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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helping Alaska map critical mineral resources

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helping Alaska map critical mineral resources

RESTON, Va.—The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today that Alaska will receive more than $6.75 million to conduct geologic mapping, airborne...

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Earthquake Advisory for Central South Carolina

Earthquake Advisory for Central South Carolina

A swarm of earthquakes is ongoing near the towns of Elgin and Lugoff.  

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map underground geology across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map underground geology across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

Aerial surveys will aid the protection of life and personal property from earthquakes and benefit the region’s economy through the potential discovery...

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A Martian landscape right at home

A Martian landscape right at home

USGS researchers are studying glacial features in Iceland to help reveal past climates on Mars as part of a larger effort to use terrestrial analogs...

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David Applegate Sworn In as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey

David Applegate Sworn In as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey

This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior. 

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Now Available: USGS makes it easier to create hydrography features from 3D elevation data

Now Available: USGS makes it easier to create hydrography features from 3D elevation data

Users of the USGS National Hydrography Dataset will now be able to more easily create hydrography information from elevation data from 3D Elevation...

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Massive Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami Informs Plan for Future Eruptions, Sea-level Rise

Massive Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami Informs Plan for Future Eruptions, Sea-level Rise

Between January 14-15, 2022, volcanic explosions destroyed much of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, an uninhabited island in the Tonga archipelago in the...

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Landsat 9: USGS assumes control of newest satellite in Landsat program from NASA

Landsat 9: USGS assumes control of newest satellite in Landsat program from NASA

Sioux Falls, S.D. — The U.S. Geological Survey assumed complete operational control of the Landsat 9 satellite from NASA today at the USGS Earth...

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Media Alert: Flights above Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia to map geology

Media Alert: Flights above Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia to map geology

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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Media Advisory: Public and media invited to attend a live, virtual lecture on how to access over 100,000 geologic maps covering the U.S.

Media Advisory: Public and media invited to attend a live, virtual lecture on how to access over 100,000 geologic maps covering the U.S.

Please join the U.S. Geological Survey for its August installment of the USGS Public Lecture Series.   

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Dignitaries, scientists celebrate advanced technologies in Great Lakes research

Dignitaries, scientists celebrate advanced technologies in Great Lakes research

ASHLAND, Wis. — Reporters are invited to an event Tuesday, August 9, showcasing the use of sailboat-like drones, autonomous underwater vehicles, large...

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New one-stop shop webpage for all things Great Salt Lake

New one-stop shop webpage for all things Great Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A timely new website, funded by the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council and USGS, brings information about the effects of Great...

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