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Image: Black-necked Stilt Chick
Black-necked Stilt Chick
Black-necked Stilt Chick
Black-necked Stilt Chick

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Image: Clarks Grebe
Clarks Grebe
Clarks Grebe
Clarks Grebe

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Image: American Avocet Nesting
American Avocet Nesting
American Avocet Nesting
American Avocet Nesting

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Image: American Avocet on Her Eggs
American Avocet on Her Eggs
American Avocet on Her Eggs
American Avocet on Her Eggs

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Image: Salton Sea Birds
Salton Sea Birds
Salton Sea Birds
Salton Sea Birds

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

California vineyard
California vineyard
California vineyard
California vineyard

A photo of a California (ecoregion 6) grape vine taken during field verifcation of Land Cover Trends project.

A photo of a California (ecoregion 6) grape vine taken during field verifcation of Land Cover Trends project.

Red-necked Phalarope chicks
Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings (chicks). The photo was taken at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska as part of nest-monitoring research.

Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings (chicks). The photo was taken at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska as part of nest-monitoring research.

Image: Direct-push Sediment Sampling for Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Direct-push Sediment Sampling for Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Direct-push Sediment Sampling for Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Direct-push Sediment Sampling for Absentee Shawnee Tribe

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologist Shana Mashburn conducts direct-push drilling at a brownfield property owned by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologist Shana Mashburn conducts direct-push drilling at a brownfield property owned by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Image: Tundra Shrew
Tundra Shrew
Tundra Shrew
Tundra Shrew

A tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis) from Far East Siberia.

 

A tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis) from Far East Siberia.

 

Unuk River
Unuk River in Southeast Alaska
Unuk River in Southeast Alaska
Unuk River in Southeast Alaska

Unuk River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.

Unuk River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.

Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation near Gillette, Wyoming
Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation near Gillette, Wyoming
Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation near Gillette, Wyoming
Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation near Gillette, Wyoming

Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation. Photo taken fro the top of Cow Creek Buttes in the Burnt Hollow BLM recreation area about 20 miles northeast of Gillette, Wyoming.

Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation. Photo taken fro the top of Cow Creek Buttes in the Burnt Hollow BLM recreation area about 20 miles northeast of Gillette, Wyoming.

Cyanobacterial Accumulation at Binder Lake, Iowa
Cyanobacterial Accumulation at Binder Lake, Iowa
Cyanobacterial Accumulation at Binder Lake, Iowa
Cyanobacterial Accumulation at Binder Lake, Iowa

Algal and Other Environmental Toxins Laboratory — Lawrence, Kansas. Cyanobacterial accumulation along with a dead fish

Algal and Other Environmental Toxins Laboratory — Lawrence, Kansas. Cyanobacterial accumulation along with a dead fish

Image: Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)

Male Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly resting on a leaf.

Image: Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)

Male Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a flower.

Image: Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)

Male Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a flower.

PubTalk 6/2006 — Geology on Conveyor Belts
PubTalk 6/2006 — Geology on Conveyor Belts
PubTalk 6/2006 — Geology on Conveyor Belts

New ideas on Bay Area evolution from a decade of geologic mapping

By Russ Graymer, Geologist

 

New ideas on Bay Area evolution from a decade of geologic mapping

By Russ Graymer, Geologist

 

video thumbnail: Gas-Pistoning at Drainhole Vent in Pu'u 'O'o Crater (June 28, 2006) Gas-Pistoning at Drainhole Vent in Pu'u 'O'o Crater (June 28, 2006)
Gas-Pistoning at Drainhole Vent in Pu'u 'O'o Crater (June 28, 2006)
Gas-Pistoning at Drainhole Vent in Pu'u 'O'o Crater (June 28, 2006)

Gas-pistoning is an interesting phenomenon seen at Kilauea and other volcanoes. It is caused by the accumulation of gas within, or the rise of a gas slug through, a column of lava. In either case, the gas pushes up the overlying lava (the "piston"). Eventually, the gas breaches the surface and escapes, sometimes as a forceful jet of fume and spatter.

Gas-pistoning is an interesting phenomenon seen at Kilauea and other volcanoes. It is caused by the accumulation of gas within, or the rise of a gas slug through, a column of lava. In either case, the gas pushes up the overlying lava (the "piston"). Eventually, the gas breaches the surface and escapes, sometimes as a forceful jet of fume and spatter.

Stream flowing in Highland County Virginia, June 26, 2006.
Stream flowing in Highland County Virginia, June 26, 2006
Stream flowing in Highland County Virginia, June 26, 2006
Stream flowing in Highland County Virginia, June 26, 2006

Stream flowing in Highland County Virginia, June 26, 2006. Photograph by Samuel H Austin.

Lava Breakout from PKK Lava Tube at East Lae‘apuki
Lava Breakout from PKK Lava Tube at East Lae‘apuki
Lava Breakout from PKK Lava Tube at East Lae‘apuki

(June 24, 2006, 19:00:53 to June 25, 2006, 01:00:55) After sunset on June 24, 2006, lava burst from the PKK lava tube about 50 meters inland from the older sea cliff bounding the inboard edge of the East Lae‘apuki lava delta. Lava reached the sea cliff and began cascading over it in less than a minute, and it spread quickly across the l

(June 24, 2006, 19:00:53 to June 25, 2006, 01:00:55) After sunset on June 24, 2006, lava burst from the PKK lava tube about 50 meters inland from the older sea cliff bounding the inboard edge of the East Lae‘apuki lava delta. Lava reached the sea cliff and began cascading over it in less than a minute, and it spread quickly across the l

video thumbnail: East Lae'apuki Lava Breakout (June 24, 2006) East Lae'apuki Lava Breakout (June 24, 2006)
East Lae'apuki Lava Breakout (June 24, 2006)
East Lae'apuki Lava Breakout (June 24, 2006)

After sunset on June 24, 2006, lava burst from the East Lae'apuki lava tube about 50 meters (165 feet) inland from the older sea cliff behind the East Lae'apuki lava delta. Lava reached and began cascading over the sea cliff within a minute, and quickly spread across the lava delta below.

After sunset on June 24, 2006, lava burst from the East Lae'apuki lava tube about 50 meters (165 feet) inland from the older sea cliff behind the East Lae'apuki lava delta. Lava reached and began cascading over the sea cliff within a minute, and quickly spread across the lava delta below.

Excelsior Geyser and Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone
Excelsior Geyser and Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone
Excelsior Geyser and Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone
Excelsior Geyser and Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone

Aerial view of Excelsior Geyser (in the foreground) and Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone’s Midway Geyser Basin. The colors around the thermal features are locations of different thermophile communities. These thermophiles fix carbon, both from the atmosphere and from the hot water. Credit Jim Peaco; June 22, 2006; Catalog #20386d; Original #IT8M4075

Aerial view of Excelsior Geyser (in the foreground) and Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone’s Midway Geyser Basin. The colors around the thermal features are locations of different thermophile communities. These thermophiles fix carbon, both from the atmosphere and from the hot water. Credit Jim Peaco; June 22, 2006; Catalog #20386d; Original #IT8M4075