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State News Release
Image shows a map of Montana and Idaho with the survey area marked with a red polygon

Media Alert: Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Idaho and Montana

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Color map of eruption temperature

September 15, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

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Color map of lava flow temperature

September 14, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

State News Release
Image shows a map of southwest Colorado with the survey area marked with purple polygons

Media Alert: Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Southwestern Colorado

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Color map of eruption temperature

September 12, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

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Color map showing temperatures at eruption site

September 11, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal maps

State News Release
Image shows a map of south-central Wyoming with the survey area marked in a blue polygon

Media Alert: The WSGS and USGS announce low-level helicopter flights near Laramie, Wyoming

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Helicopter with large hoop hanging below, technician on snowy ground for scale

Media Advisory: Public and media invited to view helicopter and survey equipment for Delaware Bay study

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Color image of eruption in caldera

Kīlauea summit eruption overflight video - September 11, 2023

State News Release
Image shows a map of the survey area in Wyoming

Media Alert: The Wyoming State Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey announce low-level helicopter flights in Central Wyoming

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Helicopter with forward facing stinger magnetometer

Helicopter with forward facing stinger magnetometer

State News Release
Image shows a map of the border area of Wyoming and Colorado with the survey area marked with a colored polygon

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights along Colorado-Wyoming border will study mineral potential

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Helicopter collecting new technology and methods for water data

Helicopter collecting new technology and methods for water data

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Eruption of Kīlauea Volcano visible through the cockpit of a small helicopter

Volcano Watch — Helicopter pilots and mechanics crucial for monitoring and observing active volcanoes

State News Release
Image shows a map of Montana with the survey area marked with a red polygon

Media Alert: The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology and U.S. Geological Survey announce low-level helicopter flights in Southwest Montana

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Helicopter landed on the snow in a prairie

Helicopter used to assist in wildlife research

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Color photograph of eruption site

September 18, 2023 — Overview of recent Halema‘uma‘u eruption site

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helicopter overflight

helicopter overflight

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Color map of eruption temperature

September 15, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal map

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Color photograph of eruption site

September 15, 2023 — Overview of Kīlauea eruptive vents

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Color map of eruption temperature

September 15, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal map

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Color map of eruption temperature

September 12, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal map

State News Release
Low-flying helicopter survey

Back and Forth: Public invited to ask questions and learn more about the low-level helicopter flying above the Illinois River Basin

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Helicopters

State News Release
A low-flying helicopter towing a geophysical device collects scientific data for salinity and aquifer mapping.

Media Alert: Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Southern Wisconsin for Geologic, Water Studies

Featured Films and Shorts
Image shows waves on the open ocean with text reading Climate Research and Development Program

Climate Research and Development Program – Day in the Life of Climate R & D

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image of publications layered on a wooden table

The role of helicopters in seabird censusing

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Helicopter parked on ground with snowy ground

Helicopter for AEM survey southern Wisconsin 2022

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Color map of eruption temperature

September 12, 2023 — Kīlauea summit thermal map

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Data Used to Assess the Acute Physiological Response of Polar Bears to Helicopter Capture