USGS has selected 16 recipients to be awarded grant funding to address landslide risk reduction science. The grants will help advance landslide research capabilities.

The U.S. Geological Survey plans low-level flights by airplane and helicopter over southern and central New Mexico to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey began in March and ...

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Summary: The north, south, and west vents continue to glow with minor intermittent spatter from the north and south vents. Minor summit inflation continued overnight. There is no anomalous activity ...

The north, south, and west vents are all producing strong glow and frequent flames tonight. Magma is high in the conduit but below levels where continuous spattering is visible. Slow inflation ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Volcano Observatory Summary: Magnitude-4.1 earthquake near Pāhala, Island of Hawaiʻi On Thursday, September 17 at 8:36 p.m. HST, a magnitude-4.1 earthquake occurred 3 mi ...

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Lithium is necessary for low-carbon technologies that combat climate change, but lithium extraction is water-intensive. Changes in temperature and precipitation arising from climate change are ...

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) represents the water drainage network of the United States with features such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, coastline, dams, and streamgages. Note – ...

In the 4th Century B.C., Aristotle proposed that earthquakes were caused by winds trapped in subterranean caves. Small tremors were thought to have been caused by air pushing on the cavern roofs, and ...

Regional models for postfire debris-flow likelihood and rainfall thresholds across the western United States Regional models for postfire debris-flow likelihood and rainfall thresholds across the ...