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Media Advisory: Washington National Cathedral to Host Earthquake Experts

Media Advisory: Washington National Cathedral to Host Earthquake Experts

Three years after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake caused $25 million worth of damage to its pinnacles, buttresses and ceilings, the Washington National...

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Media Advisory: 25 Years Later: Santa Cruz after the Loma Prieta Earthquake

Media Advisory: 25 Years Later: Santa Cruz after the Loma Prieta Earthquake

The Downtown Association of Santa Cruz will host a 25th anniversary commemoration of the Loma Prieta Earthquake.

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Media Advisory: Experts Gather in Advance of National Earthquake Drill

Media Advisory: Experts Gather in Advance of National Earthquake Drill

A press conference will be held on October 14, 2014 in recognition of the upcoming International ShakeOut Day of Action. On October 16, nearly 25...

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Groundwater-Level Declines Continue to Cause Land Elevation Loss in Houston – Galveston Region

Groundwater-Level Declines Continue to Cause Land Elevation Loss in Houston – Galveston Region

Historical groundwater withdrawals have caused the loss of land-surface elevation, or subsidence, in the Houston-Galveston region. Loss of surface...

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High Post-Wildfire Erosion Potential for Sandia and Manzano Mountain Basins

High Post-Wildfire Erosion Potential for Sandia and Manzano Mountain Basins

Basins in the Sandia and Manzano Mountains at risk for a rainfall-generated debris-flow following a wildfire are identified by a new method for...

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USGS Installs Two Flood Monitoring Stations in the City of Laredo

USGS Installs Two Flood Monitoring Stations in the City of Laredo

The U.S. Geological Survey has installed two streamgages to be used for flood monitoring in the City of Laredo, Texas.

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Bullfrog Invasion of the Yellowstone River

Bullfrog Invasion of the Yellowstone River

The American bullfrog has expanded its invasion of the Yellowstone River floodplain in Montana, according to a new study released in “Aquatic...

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USGS Monitors Flooding in Lincoln - Omaha Metro Areas

USGS Monitors Flooding in Lincoln - Omaha Metro Areas

Scientists and technicians from the U.S. Geological Survey are conducting flood measurements in four different locations in the Lincoln and Omaha...

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Water Quality Improves in Indian Creek Following Wastewater Treatment Upgrades

Water Quality Improves in Indian Creek Following Wastewater Treatment Upgrades

Nutrient levels decreased 40 to 55 percent in Indian Creek following upgrades and changes to treatment processes at the Douglas L. Smith Middle Basin...

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Red Dye in Elwha River to Give Scientists "snapshot" of Conditions After Dam Removal

Red Dye in Elwha River to Give Scientists "snapshot" of Conditions After Dam Removal

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will use a harmless fluorescent red dye to determine the complexity of the channel in the Elwha River as...

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10th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens Lava-Dome Building Eruption

10th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens Lava-Dome Building Eruption

In the early morning hours of September 23, 2004, a swarm of small-magnitude earthquakes about half a mile below Earth’s surface marked the...

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Media Advisory: 10th Anniversary of the Mount St. Helens Reawakening and Eruption of 2004-2008

Media Advisory: 10th Anniversary of the Mount St. Helens Reawakening and Eruption of 2004-2008

In the early morning hours of September 23, 2004, a swarm of small-magnitude earthquakes about half a mile below Earth’s surface marked the...

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