Videos

A virtual tour of the 1868 Hayward Earthquake in Google Earth.

This short video gives an overview of the USGS Menlo Park Science Center in California. It briefly introduces you to the San Francisco Bay Area, shows the campus and facilities, and includes interviews with scientists describing their work.

This video gives a brief overview of the U.S. Program for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System.
It includes footage of the deployment of the first Indian Ocean Tsunami Detection (DART) buoy in December 2006, of a simulation exercise in Padang, Indonesia, a training course in seismology that took place in 2007, as well as interviews with scientists.

Tsunami Preparedness explains how and why tsunamis occur, how to know that a tsunami is approaching, and what you should do. These issues are addressed by scientists, emergency managers, and first responders.

Tsunamis are a constant threat to the coasts of our world. Although tsunamis are infrequent along the California coast, it is possible and necessary to prepare for potential tsunami hazards to minimize loss of life and property. Community awareness programs are important, as they strive to create an informed society by providing education and training.

Tsunamis are a constant threat to the coasts of our world. Although tsunamis are infrequent along the California coast, it is possible and necessary to prepare for potential tsunami hazards to minimize loss of life and property. Community awareness programs are important, as they strive to create an informed society by providing education and training.

Tsunamis are a constant threat to the coasts of our world. Although tsunamis are infrequent along the California coast, it is possible and necessary to prepare for potential tsunami hazards to minimize loss of life and property. Community awareness programs are important, as they strive to create an informed society by providing education and training.

This video describes research being conducted by Dr. Karen McKee, USGS Research Ecologist, and her university partner, Dr. Julia Cherry. Their goal is to better understand the effects of sea-level rise and other global change factors on coastal wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta. This region contains over 40% of the U.S.

movie shows recent activity observed within the Halema`uma`u vent with a thermal camera. The video speed is approximately x30. Cycles of filling and draining of the lava lake have been observed throughout much of the past week, following a collapse in the vent on March 25. Filling-draining frequencies have ranged from about 10 to 20 cycles per hour.

Climatic change and the future of forests in the western United States

By Philip van Mantgem, Ecologist

USGS scientists continue to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.

B-roll footage taken of USGS crews measuring severe flooding during the March 2009 flooding events in Fargo, ND.

movie shows the robust brown plume associated with a hybrid seismic event at 11:03 am. Brown plumes such as this have appeared occasionally throughout the past year of eruptive activity at the summit, and are often associated with rockfalls.

Doppler radar can be used for more than predicting the weather—it can be used to record migrating birds!

movie shows a thermal video providing views into the Halema`uma`u vent. At a depth of about 130 yards below the vent rim, there is a series of small puffing gas vents, and these occasionally throw small amounts of spatter into the air. The configuration and geometry of these small puffing vents have been observed to change on a daily basis.

Geology, Climate, and National Interests

By Donald L. Gautier, Geologist

Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line"

By Martha Sandweiss, Princeton University

movie shows the new ocean entry within the National Park, near the location of the buried Poupou-Kauka West archeological site. The entry consists of a series of narrow lava cascades falling onto the rocks at the base of the sea cliff.

This video shows thermal imagery of the vent inside Halema`uma`u crater. The lava surface, about 130 yards below the vent rim, is clearly visible and can be seen undergoing cycles of filling and drainback. Filling phases entail a rapidly rising lava level with intense (and loud) spattering, followed by a gradual phase of lava draining back down the conduit.

Beginning in early November 2008 Redoubt Volcano, 106 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK, began to show signs of unrest including significant changes in gas emission and heat output. On November 5, 2008, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) raised Redoubt's Aviation Color Code to Yellow and the Volcano Alert Level to Advisory.

By Michael H. Carr, USGS Astrogeologist

• Data from a recent polar lander, two still active rovers
  and three spacecraft in orbit are changing our
  perceptions about how Mars evolved. What do 
  these new data imply for the prospects of past and present life?