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Where is Snæfellsjökull? ... and what does it look like? Now you can find out. You can also learn where Eyjafjallajökull, Breiðamerkurjökull, and Þórisjökull are and what they look like. Just maybe, for our non-Icelandic audience, we need to explain. These are not typos. They are just four of the geographic names, gleaned from literature dating back to 13th century Icelandic sagas, for Iceland’s 269 modern named glaciers...Where is Snæfellsjökull?
(Released: 10/24/2008 2:10:45 PM)

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Bay Area Schools, Businesses, Governments Practice Readiness for Next Big Quake...Ceremony Marks 140th Anniversary of Devastating Hayward Quake
(Released: 10/21/2008 7:36:03 AM)

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Bay Area Schools, Businesses, Governments Practice Readiness for Next Big Quak...Media Advisory: Ceremony Marks 140th Anniversary of Devastating Hayward Quake
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Storlazzi, Curt D.; Presto, M. Katherine; Logan, Joshua B.; Field, Michael E. (2008), Open-File Report 2008-1295.

High-resolution measurements of waves, currents, water levels, temperature, salinity and turbidity were made in Hanalei Bay, northern Kaua'i, Hawai'i, during the summer of 2006 to better understand coastal circulation, sediment dynamics, and the potentia...Coastal Circulation and Sediment Dynamics in Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i, Part IV, Measurements of Waves, Currents, Temperature, Salinity, and Turbidity, June-September 2006
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Wiley, Jeffrey B. (2008), Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5105.

Regional equations and procedures were developed for estimating 1-, 3-, 7-, 14-, and 30-day 2-year; 1-, 3-, 7-, 14-, and 30-day 5-year; and 1-, 3-, 7-, 14-, and 30-day 10-year hydrologically based low-flow frequency values for unregulated streams in West Virginia. Regional equations and procedures...Estimating Selected Streamflow Statistics Representative of 1930-2002 in West Virginia
(Released: 2008-10-23)

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Langman, Jeff B.; Robertson, Andrew J.; Bynum, Jamar; Gebhardt, Fredrick E. (2008), Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5157.

A fractured-granite aquifer at White Sands Missile Range is contaminated with the explosive compound RDX, nitrate, and perchlorate (oxidizer associated with rocket propellant) from the previous use of the Open Burn/Open Detonation site at t...Geochemical Trends and Natural Attenuation of RDX, Nitrate, and Perchlorate in the Hazardous Test Area Fractured-Granite Aquifer, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 1996-2006
(Released: 2008-10-23)

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Hazard Roundup—September 2008 Quick look:
Hurricane Gustav; Hurricane Ike; Real-time storm surge sensors; Gulf coast impacts and satellite imagery; hurricane photography; Great California ShakeOut
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(Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:28:38 UTC; Length: 5:05)

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