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It's Pollinator Week 2009, and we're talking to USGS scientist Sam Droege about the tremendous importance of native bees and pollinators in general, and how you can lend a hand to these tiny titans. Like eating fresh fruits and vegetables? Think agriculture is important to our society? Then you'll want to pay attention to this CoreCast. (11:00) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (10.38 MB) |
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Climate change is happening across the entire Nation and is projected to continue in the future with widespread impacts. (8:13) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (7.60 MB) |
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A roundup of the April and May 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits. (4:36) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (4.29 MB) |
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Man-made moon dirt, or regolith, has been created by the USGS to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. USGS scientist Steve Wilson talks about this "mission critical" project. Images are available in the Details/Transcript section as well as on the USGS Multimedia Gallery at: http://gallery.usgs.gov/collections/Astrogeology (5:00) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (4.65 MB) |
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Late on May 17, 2009, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Greater Los Angeles area. We spoke with Ken Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey to fill us in on the details. (6:05) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (5.65 MB) |
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USGS Geophysicist John Power discusses the recent flare up in earthquake activity at Mt. Redoubt and the likelihood of another eruption in the near future. (6:11) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (5.69 MB) |
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Climate change is increasing the mobility of sand dunes in the Southwest, posing threats to roadways, infrastructure, human health, cultural practices of the Navajo Nation, and much more. Vegetation on dunes serves as a stabilizer, but as the climate warms and precipitation decreases, there is less vegetation growth. USGS scientist Margaret Hiza and intern Leanna Begay discuss their research to understand the dunes' plant diversity and what changes are occurring. (8:47) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (8.12 MB) |
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A roundup of the March 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits. (3:25) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (3.21 MB) |
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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. (6:18) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (5.84 MB) |
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USGS scientists continue to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, N.D. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property. Also available in: YouTube | MPG/WMV (27.28 MB) | QuickTime (5.31 MB) | Audio only (2.07 MB) (2:15) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (5.31 MB) |
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