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On demand viewing of our current and past lecture videos can be found here. You can also view videos (2012 - current) via our Public Lecture Series playlist on our USGS YouTube channel.
Imagine yourself in central Africa, in a dugout canoe crossing the lower Congo Rive''s rapids and whirlpools. USGS scientist John Shelton found himself there this past summer, measuring places where the waters reached a depth of over 700 feet. His measurements indicate that the Congo River is perhaps the deepest river in the world!
Imagine yourself in central Africa, in a dugout canoe crossing the lower Congo Rive''s rapids and whirlpools. USGS scientist John Shelton found himself there this past summer, measuring places where the waters reached a depth of over 700 feet. His measurements indicate that the Congo River is perhaps the deepest river in the world!
A new USGS program, the USA National Phenology Network, is recruiting tens of thousands of volunteers to team up with scientists to help track the effects of climate on seasonal patterns of plant and animal behavior.
A new USGS program, the USA National Phenology Network, is recruiting tens of thousands of volunteers to team up with scientists to help track the effects of climate on seasonal patterns of plant and animal behavior.
by Jennifer Harden, USGS Soil Scientist
by Jennifer Harden, USGS Soil Scientist
Knee-high to Bird's Eye: Multi-scale Remote Sensing of Vegetation Dynamics. Dr. John Jones, an expert in remote sensing, discusses several projects in the Shenandoah National Park and the Everglades. Learn how science from satellites can help decision-makers address issues related to climate change, water resources, and habitat conditions.
Knee-high to Bird's Eye: Multi-scale Remote Sensing of Vegetation Dynamics. Dr. John Jones, an expert in remote sensing, discusses several projects in the Shenandoah National Park and the Everglades. Learn how science from satellites can help decision-makers address issues related to climate change, water resources, and habitat conditions.
Climatic change and the future of forests in the western United States
By Philip van Mantgem, Ecologist
Climatic change and the future of forests in the western United States
By Philip van Mantgem, Ecologist
Geology, Climate, and National Interests
By Donald L. Gautier, Geologist
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
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line"
By Martha Sandweiss, Princeton University
By Michael H. Carr, USGS Astrogeologist
By Michael H. Carr, USGS Astrogeologist
Commercial production - localities visited by mineral collectors
by Pete Modreski, USGS Gemstone Specialist
Commercial production - localities visited by mineral collectors
by Pete Modreski, USGS Gemstone Specialist
The USA National Phenology Network
by Jake Weltzin, NPN Executive Director
The USA National Phenology Network
by Jake Weltzin, NPN Executive Director
Archives of Climate Change
by Kenneth Cole, USGS Research Ecologist
Archives of Climate Change
by Kenneth Cole, USGS Research Ecologist
The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake was not the Bay Area's "Big One" but a repeat of the destructive 1868 Hayward earthquake may qualify!
by Tom Brocher, USGS Seismologist
The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake was not the Bay Area's "Big One" but a repeat of the destructive 1868 Hayward earthquake may qualify!
by Tom Brocher, USGS Seismologist
The amazing capabilities of subsurface life
by Barbara Bekins, USGS Research Hydrologist
LUST= Leaking Underground Storge Tank
The amazing capabilities of subsurface life
by Barbara Bekins, USGS Research Hydrologist
LUST= Leaking Underground Storge Tank
Searching for a blue-eyed turtle in the Sahara Desert
by USGS Herpetologist Jeffrey Lovich and visiting Cadi Ayyad University (Marrakech) Professor Mohammed Znari
Searching for a blue-eyed turtle in the Sahara Desert
by USGS Herpetologist Jeffrey Lovich and visiting Cadi Ayyad University (Marrakech) Professor Mohammed Znari
The Long Lasting Legacy of Nuclear Waste
Dave Stonestrom, USGS Research Hydrologist
The Long Lasting Legacy of Nuclear Waste
Dave Stonestrom, USGS Research Hydrologist
Western Style
Michael Dettinger, USGS Research Hydrologist
Western Style
Michael Dettinger, USGS Research Hydrologist
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
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
Restoring San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds to Wetlands Habitat
A video production introduced and discussed by Steven E. Schwarzbach, Director, USGS Western Ecological Research Center
Restoring San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds to Wetlands Habitat
A video production introduced and discussed by Steven E. Schwarzbach, Director, USGS Western Ecological Research Center
USGS scientist Bruce Molnia, discusses the impact of changing climate and conditions on Earth's glaciers
By Bruce Molnia, Geologist
See excerpts from this full-length film feature showing:
USGS scientist Bruce Molnia, discusses the impact of changing climate and conditions on Earth's glaciers
By Bruce Molnia, Geologist
See excerpts from this full-length film feature showing:
Long-lived mud "eruption" inundates housing and infrastructure
By Thomas J. Casadevall, Geologist
Long-lived mud "eruption" inundates housing and infrastructure
By Thomas J. Casadevall, Geologist
The USGS Antarctic Program from the 1957 International
Geophysical Year to the 2007 International Polar Year
By Jerry Mullins, Coordinator, USGS Antarctic, Arctic and Canadian Programs
and John Behrendt, USGS Geophysicist Emeritus
The USGS Antarctic Program from the 1957 International
Geophysical Year to the 2007 International Polar Year
By Jerry Mullins, Coordinator, USGS Antarctic, Arctic and Canadian Programs
and John Behrendt, USGS Geophysicist Emeritus