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A USGS researcher gathers elevation data from an eroding coastal bluff in Arctic Alaska
A USGS researcher gathers elevation data from an eroding coastal bluff in Arctic Alaska
Alaska Interior mountain range shot with snow capped mountains.
Alaska Interior mountain range shot with snow capped mountains.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
Native and invasive plants in desert southwest.
Native and invasive plants in desert southwest.
Wave runup at Madeira Beach, Florida, during Tropical Storm Colin
Wave runup at Madeira Beach, Florida, during Tropical Storm Colin
Adam Terando (right) and his colleagues from left to right, Dr. Azad Henareh, Dr. Jared Bowden, Ms. Sarah Grade, at the American Geophysical Union conference in the Fall of 2016.
Adam Terando (right) and his colleagues from left to right, Dr. Azad Henareh, Dr. Jared Bowden, Ms. Sarah Grade, at the American Geophysical Union conference in the Fall of 2016.
Staudinger and UMass Amherst undergraduate honors student (Gabrielle (Mila) Calandrino) at the New England Aquarium sea turtle rehabilitation center.
Staudinger and UMass Amherst undergraduate honors student (Gabrielle (Mila) Calandrino) at the New England Aquarium sea turtle rehabilitation center.
Snowy road on the way to Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam (08286500)
Snowy road on the way to Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam (08286500)
Lush thicket of staghorn coral in the Dry Tortugas National Park
Lush thicket of staghorn coral in the Dry Tortugas National Park
Autumnal reflection in the Shepaug River Peter's Dam gage pool looking upstream at the dam with the gage in view (site 01202501 at Woodville, CT). The blue sky and Autumn leaves cast a reflection in the gage pool.
Autumnal reflection in the Shepaug River Peter's Dam gage pool looking upstream at the dam with the gage in view (site 01202501 at Woodville, CT). The blue sky and Autumn leaves cast a reflection in the gage pool.
Eagle Creek at Zionsville, IN downstream of gage
USGS is studying climate change impacts to U.S. Pacific and Arctic coasts. Alaska’s north coast is predominantly erosional, retreating on average about 1.4 meters per year.
USGS is studying climate change impacts to U.S. Pacific and Arctic coasts. Alaska’s north coast is predominantly erosional, retreating on average about 1.4 meters per year.
Greater Yellowstone Area ice patches, northwestern Wyoming
Greater Yellowstone Area ice patches, northwestern Wyoming
NCASC Chief Doug Beard presentingon sea level rise work at DOI CASCs at the US Pavilion at an IUCN event in Honolulu
NCASC Chief Doug Beard presentingon sea level rise work at DOI CASCs at the US Pavilion at an IUCN event in Honolulu
Franklin Mountains near the Hueco Bolson study area near El Paso, Texas, September 2016. Photograph by Monica Langhorst, U.S. Geological Survey.
U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5056
Franklin Mountains near the Hueco Bolson study area near El Paso, Texas, September 2016. Photograph by Monica Langhorst, U.S. Geological Survey.
U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5056
Gulkana Glacier is located along the south flank of the eastern Alaska Range.
Gulkana Glacier is located along the south flank of the eastern Alaska Range.
The majestic Brooks Range in Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks.
The majestic Brooks Range in Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks.
Prairie coneflower, Blanket flower, and Phacelia bloom in an established Pollinator Plot at Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota.
Prairie coneflower, Blanket flower, and Phacelia bloom in an established Pollinator Plot at Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota.
This is a sunset on the Front Range of Colorado in summer.
This is a sunset on the Front Range of Colorado in summer.
Landscape view of a hydrologically restored wetland unit within the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, OH, USA. Photo Credit: Kurt Kowalski, USGS.
Landscape view of a hydrologically restored wetland unit within the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, OH, USA. Photo Credit: Kurt Kowalski, USGS.
Increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation threaten the persistence of the Rio Grande cutthroat trout, the southernmost subspecies of cutthroat trout, found only in parts of New Mexico and Colorado.
Increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation threaten the persistence of the Rio Grande cutthroat trout, the southernmost subspecies of cutthroat trout, found only in parts of New Mexico and Colorado.