Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

News

Filter Total Items: 2571
Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Eight Pennsylvania Counties

Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Eight Pennsylvania Counties

Landscape change in Pennsylvania's Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, and Warren counties resulting from construction of well...

Read Article
Revised Alabama Maps Feature New Design

Revised Alabama Maps Feature New Design

This new design was launched earlier this year and is now part of the new US Topo quadrangles for Alabama (840 maps), replacing the first edition US...

Read Article
Interior, Agriculture Departments Partner to Measure Conservation Impacts on Water Quality

Interior, Agriculture Departments Partner to Measure Conservation Impacts on Water Quality

A new partnership will provide a clearer picture of the benefits of farmers' conservation practices on the quality of our Nation's water.  Working...

Read Article
Media Advisory: Mapping Changes In Beach Landscapes In Our Backyard

Media Advisory: Mapping Changes In Beach Landscapes In Our Backyard

During the week of Oct 20 - 24 scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will be working along the coastline from Santa Cruz to Moss Landing. Either...

Read Article
New Groundwater Model Can Help Address Growing Water Demands

New Groundwater Model Can Help Address Growing Water Demands

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a computer model that will help water managers understand the groundwater resources in the Willamette Basin...

Read Article
Media Advisory: Washington National Cathedral to Host Earthquake Experts

Media Advisory: Washington National Cathedral to Host Earthquake Experts

Three years after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake caused $25 million worth of damage to its pinnacles, buttresses and ceilings, the Washington National...

Read Article
Media Advisory: 25 Years Later: Santa Cruz after the Loma Prieta Earthquake

Media Advisory: 25 Years Later: Santa Cruz after the Loma Prieta Earthquake

The Downtown Association of Santa Cruz will host a 25th anniversary commemoration of the Loma Prieta Earthquake.

Read Article
Seismometers to Measure DC Shaking

Seismometers to Measure DC Shaking

Thirty seismometers are being installed in the Nation’s capital this winter to monitor ground tremors to better estimate the intensity of ground...

Read Article
Media Advisory: Experts Gather in Advance of National Earthquake Drill

Media Advisory: Experts Gather in Advance of National Earthquake Drill

A press conference will be held on October 14, 2014 in recognition of the upcoming International ShakeOut Day of Action. On October 16, nearly 25...

Read Article
Groundwater-Level Declines Continue to Cause Land Elevation Loss in Houston – Galveston Region

Groundwater-Level Declines Continue to Cause Land Elevation Loss in Houston – Galveston Region

Historical groundwater withdrawals have caused the loss of land-surface elevation, or subsidence, in the Houston-Galveston region. Loss of surface...

Read Article
High Post-Wildfire Erosion Potential for Sandia and Manzano Mountain Basins

High Post-Wildfire Erosion Potential for Sandia and Manzano Mountain Basins

Basins in the Sandia and Manzano Mountains at risk for a rainfall-generated debris-flow following a wildfire are identified by a new method for...

Read Article
USGS Installs Two Flood Monitoring Stations in the City of Laredo

USGS Installs Two Flood Monitoring Stations in the City of Laredo

The U.S. Geological Survey has installed two streamgages to be used for flood monitoring in the City of Laredo, Texas.

Read Article