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Image: Sea Oats, Turtle Nest, and Sandy Beach
Sea Oats, Turtle Nest, and Sandy Beach
Sea Oats, Turtle Nest, and Sandy Beach
Sea Oats, Turtle Nest, and Sandy Beach

Sandy beach with stands of Seaoats and a turtle nest with the Atlantic Ocean in the background.

Sandy beach with stands of Seaoats and a turtle nest with the Atlantic Ocean in the background.

Image: Sea Otters Enjoying a Swim
Sea Otters Enjoying a Swim
Sea Otters Enjoying a Swim
Sea Otters Enjoying a Swim

Sea otters enjoying a summertime swim in open water in Prince William Sound.

Sea otters enjoying a summertime swim in open water in Prince William Sound.

Image: Sea Otters Enjoying a Swim
Sea Otters Enjoying a Swim
Sea Otters Enjoying a Swim
Sea Otters Enjoying a Swim

Sea otters enjoying a summertime swim in open water in Prince William Sound.

Sea otters enjoying a summertime swim in open water in Prince William Sound.

Image: Surprise Glacier and Cataract Glacier
Surprise Glacier and Cataract Glacier
Surprise Glacier and Cataract Glacier
Surprise Glacier and Cataract Glacier

Surprise Glacier (tidewater glacier right) and Cataract Glacier (valley glacier left), Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

Surprise Glacier (tidewater glacier right) and Cataract Glacier (valley glacier left), Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

Image: Surprise Glacier and Cataract Glacier
Surprise Glacier and Cataract Glacier
Surprise Glacier and Cataract Glacier
Surprise Glacier and Cataract Glacier

Surprise Glacier (tidewater glacier right) and Cataract Glacier (valley glacier left), Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

Surprise Glacier (tidewater glacier right) and Cataract Glacier (valley glacier left), Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

CoreFacts
CoreFacts Album Artwork
CoreFacts Album Artwork
Can you define safe water?
Can you define safe water?
CoreFacts
CoreFacts Album Artwork
CoreFacts Album Artwork
Can you define safe water?

Safe water means water that will not harm you if you come in contact with it. The most common use of this term applies to drinking water, but it could also apply to water for swimming or other uses. To be safe, the water must...

CoreFacts
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CoreFacts Album Artwork

Safe water means water that will not harm you if you come in contact with it. The most common use of this term applies to drinking water, but it could also apply to water for swimming or other uses. To be safe, the water must...

CoreFacts
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CoreFacts Album Artwork
Can you define safe water?
Can you define safe water?
CoreFacts
CoreFacts Album Artwork
CoreFacts Album Artwork
Can you define safe water?

Safe water means water that will not harm you if you come in contact with it. The most common use of this term applies to drinking water, but it could also apply to water for swimming or other uses. To be safe, the water must...

CoreFacts
CoreFacts Album Artwork
CoreFacts Album Artwork

Safe water means water that will not harm you if you come in contact with it. The most common use of this term applies to drinking water, but it could also apply to water for swimming or other uses. To be safe, the water must...

video thumbnail: Halema'uma'u Ash Emission (August 20, 2008) Halema'uma'u Ash Emission (August 20, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Ash Emission (August 20, 2008)
Halema'uma'u Ash Emission (August 20, 2008)

Beginning in early January 2008, sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit area of Kilauea increased to 2 to 10 times above background values, prompting partial closure of the summit region by late February.

Beginning in early January 2008, sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit area of Kilauea increased to 2 to 10 times above background values, prompting partial closure of the summit region by late February.

Image: California Coast Seafloor
California Coast Seafloor
California Coast Seafloor
California Coast Seafloor

This photograph is of the seafloor off the California coast and shows coarse sand, shells and a sunflower sea star. This photograph supports the California Seafloor Mapping Program (CSMP), which was initiated in 2007 by the California Ocean Protection Council.

This photograph is of the seafloor off the California coast and shows coarse sand, shells and a sunflower sea star. This photograph supports the California Seafloor Mapping Program (CSMP), which was initiated in 2007 by the California Ocean Protection Council.

Tribal Canoe Journey for Troubled Sea: Part 2
Tribal Canoe Journey for Troubled Sea: Part 2
Tribal Canoe Journey for Troubled Sea: Part 2

The USGS and the Coast Salish Tribal Nation have partnered during the annual Tribal Canoe Journey to study and help improve resources of the Salish Sea.

This final episode in the Corecast Tribal Journey gives an overview of the journey, including a look at preliminary results.

The USGS and the Coast Salish Tribal Nation have partnered during the annual Tribal Canoe Journey to study and help improve resources of the Salish Sea.

This final episode in the Corecast Tribal Journey gives an overview of the journey, including a look at preliminary results.

Tribal Canoe Journey for Troubled Sea: San Juan Islands
Tribal Canoe Journey for Troubled Sea: San Juan Islands
Tribal Canoe Journey for Troubled Sea: San Juan Islands

Short video clips and commentary as the Coast Salish Tribal Nation paddle through the San Juan Islands.

Short video clips and commentary as the Coast Salish Tribal Nation paddle through the San Juan Islands.

USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
So, You Want to Host CoreCast?
So, You Want to Host CoreCast?
USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
So, You Want to Host CoreCast?

It's our first anniversary, so to celebrate, we're letting our listeners do the talking—literally. Listen to this episode and enter the ‘Be a CoreCast Host for a Day’ contest!

USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series

It's our first anniversary, so to celebrate, we're letting our listeners do the talking—literally. Listen to this episode and enter the ‘Be a CoreCast Host for a Day’ contest!

CoreFacts
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CoreFacts Album Artwork
What are we doing about acid rain?
What are we doing about acid rain?
CoreFacts
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CoreFacts Album Artwork
What are we doing about acid rain?

Listen to hear the answer.

Image: White Cliffs Along the MIssouri River at Ft. Benton, MT
White Cliffs Along the MIssouri River at Ft. Benton, MT
White Cliffs Along the MIssouri River at Ft. Benton, MT
White Cliffs Along the MIssouri River at Ft. Benton, MT

View of the White Cliffs in the evening light from a location about 500 ft. upstream of the USGS gage. 

View of the White Cliffs in the evening light from a location about 500 ft. upstream of the USGS gage. 

Image: Dismantling VHS Receiver
Dismantling VHS Receiver
Dismantling VHS Receiver
Dismantling VHS Receiver

Sea otter researcher Tim Tinker, USGS, dismantle the VHS reciever after a long morning of tracking and observing sea otters in Monterey Bay, California.

Sea otter researcher Tim Tinker, USGS, dismantle the VHS reciever after a long morning of tracking and observing sea otters in Monterey Bay, California.

Image: Dismantling VHS Receiver
Dismantling VHS Receiver
Dismantling VHS Receiver
Dismantling VHS Receiver

Sea otter researcher Tim Tinker, USGS, dismantle the VHS reciever after a long morning of tracking and observing sea otters in Monterey Bay, California.

Sea otter researcher Tim Tinker, USGS, dismantle the VHS reciever after a long morning of tracking and observing sea otters in Monterey Bay, California.

EROS in Action - Landscapes of West Africa with Gray Tappan
EROS in Action - Landscapes of West Africa with Gray Tappan
EROS in Action - Landscapes of West Africa with Gray Tappan

Gray Tappan and Francis Dwomoh discuss Landsat's contribution to the studies they have conducted regarding landscape changes in West Africa.
 

Gray Tappan and Francis Dwomoh discuss Landsat's contribution to the studies they have conducted regarding landscape changes in West Africa.
 

Image: Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest

Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests.

Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests.

Image: Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest

Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests.

Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests.

Image: Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest

Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests.

Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests.

Image: Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest

Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests.

Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests.