cape Cod Bay Survey 2019. Acquisition van life. Laura Brothers (Woods Hole) inside the Aquisition Van watching all the data come in and eating dinner.
Cape Cod Bay Survey 2019. Acquisition van life. Jake Fredericks (St. Pete) and Wayne Baldwin (Woods Hole) inside the Aquisition Van watching all the data come in and eating dinner.
Cape Cod Bay Survey 2019. Acquisition van life. Jake Fredericks (St. Pete) and Wayne Baldwin (Woods Hole) inside the Aquisition Van watching all the data come in and eating dinner.
Bayside channel and surrounding marsh on summer evening.
Bayside channel and surrounding marsh on summer evening.
Cars on ferry headed across Long Island Sound.
Cars on ferry headed across Long Island Sound.
Torrent salamanders are Northwest-U.S. endemic, headwater-stream-associated amphibian species that have a dearth of basic ecological information, but are thought to be highly vulnerable to habitat changes.
Torrent salamanders are Northwest-U.S. endemic, headwater-stream-associated amphibian species that have a dearth of basic ecological information, but are thought to be highly vulnerable to habitat changes.
USGS deploying the s-boom into Cape Cod Bay during the Cape Cod Bay 2019 Survey.
USGS deploying the s-boom into Cape Cod Bay during the Cape Cod Bay 2019 Survey.
USGS deploying the s-boom into Cape Cod Bay during the Cape Cod Bay 2019 Survey.
USGS deploying the s-boom into Cape Cod Bay during the Cape Cod Bay 2019 Survey.
Coastal homes on barrier island show wave run up on beaches with sand fencing emplaced for protection.
Coastal homes on barrier island show wave run up on beaches with sand fencing emplaced for protection.
GeoGirls 2019 group photo, with Mount St. Helens in the background.
GeoGirls 2019 group photo, with Mount St. Helens in the background.
The GeoGirls hike the Pumice Plain at Mount St. Helens, examining lava outcrops and volcanic sediment.
The GeoGirls hike the Pumice Plain at Mount St. Helens, examining lava outcrops and volcanic sediment.
GeoGirls hike to Willow Creek, on Mount St. Helens’ Pumice Plain, to learn more about the ecology of the blast zone and how the area has recovered since the catastrophic May 18, 1980, eruption. Here, they look at stream characteristics and how it has influenced the return of life to the area.
GeoGirls hike to Willow Creek, on Mount St. Helens’ Pumice Plain, to learn more about the ecology of the blast zone and how the area has recovered since the catastrophic May 18, 1980, eruption. Here, they look at stream characteristics and how it has influenced the return of life to the area.
Kayakers paddling into bay-shore.
New York city skyline view from Liberty Island.
New York city skyline view from Liberty Island.
USGS engineering tech Rachel Marcuson (left) and research geophysicist Nathan Miller prepare the seismic streamer for deployment offshore northern Cascadia.
USGS engineering tech Rachel Marcuson (left) and research geophysicist Nathan Miller prepare the seismic streamer for deployment offshore northern Cascadia.
The GeoGirls create field drawings of 1980 pyroclastic flow deposits on Mount St. Helens’ Pumice Plain.
The GeoGirls create field drawings of 1980 pyroclastic flow deposits on Mount St. Helens’ Pumice Plain.
The GeoGirls visit a volcano monitoring station on the east side of Mount St. Helens, finding out how scientists use different monitoring methods (seismic, GPS, tiltmeter) to understand more about the volcano.
The GeoGirls visit a volcano monitoring station on the east side of Mount St. Helens, finding out how scientists use different monitoring methods (seismic, GPS, tiltmeter) to understand more about the volcano.
GeoGirls venture into Ape Cave, a 2,000-year-old lava tube on the south flank of Mount St. Helens, as they learn about Mount St. Helens’ eruptive history and lava flows.
GeoGirls venture into Ape Cave, a 2,000-year-old lava tube on the south flank of Mount St. Helens, as they learn about Mount St. Helens’ eruptive history and lava flows.
GeoGirls venture into Ape Cave, a 2,000-year-old lava tube on the south flank of Mount St. Helens, as they learn about Mount St. Helens’ eruptive history and lava flows.
GeoGirls venture into Ape Cave, a 2,000-year-old lava tube on the south flank of Mount St. Helens, as they learn about Mount St. Helens’ eruptive history and lava flows.
View of the Mammoth Mountain lava dome complex overlooking Horseshoe Lake.
View of the Mammoth Mountain lava dome complex overlooking Horseshoe Lake.