Ever wonder exactly where the Hayward Fault is? Three new educational publications will show you just where to look. A field trip guidebook, online virtual tour, and fact sheet aimed at increasing awareness of the area’s most hazardous and urbanized fault, are available online, courtesy of the scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey.
The 140th anniversary […]
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Tracing the Hayward Fault: Online and On the Ground
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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Disaster Earthquake Scenario Unveiled for Southern California
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Editors’ notes: A telephone conference call is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. PDT for a brief presentation and opportunity for questions with the principal authors. Call 605-990-0100, and enter conference code 1009678#
B-roll animations and high-resolution images are available at http://urbanearth.usgs.gov/shakeout.
Scientists today unveiled a hypothetical Scenario describing how a magnitude 7.8 Southern California earthquake -similar to the […]
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Real-Time Water Quality Information Available Across the Nation
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Real time water-quality data are now easily accessible online through the USGS WaterQualityWatch website (http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/wqwatch/).
Continuous real-time information on water quality is a vital asset that helps safeguard lives and property and ensures adequate water resources for a healthy economy.
Real-time water quality measurements are available at more than 1,300 sites across the United States in streams […]
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Notice of Product Availability: Mount St. Helens Action Footage Available
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
B-roll footage documenting the continuous eruption of Mount St. Helens from September 2006 through February 2008 is now available from the U.S. Geological Survey. The 29-minutes of footage shows recent Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) thermal imaging, animated time-lapse photography of Mount St. Helens dome growth, and USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS CVO) scientists at work […]
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Coeur d’Alene River Flooding Worst Since 1996
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Northern Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene River has risen to its highest flood stage since 1996, according to information collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). As of 11:00 am, Mountain Daylight Time, today, the USGS streamflow gage on the Coeur d’Alene River near Cataldo, Idaho measured the height of the river at 45.87 feet. This is […]
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