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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over parts of New England

USGS low-level airplane surveys starting late Spring 2025 to map hazards, minerals in national effort

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WSGS and USGS collaborate on new airborne mineral survey in southeastern Wyoming

Data will improve understanding of geology and mineral potential in the Shirley Mountains and Hartville Uplift areas, part of a national effort

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USGS deploys equipment to measure waves in Upper Mississippi River’s Pool 13

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of north central Colorado

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of north central Colorado

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of central and eastern Nevada

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of central and eastern Nevada

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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U.S. Geological Survey responds to Tropical Storm Debby in South Carolina

U.S. Geological Survey responds to Tropical Storm Debby in South Carolina

To learn more about USGS’s role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Tropical Storm Debby, visit the USGS Tropical Storm...

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Tropical Storm Debby brought some Florida river and lake locations to records levels

Tropical Storm Debby brought some Florida river and lake locations to records levels

To learn more about USGS’s role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Tropical Storm Debby, visit the USGS Tropical Storm...

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Wildfires are increasing concentrations of mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams

Wildfires are increasing concentrations of mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams.

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Media Alert: USGS Dye-Tracing Study in Lake Fork Creek to Map Groundwater Flow

Media Alert: USGS Dye-Tracing Study in Lake Fork Creek to Map Groundwater Flow

LEADVILLE, Colo.—The U.S. Geological Survey will be conducting a dye-tracing study in Lake Fork Creek, west of Leadville, downstream from the...

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Sixty-Eight percent of Texas coastline likely to experience erosion due to Beryl

Sixty-Eight percent of Texas coastline likely to experience erosion due to Beryl

Tropical Storm Beryl, which is responsible for at least 11 deaths as it wreaked havoc in the Caribbean islands earlier in this week, is projected to...

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USGS Scientists Deploy to New Mexico Fire to Enhance Water Monitoring

USGS Scientists Deploy to New Mexico Fire to Enhance Water Monitoring

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Geological Survey scientists will deploy to the active South Fork and Salt fires today to increase water data transmission...

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USGS Measures Historic Flooding Across the Upper Midwest

USGS Measures Historic Flooding Across the Upper Midwest

Rapid City, S.D. — U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring record flooding in parts of South Dakota following intense rainfall.  

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USGS scientists find new relationship between elevation change and wetland loss in Mississippi River Delta

USGS scientists find new relationship between elevation change and wetland loss in Mississippi River Delta

Lafayette, La.– U.S. Geological Survey scientists found increases in elevation may be an indicator of wetland loss, and published these findings in a...

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USGS Measures Flooding Across Eastern Minnesota

USGS Measures Flooding Across Eastern Minnesota

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flooding? Please contact Jennifer LaVista or James Fallon.  

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USGS makes $4.25 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds available for critical mineral mapping in Alaska

USGS makes $4.25 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds available for critical mineral mapping in Alaska

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is now soliciting proposals for fiscal year 2024 cooperative agreements with the Alaska Division of...

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