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A previously undescribed, cold-loving fungus has been linked to white-nose syndrome, a condition associated with the deaths of over 100,000 hibernating bats in the northeastern United States. The findings are published in this week's issue of Science....Newly Identified Fungus Implicated in White-Nose Syndrome in Bats: Mysterious Bat Disease Decimates Colonies in the Northeast
(Released: 10/30/2008 1:00:00 PM)

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What if you knew that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would happen in less than three weeks? In a new video interview, USGS earthquake scientist Dr. Lucy Jones explains that millions of Southern Californians will be preparing as if they do know, thanks to the Great Southern California ShakeOut....Earthquakes? Don't Freak Out--ShakeOut!
(Released: 10/28/2008 6:41:29 AM)

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In this October edition of Science Picks, crack the mystery of freaky frog fungus, sneaky iguanas, a "Halloween" fish and what’s lurking in our drinking water. Glaciers and sea otters are disappearing, while deep-sea corals and devilishly hot geothermal energy are thriving. Don’t be spooked — read on for clues to these mysteries and more...October Science Picks -- Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds
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Geological Survey (U.S.) (2008), General Information Publication 81.

EarthNow! displays live or recent acquisitions from the Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites as they pass over North America. When these satellites pass within range of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, data imagery is downloaded and displayed in...EarthNow!
(Released: 2008-11-02)

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Bacon, Charles R. (2008), Scientific Investigations Map 2832.

Crater Lake partly fills one of the most spectacular calderas of the world, an 8-by-10-km basin more than 1 km deep formed by collapse of the volcano known as Mount Mazama (fig. 1) during a rapid series of explosive eruptions about 7,700 years ago. Having a maximum depth of 594 m, Crater Lake is the deepe...Geologic Map of Mount Mazama and Crater Lake Caldera, Oregon
(Released: 2008-11-02)

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Hettinger, R. D.; Honey, J. G.; Ellis, M. S.; Barclay, C. S. V.; East, J. A. (2008), Scientific Investigations Map 3053.

This report provides a map and detailed descriptions of geologic formations for a 1,250 square mile region in the Rawlins-Little Snake River coal field in the eastern part of the Washakie and Great Divide Basins of south-central Wyoming. Mapping o...Geologic Map of Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary Strata and Coal Stratigraphy of the Paleocene Fort Union Formation, Rawlins-Little Snake River Area, South-Central Wyoming
(Released: 2008-11-02)

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Hazard Roundup—October 2008 Quick look:
A blazing start to the southern California wildfire season! A number of powerful and destructive earthquakes around the world! The largest earthquake drill in US history just around the corner!
Host: Brian Campbell
(Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:57:56 UTC; Length: 5:11)

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