by Morgan Page, USGS Research Geophysicist
Videos
On demand viewing of our current and past lecture videos can be found here. You can also view videos (2012 - current) via our Public Lecture Series playlist on our USGS YouTube channel.
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PubTalk 5/2015 — Breaking Badly:Forecasting California Earthquakes
by Morgan Page, USGS Research Geophysicist
PubTalk 04/2015—"Fearfully Grand" Eruptions: Lassen Peak, CA, 1914-17
Title: A Sight "Fearfully Grand" Eruptions of Lassen Peak, California, 1914 to1917
- A summary of the eruptions and their effects
- Illustrated with historical photographs
Title: A Sight "Fearfully Grand" Eruptions of Lassen Peak, California, 1914 to1917
- A summary of the eruptions and their effects
- Illustrated with historical photographs
PubTalk 3/2015 — The Environmental Legacy of California's Gold Rush
by Andrea Foster, USGS Research Geologist & Christopher Kim, Associate Professor, Chapman University
by Andrea Foster, USGS Research Geologist & Christopher Kim, Associate Professor, Chapman University
PubTalk 2/2015 — Undamming Washington's Elwha River
by Amy East USGS Research Geologist
- Hear about river response to the largest dam removal in history.
- Causing disturbance as a means of restoration: how well does it work?
- Will legendary salmon runs return?
by Amy East USGS Research Geologist
- Hear about river response to the largest dam removal in history.
- Causing disturbance as a means of restoration: how well does it work?
- Will legendary salmon runs return?
PubTalk 12/2014 — Ten Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
How geology is reducing tsunami risk
by Bruce Jaffe, USGS Research Oceanographer
How geology is reducing tsunami risk
by Bruce Jaffe, USGS Research Oceanographer
PubTalk 11/2014 — Water, Nuts, and the Nation's Fruit Bowl
California's Central Valley Hydrologic Science
by Claudia Faunt, USGS Hydrologist
California's Central Valley Hydrologic Science
by Claudia Faunt, USGS Hydrologist
PubTalk 10/2014 — Wolf and Elk Diseases in Yellowstone
by Paul Cross, USGS Research Wildlife Biologist
- What can diseases of wildlife tell us about the emergence of human pandemics?
- Why is a bacterial disease expanding to animals beyond the Greater Yellowstone area?
- How are diseases affecting Yellowstone wolves?
by Paul Cross, USGS Research Wildlife Biologist
- What can diseases of wildlife tell us about the emergence of human pandemics?
- Why is a bacterial disease expanding to animals beyond the Greater Yellowstone area?
- How are diseases affecting Yellowstone wolves?
PubTalk 8/2014 — Ground Shaking in '89 Loma Prieta Quake: 25 yrs later
by Brad Aagaard, USGS Research Geophysicist
by Brad Aagaard, USGS Research Geophysicist
PubTalk 7/2014 — The Ecological Value of Coastal Fog
Cooling relief and nebulous forecasts for northern California
by Alicia Torregrosa, USGS Physical Scientist
Cooling relief and nebulous forecasts for northern California
by Alicia Torregrosa, USGS Physical Scientist
PubTalk 6/2014 — Into the Abyss
Living Without Light
by Nancy Prouty, Research Oceanographer
Living Without Light
by Nancy Prouty, Research Oceanographer
PubTalk 5/2014 — Endangered Desert Fish to Human Hepatitis E
The diversity of USGS fisheries research has wide ranging applications
by Jill Rolland, Western Fisheries Research Center Director
The diversity of USGS fisheries research has wide ranging applications
by Jill Rolland, Western Fisheries Research Center Director
PubTalk 4/2014 — CATASTROPHIC Earthquakes In a Crowded World
by Thomas L. Holzer, USGS Research Geologist
by Thomas L. Holzer, USGS Research Geologist
PubTalk 3/2014 — Preparing for California Climate Change
--Climatologists Look Back and Peer Forward
Dan Cayan, USGS Climate Change Researcher
--Climatologists Look Back and Peer Forward
Dan Cayan, USGS Climate Change Researcher
PubTalk 2/2014 — 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami 50th Anniv.
By George Plafker, USGS Geologist Emeritus
By George Plafker, USGS Geologist Emeritus
PubTalk 2/2013 — Is "THE IMPOSSIBLE" Possible in the Pacific Northwest
-- Coastal Community Tsunami Hazards and Risk
By Nathan Wood, Geographer
-- Coastal Community Tsunami Hazards and Risk
By Nathan Wood, Geographer
PubTalk 1/2013 — Exploring the Earth's Crust
--Seismology Uncovers Hidden Secrets Beneath our Feet
By Walter Mooney, Geophysicist
--Seismology Uncovers Hidden Secrets Beneath our Feet
By Walter Mooney, Geophysicist
PubTalk 12/2012 — Colorful South Pacific Species
--New Discoveries and Looming Threats
by Robert Fisher, Research Biologist
--New Discoveries and Looming Threats
by Robert Fisher, Research Biologist
PubTalk 11/2012 — Understanding Climate-Wildlife Relationships
-- are American pikas harbingers of changing conditions?
by USGS Research Ecologist Erik Beever
-- are American pikas harbingers of changing conditions?
by USGS Research Ecologist Erik Beever
PubTalk 10/2012 — Exploring Mars With Curiosity
by Ken Herkenhoff, USGS Astrogeology Science Center
by Ken Herkenhoff, USGS Astrogeology Science Center
PubTalk 9/2012 — Pacific Nearshore Ecosystem Mysteries
--from kelp forests to fisheries, sea otters aid in studying ocean vitality
by USGS Research Wildflife Biologist James Bodkin
--from kelp forests to fisheries, sea otters aid in studying ocean vitality
by USGS Research Wildflife Biologist James Bodkin
PubTalk 8/2012 — Global Food Security in the 21st Century
--the increasing need for food production, cropland areas, and agricultural water
by Prasad Thenkabail, Research Geographer
--the increasing need for food production, cropland areas, and agricultural water
by Prasad Thenkabail, Research Geographer