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Effects and Accounts of the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes
Effects and Accounts of the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes
Effects and Accounts of the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes

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Lessons Learned About the New Madrid Fault Zone
Lessons Learned About the New Madrid Fault Zone
Lessons Learned About the New Madrid Fault Zone

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The Seismic Network in the Central U.S.
The Seismic Network in the Central U.S.
The Seismic Network in the Central U.S.

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Lava Flows in Pu`u `Ō`ō Crater
Lava Flows in Pu`u `Ō`ō Crater
Lava Flows in Pu`u `Ō`ō Crater

Movie of lava flows in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater from February 6-8. Lava has been erupting sporadically from three vents within Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater-a cone on the west side of the crater floor (foreground to left), a cone on the northeast side (center frame), and from an opening on the east crater wall (background).

Movie of lava flows in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater from February 6-8. Lava has been erupting sporadically from three vents within Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater-a cone on the west side of the crater floor (foreground to left), a cone on the northeast side (center frame), and from an opening on the east crater wall (background).

Local Travel Time Tomography in the Central U.S.
Local Travel Time Tomography in the Central U.S.
Local Travel Time Tomography in the Central U.S.

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Jim Wilkinson: Upcoming Events
Jim Wilkinson: Upcoming Events

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PubTalk 1/2011 — Capture and Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
PubTalk 1/2011 — Capture and Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
PubTalk 1/2011 — Capture and Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide

Is Sequestration Necessary? Can We Do It at an Acceptable Total Cost?

By Yousif Kharaka, USGS National Research Program

 

Is Sequestration Necessary? Can We Do It at an Acceptable Total Cost?

By Yousif Kharaka, USGS National Research Program

 

Collapse and Plume (Jan 21, 2011)
Collapse and Plume (Jan 21, 2011)
Collapse and Plume (Jan 21, 2011)

Movie of the January 21 collapse and dusty plume captured by a Webcam located in the observation tower at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Movie of the January 21 collapse and dusty plume captured by a Webcam located in the observation tower at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Climate Connections: Promo Video
Climate Connections: Promo Video

America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. Climate Connections is a USGS video series in which some of the world's leading scientists answer climate change questions gathered across the Nation.

America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. Climate Connections is a USGS video series in which some of the world's leading scientists answer climate change questions gathered across the Nation.

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Climate Connections: Promo Video
Climate Connections: Promo Video

America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. Climate Connections is a USGS video series in which some of the world's leading scientists answer climate change questions gathered across the Nation.

America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. Climate Connections is a USGS video series in which some of the world's leading scientists answer climate change questions gathered across the Nation.

Collapse and Eruption (Jan 17)
Collapse and Eruption (Jan 17)
Collapse and Eruption (Jan 17)

Movie of the January 17 collapse and explosive eruption captured by a Webcam located in the observation tower at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Movie of the January 17 collapse and explosive eruption captured by a Webcam located in the observation tower at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Explosive Eruption (Jan 17, 2011)
Explosive Eruption (Jan 17, 2011)
Explosive Eruption (Jan 17, 2011)

Movie of the January 17 collapse and explosive eruption captured by a Webcam located on the rim of Halema‘uma‘u directly above the erupting vent.

Movie of the January 17 collapse and explosive eruption captured by a Webcam located on the rim of Halema‘uma‘u directly above the erupting vent.

ARkStorm
ARkStorm
ARkStorm

The ARkStorm scenario led by the USGS and hundreds of scientists and experts from many disciplines details impacts of a scientifically plausible storm similar to the Great California Storm of 1862 in the modern day.

The ARkStorm scenario led by the USGS and hundreds of scientists and experts from many disciplines details impacts of a scientifically plausible storm similar to the Great California Storm of 1862 in the modern day.

3D Hazard Map, Attenuation in the Central U.S.
3D Hazard Map, Attenuation in the Central U.S.
3D Hazard Map, Attenuation in the Central U.S.

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Seismic Imaging the Central U.S.
Seismic Imaging the Central U.S.
Seismic Imaging the Central U.S.

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Tish Tuttle: Paleoseismology
Tish Tuttle: Paleoseismology

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Pacific Nearshore Project: Dry Suits
Pacific Nearshore Project: Dry Suits
Pacific Nearshore Project: Dry Suits

In order to study sea otters in the wild, research divers on the Pacific Nearshore Project must brave frigid waters from Alaska to California. Here's an explanation of how this special equipment works.

In order to study sea otters in the wild, research divers on the Pacific Nearshore Project must brave frigid waters from Alaska to California. Here's an explanation of how this special equipment works.

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3-D Geologic Model of Columbia Plateau Aquifer System
3-D Geologic Model of Columbia Plateau Aquifer System

In this month’s episode we discuss how 3-D modeling is used to examine groundwater in the Columbia Plateau. USGS hydrologist Erick Burns describes how his team modeled the 53,000 mi2 plateau, how this information is currently used, and what implications it has for the future.

In this month’s episode we discuss how 3-D modeling is used to examine groundwater in the Columbia Plateau. USGS hydrologist Erick Burns describes how his team modeled the 53,000 mi2 plateau, how this information is currently used, and what implications it has for the future.

Corals: A 50-Year Photographic Record of Changes
Corals: A 50-Year Photographic Record of Changes
Corals: A 50-Year Photographic Record of Changes

This video podcast highlights 50 years of photographic documentation of coral reefs in the Florida Keys.  The photographs show 5 decades of changes that have taken place in both the size and the types of corals that were present at several coral reef sites from the early 1960s to today.  The images capture events such as the appearance of coral disease and

This video podcast highlights 50 years of photographic documentation of coral reefs in the Florida Keys.  The photographs show 5 decades of changes that have taken place in both the size and the types of corals that were present at several coral reef sites from the early 1960s to today.  The images capture events such as the appearance of coral disease and

Clean Water- A Simple Message

Jerry McMahon (USGS) and Karen DeBaker, Communications Supervisor with Clean Water Services of Portland Oregon, discuss how to help people connect with science information that in a way that they care about.

Jerry McMahon (USGS) and Karen DeBaker, Communications Supervisor with Clean Water Services of Portland Oregon, discuss how to help people connect with science information that in a way that they care about.