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availability. We characterize the geological landscape and also provide the Nation with fundamental geochemical and geophysical data necessary to address these issues. Learn about our science
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Earthquake Fatalities High in 2008
Released: 1/6/2009 4:41:02 PM
The number of earthquake-related fatalities across the world was much higher in 2008 than in recent years.
Results Are In: Great Southern California ShakeOut Successful, Sets U.S. Record!
Released: 12/19/2008 3:02:12 PM
Los Angeles - It's working! On November 13, 2008 more than 5.47 million people in southern California participated in The Great Southern California ShakeOut, now officially the largest earthquake drill in the Nation's history - and according to some community leaders, a success that should be practiced every year.
Northern Soil Carbon Reservoirs Vulnerable to Global Warming
Released: 12/15/2008 9:57:03 AM
Mounting evidence shows that soil carbon is increasingly contributing larger amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere as a result of warming, permafrost degradation, and complex
climate-biogeochemical interactions.
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