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Photograph of USGS and University of KwaZulu-Natal personnel in front of a shark sign on the Lower/Outer Cape, Massachusetts

Natural Hazards

The Earth is a very dynamic place. Sometimes conditions change across its diverse landscape, leading to situations where natural hazards can become disasters that threaten society. The USGS has a long and storied history of monitoring and studying natural hazards of all kinds. Explore below for a bit more information about what we do and how we can help keep you safe.

Science Explorer

Studying Hazards, Responding to Disasters

Earth's Pulse: Hazard Monitoring

Water and Extreme Weather

Alerts, Forecasting, and Notifications

Photograph of USGS and University of KwaZulu-Natal personnel in front of a shark sign on the Lower/Outer Cape, Massachusetts

Natural Hazards

The Earth is a very dynamic place. Sometimes conditions change across its diverse landscape, leading to situations where natural hazards can become disasters that threaten society. The USGS has a long and storied history of monitoring and studying natural hazards of all kinds. Explore below for a bit more information about what we do and how we can help keep you safe.

Science Explorer

Studying Hazards, Responding to Disasters

Earth's Pulse: Hazard Monitoring

Water and Extreme Weather

Alerts, Forecasting, and Notifications

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R/V Petrel leaving the dock in Beach Haven, NJ to begin the geophysical survey in May 2018.

R/V Petrel leaving the dock in Beach Haven, NJ

Chuck Worley (USGS) monitoring the real-time sonar data aboard the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018.

Monitoring real-time sonar data

View from high up on a coastal bluff looking at a beach at low tide with some exposed boulders, two people standing on shore.

Whidbey Island snapshot west

Captain Steve Evert (Stockton University) at the helm of the R/V Petrel

Capt Steve Evert (Stockton University) at the helm of the R/V Petrel

Subbottom profiler system towed on pontoons behind the R/V Petrel during the geophysical survey in May 2018

Subbottom profiler system towed on pontoons

View looks down at a rocky beach at low tide, from up high on cliff.

Whidbey Island video camera timex image

View of a beach from up high on a cliff, with some boulders and rocky areas visible during low tide.

Whidbey Island video camera bright image

View of a beach from up high on a cliff, with some boulders and rocky areas visible during low tide.

Whidbey Island video camera dark image

View looking down at a rocky beach at low tide, from up high on a cliff.

Whidbey Island video camera variance image

Sandy barrier island with dunes near a sandy beach on one side, low vegetation in the middle, and a bay of water on the other.

West view of Fire Island, New York from the Fire Island Lighthouse

Image: USGS Headquarters

U.S. Geological Survey Headquarters

Photo of John Wesley Powell

John Wesley Powell

Smithsonian Marine Station

portrait of Leslie W Jones

Leslie W Jones

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USGS News: Everything We've Got

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USGS News: Featured Stories

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USGS News: National News Releases

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USGS News: Science Snippets

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USGS News: Technical Announcements

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USGS News: Employee in the News

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USGS Sciences in Iowa

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USGS Publications

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USGS CoreCast (Podcast)

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Alaska Science Center (News)

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Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian

Satellite picture of Hurricane Harvey

Region 4: Mississippi Basin

Group of Pacific walruses resting on beach, Alaska

Region 11: Alaska

This is an image of 17 distinct landslides that have occurred around the Hawaiian Islands over the last several million years.

Region 12: Pacific Islands

Palo Alto Unified School District

Fremont Union High School District

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