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 Photos Reveal Severity of Hurricane Sandy's Coastal Impacts
Released: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 15:20:00 EDT
The USGS has released a series of aerial photographs showing before-and-after images of Hurricane Sandy’s impacts on the Atlantic Coast.
Florida Beaches and Dunes Face Erosion Risk During TS Isaac
Released: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:30:00 EDT
Seventy-eight percent of Florida's west central coast and 23 percent of the Panhandle are very likely to face beach and dune erosion as Tropical Storm Isaac moves into the area early next week, according to an assessment released by the U.S. Geological Survey on Friday.
USGS Unveils Flood Mapping Tool for Atlanta Suburb
Released: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EDT
A powerful new flood preparedness tool that will help emergency managers protect lives and property in the flood-prone Sweetwater Creek area was unveiled in a ceremony today on the banks of the creek at Austell's Legion Regional Park.
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Remembering Asbury "Abby" Sallenger
Released: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 15:58:45 EDT
Reminder - Abstracts for the 2013 TMN UC and CDI Workshop Due Soon
Released: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 10:40:27 EDT
The joint 2013 The National Map Users Conference and Community for Data Integration Workshop will be held on May 20 – 24, 2013 in Denver, Colorado.
U.S. Nonfuel Mineral Production Increases for Third Straight Year
Released: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 7:15:09 EDT
Nonfuel mineral production values increased in the United States for the third consecutive year, up $1.7 billion since 2011, the U.S. Geological Survey announced today in its Mineral Commodity Summaries 2013.
World's Oldest-Known Wild Bird Hatches Another Chick
Released: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 16:33:23 EDT
A Laysan albatross known as "Wisdom" – believed to be at least 62 years old – has hatched a chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the sixth consecutive year.
Kansas and Oklahoma Lead Round 2
Released: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 9:51:47 EDT
Last September the U.S. Geological Survey marked the important milestone of completing the initial round of US Topo map production for the 48 contiguous states.
USGS-University of Alaska Landscape Ecologist Named 2012 AAAS Fellow
Released: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:04:57 EDT
A. David McGuire of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the U.S. Geological Survey has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
USGS-NOAA: Climate Change Impacts to U.S. Coasts Threaten Public Health, Safety and Economy
Released: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:00:00 EDT
According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of U.S. coastal communities' social, economic and natural systems.
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