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USGS to Drill Two Test Holes near Del Rio, Texas

USGS to Drill Two Test Holes near Del Rio, Texas

Beginning this week, the U.S. Geological Survey will be drilling two test boreholes near Del Rio, Texas, to collect core samples and geophysical...

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Media Advisory: South Napa Earthquake Science Briefing

Media Advisory: South Napa Earthquake Science Briefing

Members of the news media are invited to attend a scientific briefing at the U.S. Geological Survey to summarize what has been learned about and from...

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Media Advisory: Washington Governor Jay Inslee to Speak About Building Resilience at the Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference

Media Advisory: Washington Governor Jay Inslee to Speak About Building Resilience at the Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference

As part of the Planning Committee for the Fifth Annual Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference, the Department of the Interior’s Northwest...

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Media Advisory: Officials, Scientists to Dedicate Showcase Gage on Rapid Creek

Media Advisory: Officials, Scientists to Dedicate Showcase Gage on Rapid Creek

A U.S. Geological Survey streamgage will be dedicated by Congressional and city officials on September 3 in Rapid City. This showcase streamgage is...

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Tuesday Midday Update on South Napa Earthquake

Tuesday Midday Update on South Napa Earthquake

This release of information serves as an updated summary of U.S. Geological Survey information as it relates to the current understanding of the South...

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Update on the Magnitude 6 South Napa Earthquake of August 24, 2014

Update on the Magnitude 6 South Napa Earthquake of August 24, 2014

Yesterday at 3:20 AM local time, the northern San Francisco Bay Area was struck by the largest earthquake to impact the Bay Area since the 1989 M6.9...

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Natural Methane Seepage on U.S. Atlantic Ocean Margin Widespread

Natural Methane Seepage on U.S. Atlantic Ocean Margin Widespread

Natural methane leakage from the seafloor is far more widespread on the U.S. Atlantic margin than previously thought, according to a study by...

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USGS Measures Flooding in Arizona

USGS Measures Flooding in Arizona

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding after heavy rainfall occurred in northern portions of Maricopa County, Arizona.  

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California Water Use Estimates for 2010 Released

California Water Use Estimates for 2010 Released

About 38 billion gallons per day (42,000,000 acre-feet per year) of water were withdrawn from groundwater and surface-water sources in California in...

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Critical Volcano and Earthquake Monitoring Recovered after Tropical Storm Iselle

Critical Volcano and Earthquake Monitoring Recovered after Tropical Storm Iselle

As of Wednesday afternoon, August 13, all power issues were resolved and the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory resumed monitoring...

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A Decade of Water Science: USGS Helps Assess Water Resources in Afghanistan

A Decade of Water Science: USGS Helps Assess Water Resources in Afghanistan

For the past decade, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey have shared their expertise with the Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS) in efforts to...

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A Decade of Water Science: USGS Helps Assess Water Resources in Afghanistan

A Decade of Water Science: USGS Helps Assess Water Resources in Afghanistan

For the past decade, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey have shared their expertise with the Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS) in efforts to...

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