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Científicos ponen a prueba los teléfonos móviles inteligentes para la advertencia de terremotos

Científicos ponen a prueba los teléfonos móviles inteligentes para la advertencia de terremotos

MENLO PARK, California — Los teléfonos móviles y otros dispositivos electrónicos personales podrían ayudar en las regiones donde se encuentran en uso...
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Media Advisory: Public Invitation: What’s the Status of Water in South Dakota?

Media Advisory: Public Invitation: What’s the Status of Water in South Dakota?

Media and the public are invited to attend a free meeting and field trips about South Dakota water issues on April 15 and 16 in Rapid City.

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Energy Development Promotes Presence of Non-Native Plant Species in the Williston Basin

Energy Development Promotes Presence of Non-Native Plant Species in the Williston Basin

The presence of non-native plant species is significantly greater adjacent to oil well pads than in non-developed areas of the Williston Basin...

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New Interactive Flood Warning Maps for the Blue River Basin in Kansas and Missouri

New Interactive Flood Warning Maps for the Blue River Basin in Kansas and Missouri

A new interactive online tool to improve flood warnings and emergency management is now available in selected parts of Johnson County, Kansas, and...

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Effects of Water-Use Development on Yellowstone River Streamflow Analyzed

Effects of Water-Use Development on Yellowstone River Streamflow Analyzed

A new fact sheet published by the U.S. Geological Survey describes the cumulative hydrologic effects of water-resource development in the Yellowstone...

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Culprit Identified in Decline of Endangered Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon

Culprit Identified in Decline of Endangered Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon

BOZEMAN – Pallid sturgeon come from a genetic line that has lived on this planet for tens of millions of years; yet it has been decades since anyone...
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New Nebraska Maps Feature Trails

New Nebraska Maps Feature Trails

Newly released US Topo maps for Nebraska now feature trails provided to the USGS through a “crowdsourcing” project operated by the International...
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Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the Northwest Climate Science Center

Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the Northwest Climate Science Center

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced today that Interior’s Northwest Climate Science Center is awarding more than one million dollars to...

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Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the North Central Climate Science Center

Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the North Central Climate Science Center

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced today that Interior’s North Central Climate Science Center in Fort Collins, Colorado, is awarding...

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High Plains Aquifer Groundwater Levels Continue to Decline

High Plains Aquifer Groundwater Levels Continue to Decline

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new report detailing changes of groundwater levels in the High Plains Aquifer. The report presents water...

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Rare Insect Found Only in Glacier National Park Imperiled by Melting Glaciers

Rare Insect Found Only in Glacier National Park Imperiled by Melting Glaciers

The persistence of an already rare aquatic insect, the western glacier stonefly, is being imperiled by the loss of glaciers and increased stream...

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Get Your Wheels Spinning

Get Your Wheels Spinning

As part of the continued US Topo maps revision and improvement cycle, the USGS will be including mountain bike trails to upcoming quadrangles on a...

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