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4-week time-lapse photography of the shoreline of Lake 31 in NPR-A, coastal Arctic Alaska, demonstrates erosion mechanisms during July, 2008

4-week time-lapse photography of the Arctic coast at Drew Point, AK shows mass wasting of the coastal sediments in July, 2008

The Long Lasting Legacy of Nuclear Waste

Dave Stonestrom, USGS Research Hydrologist

• Radioactive wastes:
  • Where do they come from?
  • How do we get rid of them?
• Once buried, do the wastes stay put?
• What are the risks of off-site migration?
• How does basic research inform

USGS streamgagers make a low flow measurement on the San Pedro River at Charleston.

Video showing flooding in downtown Cedear Rapids, IA.

Video showing flood victims being rescued by boat.

Video of a man walking through neck-high flood waters.

Video showing USGS employees installing a temporary streamgage.

USGS Employees Building a Temporary Gage

USGS employees taking acoustic doppler current profiler readings.

Video showing deer traversing flood waters and the affects on wildlife.

USGS employees using an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure streamflow.

USGS employees using a wading rod to measure the streamflow over a road near Finchford, IA on 6/10/2008.

4-week time-lapse photography of the Arctic coast at Drew Point, AK shows intense coastal erosion in early July, 2008

Closeup of the new vent from a hovering helicopter showing hazy views of incandescence deep inside the vent.

Flying at about the elevation of the plume top, this video shows a number of aspects of the ongoing activity at Halema`uma`u Crater. The mostly whitish plume rises to an elevation of about 5,500 feet and blows first to the southwest but apparently spreads to the west over the Ka`u Desert. Mauna Loa rises above the clouds in the background. In addition, the ash deposited

Western Style

Michael Dettinger, USGS Research Hydrologist

• Increasing atmospheric greenhouse gases are linked to a rise in global temperture of almost 1.5° F
• Is climate change already affecting Western lands and waters?
• What changes predicted by climate models are still to come -- when will they be

Seasonal distribution of hoary bats. Gaining a better understanding of the seasonal migration patterns of bats affected by wind turbines could help biologists and wind energy developers find ways to reduce bat fatalities at turbines.

USGS scientists deliver a variety of science in the effort to restore wetlands to over 25,000 acres in San Francisco Bay. "Wetland Revival" shows how science is contributing to the transformation of once industrial salt producing ponds into more natural habitat. The program was completed in 2008. USGS General Information Product 61.

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This video describes how scientists study past changes in sea-level and coastal environments by analyzing mangrove peat. Mangrove islands located off the coast of Belize are underlain by deep deposits of peat (organic soil), which retain a record of past sea level, vegetation, and climate. By studying past changes in sea level and how intertidal ecosystems, such as

USGS b-roll footage of the Grand Canyon

Visualizing Past, Present, and Future Earthquakes

USGS scientists David Schwartz, Heather Lackey, Luke Blair, and Scott Haefner take you on a virtual tour of the Bay Area's most urbanized fault

• Explore the destructive 1868 Hayward earthquake and today's earthquake hazards using Google Earth
• Nearly 2.4 million

In this video podcast, USGS experts give preliminary observations on what took place during the high flow experiment. Time lapse videos and photos available.