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Drones for Science: Walrus Calf Scavenged by Polar Bear

This is B-roll video collected during the fall of 2024 on the Alaskan shores of the Chukchi Sea.

Drones for Science: Walrus Carcass Survey

This is B-roll video collected during the fall of 2024 on the Alaskan shores of the Chukchi Sea.

Rusting Rivers b-roll - Kugororuk River

This is B-roll video of the Kugororuk River in Noatak National Park and Preserve, Alaska from July 17, 2023.

Rusting Rivers b-roll - Anaktok Creek

This is B-roll video of the Anaktok Creek in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska from June 11, 2023.

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Lava Onion? Lava flows - peeling back the layers (Yellowstone Volcano Update - November 2023)
Barry Arm of Harriman Fjord, Prince William Sound, Alaska Barry Arm of Harriman Fjord, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Prince William Sound Landslide Hazards Project Overview
Prince William Sound Landslide Hazards Project Overview

This video provides a brief overview of the Prince William Sound Landslide Hazards Project in Alaska. The video describes each of the congressional mandates that makes up the project tasks. This is the first video in a series about the project.

This video provides a brief overview of the Prince William Sound Landslide Hazards Project in Alaska. The video describes each of the congressional mandates that makes up the project tasks. This is the first video in a series about the project.

Field crew sit on boardwalk while collecting UAS methane measurements in Alaska 2023 Field crew sit on boardwalk while collecting UAS methane measurements in Alaska 2023
USGS using drones to measure methane escaping Arctic permafrost - Aug 2023
USGS using drones to measure methane escaping Arctic permafrost - Aug 2023

As permafrost soils in the Arctic warm and thaw, greenhouse gases including methane are released into the atmosphere. USGS Ecologist Kristen Manies of the USGS Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center (GMEGSC) is researching low-cost ways to measure methane emissions across these changing ecosystems.

As permafrost soils in the Arctic warm and thaw, greenhouse gases including methane are released into the atmosphere. USGS Ecologist Kristen Manies of the USGS Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center (GMEGSC) is researching low-cost ways to measure methane emissions across these changing ecosystems.

HIVIS captures glacial lake rise in Alaska

This is a timelapse video of a rising glacial lake in Alaska from May through August 2023. This video was captured by a USGS Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS) camera. The water level in the lake gradually rises throughout the video and then the water level dramatically decreases towards the end of the video.

This is a timelapse video of a rising glacial lake in Alaska from May through August 2023. This video was captured by a USGS Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS) camera. The water level in the lake gradually rises throughout the video and then the water level dramatically decreases towards the end of the video.

Scientist preparing Influenza A virus samples for Sequencing Scientist preparing Influenza A virus samples for Sequencing
USGS Alaska Science Center Molecular Ecology Lab
USGS Alaska Science Center Molecular Ecology Lab

The Molecular Ecology Lab at the USGS Alaska Science Center provides genetic information on the health and status of biological resources for diverse local, state, and federal partners.

The Molecular Ecology Lab at the USGS Alaska Science Center provides genetic information on the health and status of biological resources for diverse local, state, and federal partners.

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USGS Alaska Science Center Shorebird Research Program
USGS Alaska Science Center Shorebird Research Program

The USGS Alaska Science Center shorebird research program focuses on studies that improve our knowledge of shorebirds and addresses key questions for management agencies about the distribution and abundance of these species.

The USGS Alaska Science Center shorebird research program focuses on studies that improve our knowledge of shorebirds and addresses key questions for management agencies about the distribution and abundance of these species.

Aerial survey for Black Brant at Izembek Lagoon, Alaska Aerial survey for Black Brant at Izembek Lagoon, Alaska
USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics Program
USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics Program

The USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics program is a group of quantitative biologists and research statisticians who provide analytical support to USGS scientists to answer challenging ecological topics and management questions for USGS partners.

The USGS Alaska Science Center Ecosystems Analytics program is a group of quantitative biologists and research statisticians who provide analytical support to USGS scientists to answer challenging ecological topics and management questions for USGS partners.

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USGS Alaska Science Center Polar Bear Research Program
USGS Alaska Science Center Polar Bear Research Program

The USGS Alaska Science Center leads long–term research on polar bears to inform local, state, national and international policy makers regarding conservation of the species and its habitat.

The USGS Alaska Science Center leads long–term research on polar bears to inform local, state, national and international policy makers regarding conservation of the species and its habitat.

Spawning sockeye salmon in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center hydrologist Laura Hubbard navigates between hundreds of spawning sockeye salmon as she filters water to detect avian influenza virus at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center hydrologist Laura Hubbard navigates between hundreds of spawning sockeye salmon as she filters water to detect avian influenza virus at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

Sapphire Pool, in the Biscuit Basin area of the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park Sapphire Pool, in the Biscuit Basin area of the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for September 1, 2022
Monthly update of activity at Yellowstone Volcano for September 1, 2022

Mike Poland, scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, describes activity at Yellowstone volcano in this monthly update for September 1, 2022.

Barren-Ground Caribou Eating Tussock Cottongrass Flowerheads

This is B-roll video collected from an adult female caribou wearing a camera collar feeding on tussock cottongrass in USFWS Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, June 13, 2021. 

This is B-roll video collected from an adult female caribou wearing a camera collar feeding on tussock cottongrass in USFWS Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, June 13, 2021. 

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Coastal Change in Arctic Alaska (AD)
Coastal Change in Arctic Alaska (AD)

The Arctic region is warming faster than anywhere else in the nation. Understanding the rates and causes of coastal change in Alaska is needed to identify and mitigate hazards that might affect people and animals that call Alaska home.

Watch the non-AD version.

The Arctic region is warming faster than anywhere else in the nation. Understanding the rates and causes of coastal change in Alaska is needed to identify and mitigate hazards that might affect people and animals that call Alaska home.

Watch the non-AD version.

a person standing on a bluff overlooking the ocean a person standing on a bluff overlooking the ocean
Coastal Change in Arctic Alaska
Coastal Change in Arctic Alaska

The Arctic region is warming faster than anywhere else in the nation. Understanding the rates and causes of coastal change in Alaska is needed to identify and mitigate hazards that might affect people and animals that call Alaska home.

Listen to the audio-described version.

The Arctic region is warming faster than anywhere else in the nation. Understanding the rates and causes of coastal change in Alaska is needed to identify and mitigate hazards that might affect people and animals that call Alaska home.

Listen to the audio-described version.

Deformation and geochemical anomalies near South Sister, Oregon Deformation and geochemical anomalies near South Sister, Oregon
Tracking uplift near Three Sisters volcanoes, using semi-permanent GPS instruments
Tracking uplift near Three Sisters volcanoes, using semi-permanent GPS instruments

USGS geologist Dan Dzurisin is near Sisters, in Central Oregon, to set up portable GPS monitoring equipment to track something that's been going on for 25 years and still goes on today. It’s uplift, a subtle rise in the ground’s surface, in an area west of South Sister volcano.

USGS geologist Dan Dzurisin is near Sisters, in Central Oregon, to set up portable GPS monitoring equipment to track something that's been going on for 25 years and still goes on today. It’s uplift, a subtle rise in the ground’s surface, in an area west of South Sister volcano.

Barren-Ground Caribou Experiencing Insect Harassment in a Coastal Area

This is b-roll video collected from an adult female caribou wearing a camera collar in Yukon coastal habitat, July 7, 2022. 

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