21+ hour, 50+ min ago  (518+ words) USGS (. gov) Official websites use. gov Secure. gov websites use HTTPS Every Bird Counts " Delivering Gold Standard Science for North America's Birds Each spring, as migratory birds span continents, our ability to protect them depends on one simple but powerful…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (278+ words) We are used to seeing eruptions from the summit region of K'lauea contained to the region that is referred to as Halema'uma'u. Halema'uma'u, home of Pele, is a crater situated within the larger, steep-walled caldera at the summit of K'lauea…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (55+ words) USGS (. gov) Official websites use. gov Secure. gov websites use HTTPS Satellite images collected before and during the episodic lava fountaining eruption at the summit of K'lauea show how the deposits from this eruption have changed the local landscape....

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (153+ words) The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) investigated possible reasons for why Massachusetts has set record low streamflows recently even though climate conditions have been generally wetter than they were decades ago. They found that the low streamflows in the state are most…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (154+ words) Photos of the fissure and lava cascading over the caldera rim from the August 14, 1971, eruption (top left), the extensive fissure system from the July 1922, 1974 eruption (top center), and an aerial photo of the lava flow field from the September 25, 1982, eruption…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (47+ words) USGS (. gov) Official websites use. gov Secure. gov websites use HTTPS Aerial image of Bahia de Guanica in Puerto Rico. Tracking sediment erosion and transport in a reef-adjacent watershed...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (408+ words) A new study from USGS uses strontium isotopes and mixing models to determine the provenance of terrestrial sediment clouding an ecologically important bay in southwestern Puerto Rico, offering a clearer path for restoration efforts aimed at protecting coastal waters and…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (169+ words) USGS (. gov) Official websites use. gov Secure. gov websites use HTTPS Detecting a Grassland Invader, Above and Below Ground Invasive plants are rapidly transforming the prairie grasslands of the Southern Great Plains. Researchers supported by the South Central CASC are…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (365+ words) USGS (. gov) Official websites use. gov Secure. gov websites use HTTPS USGS announces release of updated 3 D Hydrography Program data service and supporting tables The updated service includes new geospatial data based on 3 D Elevation Program data. Nationwide Flow Network…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (212+ words) In a recent study, scientists used several novel methods to measure the volume of water erupted from the iconic Old Faithful Geyser. The average volume of water from 45 eruptions was 27. 9 cubic meters (7, 370 gallons) but varied from 12. 2 to 44. 3 cubic meters (3, 223 to…...