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USGS to Award $5 Million in Earthquake Research Grants
Released: 5/1/2009 2:19:43 PM
RESTON, Va. - Five-million dollars in grants and cooperative agreements are being awarded in 2009 for earthquake research to 84 recipients including universities, state geological surveys and private firms, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today.

Secretary Salazar Announces Recovery Act Funds to Upgrade Earthquake Networks
Released: 4/16/2009 9:50:28 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the U.S. Geological Survey will fund $29.4 million in earthquake network upgrades nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, an investment that will significantly improve the timely delivery of information to high-hazard regions such as the Bay area.

USGS Announces 2009 Mineral Research Grants
Released: 4/8/2009 9:00:00 AM
Grant Projects Help Ensure a Sustainable Supply of Minerals for the Nation

New USGS Study Documents Rapid Disappearance of Antarctica's Ice Shelves
Released: 4/3/2009 5:34:22 PM
Antarctica's glaciers are melting more rapidly than previously known because of climate change, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report prepared in close collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey.

Media Advisory: The Continuing Eruption of Mount Redoubt Volcano
Released: 4/2/2009 4:32:00 PM
Scientists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory and the Unified Command will host a news conference at 1:00PM AKDT (5:00PM EASTERN TIME) at the USGS Alaska Science Center in the Glenn Olds Hall Conference Room, Anchorage, AK, to discuss the continuing eruption of Mount Redoubt Volcano.

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CoreCast album art Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake in Central Italy

Early this morning, April 06, 2009, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Rome, Italy.

We spoke with Stuart Sipkin, a geophysicist at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center to fill us in on the details.


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Episode: 92
Host: Scott Horvath

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Episode: 153
Host: Brian Campbell
Published: 3/4/2009

CoreCast album art Mount Redoubt Volcano in Alaska Likely to Erupt

Mount Redoubt in Alaska is likely to erupt within days or weeks. We talk with USGS Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator John Eichelberger to find out more details.


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Episode: 81
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Published: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:14:25 UTC -- (5:08)

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