USGS Audio Gallery Collection: All Audio

http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg USGS Audio Gallery Collection: All Audio http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif USGS http://gallery.usgs.gov/ <![CDATA[Terminal Phase Feeding Call of the Hawaiian Hoary Bat]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/455 When bats detect an insect from returned echolocation calls they rapidly increase the pulse rate and raise the frequency of calls in order to gather more information on the insect including location. These calls emitted right before a bat closes in on an insect are called terminal phase calls or "feeding buzzes". The frequency is well above human hearing capabilities at 65 khz and bats will emit some 200 calls per second.

]]> <![CDATA[Evening Frog Calls]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/453 An impressive chorus of frogs recorded at 9:00 pm on July 1, 2010 at Lake Ramsey Savannah State Wildlife Management Area near Covington, LA. Over the constant staccato "machine gun" call of the Pinewoods Treefrog (Hyla femoralis) you can hear the repetitive nasal "trill" of the Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) and the frequent sheep-like bleats of the Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis). The �marble clicking� call of the Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus) is present in the background, and an occasional call of a Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) is also present.

]]> <![CDATA[Bird and Insect calls]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/454 Birds and insects at a pond at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) April 2013 at 6:00am

]]> <![CDATA[USGS Releases Latest Bakken Oil and Gas Assessment]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/452 On April 30, 2013, USGS released an updated assessment of the Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Montana as part of the National Oil and Gas Assessment. We are joined by USGS Energy Resources Program Coordinator Brenda Pierce and Bakken Assessment Lead Stephanie Gaswirth to learn more about the assessment itself; why it was performed; and some context for the Bakken Formation.

]]> <![CDATA[Severe Weather Awareness Week]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/451 Severe weather season is upon us. Director of the USGS Nebraska Water Science Center, Robert Swanson, and National Weather Service Hydrologist David Pearson discuss tools to stay connected and the importance of having a safety plan in the event of severe weather.

]]> <![CDATA[Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/450 February 2013 public lecture, presented by David Powars

]]> <![CDATA[USGS Science Career Day]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/449 In this episode, high school students from Rosemary Anderson High School in Portland, Oregon, visit the USGS Oregon Water Science Center for a ‘Science Career Day’ event. Scientists work with the students and try to promote the appeal and benefits of a career in science. The day is broken up into two parts: an early morning discussion period, and an afternoon field period. Check out just how much fun science can be in this episode of the USGS Oregon Science Podcast.

]]> <![CDATA[The Effects of the 2012 Drought in Nebraska]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/448 Director of the USGS Nebraska Water Science Center, Robert Swanson, discusses how the drought of 2012 unfolded in Nebraska, the fallout, and what put this drought in a class with other major droughts during the past 100 years.

]]> <![CDATA[ShakeOut Drill: Preparing for Earthquakes]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/447 The next Great ShakeOut earthquake drill will be held on October 18, 2012. During the drill, participants will ‘drop, cover, and hold on’ to practice how to protect themselves during an earthquake.

To give us some details on ShakeOut, we are joined by two guests. First is Mike Blanpied, who is the Associate Program Coordinator for the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Second is Mark Benthien, who is the Director of Communication, Education and Outreach with the Southern California Earthquake Center and also coordinates the Great ShakeOut worldwide.

]]> <![CDATA[Organic Carbon and the World around Us]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/446 In this episode, we talk about organic carbon. The benefit of studying carbon extends to many issues, including tracing mercury contamination or investigating disinfection by-products in drinking water treatment. It is amazing what can be discovered by monitoring the volume and flux of carbon through the environment. Learn about the biogeochemistry of carbon from USGS research chemists George Aiken and Brian Bergamaschi, only in this episode of the USGS Oregon Science Podcast.

]]> <![CDATA[A Year After the 2011 Virginia Earthquake: What More Do We Know?]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/444 A year after the August 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake, USGS geologist Dr. Mike Blanpied discusses USGS efforts currently underway to learn more about the cause of the event. Dr. Blanpied discusses how scientists are using the August 23 earthquake to inform estimates of the region's seismic hazard.

]]> <![CDATA[A Year After the 2011 Virginia Earthquake: Will Shaking Continue?]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/445 A year after the August 23, 2011 Virginia earthquake, USGS geologist Dr. Mike Blanpied discusses whether a similar event could occur again in the region in the near future, and in an earthquake, what you can do to stay stay safe.

]]> <![CDATA[Groundwater Availability study provides a comprehensive look at one of the most productive aquifers in the world]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/443 USGS Scientists Steve Peterson describes the groundwater availability study and its ability to help water-resources managers make the most informed decisions possible for the sustainability of the resource.

]]> <![CDATA[Monitoreando el Pulso de Nuestro Planeta: �Tu Puedes Ayudar!<br />(Tracking the Pulse of Our Planet: You Can Help!)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/442 Los cient�ficos est�n tomando el pulso de nuestro planeta, estudiando como el cambio clim�tico afecta las plantas y los animales. Y quieren tu ayuda! Escuchar este �podcast� para aprender m�s sobre este esfuerzo y ver como puedes participar.

(Listen to a Spanish Podcast � Scientists are tracking the pulse of our planet, studying how climate change is impacting plants and animals. And they want your help! Learn more about this effort and find out how you can sign up.)

]]> <![CDATA[USGS 2012 OpenHouse PSA]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/441 2012 Open House public service announcement

]]> <![CDATA[Press Conference: USGS World Estimate for Conventional Oil and Gas Resources]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/440 The USGS recently released a new world estimate of undiscovered, conventional oil and gas resources. This podcast is a recording of a press conference held on April 18, 2012, to announce this report. Speakers were Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, USGS Director Marcia McNutt, USGS Energy Resources Program Coordinator Brenda Pierce, and USGS Research Geologist Chris Schenk.

]]> <![CDATA[Wha’�s in Our Water?]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/437 In this episode, we are going to investigate more than just the substance �water.� We are going to examine what is in our nations� water, how we at the U.S. Geological Survey monitor it, and what tools we have developed to aid those who want to explore more about our planet�s most abundant resource. This is the USGS Oregon Science Podcast.

]]> <![CDATA[The Big Squeeze: Pythons and Mammals in Everglades National Park ]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/439 The wet, subtropical wilderness of Everglades National Park is home to a diversity of Floridian wildlife, but one invader is causing severe changes in these native animal populations. Many of the park’s mammals are declining dramatically as a result of invasive Burmese pythons, according to a recent study by U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners. Mid-sized mammals such as foxes, rabbits, and raccoons that were previously populous in the Everglades are the most severely affected. USGS scientist and co-author Robert Reed to discusses the Burmese python situation and what these mammal declines mean for the Everglades ecosystem.

]]> <![CDATA[Science Integrity Matters]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/436 Scientific integrity runs deep at USGS. What is it exactly, and why is it so important? Find out in this episode of CoreCast. Host Kara Capelli talks with Linda Gundersen, Director of the USGS Office of Science Quality and Integrity.

]]> <![CDATA[Science Helping to Save Lives in Africa]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/434 Drought in Africa is of increasing concern as millions are suffering from malnutrition and difficulty growing crops and supporting livestock. Stunted growth in children due to malnutrition was also recently linked to climate change. Join us as we talk with USGS scientists Jim Verdin, Jim Rowland and Chris Funk about what is being done to help.

]]> <![CDATA[Briefing on New Science to Identify Sources of Excessive Nutrients in Rivers and Estuaries]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/431 The USGS held a Congressional briefing to demonstrate a new and innovative online decision support system used to identify sources of nutrients to downstream waters, such as the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound and others. The decision support system provides access to six newly-developed regional SPARROW models that describe how rivers receive and transport nutrients to sensitive waters.

Steve Preston, a scientist for the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment Program demonstrated the decision support system and described the models. The briefing was moderated by Alan Vicory, Executive Director of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. Other speakers included Saya Qualls, Tenn. Department of Environment and Conservation Water Pollution Control and Wayne Anderson, Minn. Pollution Control Agency.

]]> <![CDATA[November Public Lecture: Did You Feel It? The Virginia Earthquake of August 23, 2011]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/432 The magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck Louisa County was among the largest to occur along the eastern seaboard of the United States. It caused extensive damage in central Virginia and was likely felt by more people than any other earthquake in U.S. history. Join USGS scientists Mike Blanpied and Mark Carter on November 2nd to discuss the seismology of the earthquake, its effects, and its context in the geology of Virginia. Mike Blanpied is the associate program coordinator for the Earthquake Hazards Program at USGS, and Mark Carter is a research geologist with USGS who lives in Mineral, VA, near the epicenter of the earthquake.

]]> <![CDATA[Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/430 USGS Research Hydrologist Jim Landmeyer discusses how living plants can be used to clean up contaminated groundwater through a process termed phytoremediation.

]]> <![CDATA[Culprit Identified: Fungus Causes Deadly Bat Disease]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/429 White-nose syndrome is a deadly disease in North American bats that has been spreading rapidly since its 2006 discovery in N.Y. State. Thus far, bat declines in the northeastern U.S. have exceeded 80%. For the first time, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and partner institutions have identified the cause of WNS as a fungus appropriately known as Geomyces destructans. The research, which was conducted at the USGS NWHC in Madison, Wisc., further demonstrates that the fungus can be spread through contact between individual bats during hibernation. USGS microbiologist David Blehert to discusses these significant findings.

]]> <![CDATA[Disease Detectives: Investigating the Mysteries of Zoonotic Diseases]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/426 Zoonotic diseases are those that are spread between wildlife and humans, and are an increasing health threat in the U.S. and throughout the world. As such diseases emerge, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and other wildlife health agencies must embark upon complex investigative work to determine what these diseases are, where they come from, and how they’re transferred across species. Jonathan Sleeman, director of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, Discusses the critical role science plays in unraveling the mysteries of these zoonotic diseases.

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