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USGS and Partners Team Up to Track Down Nonnative and Invasive Fishes in South Florida

USGS and Partners Team Up to Track Down Nonnative and Invasive Fishes in South Florida

The Fish Slam event discovered two nonnative fish species never seen before in Big Cypress National Preserve.

 

 

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Enormous Caribbean Waves Before 1492

Enormous Caribbean Waves Before 1492

Geologists have discovered evidence that unusual seas detached living corals from a Caribbean reef and scattered them far inland, as boulders, during...

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Changes in Rainfall, Temperature Expected to Transform Coastal Wetlands This Century

Changes in Rainfall, Temperature Expected to Transform Coastal Wetlands This Century

Changes in rainfall and temperature are predicted to transform wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world within the century, a new study...

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Florida Corals Tell of Cold Spells and Dust Bowls Past, Foretell Weather to Come

Florida Corals Tell of Cold Spells and Dust Bowls Past, Foretell Weather to Come

Boulder corals in the waters of Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles from Key West, contain evidence that confirms a centuries-old sea temperature...

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Groundwater Quality in the Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System

Groundwater Quality in the Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System

A regional assessment of untreated groundwater in the Coastal Lowlands aquifer system in the southeastern United States is now available from the U.S...

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Groundwater Quality in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Aquifer System

Groundwater Quality in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Aquifer System

A regional assessment of untreated groundwater in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system in the eastern United States is now available...

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Groundwater Quality in the Southeastern Coastal Plain Aquifer System

Groundwater Quality in the Southeastern Coastal Plain Aquifer System

A regional assessment of untreated groundwater in the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system is now available from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Groundwater Quality in Eastern U.S.

Groundwater Quality in Eastern U.S.

A regional assessment of untreated groundwater in the combined Valley and Ridge and Piedmont and Blue Ridge aquifers in the eastern United States is...

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Before and After Photos: SE Beach Dunes Lost to Hurricane Matthew

Before and After Photos: SE Beach Dunes Lost to Hurricane Matthew

New low-altitude aerial photos of Southeastern beaches taken before and after Hurricane Matthew passed offshore show a new storm-cut inlet, and roads...

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Post Hurricane Matthew: USGS Continues Efforts to Document How High Floodwaters Reached

Post Hurricane Matthew: USGS Continues Efforts to Document How High Floodwaters Reached

The heavy rains and storm surge Hurricane Matthew produced caused severe flooding in many parts of the south east, resulting in almost 40 peak flood...

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EarthView–Beauty of Earth Science Revealed Within Great Smoky Mountains

EarthView–Beauty of Earth Science Revealed Within Great Smoky Mountains

Four Seasons, Four Beautiful Views of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Where Does it Go? New Method Evaluates Fate of Methane Released into Streams

Where Does it Go? New Method Evaluates Fate of Methane Released into Streams

First application shows majority of methane in study stream emitted to the atmosphere. 

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