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Rock core samples in Carbonate Aquifer Characterization Lab.

Photographed by Chrishera Smith.

Rock Core 12 sample in Carbonate Aquifer Characterization Lab.

Photographed by Chrishera Smith.

Rock core sample HDI POF-32 Oldsmar in Carbonate Aquifer Characterization Lab.

Photographed by Chrishera Smith.

Rock core sample in Carbonate Aquifer Characterization Lab.

Photographed by Chrishera Smith.

U.S. Geological Survey, Caribbean Florida Water Science Center main office, located in 10770 N 46th St, Tampa, FL 33617.

In an effort to better understand the effects of abandoned mine lands on natural resources, Research Geologists Margaret Berry and Adam Hudson collect samples of ancestral Animas River sediment for geochemical analysis (Durango, Colorado, USA).

After Hurricane Ian, USGS scientist Scott Greenwood services the USGS streamgage on the St. Johns River near Sanford, Florida. Photograph taken October 6, 2022. Credit: Gene Grimm, USGS.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS scientist Scott Greenwood services the USGS streamgage on the St. Johns River near Sanford, Florida. Photograph taken October 6, 2022. Credit: Gene Grimm, USGS.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS scientist Scott Greenwood services the USGS streamgage on the St. Johns River near Sanford, Florida. Photograph taken October 6, 2022. Credit: Gene Grimm, USGS.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS safety and occupational health specialist Sean Raabe retrieves a USGS storm surge sensor at Fernandina Beach, Florida. Photograph taken October 5, 2022. Credit: Hannah Flynn, USGS.

USGS hydrologic technician Megan Bock surveys high water marks from Hurricane Ian in Marineland, Florida. Photograph taken October 4, 2022. Credit: Fabian Kahn, USGS.

USGS hydrologic technician Emily Robinson documents high water marks from Hurricane Ian on a house near Buckingham, Florida. Photograph taken October 2, 2022. Credit: Roberto Ravelo, USGS.

Streamgage repair at Bowlegs Creek near Ft. Meade, FL (02295013) after being submerged by flooding from Hurricane Ian.  The site is used to monitor water levels and compute discharge in coorporation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Hydrologic Technician, Erik Ohlson, repairs a streamgage at Bowlegs Creek near Ft. Meade, Florida (02295013) after it was submerged by flooding from Hurricane Ian. The site is used to monitor water levels and compute discharge in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Lukas Medo, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a water-level sensor in Levy County, Florida, September 26, ahead of Hurricane Ian's landfall. Photo by Patrick Marasco, USGS. 

A before-and after comparison of the water level and precipitation at the site located at Rio Del La Plata blw Represa Comerio, Puerto Rico (50044210), illustrating the damage from Hurricane Fiona. The photo on the left was taken on July 11, 2022 when the site was installed. The photo on the right was taken on Sept. 20, 2022 after Hurricane Fiona.

Structure 77 (S-77) on the Caloosahatchee River at Moore Haven, Florida.

Hydrologic Technician Alan Cressler loading a bottle into a DH-95 water-quality sampler. Photo taken on the Caloosahatchee River below Structure 77, Moore Haven, Florida

Hydrologic Technician Alan Cressler holding a bottle containing a sediment sample. Photo taken on the Caloosahatchee River below Structure 77, Moore Haven, Florida.

Hydrologic Technician Adam Hines measuring river discharge using a remote controlled acoustic Dopler current profiler. Photo taken on the Caloosahatchee River below Structure 77, Moore Haven, Florida.

Dianne López-Trujillo with Lynne Carrier, FEMA translator.

The USGS Recognizes Dianne Lopez-Trujillo During Hispanic Heritage Month

What happens when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Puerto Rico and the public needs critical information? How does a mostly English-speaking science agency reach a mostly Spanish-speaking public?