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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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Safeguarding Our Cultural Past from Future Climate Change: Stories from Cape Lookout National Seashore

Safeguarding Our Cultural Past from Future Climate Change: Stories from Cape Lookout National Seashore

The Interior Department’s Climate Science Centers, managed by USGS, are helping the National Park Service pinpoint the specific impacts of climate...

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EarthView–Three Gorges Dam Brings Power, Concerns to Central China

EarthView–Three Gorges Dam Brings Power, Concerns to Central China

Before and after the Three Gorges Dam for the Yangtze River

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Wild Turkey Talk

Wild Turkey Talk

A group of turkeys is referred to as either a rafter or a gang.  So this Thanksgiving, when celebrating with your own gang, remember the turkey as...

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Removal of Fallen Leaves Can Improve Urban Water Quality

Removal of Fallen Leaves Can Improve Urban Water Quality

  

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USGS, NASA Study Finds Widespread Coastal Land Losses from Gulf Oil Spill

USGS, NASA Study Finds Widespread Coastal Land Losses from Gulf Oil Spill

A new USGS-NASA study found widespread shoreline loss along heavily oiled areas of Louisiana's coast after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and...

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Location Matters: Sandy’s Tides Hit Some Parts of the New Jersey Coast Harder Than Others

Location Matters: Sandy’s Tides Hit Some Parts of the New Jersey Coast Harder Than Others

USGS researchers ground-truthed Hurricane Sandy's October 2012 storm tides in New Jersey and found northern coastal communities had significantly...

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