The sun rises at Mount St. Helens (pictured in the distance), with low-level clouds covering Coldwater Lake. The view is from the Coldwater Science and Learning Center, the site of the 2018 GeoGirls field camp program.
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The sun rises at Mount St. Helens (pictured in the distance), with low-level clouds covering Coldwater Lake. The view is from the Coldwater Science and Learning Center, the site of the 2018 GeoGirls field camp program.
This Flood Event Viewer is a one-stop information source
This Flood Event Viewer is a one-stop information sourceThe USGS creates a Flood Event Viewer for major flooding incidents, as a one-stop, interactive information source. On that website, viewers can click on each red dot (storm-tide sensor) to see details about it.
This Flood Event Viewer is a one-stop information source
This Flood Event Viewer is a one-stop information sourceThe USGS creates a Flood Event Viewer for major flooding incidents, as a one-stop, interactive information source. On that website, viewers can click on each red dot (storm-tide sensor) to see details about it.
Fish Inn, the scientists' field station, before Hurricane Michael
Fish Inn, the scientists' field station, before Hurricane MichaelFor ten years, this yellow concrete block house in Cape San Blas, Florida, dubbed Fish Inn, was the seasonal office, laboratory and living quarters for a team of USGS sea turtle researchers during their field season from November till April.
Fish Inn, the scientists' field station, before Hurricane Michael
Fish Inn, the scientists' field station, before Hurricane MichaelFor ten years, this yellow concrete block house in Cape San Blas, Florida, dubbed Fish Inn, was the seasonal office, laboratory and living quarters for a team of USGS sea turtle researchers during their field season from November till April.
Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | November 2018 | USGS at Work
N. Cheung leaving Rockway Inlet NY tide station
Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | November 2018 | USGS at Work
N. Cheung leaving Rockway Inlet NY tide station
Strong hurricane impacts predicted for many Panhandle beaches
Strong hurricane impacts predicted for many Panhandle beachesCoastal Change Storm Hazard Team map created Tuesday, 10/89/18 showing current forecasted beach erosion, overwash and inundation effects of Hurricane Michael's predicted landfall in the Florida Panhandle. Forecast will change with subsequent National Hurricane Center forecasts.
Strong hurricane impacts predicted for many Panhandle beaches
Strong hurricane impacts predicted for many Panhandle beachesCoastal Change Storm Hazard Team map created Tuesday, 10/89/18 showing current forecasted beach erosion, overwash and inundation effects of Hurricane Michael's predicted landfall in the Florida Panhandle. Forecast will change with subsequent National Hurricane Center forecasts.
USGS ecologists prepare for a drone flight over a burn area
USGS ecologists prepare for a drone flight over a burn areaUSGS ecologist and drone pilot Chase Freeman and technician Kylie Mosher prepare for a drone flight at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.
USGS ecologists prepare for a drone flight over a burn area
USGS ecologists prepare for a drone flight over a burn areaUSGS ecologist and drone pilot Chase Freeman and technician Kylie Mosher prepare for a drone flight at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.
Volunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida Hatchery
Volunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida HatcheryVolunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida Hatchery
Volunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida Hatchery
Volunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida HatcheryVolunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida Hatchery
A USGS hydrographer multi-tasking as he installs storm-tide sensors
A USGS hydrographer multi-tasking as he installs storm-tide sensorsBrett Johnston, USGS hydrographer, enters storm-tide sensor information into a USGS data management system on October 8 near Fish Creek, Florida. USGS Photo by Brett Johnston.
A USGS hydrographer multi-tasking as he installs storm-tide sensors
A USGS hydrographer multi-tasking as he installs storm-tide sensorsBrett Johnston, USGS hydrographer, enters storm-tide sensor information into a USGS data management system on October 8 near Fish Creek, Florida. USGS Photo by Brett Johnston.
Collecting flood data on the Llano River in response to a flash flood
Collecting flood data on the Llano River in response to a flash floodUSGS scientist Scott Grzyb reviews high-water data collected by boat on the Llano River in Llano, Texas in response to a flash flood on October 8, 2018.
Collecting flood data on the Llano River in response to a flash flood
Collecting flood data on the Llano River in response to a flash floodUSGS scientist Scott Grzyb reviews high-water data collected by boat on the Llano River in Llano, Texas in response to a flash flood on October 8, 2018.
End of a long day collecting flood data on the Llano River
End of a long day collecting flood data on the Llano RiverUSGS scientists Scrott Grzyb and Michael Scheider pause at sunset at the end of a long day collecting high-water measurements along the Llano River on October 8, 2018.
End of a long day collecting flood data on the Llano River
End of a long day collecting flood data on the Llano RiverUSGS scientists Scrott Grzyb and Michael Scheider pause at sunset at the end of a long day collecting high-water measurements along the Llano River on October 8, 2018.
Photo of a saltmarsh platform showing vegetation on on top of the banks of a tidal creek. It shows the general setting of a saltmarshes that experience wet and dry periods with the tides within a day.
Photo of a saltmarsh platform showing vegetation on on top of the banks of a tidal creek. It shows the general setting of a saltmarshes that experience wet and dry periods with the tides within a day.
Examining core stratigraphy within Humboldt slough
Examining core stratigraphy within Humboldt sloughHumboldt State University Assistant Professor Melanie Michalak (squatting) and California State Geological Survey scientist Jay Patton (standing, center) explaining core stratigraphy within Humboldt slough and evidence for past tsunami inundation.
Examining core stratigraphy within Humboldt slough
Examining core stratigraphy within Humboldt sloughHumboldt State University Assistant Professor Melanie Michalak (squatting) and California State Geological Survey scientist Jay Patton (standing, center) explaining core stratigraphy within Humboldt slough and evidence for past tsunami inundation.
USGS researchers fly a drone over Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
USGS researchers fly a drone over Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaUSGS ecologist and drone pilot Chase Freeman flies a drone for at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area to assess the impacts of the 2018 Carr Fire, while technician Kylie Mosher looks on.
USGS researchers fly a drone over Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
USGS researchers fly a drone over Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaUSGS ecologist and drone pilot Chase Freeman flies a drone for at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area to assess the impacts of the 2018 Carr Fire, while technician Kylie Mosher looks on.
Quarry walls showing dipping sedimentary rocks of Newark Basin, Penn.
Quarry walls showing dipping sedimentary rocks of Newark Basin, Penn.Photograph showing dipping sedimentary rocks of the Newark Basin in southeastern Pennsylvania. Taken during the 2018 Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists.
Quarry walls showing dipping sedimentary rocks of Newark Basin, Penn.
Quarry walls showing dipping sedimentary rocks of Newark Basin, Penn.Photograph showing dipping sedimentary rocks of the Newark Basin in southeastern Pennsylvania. Taken during the 2018 Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists.
This thermal map was constructed by merging about 1300 images from a morning helicopter overflight, and shows the distribution of some of the prominent thermal features in the caldera. The most conspicuous area is a region of high temperatures in the deepest part of the collapse depression, in the area of Halema‘uma‘u.
This thermal map was constructed by merging about 1300 images from a morning helicopter overflight, and shows the distribution of some of the prominent thermal features in the caldera. The most conspicuous area is a region of high temperatures in the deepest part of the collapse depression, in the area of Halema‘uma‘u.
NAGT summer intern, Kelly Sanks, prepares to collect salt marsh sediment cores with her advisor, Dr. Meagan Gonneea (Cape Cod, MA).
NAGT summer intern, Kelly Sanks, prepares to collect salt marsh sediment cores with her advisor, Dr. Meagan Gonneea (Cape Cod, MA).
Tanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridge
Tanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridgeTanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridge
Tanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridge
Tanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridgeTanana River at Big Delta sonar and debris on a bridge
USGS science on a map of the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence
USGS science on a map of the Carolinas after Hurricane FlorenceThis flood event viewer map, dated Oct. 3, 2018, shows the extent and type of information collected by USGS hydrologists in North and South Carolina in the wake of historic flooding brought on by Hurricane Florence.
USGS science on a map of the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence
USGS science on a map of the Carolinas after Hurricane FlorenceThis flood event viewer map, dated Oct. 3, 2018, shows the extent and type of information collected by USGS hydrologists in North and South Carolina in the wake of historic flooding brought on by Hurricane Florence.
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National ParkA cyanobacterial bloom in late fall at Ash River Harbor in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National ParkA cyanobacterial bloom in late fall at Ash River Harbor in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National ParkCyanobacterial bloom at Kabetogama Lake in Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National ParkCyanobacterial bloom at Kabetogama Lake in Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National ParkCyanobacterial bloom in Kabetogama Lake with fall leaves in the background
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National Park
Cyanobacterial bloom at Ash River Harbor near Voyageurs National ParkCyanobacterial bloom in Kabetogama Lake with fall leaves in the background