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Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Roof moved into the ocean in Fagasa, American Samoa following the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Only the foundation of a house in Fagasa, American Samoa remains after the tsunami hit on Sept. 29, 2009....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Marie Chan Kau, a staff member at American Samoa Community College and a member of the International Tsunami Survey Team, points to the maximum water level reached by the tsunami that struck American Samoa on Sept. 29, 2009. This spot, found in Fagasa, American Samoa, is about about 10 meters above...
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Sediment inundated a building in Pago Pago, American Samoa as a result of a Tsunami that struck the coast on Sept. 29, 2009....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Cars damaged by the tsunami in Fagasa, American Samoa. The tsunami hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
USGS oceanographer Bruce Jaffe standing next to a boat thrown ashore in Pago Pago, American Samoa by the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
The water from the tsunami that hit American Samoa on September 29, 2009 was strong enough to destroy homes and move large objects, such as the boulder pictured here....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Tsunami flow depth (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/news/tsu-terms.html) at Alofau, American Samoa following the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Tsunami flow depth (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/news/tsu-terms.html) indicator at Fagasa, American Samoa following the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009. Vegetation is brown where it was submerged by the tsunami and green above....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Car thrown into building in Pago Pago, American Samoa during the tsunami that struck the island on Sept. 29, 2009....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Vasily Titov (left) of the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and USGS oceanographer Bruce Jaffe (right) standing next to a tsunami warning sign. Signs like this warn people living on the coast to go to higher ground after an earthquake. ...
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Boat thrown onto fish pond in Maloata, American Samoa following the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Aluminum roofs and debris transported behind the village of Tula on the east shore of American Samoa following the Tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009. The tsunami runup (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/news/tsu-terms.html) was 16-26 feet in Tula....
Location: USA
Tsunami Recovery in American Samoa
Tsunami sand deposit at Alao, American Samoa following the tsunami on Sept. 29, 2009. Light colored sand deposited during the tsunami overlies darker soil that was there before the tsunami....
Location: USA
Helicopter Flight to Mount Redoubt
Scientists from the USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) examine deposits on the lobe of the Drift Glacier with the summit of Mount Redoubt and its steaming lava dome in distance. This photo was taken during the first helicopter flight funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, whi...
Location: USA
Washed Out Bridge, Snake Creek Near Whitesburg
Tributary to Snake Creek, near Whitesburg, Georgia, showing a washed out bridge. When bridges such as this one collapse during a flood, it is rarely the pressure of the rushing water against the bridge that causes the bridge to fail. Rather, the rushing water erodes the ground underneath and surroun...
Location: Whitesburg, Carroll County, GA, USA
Horseshoe Lake
View of tree kill area at Horseshoe Lake in the Long Valley Caldera along the east side of the Sierra Nevada in east-central California....
Location: CA, USA
Hot Creek Bridge
Hot Creek with bridge. Date unknown but the bridge has not been in existence for several years....
Location: CA, USA
Horseshoe Lake Bathroom
Sign above bathroom at Horseshoe Lake announcing CO2 hazard. Notice the ventilation in the bathroom....
Location: CA, USA
CO2 Hazard Area sign
CO2 Hazard sign at Horseshoe Lake....
Location: CA, USA
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.
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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
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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
Levee being built in Fargo, ND
The city of Fargo, ND builds levees in preparation for rising flood waters. The height of the levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Levee and sandbag efforts in Fargo, ND
The city of Fargo, ND builds levees and prepares sandbags in preparation for rising flood waters. The height of the levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Flood waters rise in Fargo, ND
Water levels rise in Fargo, ND during historic flooding. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Levee being built in Fargo, ND
The city of Fargo, ND builds levees in preparation for rising flood waters. The height of the levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Flood waters rise in Fargo, ND
Water levels rise in Fargo, ND during historic flooding....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Sandbagging efforts in Fargo, ND
Volunteer sandbagging efforts, used to build levees in Fargo, ND during historic flooding. The height of these levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
Sandbagging efforts in Fargo, ND
Volunteer sandbagging efforts, used to build levees in Fargo, ND during historic flooding. The height of these levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. ...
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property....
Location: Fargo, ND, USA
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