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Assessing the State of San Pedro Water Resources

Assessing the State of San Pedro Water Resources

Water availability in the middle San Pedro watershed in southeast Arizona is strongly dependent on climate and water use, according to a new water...

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Media Advisory: Open House at USGS Cascades Volcano

Media Advisory: Open House at USGS Cascades Volcano

May 18th marks the 35th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens and the onset of volcanic activity from 1980 to 1986.  In commemoration, the U...

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Media Advisory: Lassen Peak Eruption Centennial — Public Lecture

Media Advisory: Lassen Peak Eruption Centennial — Public Lecture

Everyone knows that California is “earthquake country,” but it is also “volcano country.” The most recent large volcanic eruption in California was...

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Water Quality Characteristics Identified as Energy Exploration Continues in Monongahela River Basin

Water Quality Characteristics Identified as Energy Exploration Continues in Monongahela River Basin

A recent study comparing historic water quality from the Monongahela River Basin in West Virginia found little change in the groundwater and few...

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30-Year Scientific Record Examines the Recovery of Mining-Damaged Idaho Stream

30-Year Scientific Record Examines the Recovery of Mining-Damaged Idaho Stream

Once devoid of fish and most other aquatic life, central Idaho’s Panther Creek has mostly recovered from years of mining-related pollution according...

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Projected Warming of Wisconsin Streams Could Negatively Affect Trout

Projected Warming of Wisconsin Streams Could Negatively Affect Trout

Annual average stream temperatures in the Trout Lake watershed, Wisconsin, could increase from one to three degrees Celsius by the year 2100, which...

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Genetics Provides New Clues about Lionfish Invasion

Genetics Provides New Clues about Lionfish Invasion

New genetic data suggest the red lionfish invasion in the Caribbean Basin and Western Atlantic started in multiple locations, not just one as...

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Many Dry Tortugas Loggerheads Actually Bahamas Residents

Many Dry Tortugas Loggerheads Actually Bahamas Residents

Many loggerhead sea turtles that nest in Dry Tortugas National Park head to rich feeding sites in the Bahamas after nesting, a discovery that may help...

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USGS & Clear Channel Outdoor Launch Earthquake Preparedness Campaign Reminding Californians To Prepare For Inevitable Earthquakes

USGS & Clear Channel Outdoor Launch Earthquake Preparedness Campaign Reminding Californians To Prepare For Inevitable Earthquakes

The U.S. Geological Survey and Clear Channel Outdoor today announced a partnership to provide the public with critical earthquake safety information...

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Some Coastal Communities May Not Have Time for Tsunami Evacuation

Some Coastal Communities May Not Have Time for Tsunami Evacuation

Tens of thousands of people along the U.S. Pacific Northwest coastline may not have enough time to evacuate low-lying areas before tsunami waves...

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Dynamic Dead Zones Alter Fish Catches in Lake Erie

Dynamic Dead Zones Alter Fish Catches in Lake Erie

New research shows that Lake Erie’s dead zones are actually quite active, greatly affecting fish distributions, catch rates and the effectiveness of...

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Golden Eagles Fly Far and Wide in the Mojave

Golden Eagles Fly Far and Wide in the Mojave

Golden eagles in the Mojave Desert travel farther, to different areas, and at different times of the year than previously understood, according to...

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