The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.
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The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.
The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.
The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.
Pennsylvania Landslides, Pittsburgh and Beyond: A 40-year Perspective
Pennsylvania Landslides, Pittsburgh and Beyond: A 40-year PerspectiveA broad overview of landslide geology across Pennsylvania, and historical and current work on landslides by the Pennsylvania Survey and others. The diverse geology and topography of Pennsylvania's woods provides a variety of landslide problems beyond the well-known issues around Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania Landslides, Pittsburgh and Beyond: A 40-year Perspective
Pennsylvania Landslides, Pittsburgh and Beyond: A 40-year PerspectiveA broad overview of landslide geology across Pennsylvania, and historical and current work on landslides by the Pennsylvania Survey and others. The diverse geology and topography of Pennsylvania's woods provides a variety of landslide problems beyond the well-known issues around Pittsburgh.
Image of the Week - Dry Spell Depletes Northern California Reservoirs
Image of the Week - Dry Spell Depletes Northern California ReservoirsA prolonged dry spell has sparked woes over water availability and wildfire in the western United States.
Image of the Week - Dry Spell Depletes Northern California Reservoirs
Image of the Week - Dry Spell Depletes Northern California ReservoirsA prolonged dry spell has sparked woes over water availability and wildfire in the western United States.
Welcome to the “I Am A..." series, a whiteboard animation video series highlighting USGS careers.
Welcome to the “I Am A..." series, a whiteboard animation video series highlighting USGS careers.
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for July 2021
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for July 2021During July, Yellowstone caught everyone’s attention with 1,000+ earthquakes located in seven distinct earthquake swarms. The largest swarm occurred beneath Yellowstone Lake and had 764 earthquakes, the largest of which was a Magnitude 3.6.
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for July 2021
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for July 2021During July, Yellowstone caught everyone’s attention with 1,000+ earthquakes located in seven distinct earthquake swarms. The largest swarm occurred beneath Yellowstone Lake and had 764 earthquakes, the largest of which was a Magnitude 3.6.
Calwood Fire, Calwood post-fire debris-flow monitoring station, July 31, 2021
Calwood Fire, Calwood post-fire debris-flow monitoring station, July 31, 2021Calwood burn area, Calwood post-fire debris-flow monitoring station video footage from rainstorm on July 31, 2021 from 14:06 MDT to 14:13:05 MDT.
Calwood Fire, Calwood post-fire debris-flow monitoring station, July 31, 2021
Calwood Fire, Calwood post-fire debris-flow monitoring station, July 31, 2021Calwood burn area, Calwood post-fire debris-flow monitoring station video footage from rainstorm on July 31, 2021 from 14:06 MDT to 14:13:05 MDT.
Calwood Fire, Heil Ranch post-fire debris-flow monitoring station, July 31, 2021
Calwood Fire, Heil Ranch post-fire debris-flow monitoring station, July 31, 2021Calwood burn area, Heil Ranch post-fire debris-flow monitoring station video footage from rainstorm on July 31, 2021 from 14:07 MDT to 14:13:11 MDT.
Calwood Fire, Heil Ranch post-fire debris-flow monitoring station, July 31, 2021
Calwood Fire, Heil Ranch post-fire debris-flow monitoring station, July 31, 2021Calwood burn area, Heil Ranch post-fire debris-flow monitoring station video footage from rainstorm on July 31, 2021 from 14:07 MDT to 14:13:11 MDT.
Contrib. of Rock-Mass Strength to Topographic Form and Post-Fire Eros.
Contrib. of Rock-Mass Strength to Topographic Form and Post-Fire Eros.Rock-mass strength is typically assumed to influence geomorphic processes by setting the erodibility of landscapes. However, the contribution of rock-mass strength to topographic form is often overlooked, largely because rock-mass strength is challenging to quantify over the broad spatial scales relevant to geomorphology.
Contrib. of Rock-Mass Strength to Topographic Form and Post-Fire Eros.
Contrib. of Rock-Mass Strength to Topographic Form and Post-Fire Eros.Rock-mass strength is typically assumed to influence geomorphic processes by setting the erodibility of landscapes. However, the contribution of rock-mass strength to topographic form is often overlooked, largely because rock-mass strength is challenging to quantify over the broad spatial scales relevant to geomorphology.
Updating NHD Infrastructure with Elevation Derived Hydrography—Alaska
Updating NHD Infrastructure with Elevation Derived Hydrography—AlaskaTopic: Building the infrastructure for updating the National Hydrography Datasets with Elevation-Derived Hydrography – Alaska leads the way
Presenters: Steve Aichele, Geographer, USGS User Engagement Hydrography Focus Area Lead, and Amanda Lowe, Supervisory Geographer, USGS Topographic Applied Research Section Chief
Updating NHD Infrastructure with Elevation Derived Hydrography—Alaska
Updating NHD Infrastructure with Elevation Derived Hydrography—AlaskaTopic: Building the infrastructure for updating the National Hydrography Datasets with Elevation-Derived Hydrography – Alaska leads the way
Presenters: Steve Aichele, Geographer, USGS User Engagement Hydrography Focus Area Lead, and Amanda Lowe, Supervisory Geographer, USGS Topographic Applied Research Section Chief
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Exped. (AD)
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Exped. (AD)During a recent dive on the New England Seamount chain off the North Atlantic coast, researchers aboard the NOAA Ocean Exploration Expedition, North Atlantic Stepping Stones, discovered a marine geological feature known as a ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) nodule field in the saddle between two peaks of Gosnold Seamount.
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Exped. (AD)
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Exped. (AD)During a recent dive on the New England Seamount chain off the North Atlantic coast, researchers aboard the NOAA Ocean Exploration Expedition, North Atlantic Stepping Stones, discovered a marine geological feature known as a ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) nodule field in the saddle between two peaks of Gosnold Seamount.
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones ExpeditionDuring a recent dive on the New England Seamount chain off the North Atlantic coast, researchers aboard the NOAA Ocean Exploration Expedition, North Atlantic Stepping Stones, discovered a marine geological feature known as a ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) nodule field in the saddle between two peaks of Gosnold Seamount.
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition
Ferromanganese Nodules—2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones ExpeditionDuring a recent dive on the New England Seamount chain off the North Atlantic coast, researchers aboard the NOAA Ocean Exploration Expedition, North Atlantic Stepping Stones, discovered a marine geological feature known as a ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) nodule field in the saddle between two peaks of Gosnold Seamount.
PubTalk - 7/2021: Invasives - Lizards, Treesnakes, and Burmese, Oh My!
PubTalk - 7/2021: Invasives - Lizards, Treesnakes, and Burmese, Oh My!Title: Invasive Species - Lizards, Treesnakes, and Burmese Pythons, Oh My!
By Amy A. Yackel Adams and Andrea F. Currylow
PubTalk - 7/2021: Invasives - Lizards, Treesnakes, and Burmese, Oh My!
PubTalk - 7/2021: Invasives - Lizards, Treesnakes, and Burmese, Oh My!Title: Invasive Species - Lizards, Treesnakes, and Burmese Pythons, Oh My!
By Amy A. Yackel Adams and Andrea F. Currylow
Washington Geological Survey’s Landslide Hazard Program
Washington Geological Survey’s Landslide Hazard ProgramIn 2015, the Washington Geological Survey received legislative funding to start a Landslide Hazards Program (LHP). The LHP has three primary functions: landslide inventory mapping, post-wildfire debris flow assessments, and emergency response.
Washington Geological Survey’s Landslide Hazard Program
Washington Geological Survey’s Landslide Hazard ProgramIn 2015, the Washington Geological Survey received legislative funding to start a Landslide Hazards Program (LHP). The LHP has three primary functions: landslide inventory mapping, post-wildfire debris flow assessments, and emergency response.
One of the most cratered landscapes on Earth is part of the Nevada Desert called Yucca Flat. Landsat 8's near-infrared and short wave infrared imaging shows the pockmarked surface perhaps more reminiscent of other planetary bodies than Earth.
One of the most cratered landscapes on Earth is part of the Nevada Desert called Yucca Flat. Landsat 8's near-infrared and short wave infrared imaging shows the pockmarked surface perhaps more reminiscent of other planetary bodies than Earth.
Join USGS researchers Jason Chaytor and Kira Mizell as they virtually participate in a NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition to the depths of the North Atlantic.
Join USGS researchers Jason Chaytor and Kira Mizell as they virtually participate in a NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition to the depths of the North Atlantic.
Join USGS researchers Jason Chaytor and Kira Mizell as they virtually participate in a NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition to the depths of the North Atlantic.
Join USGS researchers Jason Chaytor and Kira Mizell as they virtually participate in a NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition to the depths of the North Atlantic.
The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.
The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.
The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.
The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.
Earthquake Briefing — The Antelope Valley, CA Earthquake, July 8, 2021
Earthquake Briefing — The Antelope Valley, CA Earthquake, July 8, 2021Earthquake Briefing with Austin Elliot, USGS on the Antelope Valley, CA earthquake that occurred on July 8, 2021.
Earthquake Briefing — The Antelope Valley, CA Earthquake, July 8, 2021
Earthquake Briefing — The Antelope Valley, CA Earthquake, July 8, 2021Earthquake Briefing with Austin Elliot, USGS on the Antelope Valley, CA earthquake that occurred on July 8, 2021.
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for June 2021
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for June 2021From the boardwalk near Echinus Geyser (the largest acid geyser in the world), Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Scientist-in-Charge Mike Poland provides an update on activity in Yellowstone during the month of June. The Yellowstone Seismic Network located 445 earthquakes in the Yellowstone National Park region.
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for June 2021
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for June 2021From the boardwalk near Echinus Geyser (the largest acid geyser in the world), Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Scientist-in-Charge Mike Poland provides an update on activity in Yellowstone during the month of June. The Yellowstone Seismic Network located 445 earthquakes in the Yellowstone National Park region.