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Natural Hazards
Items related to potential dangers from both natural processes (e.g., earthquakes, floods, and climate change) and human impacts on the environment.
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Road Closure
Flood waters of the Missouri River and its tributaries cause road closures.... 
Missouri River
Woody debris is picked up and carried downstream by the rising waters of the Missouri River in Jefferson City, Missouri....
Debris Flow in Action
A debris flow exceeding a meter in depth rushes towards the monitoring station used to measure basal force and other flow properties. Captured by automated monitoring camera. ...
Earthquake Monitoring in Haiti
Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prin...
Earthquake Education and Outreach in Haiti
Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prin...
Earthquake Education and Outreach in Haiti
Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prin...
Seismic Monitoring in Haiti
Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prin...
Earthquake Monitoring in Haiti
Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prin...
Earthquake Education and Outreach in Haiti
Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prin...
Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy
USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York....
Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy
USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York....
Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy
USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York....
Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy
USGS hydrologist Michael Noll surveying a high-water mark on Ellis Island, New York....
Surveying High-Water Marks after Hurricane Sandy
USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York....
USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo
Red River floodwater in downtown Fargo, N.D., overcame a public trail sign in April 2013....
USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo
USGS hydrologist Dan Thomas places an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) into Fargo, N.D., floodwaters to measure streamflow on the Red River....
USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo
USGS hydrologist Dan Thomas speaks with media about USGS flood response efforts in Fargo, N.D....
USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo
A team of USGS hydrologists and technicians prepares to take an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) out on the Red River in downtown Fargo, N.D., to measure streamflow during the 2013 flood....
USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo
A high water marker is submerged by the rising Red River during flooding in Fargo, N.D....
USGS Responds to Flooding in Fargo
USGS hydrologist Dan Thomas shows media how the acoustic Doppler current profiler (on the right) measures streamflow on the Red River in Fargo....
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