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  1. 8 hours ago

    How the 1815 eruption Indonesia’s Mt Tambora jump-started New England’s mackerel fishing industry Pic:JGao

    1 reply 39 retweets 49 likes
  2. 11 hours ago

    A Deadly Double Punch: Together, Turbines and Disease Jeopardize Endangered Bats #

    12 retweets 9 likes
  3. 14 hours ago

    Turning the Tide on the Chesapeake Bay: USGS Paleoclimate Science Helps Set Realistic Pollution Standards

    21 retweets 26 likes
  4. 16 hours ago

    USGS AK Science Center tracks Polar Bears by Satellite (Christopher Robin never had it this good)

    14 retweets 30 likes
  5. Jan 17

    [FAQ] Where can I find information on employment with the USGS?

    1 reply 18 retweets 30 likes
  6. Jan 17

    8 Altitude: 438 miles (~705km), Speed: 16,760 mph Single orbit: ~99 min, Entire Earth: 233 orbits or every 16 days

    1 reply 33 retweets 51 likes
  7. Jan 17

    [PUB] Tectonic summaries of magnitude 7 and greater earthquakes from 2000 to 2015

    1 reply 86 retweets 63 likes
  8. Jan 17

    On this day in Earthquake History. Northridge, CA 1/17/94 M 6.7

    5 replies 135 retweets 85 likes
  9. Jan 17

    Check out our top 2016 posts in this 2 part year in review & . Pic.SCarter

    2 replies 19 retweets 67 likes
  10. Jan 17

    17,000 year old landslide off of Blackhawk Mtn, Lucerne Valley in S Calif. .

    45 retweets 68 likes
  11. Jan 14

    The Australian Marree Man is reborn in this from :

    1 reply 17 retweets 28 likes
  12. Jan 13

    Friday's 101-Earth's 'Shadow Zone': How do we know the Earth's outer core is liquid? Find out:

    2 replies 94 retweets 125 likes
  13. Jan 13

    Save the date! Jan 26, 2017, 7:00PM. PST Unusual Sources of Tsunamis - From Krakatoa to Monterey Bay.

    45 retweets 43 likes
  14. Jan 13

    Cute as a button! & partners working together to understand how the pika respond to warming temperatures

    2 replies 26 retweets 87 likes
  15. Jan 13

    Mapping Beach Changes from recent storms in Santa Cruz, CA

    2 replies 19 retweets 18 likes
  16. Jan 13

    Post-wildfire debris flows may pose a threat years after a fire. Learn how identifies areas at risk:

    2 replies 35 retweets 34 likes
  17. Jan 12

    Astronomical observatory, probably near Fort Ruby, Photo by T.H. O'Sullivan (King Survey)

    8 retweets 21 likes
  18. Jan 12

    January is - Learn about the Geology of Radon here:

    28 retweets 36 likes
  19. Jan 12

    It’s the Heat & the Humidity,New Study Finds:Why Lyme Disease is Common in the North,Rare in the South Pic:GHickling

    4 replies 11 retweets 18 likes
  20. Jan 12

    Take note -- entrance fees waived for all national parks on Monday 1/16 for

    129 retweets 143 likes

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