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The Dec. 4, 2017 Thomas fire, Southern California's largest wildfire on record, burned more than 280,000 acres across Ventura and Santa Barbara counties for nearly a month.

Geologists assess boulders displaced during the Montecito debris flow event on Jan. 9, 2018.  

Swimming pool sign spray-painted to warn first responders and others to be careful around the potentially dangerous area. 

USGS geologists deployed to Santa Barbara County to support a geohazard assessment of the Montecito area

Core racks filled with split cores in D-tubes in the K.O. Emery Geotechnical Wing walk-in refrigerator

On January 8, 2018, Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake level was 38 m (125 ft) below the rim of "Overlook crater," the small crater that formed above the active vent in Halema‘uma‘u.

Erika Lentz, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Research Geologist interviewed by WBZ Boston Meterologist, Danielle Niles fora segment on sea-level rise

Research geologist, Erika Lentz, interviewed on Trunk River Beach, Falmouth, MA, by WBZ meterologist, Danielle Niles, about the future impacts of sea-level rise

First high-definition thermal image of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake in the New Year, taken shortly after midnight on January 1, 2018. This camera was deployed to track the dynamic surface activity of the lava lake at the summit of Kīlauea.

 Sediment transport team members assemble chain, shackles and pear links that are are attached to the anchor and floats as part of deploying a mooring.

Sediment transport team members prepare to deploy a buoy instrumented with Meteorological sensors

An instrumented bottom lander platform is lowered off the stern of the R/V Savannah during deploment

Dawn breaks behind one of the bottom landers on deployment day.

The buoy that measures meteorological conditions at the site after deployment.

Sediment transport team members attach a quick-release to the top of a bottom lander prior to deployment

Sediment transport team members manage tag lines to control the motion of the bottom lander as it is deployed.

Perspective views of multibeam bathymetry data acquired by the USGS aboard the R/V Medeia. Shallower depths in red. Arrows point to the distinct line in the seafloor associated with the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault.

Perspective views of multibeam bathymetry data acquired by the USGS aboard the R/V Medeia. Shallower depths in red. Arrows point to the distinct line in the seafloor associated with the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault.

Image of flyer for GeoGirls 2017 science field camp at Mount St. Helens which was held July 30 to August 3, 2017.

Michael Casso, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center physical scientist,  seeks volunteers from Children’s School of Science students to have their breath measured for carbon dioxide and methane, greenhouse gases USGS scientists measure in the oceans

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Oceanographer, Neil Ganju, sharing science at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll outreach event