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Does a shortage of rain necessarily mean that a drought will occur?

What is "artesian well water"?

What is an aquifer?

Is there a relationship between large earthquakes that occur along major fault zones and nearby volcanic eruptions?

Can we use the heat from Yellowstone for energy?

What is the Palmer Index?

What is the difference between a landslide advisory, watch, and warning?

What is "El Nino" and what are its effects?

Why does my drinking water look milky or cloudy sometimes?

What is geologic time?

What is the Great Southern California ShakeOut?

How hot are volcanoes?

Why are coral reefs in peril and what is being done to protect them?

What is Remote Sensing?

What should I do during an earthquake?

What is E. coli and what should I do if it is in my drinking water?

What are snakeheads and what do they look like?

What is a lava tube?

What is metadata?

What is sterling silver?

USGS Newsroom

Results of Landmark Montana Grizzly Bear Study Now Available

Airport Runway Deicers Impact on the Environment Greater Than Previously Thought

USGS Unlocks New Discoveries to Help Protect Endangered and At-Risk Species

No Yellowstone Evacuation Warning Issued

Swarm of Earthquake Activity Over For Now at Yellowstone National Park

Earthquake Fatalities High in 2008

Mixed News on Mercury in Indiana's Water

Results Are In: Great Southern California ShakeOut Successful, Sets U.S. Record!

Presidential Rank Awards -- Top Federal Honor -- Given to Two USGS Scientists and Deputy Director

Abrupt Climate Change: Will It Happen this Century?

Some Pollutants Declining in Willamette and Columbia Rivers

Northern Soil Carbon Reservoirs Vulnerable to Global Warming

USGS Science at AGU Climate Change, Floods, Northern Forests, Coral Reefs, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mercury and More

USGS Science Picks: November/December 2008

New USGS Video and Image Gallery

USGS Frequently Asked Questions

What are the usual causes of fish kills?

What is a "caldera"?

How many major Hawaiian Islands are there? What are their principal volcanoes?

Do you have map data in digital form?

What is a landslide, and what causes them?

Where can I learn more about flood forecasting?

Where can I get a fault map?

Is it true that water coming out of sewage treatment plants is used for other purposes?

How is heat released in Yellowstone?

How much distance does a degree, minute and second cover on your maps?

How many counties are there in the United States?

Why is it important to study Gas Hydrate?

How does runoff from large animal feeding operations affect water quality?

What is geologic time?

Where can I find a list of the largest earthquakes near my town?

How is the water I drink made safe?

What are snakeheads?

What career opportunities does the USGS have for biologists?

How do you know when an animal is becoming endangered or extinct? What are the determining factors?

How can I find streamflow or water-level data that will tell me if a particular river will be suitable for rafting, kayaking, or fishing today?

What is Gas Hydrate?

How often do volcanic eruptions occur at Yellowstone?

Does the U.S. Geological Survey study acid rain?

Where can I go to find landslide information for my area?

What are black smokers?

Arctic ChroniclesUSGS M5+ Earthquakes

M 7.4, east of the Kuril Islands

M 5.6, Solomon Islands

M 5.4, southeast of the Loyalty Islands

M 5.1, Izu Islands, Japan region

M 6.7, southeast of the Loyalty Islands

M 5.0, eastern Sichuan, China

M 5.0, Flores Sea

M 5.0, off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

M 5.2, Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea

M 5.0, Mariana Islands region

M 5.1, Coquimbo, Chile

M 5.0, Tonga region

M 5.1, Crete, Greece

M 6.0, Mid-Indian Ridge

M 5.1, Simeulue, Indonesia

M 5.4, south of Tonga

M 5.0, Mindanao, Philippines

M 5.0, off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

M 5.0, offshore Antofagasta, Chile

M 5.2, near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia

M 5.1, Luzon, Philippines

M 5.1, Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia

M 5.7, Carlsberg Ridge

USGS Landslides Hazard Alerts Recent Volcano Observatory Activity Reports USGS Publications Warehouse

2006 Volcanic Activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: Summary of Events and Response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory

Assessment of the Mowry Shale and Niobrara Formation as Continuous Hydrocarbon Systems, Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming

Hydrologic Investigations Concerning Lead Mining Issues in Southeastern Missouri

Geologic Map of the Helen Planitia Quadrangle (V-52), Venus

Ground-Water, Surface-Water, and Water-Chemistry Data, Black Mesa Area, Northeastern Arizona - 2006-07

Historical Ground-Water Development in the Salinas Alluvial Fan Area, Salinas, Puerto Rico, 1900-2005

Potentiometric Surface of the Upper and Lower Aquifers of the North Coast Limestone Aquifer System and Hydrologic Conditions in the Arecibo-Manati Area, Puerto Rico, November 27-December 1, 2006

Thermal Maturity Patterns (CAI and %Ro) in Upper Ordovician and Devonian Rocks of the Appalachian Basin: A Major Revision of USGS Map I-917-E Using New Subsurface Collections

Biological Communities and Geomorphology of Patch Reefs in Biscayne National Park, Florida, U.S.A.

Davis Pond Freshwater Prediversion Biomonitoring Study: Freshwater Fisheries and Eagles

Evaluation of Floodplain Modifications to Reduce the Effect of Floods Using a Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model of the Flint River at Albany, Georgia

Monitoring Inland Storm Surge and Flooding From Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana, September 2008

Alkylphenols, Other Endocrine-Active Chemicals, and Fish Responses in Three Streams in Minnesota - Study Design and Data, February-September 2007

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