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USGS Releases Five-year Nationwide Strategic Plan for Volcano Hazards

USGS Releases Five-year Nationwide Strategic Plan for Volcano Hazards

The U.S. Geological Survey recently released a new Volcano Hazards Program Strategic Science Plan for 2022-2026.

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Project Underway to Identify Algal Toxins in US National Park Waterways

Project Underway to Identify Algal Toxins in US National Park Waterways

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service partnered on a first-of-its-kind, nationwide harmful algal bloom, or HAB, field...

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USGS Crews Work Fast to Capture Critical Flooding Measurements in the Mid-Atlantic

USGS Crews Work Fast to Capture Critical Flooding Measurements in the Mid-Atlantic

To learn more about USGS’s role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Ida, visit https://www.usgs.gov/Ida 

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USGS Releases Nationwide Marsh Vulnerability Maps

USGS Releases Nationwide Marsh Vulnerability Maps

Scientists developed high-resolution imagery of coastal wetlands to identify the most vulnerable marshes across the US  

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Media Alert: Portions of Missouri River to change color temporarily as USGS releases dye to study endangered pallid sturgeon

Media Alert: Portions of Missouri River to change color temporarily as USGS releases dye to study endangered pallid sturgeon

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct a dye-trace assessment. For a few hours during this research, several miles of the Missouri...

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Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different...

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USGS, Southern Illinois University researchers advance genome mapping for critically-endangered sturgeon

USGS, Southern Illinois University researchers advance genome mapping for critically-endangered sturgeon

This scientific advancement can lead to the development of new genetic markers that will help scientists distinguish between pallid sturgeon and the...

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Media Advisory: Boaters encouraged to use extra caution on areas of Kentucky Lake in early November

Media Advisory: Boaters encouraged to use extra caution on areas of Kentucky Lake in early November

Scientists to set block nets for carp research

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USGS: Delta will erode parts of Louisiana, Texas coasts

USGS: Delta will erode parts of Louisiana, Texas coasts

Editor’s note: This story updates and replaces a story published October 8, reflecting a new forecast that reduces the extent of Hurricane Delta’s...

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Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Illinois

Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Illinois

A total of $106,978 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Land of Lincoln

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Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Missouri

Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Missouri

A total of $135,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Show Me State

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Track Potential Flooding from Hurricane Sally

Track Potential Flooding from Hurricane Sally

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Sally, visit usgs.gov/sally. 

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Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season
USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most-active season on record. The USGS deployed crews and scientists across the country to provide science and resources to emergency managers.

By
Communications and Publishing
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most-active season on record. The USGS deployed crews and scientists across the country to provide science and resources to emergency managers.

By
Communications and Publishing
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)
USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most-active season on record. The USGS deployed crews and scientists across the country to provide science and resources to emergency managers.

By
Communications and Publishing
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most-active season on record. The USGS deployed crews and scientists across the country to provide science and resources to emergency managers.

By
Communications and Publishing
USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season
USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

Throughout the historically active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season,USGS hydrologists have been working quickly to collect vital flood and streamflow information in impacted areas.

By
Natural Hazards, Water Resources, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Communications and Publishing

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

Throughout the historically active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season,USGS hydrologists have been working quickly to collect vital flood and streamflow information in impacted areas.

By
Natural Hazards, Water Resources, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Communications and Publishing
Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake
Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore talks about the installation of temporary seismic stations in southwest Puerto Rico.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Communications and Publishing, 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes

Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore talks about the installation of temporary seismic stations in southwest Puerto Rico.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Communications and Publishing, 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes
Three people looking at instrumentation
Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico
Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico
Three people looking at instrumentation

Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico

Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico

USGS scientists Thomas L. Pratt and Alena L. Leads, along with Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore, associate research professor at University of Puerto Rico, analyze data in earthquake monitoring and recording equipment amid aftershocks across the island's southern coast.

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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Communications and Publishing, 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes
Three people looking at instrumentation

Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico

Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico

USGS scientists Thomas L. Pratt and Alena L. Leads, along with Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore, associate research professor at University of Puerto Rico, analyze data in earthquake monitoring and recording equipment amid aftershocks across the island's southern coast.

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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Communications and Publishing, 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes

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USGS Releases Five-year Nationwide Strategic Plan for Volcano Hazards

USGS Releases Five-year Nationwide Strategic Plan for Volcano Hazards

The U.S. Geological Survey recently released a new Volcano Hazards Program Strategic Science Plan for 2022-2026.

Read Article
Project Underway to Identify Algal Toxins in US National Park Waterways

Project Underway to Identify Algal Toxins in US National Park Waterways

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service partnered on a first-of-its-kind, nationwide harmful algal bloom, or HAB, field...

Read Article
USGS Crews Work Fast to Capture Critical Flooding Measurements in the Mid-Atlantic

USGS Crews Work Fast to Capture Critical Flooding Measurements in the Mid-Atlantic

To learn more about USGS’s role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Ida, visit https://www.usgs.gov/Ida 

Read Article
USGS Releases Nationwide Marsh Vulnerability Maps

USGS Releases Nationwide Marsh Vulnerability Maps

Scientists developed high-resolution imagery of coastal wetlands to identify the most vulnerable marshes across the US  

Read Article
Media Alert: Portions of Missouri River to change color temporarily as USGS releases dye to study endangered pallid sturgeon

Media Alert: Portions of Missouri River to change color temporarily as USGS releases dye to study endangered pallid sturgeon

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct a dye-trace assessment. For a few hours during this research, several miles of the Missouri...

Read Article
Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast

Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different...

Read Article
USGS, Southern Illinois University researchers advance genome mapping for critically-endangered sturgeon

USGS, Southern Illinois University researchers advance genome mapping for critically-endangered sturgeon

This scientific advancement can lead to the development of new genetic markers that will help scientists distinguish between pallid sturgeon and the...

Read Article
Media Advisory: Boaters encouraged to use extra caution on areas of Kentucky Lake in early November

Media Advisory: Boaters encouraged to use extra caution on areas of Kentucky Lake in early November

Scientists to set block nets for carp research

Read Article
USGS: Delta will erode parts of Louisiana, Texas coasts

USGS: Delta will erode parts of Louisiana, Texas coasts

Editor’s note: This story updates and replaces a story published October 8, reflecting a new forecast that reduces the extent of Hurricane Delta’s...

Read Article
Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Illinois

Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Illinois

A total of $106,978 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Land of Lincoln

Read Article
Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Missouri

Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Missouri

A total of $135,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Show Me State

Read Article
Track Potential Flooding from Hurricane Sally

Track Potential Flooding from Hurricane Sally

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Sally, visit usgs.gov/sally. 

Read Article
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season
USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most-active season on record. The USGS deployed crews and scientists across the country to provide science and resources to emergency managers.

By
Communications and Publishing
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most-active season on record. The USGS deployed crews and scientists across the country to provide science and resources to emergency managers.

By
Communications and Publishing
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)
USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most-active season on record. The USGS deployed crews and scientists across the country to provide science and resources to emergency managers.

By
Communications and Publishing
Image shows a USGS scientist in a PFD sitting in a boat with a red floating device alongside floating in floodwaters

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)

USGS responds to busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane Season (audio described)

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most-active season on record. The USGS deployed crews and scientists across the country to provide science and resources to emergency managers.

By
Communications and Publishing
USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season
USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

Throughout the historically active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season,USGS hydrologists have been working quickly to collect vital flood and streamflow information in impacted areas.

By
Natural Hazards, Water Resources, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Communications and Publishing

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

Throughout the historically active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season,USGS hydrologists have been working quickly to collect vital flood and streamflow information in impacted areas.

By
Natural Hazards, Water Resources, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Communications and Publishing
Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake
Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore talks about the installation of temporary seismic stations in southwest Puerto Rico.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Communications and Publishing, 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes

Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Puerto Rico 2020 — Temporary Seismic Stations Post-Dec 28, 2019 Quake

Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore talks about the installation of temporary seismic stations in southwest Puerto Rico.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Communications and Publishing, 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes
Three people looking at instrumentation
Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico
Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico
Three people looking at instrumentation

Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico

Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico

USGS scientists Thomas L. Pratt and Alena L. Leads, along with Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore, associate research professor at University of Puerto Rico, analyze data in earthquake monitoring and recording equipment amid aftershocks across the island's southern coast.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Communications and Publishing, 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes
Three people looking at instrumentation

Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico

Analyzing Earthquake Data in Puerto Rico

USGS scientists Thomas L. Pratt and Alena L. Leads, along with Dr. Elizabeth Vanacore, associate research professor at University of Puerto Rico, analyze data in earthquake monitoring and recording equipment amid aftershocks across the island's southern coast.

By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Communications and Publishing, 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquakes
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