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Medicine Lake, California simplified hazards map showing potential ...
Medicine Lake, CA simplified hazards map
Medicine Lake, CA simplified hazards map
Medicine Lake, CA simplified hazards map

Medicine Lake, California simplified hazards map showing potential impact area for ground-based hazards during a volcanic event.

Medicine Lake, California simplified hazards map showing potential impact area for ground-based hazards during a volcanic event.

Photograph of  methane plumes at the Norfolk Canyon seeps
Methane Plumes
Methane Plumes
Methane Plumes

(Top) Methane plumes at the Norfolk Canyon seeps (~1600 meters or 5250 feet) were detected using the EK60 sonar. The water column plumes are shown above the sub-seafloor structure as imaged by high-resolution multichannel seismic data acquired by the USGS and processed by J. Kluesner.

(Top) Methane plumes at the Norfolk Canyon seeps (~1600 meters or 5250 feet) were detected using the EK60 sonar. The water column plumes are shown above the sub-seafloor structure as imaged by high-resolution multichannel seismic data acquired by the USGS and processed by J. Kluesner.

Mount Baker, Washington simplified hazards map
Mount Baker, WA simplified hazards map
Mount Baker, WA simplified hazards map
Mount Baker, WA simplified hazards map

Mount Baker, Washington simplified hazards map showing potential impact area for ground-based hazards during a volcanic event.

Mount Baker, Washington simplified hazards map showing potential impact area for ground-based hazards during a volcanic event.

Photo of a mountain against the low elevation Mojave desert
Mountain and Mojave Desert
Mountain and Mojave Desert
Mountain and Mojave Desert

Landscape shot of a mountain and the low elevation Mojave Desert.

deploying a multicorer to sample the seafloor near an Atlantic margin methane seep site.
Multicorer deployment to sample the seafloor
Multicorer deployment to sample the seafloor
Multicorer deployment to sample the seafloor

USGS ocean engineers Peter Dal Ferro and Gerry Hatcher, from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California, deploying a multicorer to sample the seafloor near an Atlantic margin methane seep site.

multicores
Multicores
Multicores
Multicores

Multicores collected from the northern Gulf of Mexico. These cores contain roughly 1 meter of sediment from the seafloor, and represent the past ~2000 years of deposition.

Multicores collected from the northern Gulf of Mexico. These cores contain roughly 1 meter of sediment from the seafloor, and represent the past ~2000 years of deposition.

Photo a natural mid-elevation community in the Mojave
Native Habitat, Mid-Elevation Mojave
Native Habitat, Mid-Elevation Mojave
Native Habitat, Mid-Elevation Mojave

Picture of a mid-elevation plant community in the Mojave Desert.

United States occurrence of microcystins in lakes in the contiguous 48 U.S. states
Occurrence of microcystins in lakes in the contiguous US 48 states
Occurrence of microcystins in lakes in the contiguous US 48 states
Occurrence of microcystins in lakes in the contiguous US 48 states

United States occurrence of microcystins in lakes in the contiguous 48 U.S. states categorized by World Health Organization relative probable health risk. WHO low, moderate, and high refer to the relative human recreational health thresholds for microcystin exposure. Map not shown to scale.

United States occurrence of microcystins in lakes in the contiguous 48 U.S. states categorized by World Health Organization relative probable health risk. WHO low, moderate, and high refer to the relative human recreational health thresholds for microcystin exposure. Map not shown to scale.

Photo of a laboratory with various equipment and tables to work on.
PCMSC Marine Minerals Laboratory
PCMSC Marine Minerals Laboratory
PCMSC Marine Minerals Laboratory

A look into the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Marine Minerals Laboratory Suite.

Photo of a laboratory with various equipment and tables to work on.
PCMSC Marine Minerals Laboratory
PCMSC Marine Minerals Laboratory
PCMSC Marine Minerals Laboratory

A look into the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Marine Minerals Laboratory Suite.

Photo of a laboratory with various equipment and tables to work on.
PCMSC Marine Minerals Laboratory
PCMSC Marine Minerals Laboratory
PCMSC Marine Minerals Laboratory

A look into the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Marine Minerals Laboratory Suite.

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