Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
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Paragliding by the Coast
Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Paragliding by the Coast
Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Paragliding by the Coast
Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Photo sets of Waveland, Mississippi, pre- and post-Katrina
The top image was taken off the coast of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, in July 1998 by researchers at the University of New Orleans. In this image, notice the large multi-story houses, some of which are built on stilts to protect the homes from flooding. The bottom image shows the same location on August 31, 2005, two days after landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
The top image was taken off the coast of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, in July 1998 by researchers at the University of New Orleans. In this image, notice the large multi-story houses, some of which are built on stilts to protect the homes from flooding. The bottom image shows the same location on August 31, 2005, two days after landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
Photo sets of Waveland, Mississippi, pre- and post-Katrina
The top image, taken off the coast of Waveland, Mississippi, in July 1998, shows several large oceanfront homes, and thick wooded vegetation bordering the sandy beach. The bottom image shows the same location on August 31, 2005, two days after landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
The top image, taken off the coast of Waveland, Mississippi, in July 1998, shows several large oceanfront homes, and thick wooded vegetation bordering the sandy beach. The bottom image shows the same location on August 31, 2005, two days after landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
Pikes Peak granite. Denver, Colorado
Photo of Pikes Peak Granite from USGS Circular 1357 "Water Quality in the Denver Basin Aquifer System, Colorado, 2003 - 2005." Sediments from the Pikes Peak granite have been weathering for millions of years are one source of uranium and radon in the Denver Basin aquifer system.
Photo of Pikes Peak Granite from USGS Circular 1357 "Water Quality in the Denver Basin Aquifer System, Colorado, 2003 - 2005." Sediments from the Pikes Peak granite have been weathering for millions of years are one source of uranium and radon in the Denver Basin aquifer system.
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Land Subsidence
A map of subsidence in the Delta based on the leveling and observations of transmission-line foundations, circa 1930s-1990s. The subsidence increases stresses on the levee system, and failure of levees would cause salt water to move further up the Delta system by disrupting favorable gradients.
A map of subsidence in the Delta based on the leveling and observations of transmission-line foundations, circa 1930s-1990s. The subsidence increases stresses on the levee system, and failure of levees would cause salt water to move further up the Delta system by disrupting favorable gradients.
Sand waves at mouth of San Francisco Bay
A field of giant sand waves, among the largest in the world, at the mouth of San Francisco Bay in California.
A field of giant sand waves, among the largest in the world, at the mouth of San Francisco Bay in California.
Shaded relief image of Nahant to Gloucester, MA
Shaded relief image of Nahant to Gloucester, MA
Shaded relief image of Nahant to Gloucester, MA
Shaded relief image of the Outer Cape Cod, MA
Shaded relief image of the Outer Cape Cod, MA
Shaded relief image of the Outer Cape Cod, MA
Should Englebright Dam Be Removed?
Large-scale poster describing USGS work.
The USGS, in cooperation with the Upper Yuba River Studies Program and the California Bay–Delta Authority (CALFED), studied Englebright Lake. Englebright Dam was built in 1941 to trap sediment washed downstream by hydraulic gold mining.
Large-scale poster describing USGS work.
The USGS, in cooperation with the Upper Yuba River Studies Program and the California Bay–Delta Authority (CALFED), studied Englebright Lake. Englebright Dam was built in 1941 to trap sediment washed downstream by hydraulic gold mining.
Slick Rock Falls
Slick Rock Falls in the autumn season.
Slick Rock Falls in the autumn season.
Tijuana Slough Sunset
Sunset over salt marsh at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge.
Sunset over salt marsh at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge.
Topographic map, Mount St. Helens, C.E. 1919 annotated with locatio...
Due to the cataclysmic eruption of May 18, 1980, many of the locations annotated on this map are now either covered or no longer visible.
Due to the cataclysmic eruption of May 18, 1980, many of the locations annotated on this map are now either covered or no longer visible.
Torrey Pines State Reserve
Stratified rock cliffs by coastline.
Stratified rock cliffs by coastline.
Tsunami wave field in Bay of Bengal
Tsunami wave field in the Bay of Bengal one hour after the M=9.1 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake on December 26, 2004. View looks to the northwest.
Tsunami wave field in the Bay of Bengal one hour after the M=9.1 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake on December 26, 2004. View looks to the northwest.
Waterfall in Little Stoney Creek
Little Stoney Creek within snow-covered forestland. Water pours down a small waterfall next to sheets of ice.
Little Stoney Creek within snow-covered forestland. Water pours down a small waterfall next to sheets of ice.
Wetlands from ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
View of wetlands at ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge.
View of wetlands at ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge.
Whitewater Falls
Whitewater Falls and the surrounding autumn foliage of the mountain forests.
Whitewater Falls and the surrounding autumn foliage of the mountain forests.
Whitewater Falls
Whitewater Falls and the surrounding autumn foliage of the mountain forests.
Whitewater Falls and the surrounding autumn foliage of the mountain forests.
Winchite-richterite asbestos
Winchite-richterite asbestos, Colorado.
Winchite-richterite asbestos, Colorado.