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Cold Mountain Streams Offer Climate Refuge

Cold Mountain Streams Offer Climate Refuge

A new study offers hope for cold-water species in the face of climate change. The study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...

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New Scientist-in-Charge at the Alaska Volcano Observatory

New Scientist-in-Charge at the Alaska Volcano Observatory

The U.S. Geological Survey is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Michelle Coombs as the next Scientist-in-Charge of the Alaska Volcano...

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New Scientist-in-Charge at the Alaska Volcano Observatory

New Scientist-in-Charge at the Alaska Volcano Observatory

The U.S. Geological Survey is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Michelle Coombs as the next Scientist-in-Charge of the Alaska Volcano...

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USGS EarthWord of the Week

USGS EarthWord of the Week

The unsaturated zone is the area below the surface of the ground but above the groundwater table. In other words, it’s the area that is comparatively...

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New Tool and Knowledge to Aid Columbia Basin Water Managers

New Tool and Knowledge to Aid Columbia Basin Water Managers

Water managers in eastern Washington now have access to the first U.S. Geological Survey computer model of the East Pasco Basin, allowing them to...

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Rodgers Creek Fault Traced through Santa Rosa

Rodgers Creek Fault Traced through Santa Rosa

For the first time, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey have mapped the active surface trace of the Rodgers Creek Fault through the central part...

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Climate Camps Expose Scientists and Resource Managers to the Power of Working Together to Address Climate Change

Climate Camps Expose Scientists and Resource Managers to the Power of Working Together to Address Climate Change

Each summer the Northwest Climate Science Center hosts a weeklong Climate Boot Camp. The Boot Camp invites early career climate professionals from the...

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Media Advisory: Second Round of USGS Studies Begin to Define What Minerals Lie Beneath Portions of the Upper Midwest

Media Advisory: Second Round of USGS Studies Begin to Define What Minerals Lie Beneath Portions of the Upper Midwest

Residents and visitors should not be alarmed to witness a low-flying airplane above the broader Iron Mountain-Ralph-Escanaba-Menominee region.

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Bat with white-nose syndrome confirmed in Washington state

Bat with white-nose syndrome confirmed in Washington state

OLYMPIA, Wash. – White-nose syndrome (WNS) has been confirmed in a little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) found near North Bend – the first recorded...

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Crude Oil Byproducts in Groundwater Plumes

Crude Oil Byproducts in Groundwater Plumes

A new study suggests that the degraded breakdown products of oil-spill contaminants in groundwater could be just as important to monitor as the...
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Technical Announcement: USGS Seeks National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Proposals 2016 Round II

Technical Announcement: USGS Seeks National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Proposals 2016 Round II

The U.S. Geological Survey will award up to $4 million in cooperative agreements to support participation in the National Ground-Water Monitoring...
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Special Review and Webinar Showcase Critical Minerals Research at USGS

Special Review and Webinar Showcase Critical Minerals Research at USGS

Scientists studying rare earth and critical elements now have a solid foundation for future research, as detailed in a special volume of the Society...

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