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Surveying Ice and Fire: Mapping Icelands Glaciers and Subglacier Volcanic Calderas
For the first time, all of Icelands glaciers are shown on a single map. Read more
USGS Responds to Record Flooding in Colorado
USGS field crews are measuring significant flooding and assessing landslides across Colorados Front Range. Read more
Drought The Stealth Disaster
USGS science can help mitigate the adverse impacts of droughts. Read more
Drought The Stealth Disaster
Stealthily incremental, drought is a very costly disaster. Read more
Self-Flying Planes Aid Geothermal, Seismic Exploration
Research in a remote valley yields faster, more cost-effective ways to identify sustainable energy resources. Read more
Join Natures Notebook and Have Fun with Phenology
Tue, 17 Sep 2013
Get ready to fall in love as the fall season approaches.
Is The Impossible Possible in the Pacific Northwest? Coastal Community Tsunami Hazards and Risk Free USGS Public Lecture February 28
Mon, 25 Feb 2013
February 28th at 7 p.m. (PST) Public Lecture information: http://online.wr.usgs.gov/calendar
Exploring the Earths Crust Seismology Uncovers Hidden Secrets Beneath Our Feet Free USGS Public Lecture January 24
Fri, 18 Jan 2013
January 24th at 7 p.m. (PST) Public Lecture information: http://online.wr.usgs.gov/calendar
News Releases
Surveying Ice and Fire: The First Map of All of Iceland's Glaciers and Subglacier Volcanic Calderas Released
(Released: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:00:00 EDT)
We Will Rock You -- Geologic Map Day
(Released: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 9:00:00 EDT)
NASA Launches Study of Next-Generation Global Land Imaging System
(Released: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:00:00 EDT)
Latest Publications
Recent (circa 1998 to 2011) channel-migration rates of selected streams in Indiana
(Released: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:13 -0500)
Nickel-cobalt laterites--a deposit model: Chapter H in Mineral deposit models for resource assessment
(Released: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:48 -0500)
Quality of groundwater and surface water, Wood River Valley, south-central Idaho, July and August 2012
(Released: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:18 -0500)
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USGS Releases Latest Bakken Oil and Gas Assessment
Host: Alex Demas
(4/30/2013 | Length: 5:42)
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