Climate change is happening across the entire Nation and is projected to continue in the future with widespread impacts.
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Climate change is happening across the entire Nation and is projected to continue in the future with widespread impacts.
Video highlights with slides can be seen here: https://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/122
Video highlights with slides can be seen here: https://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/122
Listen to a question and answer session following a June 19, 2009, briefing before Congressional staff members, news media, and other interested parties in which the USGS and partners from Michigan and Maryland discuss how they are working to provide the science needed to ensure that our beaches are healthy places for people to enjoy.
Listen to a question and answer session following a June 19, 2009, briefing before Congressional staff members, news media, and other interested parties in which the USGS and partners from Michigan and Maryland discuss how they are working to provide the science needed to ensure that our beaches are healthy places for people to enjoy.
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Welcome to CoreFacts, where we're always short on time and big on science. I'm Brian Campbell. Today's question is …
How far did the ash from Mount St. Helens travel?
Welcome to CoreFacts, where we're always short on time and big on science. I'm Brian Campbell. Today's question is …
How far did the ash from Mount St. Helens travel?
A roundup of the April and May 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
A roundup of the April and May 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
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The Department of the Interior is Investing $15 million in Hazardous Fuels Reduction to Create Jobs and Utilize Biomass.
The Department of the Interior is Investing $15 million in Hazardous Fuels Reduction to Create Jobs and Utilize Biomass.
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Man-made moon dirt, or regolith, has been created by the USGS to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. USGS scientist Steve Wilson talks about this ‘mission critical’ project.
Man-made moon dirt, or regolith, has been created by the USGS to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. USGS scientist Steve Wilson talks about this ‘mission critical’ project.
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Late on May 17, 2009, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Greater Los Angeles area.
We spoke with Ken Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey to fill us in on the details.
Late on May 17, 2009, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Greater Los Angeles area.
We spoke with Ken Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey to fill us in on the details.
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USGS Geophysicist John Power discusses the recent flare up in earthquake activity at Mt. Redoubt and the likelihood of another eruption in the near future.
USGS Geophysicist John Power discusses the recent flare up in earthquake activity at Mt. Redoubt and the likelihood of another eruption in the near future.
USGS Hydrologist Jill Frankforter discusses recent findings from a new USGS study on contamination in water drawn from domestic wells. She also discusses how the findings for Nebraska compared to the nation.
USGS Hydrologist Jill Frankforter discusses recent findings from a new USGS study on contamination in water drawn from domestic wells. She also discusses how the findings for Nebraska compared to the nation.
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Climate change is increasing the mobility of sand dunes in the Southwest, posing threats to roadways, infrastructure, human health, cultural practices of the Navajo Nation, and much more. Vegetation on dunes serves as a stabilizer, but as the climate warms and precipitation decreases, there is less vegetation growth.
Climate change is increasing the mobility of sand dunes in the Southwest, posing threats to roadways, infrastructure, human health, cultural practices of the Navajo Nation, and much more. Vegetation on dunes serves as a stabilizer, but as the climate warms and precipitation decreases, there is less vegetation growth.
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Listen to hear the answer.
Public service announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation on the investment it will provide under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to water projects across the West.
Public service announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation on the investment it will provide under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to water projects across the West.