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Image: Spectacled Eiders Wintering in Northern Bering Sea
Spectacled Eiders Wintering in Northern Bering Sea
Spectacled Eiders Wintering in Northern Bering Sea
Spectacled Eiders Wintering in Northern Bering Sea

Large flock of Spectacled Eiders aggregated in a sea ice lead at sunset in the northern Bering Sea, south of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.  Aerial photograph from a helicopter deployed from the USCG Cutter Polar Sea.

Large flock of Spectacled Eiders aggregated in a sea ice lead at sunset in the northern Bering Sea, south of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.  Aerial photograph from a helicopter deployed from the USCG Cutter Polar Sea.

Image: Spectacled Eiders Wintering in Northern Bering Sea
Spectacled Eiders Wintering in Northern Bering Sea
Spectacled Eiders Wintering in Northern Bering Sea
Spectacled Eiders Wintering in Northern Bering Sea

Large flock of Spectacled Eiders aggregated in a sea ice lead and on sea ice in the northern Bering Sea, south of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.  Aerial photograph from a helicopter deployed from the USCG Cutter Polar Sea.

Large flock of Spectacled Eiders aggregated in a sea ice lead and on sea ice in the northern Bering Sea, south of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.  Aerial photograph from a helicopter deployed from the USCG Cutter Polar Sea.

Image: Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND

Floodwater fills ditches around I-29 near 124th Ave S, Fargo, ND.

Floodwater fills ditches around I-29 near 124th Ave S, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND

Floodwater fills ditches around I-29 near 124th Ave S, Fargo, ND.

Floodwater fills ditches around I-29 near 124th Ave S, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND

Floodwater fills ditches around I-29 near 124th Ave S, Fargo, ND.

Floodwater fills ditches around I-29 near 124th Ave S, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND
Floodwater around I-29 near Fargo ND

Floodwater fills ditches around I-29 near 124th Ave S, Fargo, ND.

Floodwater fills ditches around I-29 near 124th Ave S, Fargo, ND.

Image: Grunts and other fish species in mangroves
Grunts and other fish species in mangroves
Grunts and other fish species in mangroves
Grunts and other fish species in mangroves

Mangroves are "nurseries" for several species of grunts and other fishes which find shelter in the complex prop roots.

Mangroves are "nurseries" for several species of grunts and other fishes which find shelter in the complex prop roots.

Image: Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND
Floodwaters at Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters at Fargo, ND. Photo taken at 4th St and 13th Ave, Fargo, ND.

Image: Fault Mapping in Haiti
Fault Mapping in Haiti
Fault Mapping in Haiti
Fault Mapping in Haiti

USGS geologist Carol Prentice surveying features that have been displaced by young movements on the Enriquillo fault in southwest Haiti.  The January 2010 Haiti earthquake was associated with the Enriquillo fault.

USGS geologist Carol Prentice surveying features that have been displaced by young movements on the Enriquillo fault in southwest Haiti.  The January 2010 Haiti earthquake was associated with the Enriquillo fault.

Image: Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND

Flood wall on Veterans Memorial Bridge to manage floodwater from Red River at Fargo, ND.

Flood wall on Veterans Memorial Bridge to manage floodwater from Red River at Fargo, ND.

Image: Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND

Flood wall to manage floodwater from Red River at Fargo, ND. Photo taken from Veterans Memorial Bridge, Fargo, ND.

Flood wall to manage floodwater from Red River at Fargo, ND. Photo taken from Veterans Memorial Bridge, Fargo, ND.

Image: Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND

Flood wall to manage floodwater from Red River at Fargo, ND. Photo taken from Veterans Memorial Bridge, Fargo, ND.

Flood wall to manage floodwater from Red River at Fargo, ND. Photo taken from Veterans Memorial Bridge, Fargo, ND.

Image: Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND
Flood wall in Fargo ND

Red River floodwaters overlooking flood wall on Veterans Memorial Bridge, Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters overlooking flood wall on Veterans Memorial Bridge, Fargo, ND.