a discussion of present opportunities and future challenges
by Colin F. Williams, USGS 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 8/2009 — The Future of Geothermal Energy
a discussion of present opportunities and future challenges
by Colin F. Williams, USGS Geophysicist
USGS Public Lecture Series: Climate Change 101
Climate change is an issue of increasing public concern because of its potential effects on land, water, and biological resources.
Climate change is an issue of increasing public concern because of its potential effects on land, water, and biological resources.
PubTalk 7/2009 — Restoring California's "Inland Sea"
Status of efforts to restore the Salton Sea
by Lee Case, Chief Scientist, USGS Salton Sea Science Office
Status of efforts to restore the Salton Sea
by Lee Case, Chief Scientist, USGS Salton Sea Science Office
USGS Public Lecture Series: Hurricanes and Our Changing Coasts
In September 2008, Hurricane Ike destroyed nearly every house in the Gulf-front community of Gilchrist, just north of Galveston Texas. In addition to storm surge and battering waves, the land on which the houses were built contributed to the disaster by changing in shape and elevation. Dr.
In September 2008, Hurricane Ike destroyed nearly every house in the Gulf-front community of Gilchrist, just north of Galveston Texas. In addition to storm surge and battering waves, the land on which the houses were built contributed to the disaster by changing in shape and elevation. Dr.
PubTalk 6/2009 — Tracking Mercury from Ore to Organism
Mercury Cycling and Bioaccumulation In a Mine-Dominated Ecosystem
By Tom Suchanek, USGS Western Ecological Research Center
Mercury Cycling and Bioaccumulation In a Mine-Dominated Ecosystem
By Tom Suchanek, USGS Western Ecological Research Center
USGS Public Lecture Series: A Field Trip to the Congo--Hydroacoustic measurements in "the river that swallows all rivers."
linkImagine yourself in central Africa, in a dugout canoe crossing the lower Congo Rive''s rapids and whirlpools. USGS scientist John Shelton found himself there this past summer, measuring places where the waters reached a depth of over 700 feet. His measurements indicate that the Congo River is perhaps the deepest river in the world!
USGS Public Lecture Series: A Field Trip to the Congo--Hydroacoustic measurements in "the river that swallows all rivers."
linkImagine yourself in central Africa, in a dugout canoe crossing the lower Congo Rive''s rapids and whirlpools. USGS scientist John Shelton found himself there this past summer, measuring places where the waters reached a depth of over 700 feet. His measurements indicate that the Congo River is perhaps the deepest river in the world!
USGS Public Lecture Series: Watching Nature's Clock: A Citizen-Scientist Effort to Track Seasonal Signs of Climate Change
linkA new USGS program, the USA National Phenology Network, is recruiting tens of thousands of volunteers to team up with scientists to help track the effects of climate on seasonal patterns of plant and animal behavior.
USGS Public Lecture Series: Watching Nature's Clock: A Citizen-Scientist Effort to Track Seasonal Signs of Climate Change
linkA new USGS program, the USA National Phenology Network, is recruiting tens of thousands of volunteers to team up with scientists to help track the effects of climate on seasonal patterns of plant and animal behavior.
PubTalk 4/2009 — SOILS, CARBON, and Global exCHANGE
by Jennifer Harden, USGS Soil Scientist
by Jennifer Harden, USGS Soil Scientist
USGS Public Lecture Series: Science Through Imagery
Knee-high to Bird's Eye: Multi-scale Remote Sensing of Vegetation Dynamics. Dr. John Jones, an expert in remote sensing, discusses several projects in the Shenandoah National Park and the Everglades. Learn how science from satellites can help decision-makers address issues related to climate change, water resources, and habitat conditions.
Knee-high to Bird's Eye: Multi-scale Remote Sensing of Vegetation Dynamics. Dr. John Jones, an expert in remote sensing, discusses several projects in the Shenandoah National Park and the Everglades. Learn how science from satellites can help decision-makers address issues related to climate change, water resources, and habitat conditions.
PubTalk 3/2009 — Can our Western Forests Take the Heat?!
Climatic change and the future of forests in the western United States
By Philip van Mantgem, Ecologist
Climatic change and the future of forests in the western United States
By Philip van Mantgem, Ecologist
PubTalk 2/2009 — Petroleum in the Arctic
Geology, Climate, and National Interests
By Donald L. Gautier, Geologist
Geology, Climate, and National Interests
By Donald L. Gautier, Geologist
PubTalk 2/2009 — A lecture by Martha A. Sandweiss on her latest book
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line"
By Martha Sandweiss, Princeton University
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line"
By Martha Sandweiss, Princeton University
PubTalk 1/2009 — Exploring Mars: Geology, Climate Change, Past Life
By Michael H. Carr, USGS Astrogeologist
- Data from a recent polar lander, two still active rovers
and three spacecraft in orbit are changing our
perceptions about how Mars evolved. What do
these new data imply for the prospects of past and present life?
By Michael H. Carr, USGS Astrogeologist
- Data from a recent polar lander, two still active rovers
and three spacecraft in orbit are changing our
perceptions about how Mars evolved. What do
these new data imply for the prospects of past and present life?
PubTalk 12/2008 — Gemstone Deposits of the United States
Commercial production - localities visited by mineral collectors
by Pete Modreski, USGS Gemstone Specialist
Commercial production - localities visited by mineral collectors
by Pete Modreski, USGS Gemstone Specialist
PubTalk 11/2008 — Taking the Biological Pulse of Our Planet
The USA National Phenology Network
by Jake Weltzin, NPN Executive Director
The USA National Phenology Network
by Jake Weltzin, NPN Executive Director
PubTalk 10/2008 — Prehistoric Packrat Piles
Archives of Climate Change
by Kenneth Cole, USGS Research Ecologist
Archives of Climate Change
by Kenneth Cole, USGS Research Ecologist
PubTalk 9/2008 — Ready for the Next Big Bay Area Earthquake?
The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake was not the Bay Area's "Big One" but a repeat of the destructive 1868 Hayward earthquake may qualify!
by Tom Brocher, USGS Seismologist
The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake was not the Bay Area's "Big One" but a repeat of the destructive 1868 Hayward earthquake may qualify!
by Tom Brocher, USGS Seismologist
PubTalk 8/2008 — How the Earth Copes with Our LUSTs
The amazing capabilities of subsurface life
by Barbara Bekins, USGS Research Hydrologist
LUST= Leaking Underground Storge Tank
The amazing capabilities of subsurface life
by Barbara Bekins, USGS Research Hydrologist
LUST= Leaking Underground Storge Tank
PubTalk 7/2008 — A Moroccan Adventure
Searching for a blue-eyed turtle in the Sahara Desert
by USGS Herpetologist Jeffrey Lovich and visiting Cadi Ayyad University (Marrakech) Professor Mohammed Znari
Searching for a blue-eyed turtle in the Sahara Desert
by USGS Herpetologist Jeffrey Lovich and visiting Cadi Ayyad University (Marrakech) Professor Mohammed Znari
PubTalk 6/2008 — Cleanup on Aisle 9
The Long Lasting Legacy of Nuclear Waste
Dave Stonestrom, USGS Research Hydrologist
The Long Lasting Legacy of Nuclear Waste
Dave Stonestrom, USGS Research Hydrologist
PubTalk 5/2008 — Global Warming
Western Style
Michael Dettinger, USGS Research Hydrologist
Western Style
Michael Dettinger, USGS Research Hydrologist