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Red River floodwaters photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Temporary dike to manage Red River floodwater. Photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Temporary dike to manage Red River floodwater. Photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Coast Guard helicopter flying over Red River floodwaters. Photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Sunset looking west down the valley of the Riviere Momance in southwest Haiti.  Peacefulness of the sunset contrasts with the widespread destruction and fatalities caused by the January 2010 earthquake.

Scientist holding Razorback sucker fish caught and to be released for survey of razorback sucker populations in Lake Mead.

Red River Basin overland flooding along Interstate 29 between Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The top of the Interstate right-of-way fence is just visible above the water.

Red River Basin overland flooding along Interstate 29 between Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The top of the Interstate right-of-way fence is just visible above the water.

Planktic Foraminifera collected from a sediment-trap moored in the northern Gulf of Mexico, magnified 255x. Top row: Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny) (pink variety); middle row: G. ruber (pink variety), Globorotalia menardii (Parker, Jones, and Brady), Globigerina digitata (Brady); bottom row: G.

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Serene scene of Haitian Fishermen at sunrise belies the nearby chaos and destruction caused by the January 2010 earthquake. 

No surface flows were active anywhere on the flow field today, due to summit deflation and a reduction in lava supply over the past few days. Summit inflation resumed yesterday, and an increase in lava supply should lead to resumed breakouts over the next several days.

Haitian woman carrying supplies amid the destruction from the January 2010 Haiti earthquake.

The USGS Biology Resources Discipline showcased research in the fields of genetics and genomics on March 10, 2010 in the South Interior Building of the Department of the Interior.

Smooth Trunkfishes (Lactophrys triqueter) and other species of oddly-shaped "boxfishes" are characteristic of these mangroves.

Bright red Reef Urchins (Echinometra viridis) graze on algae growing on prop roots and rocks in shallow water.

The Buffalo Trunkfish (Lactophrys trigonus) is larger and less abundant than the Spotted and Smooth Trunkfishes seen frequently in the mangroves.

Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.