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    Dr. Frank Bonaccorso holds a Hawaiian hoary bat into the light to inspect its body
    Date published: October 28, 2020

    Trick or Treat? The Frightening Threats to Bats

      

    Attribution: Ecosystems, Energy & Wildlife, Fort Collins Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center
    Coastal change forecast map for Hurricane Zeta Oct. 27, 2020
    Date published: October 27, 2020

    Zeta’s Strong Waves Will Cause Coastal Change Along the Gulf Coast

    Editor’s note: This story was updated Oct. 28 reflecting a new coastal change forecast for Zeta's impacts on Gulf Coast sandy shorelines.

    Attribution: Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Image shows a map and key of the United States with mineral locations marked with colored shapes
    Date published: October 16, 2020

    Critical Cooperation: How Australia, Canada and the United States are Working Together to Support Critical Mineral Discovery

    Just as alloys make steel stronger, research allies make mineral science better. Geoscience Australia, the Geological Survey of Canada, and the USGS are coordinating their critical mineral mapping and research efforts to create a shared foundation of mineral information to help ensure a safe and secure supply of the materials needed for each country’s economy and security.

    Attribution: Energy and Minerals, Mineral Resources Program
    Fire consuming trees in the Southwestern U.S.
    Date published: October 15, 2020

    Fire Science Critical for Combating Wildfires Out West

    Visit our USGS Wildland Fire Science webpage to learn how USGS science is making a difference.

    Attribution: Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Wildfire Hazards
    Vista of Buda, Eagle Ford, and Austin Formations, Terrell County, Texas (March 10, 2015)
    Date published: October 14, 2020

    Mixing Oil and Water

    In south Texas, a wide band of rocks stretches from the Mexican border all the way to western Louisiana, forming the highly productive Eagle Ford Group. These formations, made up primarily of shale and mudstone, are some of the most prolific oil and gas-producing rocks in the United States.

    Attribution: Energy and Minerals, Energy Resources Program
    Seismic hazard map of U.S. with colored contours
    Date published: October 13, 2020

    ShakeOut 2020: Staying Safe When the Ground Starts to Rumble

    When the ground shakes, what do you do? ShakeOut 2020:  Drop, Cover, and Hold On!

    Attribution: Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Earthquake Science Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center
    Earth MRI - Fluorite from Southern Illinois
    Date published: October 12, 2020

    Mineral Science Reaches New Heights

    When learning more about ancient rocks buried deep beneath the surface of the Earth, it may seem surprising to use futuristic technologies flown hundreds of feet in the air, but that has been central to the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative. One year in, it’s time to take stock of what Earth MRI has achieved & where it’s going, using the results of a recent survey to lead the way.

    Attribution: Energy and Minerals, Mineral Resources Program
    Friday's Hurricane Delta Coastal Change Forecast
    Date published: October 9, 2020

    USGS: Delta will erode parts of Louisiana, Texas coasts

    Editor’s note: This story updates and replaces a story published October 8, reflecting a new forecast that reduces the extent of Hurricane Delta’s impacts on central Gulf Coast sandy shorelines. 

    To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Delta, visit www.usgs.gov/delta   

    Attribution: Natural Hazards, Water Resources, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
     A USGS employee standing in knee deep water attaches a metal cylinder containing a storm tide sensor to a pier.
    Date published: October 7, 2020

    USGS Deploying Storm Tide Sensors Along Gulf Coast for Hurricane Delta

    To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision-makers before, during and after Hurricane Delta, visit the USGS Hurricane Delta page at www.usgs.gov/delta.  

    Attribution: Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
    Cliff feature outputs from the algorithm are shown as colored dots and lines on a 3-dimensional rendering of a coastal cliff.
    Date published: October 5, 2020

    Coastal Change Happens! USGS Has Data and Tools to Help Coastal Communities Prepare

    USGS Introduces a National Approach to Coastal Change Hazards (CCH) Science

    Attribution: Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
    USGS air photo of the Mud Creek landslide, taken on May 27, 2017
    Date published: September 29, 2020

    National Preparedness Month 2020: Landslides and Sinkholes

    Natural hazards have the potential to impact a majority of Americans every year. USGS science provides part of the foundation for emergency preparedness whenever and wherever disaster strikes.

    Attribution: Natural Hazards, Landslide Hazards Program, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center
    A USGS field team measures spring floodwaters at Chesapeake bay's largest tributary.
    Date published: September 23, 2020

    USGS Science to Keep Us Safe: Floods and Drought

    The scarcity or overabundance of water presents some of the most dangerous, damaging and costly threats to human life, ecosystems and property in the form of drought, floods and debris flows. 

    Attribution: Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Region 3: Great Lakes, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Region 5: Missouri Basin, Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Region 10: California-Great Basin, Region 11: Alaska, Region 12: Pacific Islands (American Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
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