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After 15 years of planning and development, the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system is now available to more than 50 million people in...

CORVALLIS, ORE. – Reduction in wildlife mortality rates is sometimes cited as a potential benefit to the replacement of older, smaller turbines by...

Cold-sensitive plants, animals moving north due to fewer, weaker winter freezes

Fort Collins, CO – Considered one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the world and home to mule deer, pronghorn, sage-grouse, pygmy rabbits and more...

Southern California can now expect to see post-wildfire landslides occurring almost every year, with major events expected roughly every ten years, a...

Residents should not be alarmed if they see a low-flying airplane over parts of northeastern California starting February 6, 2021.

The San Fernando earthquake struck Southern California 50 years ago, killing 64 people and costing over $500 million in damages. The quake prompted...

Scientists rely on seismometers and eyewitness accounts to identify an earthquake’s location, time and magnitude. A new study explores how the latter...

A lone solar panel in the middle of California’s largest national forest is powering a seismometer able to detect Earth’s vibrations, a piece of the...

Originally Published by: The Daily News
By: U.S. Geological Survey Director James Reilly

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