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Burmese Python Hatchlings Seen on Key Largo

Burmese Python Hatchlings Seen on Key Largo

Burmese pythons have been found on Key Largo.

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Study Assesses Threats to Groundwater Availability and Sustainability in Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain

Study Assesses Threats to Groundwater Availability and Sustainability in Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain

Threats to groundwater availability and sustainability in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain are dependent to a large degree by the type of aquifers...

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Groundwater Sampling Method Key to Monitoring Success of Carbon Sequestration

Groundwater Sampling Method Key to Monitoring Success of Carbon Sequestration

TECHNICAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Monitoring, verification and accounting are key parts to demonstrating the feasibility or success of integrated carbon capture...

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Ecosystems in the Southeastern U.S. Are Vulnerable to Climate Change

Ecosystems in the Southeastern U.S. Are Vulnerable to Climate Change

“From the mountains to the coast, the southeastern U.S. contains ecosystems that harbor incredible biodiversity. Many of those ecosystems are already...

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Atlantic Methane Seeps Surprise Scientists

Atlantic Methane Seeps Surprise Scientists

Recent scientific work has confirmed the source, composition and origin of methane seeps on the Atlantic Ocean seafloor, discovered in 2012, where...

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NOAA, USGS and partners predict an average ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico

NOAA, USGS and partners predict an average ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico

Outlook incorporates multiple hypoxia models for the second year

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This hurricane season, scientists bring wave action into the picture

This hurricane season, scientists bring wave action into the picture

New USGS models help predict storm effects on beaches

As the 2016 hurricane season opens, weather forecasters, emergency managers and coastal residents...

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New Science Challenges Old Assumptions about Harmful Algal Blooms

New Science Challenges Old Assumptions about Harmful Algal Blooms

First-of-its-kind survey shows that algal toxins are found nationwide

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Pharmaceuticals Commonly Detected in Small Streams in the Southeastern United States

Pharmaceuticals Commonly Detected in Small Streams in the Southeastern United States

At least one pharmaceutical chemical was detected in all 59 streams sampled

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Happy Earth Day 2016

Happy Earth Day 2016

Celebrate Earth Day on April 22! Learn about USGS science for a changing world.

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Shorebirds Ignore Aircraft, But Pay Attention to People, Off-road Vehicles

Shorebirds Ignore Aircraft, But Pay Attention to People, Off-road Vehicles

The American oystercatchers studied on Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina were disturbed more by pedestrians and off-road vehicles...

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New Maps of 2015 Floods Help S. Carolina Plan for the Future

New Maps of 2015 Floods Help S. Carolina Plan for the Future

The U.S. Geological Survey has created 20 new flood inundation maps that can help South Carolinians take steps to prevent or reduce future flood...

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