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Latest USGS North Carolina News Releases

Photos Reveal Severity of Hurricane Sandy's Coastal Impacts
Released: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 15:20:00 EDT
The USGS has released a series of aerial photographs showing before-and-after images of Hurricane Sandy’s impacts on the Atlantic Coast.

Students at USGS: As A USGS Geographer Kitty Kolb Helps Protect People’s Lives and Property
Released: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 7:00:00 EDT

Sea Level Rise Accelerating in U.S. Atlantic Coast
Released: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:00:00 EDT
Rates of sea level rise are increasing three-to-four times faster along portions of the U.S. Atlantic Coast than globally, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report published in Nature Climate Change.

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Latest USGS National News Releases

Interior Prepares to Conduct Landsat 8 Scientific Programs After Successful Launch of Latest Earth-Observing Satellite
Released: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:00:00 EDT
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Anne Castle, United States Geological Survey (USGS) Director Dr. Marcia McNutt and other Interior and NASA officials to launch the nation's newest Earth-observing satellite into space.

Remembering Asbury "Abby" Sallenger
Released: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 15:58:45 EDT

Reminder - Abstracts for the 2013 TMN UC and CDI Workshop Due Soon
Released: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 10:40:27 EDT
The joint 2013 The National Map Users Conference and Community for Data Integration Workshop will be held on May 20 – 24, 2013 in Denver, Colorado.

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Archived North Carolina News Releases

Do Triangle Area Water Supplies Contain Emerging Contaminants?
Released:7/5/2007
For years, North Carolina water suppliers have dealt with conventional pollutants, such as excessive nitrogen and phosphorus, sediment, and fecal bacteria. Local utility managers for the Triangle Area partnered with the USGS to investigate the occurrence of these substances in rivers and reservoirs that supply raw water.

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