David Phillips
Science and Products
New High-Definition Video of Active Hawaiian Volcano Lava Lake Available for Free
Video release: New video footage of Kīlauea Volcano’s summit lava lake is now available as b-roll to news media outlets.
Tsunami Evacuation Plans – One Size Does Not Fit All: A Case Study in Alameda, California
Tsunami evacuation planning in coastal communities is typically based on maximum evacuation zones that reflect a combination of all potential extreme tsunamis. However, in the case of a smaller tsunami, this approach may result in more people being evacuated than need to be, and in doing so, may overly disrupt the local economy, and strain resources needed during emergency response.
Photo Opportunity: Scientists Prepare for Seismic Study in East Bay
MEDIA ADVISORY: Faculty and students from California State University, East Bay, U.S. Geological Survey scientists, and community volunteers are conducting an experiment to visualize the subsurface in and around the Hayward Fault and measure how the ground in different neighborhoods responds to earthquake shaking.
Menlo Park Map Store Changes Walk-in Policy
Effective September 6, 2016, walk-in sales and services at the California Geological Survey map sales office (located in the U.S. Geological Survey offices) on Middlefield Road in Menlo Park will be discontinued.
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 and storage technologies.
Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake in central Italy
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy on 24 Aug 2016 at 03:36 a.m. local time (01:36 a.m. UTC)
Living with Vog on an Active Volcano: New Resources
New informational products about the health hazards of volcanic air pollution known as “vog,” are available through a new interagency partnership.
Media Advisory (Public Lecture): New Eyes in the Sky – Drones for Science
News reporters are invited to attend a public lecture to learn how U.S. Geological Survey scientists are using drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, for scientific research.
Media Advisory: Living with Vog on an Active Volcano – New Resources
Reporters are invited to attend a telephone press conference on Thursday, August 18, 2016, 2:00 p.m. HST, about new informational resources regarding vog and related health concerns in Hawaii.
Scientists Deploy Seismographs in Napa Valley
Media Advisory: Photo Opportunity
Living Organisms Take Up Uranium from their Environment
To gain insights into the risks associated with uranium mining and processing, U.S. Geological Survey scientists are investigating how uranium moves into and up food chains.
GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens
MEDIA ADVISORY
Twenty middle-school girls from Washington and Oregon are participating in the second annual “GeoGirls” outdoor volcano science program at Mount St. Helens, jointly organized by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Mount St. Helens Institute.