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Megathrust Quake Faults Weaker and Less Stressed than Thought

Megathrust Quake Faults Weaker and Less Stressed than Thought

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Some of the inner workings of Earth’s subduction zones and their “megathrust” faults are revealed in a paper published today in...

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Media Advisory: USGS Data Lights the Way for Tilikum Crossing

Media Advisory: USGS Data Lights the Way for Tilikum Crossing

Tonight, the Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, will brighten Portland’s skyline when the bridge’s aesthetic nighttime light program is...
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First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

First-Ever National Climate Boot Camp to Address Tribal Needs and Concerns Related to Climate Change

Climate change has a direct and evident impact on Native American tribal communities by disrupting local economies and traditional cultures. Members...

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Low 2015 Snowpack and River Flows Studied to Provide Insight Into Future Droughts

Low 2015 Snowpack and River Flows Studied to Provide Insight Into Future Droughts

U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technicians are currently taking measurements from hundreds of streams and rivers across the western United States...

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Sage-grouse Priority Areas Function as an Interdependent Network

Sage-grouse Priority Areas Function as an Interdependent Network

BOISE, Idaho — The network of greater sage-grouse priority areas is a highly centralized system of conservation reserves. The largest priority areas...
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New Scientist-in-Charge at USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory

New Scientist-in-Charge at USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory

The U.S. Geological Survey is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Seth Moran to serve as the new Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Cascades Volcano...
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Study Shows Sea Level Rise to Threaten West Coast Tidal Wetlands Over the Next 100 Years

Study Shows Sea Level Rise to Threaten West Coast Tidal Wetlands Over the Next 100 Years

The U.S. Geological Survey and Oregon State University released a report this week examining Pacific Northwest tidal wetland vulnerability to sea...

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Study Explores Groundwater and Geothermal Energy in Drought-Stricken Eastern Oregon and Neighboring States

Study Explores Groundwater and Geothermal Energy in Drought-Stricken Eastern Oregon and Neighboring States

A new study now underway by the U.S. Geological Survey is exploring the groundwater resources and geothermal energy potential in drought-stricken...

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Media Advisory: GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens

Media Advisory: GeoGirls Dig Geology at Mount St. Helens

Twenty middle school girls from Washington and Oregon are participating in “GeoGirls,” an outdoor program jointly organized by the U.S. Geological...
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USGS Awards $4 Million to Support Earthquake Early Warning System in California and Pacific Northwest

USGS Awards $4 Million to Support Earthquake Early Warning System in California and Pacific Northwest

RESTON, Va.— The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded approximately $4 million this week to four universities – California Institute of Technology...
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Media Advisory: Cascadia Quake and Orphan Tsunami — Public Lecture

Media Advisory: Cascadia Quake and Orphan Tsunami — Public Lecture

One winter's night in the year 1700, a mysterious tsunami flooded fields and washed away houses in Japan. It arrived without the warning that a nearby...
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40 Years of North Pacific Seabird Survey Data Now Online

40 Years of North Pacific Seabird Survey Data Now Online

The U.S. Geological Survey today released the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database — a massive online resource compiling the results of 40 years of...

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