USGS Multimedia Gallery Video Set for: USGS CoreCast

http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg USGS Multimedia Gallery Video Set for: USGS CoreCast 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[Diamonds and Dusty Pages]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/624 Four previously undiscovered photos of undocumented Russian Crown Jewels were recently discovered in the USGS library. The photos appear in a 1922 album called ‘Russian Diamond Fund ’ that was uncovered in the rare book room of the library.

]]> <![CDATA[Climate Connections: Questions from Washington, DC]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/563 America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. In this episode of Climate Connections, USGS scientists answer questions gathered from students at H.D. Woodson High School in Washington, DC. Questions include:

If you could tell the public one thing about climate change, what would it be?
Does climate change impact humans or animals more?
How will climate change affect DC?
When did climate change begin?

]]> <![CDATA[Volcano Hazards]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/557 The United States has 169 active volcanoes. More than half of them could erupt explosively, sending ash up to 20,000 or 30,000 feet where commercial air traffic flies. USGS scientists are working to improve our understanding of volcano hazards to help protect communities and reduce the risks.

Video Sections:

Volcanoes: Monitoring Volcanoes
Volcanoes: National Volcano Early Warning System
Volcanoes: Science for Public Safety

]]> <![CDATA[Landslide Hazards]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/542 Landslides occur in all 50 states and U.S. territories, and cause $1-2 billion in damages and more than 25 fatalities on average each year. USGS scientists aim to improve our understanding of landslide hazards to help protect communities and reduce associated losses.

Video Sections:

Types of Landslides
USGS Science
Did You See It?
Debris Flow Early Warning System (NOAA Partnership)
Tips for Homeowners
Conclusion

]]> <![CDATA[Advancing ARMI: In Search for Chytrid Fungus]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/532 In this episode, we follow a group of students from the Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School on a class trip to Pintail Marsh at the Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge. There they join USGS ecologist Tara Chestnut to investigate and sample for the amphibian chytrid fungus. Join us, as we explore how research and wonder can bring greater light to this potentially fatal fungus, only in this episode of the USGS Oregon Science Podcast.

]]> <![CDATA[Climate Connections: Questions from Glacier National Park, MT (episode 4)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/528 America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. In this episode of Climate Connections, USGS scientists answer questions gathered from the beautiful Glacier National Park in Montana. Questions include:

When I come back in ten years, what will I see in Glacier National Park?
How is climate change impacting the glaciers?
Does all the snow we received this winter help the glaciers?
How do receding glaciers and climate change affect the local economy in terms of recreation, agriculture, tourism?

]]> <![CDATA[What�s in Our Water?]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/526 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 CoreCast.

]]> <![CDATA[Connecting People and Urban Streams]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/478 Faith Fitzpatrick (U.S. Geological Survey) outlines the importance of habitat to the health of streams and shows examples of connecting people to urban streams through rehabilitation efforts across the USA. (5 minute version)

]]> <![CDATA[Climate Connections: Questions from Puerto Rico]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/469 America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. In this episode of Climate Connections, USGS scientists answer questions gathered from Puerto Rico. Questions include:
- Why has the rainy season been so long in Puerto Rico?
- How is global warming impacting the island of Puerto Rico?
- What are solar storms and are they related to climate change?
- Will we see polar bears on the island of Puerto Rico?

]]> <![CDATA[A Study in Stream Ecology]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/449 In this episode we explore how scientists for the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program investigate the ecological health of rivers and streams across the United States. Focusing on a recent sampling effort along the Minam River in northeast Oregon, this video highlights USGS sampling methods for fish, macroinvertebrates (bugs), algae, and habitat. Join us, as we show biometric data can be used to assess the health of streams, only in this episode of the USGS CoreCast.

]]> <![CDATA[2011: The Year of the Flood]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/439 Devastating floods across much of the U.S. were severe and unrelenting during the spring and summer of 2011. When floods happen, USGS crews are among the first-responders. Often working in dangerous conditions, USGS scientists measure streamflow and river levels, repair and install streamgages, measure water quality and changes in sediment flow, and assess river changes. From flood forecasts to difficult decisions about flood management, science is critical for flood preparations and response.

]]> <![CDATA[Climate Connections: Questions from North and South Carolina]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/429 America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. In this episode of Climate Connections, USGS scientists answer questions gathered from North and South Carolina.

]]> <![CDATA[Emerging Contaminants]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/427 Today on the USGS CoreCast we explore what impact emerging contaminants have on the health and development of aquatic wildlife. We traveled to the Pacific Northwest to talk with a multidisciplinary research team of USGS scientists about an ongoing study that characterizes the contaminants and habitats for a number of aquatic species along the lower Columbia River.

]]> <![CDATA[USGS Measures Flooding at Morganza Spillway and Across Louisiana]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/385 U.S. Geological Survey crews are measuring flooding across Louisiana, including the Morganza and Bonnet Carre Spillways. Jennifer LaVista reports on USGS flood efforts along the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers.

]]> <![CDATA[Microfossils Reveal Climatic History of the Gulf of Mexico]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/378 Proxy data such as tree rings, ice cores, and microorganisms are collected and analyzed by scientists to unlock past climate records stretching back thousands to millions of years ago. This video podcast examines how scientists can decipher past climate from such records by focusing on a proxy calibration study in the Gulf of Mexico. Microfossils recovered from the northern Gulf of Mexico are used to assess the control of temperature and salinity on the composition of microfossil assemblages and the chemical composition of their shells. The new data will be used to develop better estimates of past conditions from analyses of microfossils in sediment cores.

]]> <![CDATA[Climate Connections: Visiting Students in North Carolina (Episode 1)]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/368 America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. In this episode of Climate Connections, USGS scientists answer questions gathered from middle and high school students in Mt. Airy, NC.

Do all scientists agree that climate change is occurring?
Could climate change impact fishing?
Will the climate change abruptly or slowly over time?
What is geothermal energy and how does it impact the climate?

]]> <![CDATA[Compared to What?]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/340 The video relates how a team of scientists conducted rapid response sampling of coastal environments before any oil had reached land, following up in October 2010 with post-landfall sampling for comparison. USGS hydrologist Dennis Demcheck describes details of the work and explains the importance and value of having pre-landfall data for assessing impacts of the oil spill.

]]> <![CDATA[Climate Connections: Promo Video]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/346 America has questions about climate change, and the USGS has real answers. Climate Connections is a USGS video series in which some of the world's leading scientists answer climate change questions gathered across the Nation.

]]> <![CDATA[U.S. - Canada Arctic Expedition Surveying the Extended Continental Shelf]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/268 American and Canadian scientists head north on a collaborative expedition to map the Arctic seafloor and gather data to help define the outer limits of the continental shelf. Each coastal nation may exercise sovereign rights over the natural resources of their continental shelf.

]]> <![CDATA[Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/359 Development can have negative effects on streams in urban and suburban areas. As a watershed becomes covered with pavement, sidewalks, and other types of urban land cover, stream organisms are confronted with an increased volume of storm water runoff, increased exposure to fertilizers and pesticides, and dramatic changes in physical living spaces within the stream itself. In this episode, USGS scientist Jerry McMahon describes two take home messages for managers.

]]> <![CDATA[Mount St. Helens: May 18, 1980]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/234 <![CDATA[Why Some Public-Supply Wells are More Vulnerable to Contamination Than Others]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/191 <![CDATA[Streamgages: The Silent Superhero]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/170 Whether you drink water from your tap, use electricity or canoe down your local river, chances are you benefit from USGS streamgage information. So what is a streamgage and what does it do for you? This CoreCast episode gives you the inside scoop on your silent superhero.

Transcript and captions available soon.

]]> <![CDATA[USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/108 <![CDATA[Radar is for the Birds]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/103