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Long days, fresh ideas, and new connections:

Long days, fresh ideas, and new connections:

Their days often start with breakfast meetings and end with working dinners. They give presentations to hundreds of their peers, debate fine points in...

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Streamflow and Springflow Data for Comal and San Marcos Rivers, Texas Now Available Online

Streamflow and Springflow Data for Comal and San Marcos Rivers, Texas Now Available Online

A new U.S. Geological Survey website provides important information about streamflow in the Comal and San Marcos Rivers and springflow at Comal and...

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Scientific Partnership Aims to Help Shape Safer Coastal Communities

Scientific Partnership Aims to Help Shape Safer Coastal Communities

Coastal zone research projects will help managers protect developed areas' beach dunes, which are vital to resilient communities, ecosystems and...

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EarthView–Landsat Chronicles Deforestation in Colombia

EarthView–Landsat Chronicles Deforestation in Colombia

This EarthView from Landsat shows deforestation in Colombia between 1989 and 2016.

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EarthView–Saudi Wheat Experiment Relied on Fossil Water

EarthView–Saudi Wheat Experiment Relied on Fossil Water

This EarthView shows how fossil water is used for agriculture in Saudi Arabia.

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Around 600 Non-Native Mountain Goats Now Roam the Olympic Mountains

Around 600 Non-Native Mountain Goats Now Roam the Olympic Mountains

Population has Increased 8 Percent a Year Since 2004

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Permafrost Loss Dramatically Changes Yukon River Chemistry and Hydrology with Potential Global Implications

Permafrost Loss Dramatically Changes Yukon River Chemistry and Hydrology with Potential Global Implications

New USGS-led research shows that permafrost loss due to a rapidly warming Alaska is leading to significant changes in the freshwater chemistry and...

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USGS Support to the Department of Defense - U.S. Northern Command

USGS Support to the Department of Defense - U.S. Northern Command

USGS has many partnerships, both foreign and domestic, that enhance our science capabilities, provide needed support to others, and expand our ability...

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Safeguarding Our Cultural Past from Future Climate Change: Stories from Jamestown

Safeguarding Our Cultural Past from Future Climate Change: Stories from Jamestown

The Interior Department’s Climate Science Centers, managed by USGS, are helping the NPS pinpoint the specific impacts of climate change on parks and...

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Schmidt is New Deputy Director of USGS Idaho Water Science Center

Schmidt is New Deputy Director of USGS Idaho Water Science Center

Former Montana Water Quality Administrator Begins Work in Boise

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Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

Hazard a Guess? The riskiest science quiz you will ever take!

True or false? People are the leading cause of wildfires in the United States.

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Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake off Japan

Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake off Japan

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on November 21, 2016 at 20:59:49 UTC.

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