Videos

--the consequences of increasing atmospheric greenhouse gases

Tom Suchanek, USGS Western Ecological Research Center Lead Scientist and Climate Change Coordinator

In the video, Robert Leeper stands in the field while explaining how he became associated with the USGS, what types of research projects he has worked on , and what his plans are for the future.

Animation of a rotating globe of Jupiter's moon Io, with a geologic map superimposed over a global color mosaic. The 51-second animation begins as a global color mosaic image of the moon, then at 28 seconds, it displays the geologic map overlain on the mosaic.

In this episode, we follow a group of students from the Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School on a class trip to Pintail Marsh at the Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge. There they join USGS ecologist Tara Chestnut to investigate and sample for the amphibian chytrid fungus.

America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. In this episode of Climate Connections, USGS scientists answer questions gathered from the beautiful Glacier National Park in Montana. Questions include:

Since first discovered in 2007 in New York, white-nose syndrome has spread to 16 states, including Virginia and Maryland, and four Canadian provinces. The disease is estimated to have killed over five million hibernating bats.

US Topo is the next generation of topographic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Arranged in the familiar 7.5-minute quadrangle format, digital US Topo maps are designed to look and feel (and perform) like the traditional paper topographic maps for which the USGS is so well known.

In March 2012, USGS hydrologic technician John Wirt recorded unusually high streamflow at our streamgage on Dixie Creek. This summer, a wildfire burned through the same area, destroying two of streamgages. The USGS is responding to restore its monitoring capability in case of post-fire flooding and debris flow.Note: U.S.

-- the new USGS FloodPath early warning system

By Marijke van Heeswijk, USGS Hydrologist

Kerry Caslow is a hydrologic technician with the Georgia Water Science Center. Listen to her story.

This Quicktime movie begins with a view of lava in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō made possible by a small collapse pit. The lava is swiftly moving towards the northeast, and this represents lava within Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater that is entering the lava tube system which, in turn, feeds the active flow field.

For nearly 40 years, Landsat and other Earth observing satellites have been silently orbiting the globe collecting high quality images that document the condition of our changing planet. Remote sensing images provide an unprecedented long-term, impartial view of the Earth's cities and natural resources. Dr.

--a wonderland of volcanoes and thermal features

By Patrick Muffler, Geologist Emeritus

This Quicktime movie shows vigorous spattering along the south margin of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake. Lava, upwelling in the northern portion of the lake (out of view), slowly migrates to this southern margin where it sinks back into the conduit.

Current river conditions and available equipment make it a challenge to measure streamflow in the White Oak Creek. Hydrologic technicians (not shown) make field measurements of streamflow with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), a device that uses sound waves to determine the area and velocity of the water.

The low-head dam just downstream from the USGS White Oak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio, streamgage collapsed during high flow early on January 18, 2012. Video shows water rushing past the former low-head dam location; still photos show the dam during low- and high-flow conditions.

Kristina Yamamoto, is a a geographer for the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS), part of the National Geospatial Program. She is also in the Student Career Experience Program. As a SCEP, Kristina mainly works on remote sensing and GIS projects to support the research goals of CEGIS.

In this episode, we are going to investigate more than just the substance "water." We are going to examine what is in our nations' water, how we at the U.S. Geological Survey monitor it, and what tools we have developed to aid those who want to explore more about our planet's most abundant resource. This is the USGS Oregon Science Podcast.

In this episode, we are going to investigate more than just the substance "water." We are going to examine what is in our nations' water, how we at the U.S. Geological Survey monitor it, and what tools we have developed to aid those who want to explore more about our planet's most abundant resource. This is the USGS CoreCast.

Josh Latimore, USGS hydro technician, discusses how he joined the USGS and his current day to day responsibilities. Josh was introduced to the USGS through the Hydrologic Studies Program at GateWay Community College in Phoenix, AZ. As a USGS hydro technician, Josh's primary duties involve managing real-time surface water gaging stations.

Underwater video showing horizontal and vertical views from new video camera technology. The high-definition video output will help drillers complete the wells and will help hydrologist understand the aquifer system.