Natural Hazards
Items related to potential dangers from both natural processes (e.g., earthquakes, floods, and climate change) and human impacts on the environment.
Lookout Mountain
Field trip starting point on Lookout Mountain.... Location: CA, USA
Horseshoe Lake
Tree kills at Horseshoe Lake.... Location: CA, USA
Hot Creek Pools
Fence that used to protect the public from the pools now goes through one.... Location: CA, USA
Hot Creek
Walking down the path to Hot Creek.... Location: CA, USA
Mammoth Mountain Gondola
The loading station of the Mammoth Mountain gondola.... Location: CA, USA
View from Mammoth Mountain Gondola
Viewing domes and craters from the Mammoth Mountain gondola.... Location: CA, USA
Horseshoe Lake from Top of Mammoth Mountain
The tree kill area at Horseshoe Lake is visible from the top of Mammoth Mountain.... Location: CA, USA
Debris from Flooding
Debris from the Withlacoochee River near Lee, Florida, downstream from Pinetta, Florida, where the record gage height was recorded last week. (Monday, April 13, 2009)... Location: FL, USA
Measuring Discharge in Suwanne River
USGS hydrologic technician Erik Ohlson measures the discharge of the Suwannee River floodwaters coming over US highway 90 near Ellaville, Florida. (Saturday, April 11, 2009)... Location: FL, USA
Madison Blue Springs State Park
Madison Blue Springs State Park near Blue Springs, Florida flooded by the Withlacoochee River on Saturday, April 11.... Location: FL, USA
Northwest Florida is inundated by floodwaters
The rural landscape in northwest Florida is inundated by floodwaters of the Alapaha River.
... Location: FL, USA
Bridge and Train Trestle across the Alapaha
The Bridge and Train Trestle across the Alapaha provide USGS hydrologic technicians and emergency crews a good survey of flooding conditions for making measurements.... Location: FL, USA
Hydrologic technicians survey the volume of water discharge
USGS hydrologic technicians survey the volume of water discharging across flooded state road 141 from the Withlacoochee River near Lee, Florida (Monday, April 13, 2009).
Courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
... Location: FL, USA
Florida floods with extreme highwater
The dry landscape of northwest Florida floods with extreme highwater from the Withlacoochee River.... Location: FL, USA
Landsat: Mt. Redoubt
Landsat 5 image of the Mt. Redoubt area on March 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM AKDT. The false color image shows the large brown ash cloud extending over the Cook Inlet and the western Kenai peninsula (right sid of image). The image also shows a whiter steam and gas plume rising from the summit of Redoubt Vol... Location: AK, USA
Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ... Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Shoots Video of Flooding Efforts
USGS public affairs specialist, Jennifer LaVista prepares to shoot video of USGS efforts during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. The videos can be viewed at http://www.usgs.gov/homepage/science_features/flooding_march09.asp... Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Shoots Video of Flooding Efforts
USGS public affairs specialist, Jennifer LaVista prepares to shoot video of USGS efforts during historic flooding in Fargo, ND. The videos can be viewed at http://www.usgs.gov/homepage/science_features/flooding_march09.asp... Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ... Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND. ... Location: Fargo, ND, USA