By criggs@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 06, 2024.

The Water Resources Mission Area is hiring a Hydrologic Instrumentation Research and Operations Chief to lead the new Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility on the University of Alabama Campus at Tuscaloosa, AL.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 03, 2024.

In 2018, a large eruption from the lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea partially drained the summit magma reservoir, which caused portions of the unsupported summit caldera floor to collapse. In the six years since then, Kaluapele has been host to an unprecedented water lake, and several eruptions. 

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 03, 2024.

A study supported by the Southeast CASC demonstrates how the impacts of climate change on streams and fish populations can vary across small geographic areas within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

By shouse@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 03, 2024.

Title:  Leveraging thirty-four years of data to assess the effects of visitor use and climate on amphibian occupancy in a protected landscape

Date:  May 10, 2024, at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific 

Speaker:  Amanda Kissel, PhD, Biologist with the USGS Fort Collins Science Center  

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 03, 2024.

The summit region of Kīlauea is currently experiencing heightened unrest, but no eruptive activity. Both seismicity and ground deformation increased sharply in the past week with most seismicity focused along Chain of Craters Road from Luamanu Crater to Pauahi Crater. This activity is reflective of increasing pressurization in the magmatic system underlying the Kīlauea summit region.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 02, 2024.

This past week, earthquakes and inflation near Kīlauea’s summit prompted temporary closures within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. What is happening beneath the surface at Kīlauea and what does it mean for potential future eruptive activity? 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 02, 2024.

HVO staff performed some routine maintenance on the V1cam at Kīlauea summit. And, new maps show the recent unrest near Kīlauea summit.

By lrussell@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 02, 2024.

Scientists and experts at the U.S. Geological Survey now have access to historic natural resource investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with approval of $7 million for science support of wildland fire management. 

By lausman@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 01, 2024.

The health of native birds can also be indicative of the health of Hawai‘i’s forested ecosystems. 

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 01, 2024.

History: An estimated 700 Western gulls (Larus occidentalis) were found dead over a 7-month period in three coastal California counties. Four juvenile gulls found weak and not standing were euthanized and submitted to the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) for cause of death determination. 

By lausman@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 01, 2024.

Native Hawaiians have a deep kinship with Hawaiian forest birds and revere, honor, and deify them as family, ancestors, guardians, spirits, and gods. The connections between Hawaiians, their forests, and birds span centuries, and persist today. 

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 01, 2024.

USGS scientists from around the country participated in the World Fisheries Congress, demonstrating the bureau’s role and commitment to fisheries science by building collaborations, organizing symposia, and providing presentations.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

Researchers have developed a comprehensive model to hindcast nearly four decades of water-level data for the Southeast Atlantic coastline of the United States. Spanning the stretch from the entrance of Chesapeake Bay to the southeastern tip of Florida, the research offers vital insights into the complex factors driving coastal processes in the region.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

A new publication (Lorch et al. 2023) has found that fungi in the genera Paranannizziopsis  are found on wild snakes in the United States and Canada. The NWHC has developed a rapid PCR-based detection method for Paranannizziopsis to assist in pathogen screening and accurate diagnosis of the disease.

By trmerrick@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

April 2024 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.

By trmerrick@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

The USGS Idaho Water Science Center and other members of the Idaho Silver Jackets will join Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad to dedicate a new flood information sign on the Portneuf River.

By annescott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

Open Opportunity: Resident Science Scholar for the USGS Office of Tribal Relations

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 29, 2024.

Is Yellowstone heating up, or cooling down?  How much heat is radiating away from the surface in Yellowstone’s thermal areas, and how does it change with time?  Thermal infrared remote sensing can provide estimates of these parameters.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2), a Lagovirus in the family Caliciviridae, has caused substantial mortality in wild lagomorph (rabbit and hare) populations in North America. Researchers have been studying how management actions can help wild rabbit and hare populations respond to the virus.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

On April 24, HVO staff installed a new webcam and upgraded an existing webcam on the Southwest Rift Zone of Mauna Loa. 

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

A new publication, Carlson, et al. (2023), demonstrated the ability of several crop species, including alfalfa and barley, commonly consumed by cervids and livestock, to uptake prions via their roots and translocate them to above-ground tissue.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

The USGS National Wildlife Health Center has engaged in strategic planning to evaluate our programs and reimagine how our science impacts wildlife and ecosystem health.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

Planning is underway for a new National Wildlife Health Center facility.

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

A team of pathologists, veterinarians, and biologists at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) recently published the first set of collaboratively developed case definitions for wildlife diagnosticians.

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

The Southwest CASC Regional Administrator discusses shrinking snowpack and the effects on water resources in the Western United States in an article about key take aways from the water chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). 

By award@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 26, 2024.

Dr. LeAnn White has been selected as the new Center Director of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC). 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 25, 2024.

The production of maps to track the progress of ongoing eruptions has long been part of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) mission to inform the public about volcanic hazards in Hawaii. The methods used to collect, interpret, and disseminate map data have been evolving ever since HVO’s founding in 1912, and a digital tool newly available to the public continues that legacy of innovation.

By dbingham@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 25, 2024.

Virtual Summit: Incorporating Data Science and Open Science in Aquatic Research

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 25, 2024.

New research conducted by USGS, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and NOAA points to the escalating threat of flooding to coastal communities in Alaska, driven by climate change and rising sea levels. Published in Scientific Reports, the study employs innovative approaches to estimate flood elevations, crucial for planning and safeguarding Alaska’s many coastal communities.

By lausman@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 25, 2024.

At around 14,410-feet Mount Rainier, a snowcapped volcano in the Cascade Range, towers above the Puget Lowlands.