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Scientists and Officials Celebrate 50 Years of Groundbreaking Science in Columbia

Scientists and Officials Celebrate 50 Years of Groundbreaking Science in Columbia

Representatives from the offices of Senator Roy Blunt, Senator Claire McCaskill and Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler will join leaders from the U.S...

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EarthWord–Subduction

EarthWord–Subduction

It’s not flirting for submarines, but this week’s EarthWord does feature the ocean...

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Tsunami Evacuation Plans – One Size Does Not Fit All: A Case Study in Alameda, California

Tsunami Evacuation Plans – One Size Does Not Fit All: A Case Study in Alameda, California

Tsunami evacuation planning in coastal communities is typically based on maximum evacuation zones that reflect a combination of all potential extreme...

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Mapping a Space-Weather Menace to Electric-Power Grids

Mapping a Space-Weather Menace to Electric-Power Grids

New strides have been made toward quantifying how geomagnetic storms can interfere with the nation’s electric-power grid systems.  

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Warmer Waters From Climate Change Could Impact Sport Fish Communities in Midwestern Lakes

Warmer Waters From Climate Change Could Impact Sport Fish Communities in Midwestern Lakes

A recent study looks at the impact of climate change on certain fish in Wisconsin lakes. 

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Possible Explosion of Magnitude 5.3 in North Korea

Possible Explosion of Magnitude 5.3 in North Korea

A possible explosion of magnitude 5.3 occurred in North Korea on September 9, 2016 at 00:30:01 UTC (9:00 am local time).

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Revolutionizing Volcano Monitoring in Indonesia - OLD

Revolutionizing Volcano Monitoring in Indonesia - OLD

By: Jessica Fitzpatrick

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Busy as Bees to Help Protect Pollinators

Busy as Bees to Help Protect Pollinators

 By Elizabeth Jacobsen 

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Uncharted: Exploring one of America’s fastest faults

Uncharted: Exploring one of America’s fastest faults

A team of USGS scientists spent 10 days in the wilderness, exploring one of the fastest-moving faults in America

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Photo Opportunity: Scientists Prepare for Seismic Study in East Bay

Photo Opportunity: Scientists Prepare for Seismic Study in East Bay

MEDIA ADVISORY: Faculty and students from California State University, East Bay, U.S. Geological Survey scientists, and community volunteers are...

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Maps Made with Light

Maps Made with Light

By Heather Dewar

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Magnitudes for Oklahoma Earthquakes Shift Upward

Magnitudes for Oklahoma Earthquakes Shift Upward

Revisions follow standard USGS re-analysis

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