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Browse through a list of USGS newsletters that cover news, topics, and related activities from the Natural Hazards Mission Area Programs and across the bureau.

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Ferromanganese nodules on a deep-ocean seamount

Ferromanganese nodules on a deep-ocean seamount

USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center researcher Kira Mizell talks about the discovery of a ferromanganese nodule field on a seamount deep in...

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Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake in Alaska

Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake in Alaska

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck 50 miles south of the Alaska Peninsula on July 28, 2021 at 10:15 pm local time (July 29, 2021 06:15 UTC). Seismic...

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Down to Earth: Complexities of Geology Affect Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Hazard 

Down to Earth: Complexities of Geology Affect Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Hazard 

Geoelectric hazards generated by a nuclear explosion at the outer edge of Earth’s atmosphere can be strongly affected by the electrical conductivity...

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Studying earthquakes from lake sediment: Lacustrine paleoseismology in Alaska

Studying earthquakes from lake sediment: Lacustrine paleoseismology in Alaska

USGS researchers in Alaska, including geologist and Mendenhall Fellow Drake Singleton of the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, are using...

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2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition

2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition

At 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Wednesday, July 14, you are invited to join a live event introducing the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England...

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Potential Landslide-Generated Tsunami in Prince William Sound’s Barry Arm Likely Less Severe than Previously Thought

Potential Landslide-Generated Tsunami in Prince William Sound’s Barry Arm Likely Less Severe than Previously Thought

Wave height could still be hazardous to nearshore communities.

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USGS Participation in the Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop

USGS Participation in the Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop

This year's Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, coordinated by the Natural Hazards Center at CU Boulder on July 11 – 14, 2021...

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Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake in California

Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake in California

A magnitude 6.0 (M6.0) earthquake struck Little Antelope Valley, California near the Nevada border on July 8, 2021 at 3:49pm local time (July 8 at 22...

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A Fixed Smartphone Network Offers Inexpensive Earthquake Early Warning Potential

A Fixed Smartphone Network Offers Inexpensive Earthquake Early Warning Potential

A new study led by USGS and Costa Rican researchers demonstrates how Earthquake Early Warning using smartphone technology can be both inexpensive and...

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News Briefs - April-June 2021

News Briefs - April-June 2021

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS

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