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Glen Canyon Dam High Flow Experiment Time Lapse Videos Available
Released: 4/7/2008 (Share)
Time lapse videos of sandbars from the Glen Canyon Dam high flow experiment have been released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Track Flooding with the New USGS Flood Map
Released: 4/4/2008 9:29:57 AM (Share)
An online, user-friendly map that tracks flood conditions has been developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Feature: The Alaska Volcano Observatory—20 Years of Partnership in Support of Public Safety and Volcano Science
Released: 4/3/2008 1:15:39 PM (Share)
Alaska is one of the most volcanically active regions on Earth, located at the far northern border of the Pacific Ocean, a vast, rugged area of critical importance to global commerce and national security. The more than 50 historically active volcanoes in this region have produced, on average, two explosive eruptions each year. In many cases, eruptions have generated towering clouds of volcanic ash and gas that have traveled thousands of miles downwind, dropping ash on communities as far as northern California and endangering air traffic across the entire continent.

New Model Simulates Ground Water and Surface Water Interactions
Released: 4/2/2008 1:15:48 PM (Share)
A new model to simulate ground-water and surface-water interactions has been released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

No joke—freezing record of climate change to land in Denver this week
Released: 4/1/2008 2:15:36 PM (Share)
Scientists Drill 1,902 Foot Ice Core to Help Study 100,000 Years of Climate History

April Science Picks — Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds
Released: 4/1/2008 (Share)
In this edition of Science Picks, you can discover recent dramatic developments at Kilauea Volcano, who is groovin' to the tunes of nature, and how the USGS helps forecast and notify emergency managers of potential floods, which is especially important since April showers are on their way.

Dramatic Developments at Kilauea Volcano: Scientists Work to Keep Public Safe and Informed
Released: 3/27/2008 1:58:19 PM (Share)
Explosive eruptions and noxious gas emissions at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii this week have prompted scientists to work around the clock to understand what will happen next and how to keep the public out of harm's way.

USGS and the Idaho Department of Water Resources to Measure Water Levels in 1,300 Southern Idaho Wells
Released: 3/26/2008 4:47:08 PM (Share)
Between March 31 and April 11, employees of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), working in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR), will measure ground water levels in more than 1,300 wells throughout southern Idaho’s eastern Snake River Plain.

New findings on abandoned mines in southwest Colorado reveal what methods of investigation are most fruitful for watersheds
Released: 3/25/2008 2:40:37 PM (Share)
Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have evaluated what different geologic, hydrologic, and biologic studies are most effective in cleaning up the watersheds affected by mining in southwest Colorado

Camellias, Rhododendrons Grace Government Offices
Released: 3/25/2008 2:37:01 PM (Share)
The magnificent camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas, and magnolias that create a spectacular display of color each year at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park aren't what usually come to mind when one thinks about a government building and its landscaping. The lush plantings and many rare specimens are largely the work of the late USGS geophysicist, Howard Oliver.

The Hayward Fault: America's Most Dangerous?
Released: 3/20/2008 1:00:00 PM (Share)
According to newly updated information from members of the 1868 Hayward Earthquake Alliance, a major earthquake on the Hayward fault would impact more than 5 million people and property and contents valued in excess of $1.5 trillion in the six counties surrounding the fault. If the 1868 earthquake were to reoccur today, Risk Management Solutions (RMS) estimates total economic losses to residential and commercial properties would likely exceed $165 billion. Other factors, such as fire, damage to infrastructure and related disruption would substantially increase the loss.

Media Advisory: Learn How Volcano Science Helps Build Safer Communities—Alaska Volcano Observatory Turns 20—
Released: 3/19/2008 2:44:51 PM (Share)
Alaska has dozens of active volcanoes, some which erupt explosively multiple times a year. Learn how the scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), which turns 20 in April, help prevent these hazards from becoming disasters.

Media Advisory: USGS to Host Congressional Briefing on Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Communities
Released: 3/19/2008 11:41:49 AM (Share)
U.S. coastal communities, environments, and economies are especially vulnerable to sea-level rise and other climate change impacts.

Media Advisory: Water Availability: A Matter of Quantity, Quality and Use
Released: 3/18/2008 8:49:19 AM (Share)
Competition for water is becoming more intense as the nation's population continues to grow, increasing the demands for water use in agriculture and power production.

USGS Study Finds Pesticides in the Lower Clackamas River Mainstem and Tributaries, and in Samples of Drinking Water
Released: 3/18/2008 6:21:38 AM (Share)
A 2000-2005 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study found a variety of pesticides in water samples from the lower Clackamas River mainstem and tributaries, along with trace-level detections of pesticides in treated drinking-water samples collected from a drinking-water treatment plant that uses the river as a raw-water source, according to a recently released USGS report.

USGS to Offer $3.4 Million in Earthquake Research Grants —Online-Only Applications Due May 15, 2008—
Released: 3/17/2008 3:23:02 PM (Share)
RESTON, Va. - The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will award up to $3.4 million in grants and cooperative agreements for earthquake research in 2009.

United States and Indonesia to Establish Regional Volcano Observatory in North Sulawesi
Released: 3/14/2008 4:43:10 PM (Share)
Jakarta, March 14 -- The United States and Indonesia will collaborate to improve monitoring and early warning capacity of volcanic activity, in an area that is home to many people who are at risk from probable eruptions.

USGS Report Identifies Natural Occurrences of Asbestos in the Southwestern U.S.
Released: 3/13/2008 4:45:55 PM (Share)
A report published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) contains a regional map and associated database that inventory 121 locations of reported natural asbestos and fibrous amphibole occurrences in the Southwestern United States, including Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.

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