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A blazing start to the southern California wildfire season! A number of powerful and destructive earthquakes around the world! The largest earthquake drill in US history just around the corner!
What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks?
In this video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.
What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks?
In this video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.
Hurricane Gustav; Hurricane Ike; Real-time storm surge sensors; Gulf coast impacts and satellite imagery; hurricane photography; Great California ShakeOut
Hurricane Gustav; Hurricane Ike; Real-time storm surge sensors; Gulf coast impacts and satellite imagery; hurricane photography; Great California ShakeOut
Long-standing farming practices in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta expose fragile peat soils to wind, rain and cultivation, emit carbon dioxide (CO2) and cause land subsidence. To capture or contain the carbon, farmers would ‘grow’ wetlands.
Long-standing farming practices in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta expose fragile peat soils to wind, rain and cultivation, emit carbon dioxide (CO2) and cause land subsidence. To capture or contain the carbon, farmers would ‘grow’ wetlands.
A roundup of the previous month's hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
A roundup of the previous month's hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
Deployment of the Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profiler (CTD) equipment from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Artic Ocean.
Deployment of the Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profiler (CTD) equipment from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Artic Ocean.
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![Tribal Canoe Journey for Troubled Sea: San Juan Islands](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/20080819_61a_SanJuan.jpg?itok=Btwc09Xj)
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.
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.
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!
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!
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 first episode in the Corecast Tribal Journey series examines the new partnership between the USGS and Coast Salish people.
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 first episode in the Corecast Tribal Journey series examines the new partnership between the USGS and Coast Salish people.
Listen to hear the answer.
Listen to hear the answer.
Listen to hear the answer.
Listen to hear the answer.
Listen to hear the answer.
A 99 percent chance of a magnitude-7 earthquake? That's the 30-year outlook for California, according to a new USGS State-wide earthquake forecast. Learn more in this interview with USGS geophysicist Tom Parsons.
A 99 percent chance of a magnitude-7 earthquake? That's the 30-year outlook for California, according to a new USGS State-wide earthquake forecast. Learn more in this interview with USGS geophysicist Tom Parsons.
The USGS has determined that the Bakken Formation, in North Dakota and Montana, has 25 times more technically recoverable oil than was estimated in the USGS's 1995 assessment. We sit down with USGS scientists Brenda Pierce and Rich Pollastro to learn more.
The USGS has determined that the Bakken Formation, in North Dakota and Montana, has 25 times more technically recoverable oil than was estimated in the USGS's 1995 assessment. We sit down with USGS scientists Brenda Pierce and Rich Pollastro to learn more.
![Science as it Happens--Glen Canyon Dam High Flow Experiment Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a high flow experiment.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/canyon-release-full.jpg?itok=6dhvwNFr)
In this video podcast, USGS experts give preliminary observations on what took place during the high flow experiment. Time lapse videos and photos available.
In this video podcast, USGS experts give preliminary observations on what took place during the high flow experiment. Time lapse videos and photos available.
I saw on a map that I live in an area of "high liquefaction probability." What does that mean and can I do anything about it?
linkListen to hear the answer.
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A blazing start to the southern California wildfire season! A number of powerful and destructive earthquakes around the world! The largest earthquake drill in US history just around the corner!
A blazing start to the southern California wildfire season! A number of powerful and destructive earthquakes around the world! The largest earthquake drill in US history just around the corner!
What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks?
In this video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.
What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks?
In this video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut.
Hurricane Gustav; Hurricane Ike; Real-time storm surge sensors; Gulf coast impacts and satellite imagery; hurricane photography; Great California ShakeOut
Hurricane Gustav; Hurricane Ike; Real-time storm surge sensors; Gulf coast impacts and satellite imagery; hurricane photography; Great California ShakeOut
Long-standing farming practices in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta expose fragile peat soils to wind, rain and cultivation, emit carbon dioxide (CO2) and cause land subsidence. To capture or contain the carbon, farmers would ‘grow’ wetlands.
Long-standing farming practices in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta expose fragile peat soils to wind, rain and cultivation, emit carbon dioxide (CO2) and cause land subsidence. To capture or contain the carbon, farmers would ‘grow’ wetlands.
A roundup of the previous month's hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
A roundup of the previous month's hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
Deployment of the Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profiler (CTD) equipment from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Artic Ocean.
Deployment of the Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Profiler (CTD) equipment from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Artic Ocean.
Listen to hear the answer.
![Tribal Canoe Journey for Troubled Sea: San Juan Islands](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/20080819_61a_SanJuan.jpg?itok=Btwc09Xj)
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.
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.
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!
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!
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 first episode in the Corecast Tribal Journey series examines the new partnership between the USGS and Coast Salish people.
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 first episode in the Corecast Tribal Journey series examines the new partnership between the USGS and Coast Salish people.
Listen to hear the answer.
Listen to hear the answer.
Listen to hear the answer.
Listen to hear the answer.
Listen to hear the answer.
A 99 percent chance of a magnitude-7 earthquake? That's the 30-year outlook for California, according to a new USGS State-wide earthquake forecast. Learn more in this interview with USGS geophysicist Tom Parsons.
A 99 percent chance of a magnitude-7 earthquake? That's the 30-year outlook for California, according to a new USGS State-wide earthquake forecast. Learn more in this interview with USGS geophysicist Tom Parsons.
The USGS has determined that the Bakken Formation, in North Dakota and Montana, has 25 times more technically recoverable oil than was estimated in the USGS's 1995 assessment. We sit down with USGS scientists Brenda Pierce and Rich Pollastro to learn more.
The USGS has determined that the Bakken Formation, in North Dakota and Montana, has 25 times more technically recoverable oil than was estimated in the USGS's 1995 assessment. We sit down with USGS scientists Brenda Pierce and Rich Pollastro to learn more.
![Science as it Happens--Glen Canyon Dam High Flow Experiment Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a high flow experiment.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/canyon-release-full.jpg?itok=6dhvwNFr)
In this video podcast, USGS experts give preliminary observations on what took place during the high flow experiment. Time lapse videos and photos available.
In this video podcast, USGS experts give preliminary observations on what took place during the high flow experiment. Time lapse videos and photos available.
I saw on a map that I live in an area of "high liquefaction probability." What does that mean and can I do anything about it?
linkListen to hear the answer.