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100 Photos That Can Help Prevent Sickness, Save Lives

100 Photos That Can Help Prevent Sickness, Save Lives

A series of 100 photos may reduce the risk of Native Americans and Alaska Natives being exposed to or consuming water or food containing harmful...
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EarthWord: Crepuscular

EarthWord: Crepuscular

The term crepuscular describes events relating to, resembling, or occurring during twilight, meaning morning and evening hours. An animal described as...

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Fire Patterns in the Range of the Greater Sage-Grouse, 1984-2013

Fire Patterns in the Range of the Greater Sage-Grouse, 1984-2013

OAKHURST, Calif. -- Overall fire threats to greater sage-grouse habitat are much higher in the western part of the species’ range than in the eastern...
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Cumulative Effects of Wildfire Adversely Affect Greater Sage-Grouse in the Great Basin

Cumulative Effects of Wildfire Adversely Affect Greater Sage-Grouse in the Great Basin

Slowing fire-related population declines in greater sage-grouse in the Great Basin over the next 30 years may depend on the intensity of fire...
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Megathrust Quake Faults Weaker and Less Stressed than Thought

Megathrust Quake Faults Weaker and Less Stressed than Thought

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Some of the inner workings of Earth’s subduction zones and their “megathrust” faults are revealed in a paper published today in...

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Media Advisory: USGS Data Lights the Way for Tilikum Crossing

Media Advisory: USGS Data Lights the Way for Tilikum Crossing

Tonight, the Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, will brighten Portland’s skyline when the bridge’s aesthetic nighttime light program is...
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New Tide Gauges at Saxis and Chincoteague Marinas

New Tide Gauges at Saxis and Chincoteague Marinas

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Accomack County, the Town of Saxis and the Town of Chincoteague has installed two new tide gauge...

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First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

Climate change has a direct and evident impact on Native American tribal communities by disrupting local economies and traditional cultures. Members...

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Low 2015 Snowpack and River Flows Studied to Provide Insight Into Future Droughts

Low 2015 Snowpack and River Flows Studied to Provide Insight Into Future Droughts

U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technicians are currently taking measurements from hundreds of streams and rivers across the western United States...

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Sage-grouse Priority Areas Function as an Interdependent Network

Sage-grouse Priority Areas Function as an Interdependent Network

BOISE, Idaho — The network of greater sage-grouse priority areas is a highly centralized system of conservation reserves. The largest priority areas...
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EarthWord: Batholith

EarthWord: Batholith

Despite sounding like something out of Harry Potter, a batholith is a type of igneous rock that forms when magma rises into the earth’s crust, but...

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Media Advisory: Remobilized 100-Year-Old Volcanic Ash: Is It a Health Hazard?

Media Advisory: Remobilized 100-Year-Old Volcanic Ash: Is It a Health Hazard?

Two community events about monitoring old volcanic ash resuspended by high winds are scheduled next week in the City of Kodiak and in Larsen Bay...
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