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A Deadly Double Punch: Together, Turbines and Disease Jeopardize Endangered Bats

A Deadly Double Punch: Together, Turbines and Disease Jeopardize Endangered Bats

  

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Turning the Tide on the Chesapeake Bay

Turning the Tide on the Chesapeake Bay

Richard Batiuk got to know the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1970s. During visits with his friends and family, they would swim and boat, and fish would...

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New Tool Shows Historic and Simulated Future Water Conditions in the U.S.

New Tool Shows Historic and Simulated Future Water Conditions in the U.S.

Water users around the country can now view the past and simulated future of hydrologic processes. 

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Media Advisory: Mapping Beach Changes Caused by Recent Storms

Media Advisory: Mapping Beach Changes Caused by Recent Storms

On January 13, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will be working on the beach in Santa Cruz at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. Using a...

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Reporters: Accompany a USGS Field Crew as They Monitor Stream Flow and Flooding

Reporters: Accompany a USGS Field Crew as They Monitor Stream Flow and Flooding

You are invited to join USGS scientists and field technician crews as they collect discharge measurements in rainfall-affected areas.

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StreamStats Provides New Information for Montana

StreamStats Provides New Information for Montana

Helpful new information for anyone designing structures over or near water, managing water distribution, or interested in the flow of local streams.

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It’s the Heat and the Humidity, New Study Finds: Why Lyme Disease is Common in the North, Rare in the South

It’s the Heat and the Humidity, New Study Finds: Why Lyme Disease is Common in the North, Rare in the South

When it's hot and not too muggy, Lyme disease-bearing ticks hide out where people don't tread. Scientists say that's why the illness is rare in the...

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EarthView–Marree Man Geoglyph in Australia Does Reappearing Act

EarthView–Marree Man Geoglyph in Australia Does Reappearing Act

The Australian Marree Man is reborn!

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Reporters: Accompany a USGS field crew as they monitor stream flow and flooding

Reporters: Accompany a USGS field crew as they monitor stream flow and flooding

The U.S. Geological Survey’s California Water Science Center is hosting a media event Wednesday, Jan. 11 at a USGS streamgage location about 7 miles...

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Nation’s River Quality Data Could Power Deeper Science Insights

Nation’s River Quality Data Could Power Deeper Science Insights

Challenges remain in combining data from multiple organizations

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Revolutionizing Volcano Monitoring in Indonesia

Revolutionizing Volcano Monitoring in Indonesia

In early September of 2010, a pattern of increased earthquake activity occurred at the Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia. A few days later, an...

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Reporters: Accompany a USGS field crew as they monitor stream flow and flooding

Reporters: Accompany a USGS field crew as they monitor stream flow and flooding

The U.S. Geological Survey’s California Water Science Center is hosting a media event Monday, Jan. 9 at a USGS streamgage location below Friant Dam, a...

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