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.  

By dfoley@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

Anne Wein (WGSC) led the Sensitivity of Liquefaction to Sea-level Rise project in the San Francisco Bay Area with oversight of Keith Knudsen (ESC).   The geonarrative communication for a general audience has won a 2023 Shoemaker Product award. 

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

FORT Deputy Center Director Steve Hanser and Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist Kate Schoenecker presented at the FREES Summit (Free-Roaming Equids and Ecosystem Sustainability) in Elko, Nevada, April 16-18, 2024.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

In recently published research, a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies including USGS and NOAA introduces the Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information (AQPI) system, which aims to improve prediction and monitoring of precipitation, streamflow, and coastal flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area.

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

North Central CASC-supported researchers created a storymap to serve as a living resource for scientists and managers partnering with Tribes and communities.

By kewilliams@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 24, 2024.

The NASA Curiosity rover continues to make progress along the margin of upper Gediz Vallis ridge.

By mcraig@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 23, 2024.

The dataset can be used to track lake productivity across macroscales and decades.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 23, 2024.

In a recently published study, scientists from the US Geological Survey (USGS), University of California Santa Cruz, and Deltares employed advanced numerical wave modeling techniques to assess threats posed by wave-driven erosion and flooding along Alaska's Arctic coast.

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 23, 2024.

Get your game face on, Amphibian Week 2024, Extreme Athletes: Amphibian Edition is almost here! From May 5 – 11, USGS ARMI scientists and amphibian enthusiasts around the world will be celebrating the extreme athletic abilities of frogs, newts, toads, salamanders, and caecilians. 

By sernst@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 22, 2024.

With Esri ArcMap beginning its descent into retirement, the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 6.0 was developed as a standalone application that can be used alongside any geographic information system (GIS). 

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 22, 2024.

Have you ever wondered if Yellowstone’s hydrothermal system is affected by the amount of precipitation or the annual temperature? It turns out that some hydrothermal deposits can be used to “read” how regional climate has changed over time!

By bboynton@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 19, 2024.

Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Daniel-Davis participated in a roundtable at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, to discuss climate resilience and ecosystem restoration. The roundtable was organized and hosted by SE CASC director, Dr. Katherine Smith, and St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Research Physical Scientist, Dr. Legna Torres-Garcia. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 19, 2024.

HVO staff visited the KWcam site on April 18 to replace desiccant and dry out the enclosure. A new USGS Data Release publishes measurements of the height of the fissure 8 lava fountains over time during the 2018 lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 19, 2024.

Rising sea levels and ongoing anthropogenic development continue to threaten estuaries worldwide. New research conducted by USGS alongside state, federal, and tribal partners in Puget Sound provides crucial support for sediment management strategies to preserve these invaluable habitats.

By bboynton@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 19, 2024.

Christina Kellogg, SPCMSC Research Microbiologist, will conduct fieldwork in Key Largo/Tavernier, Florida Keys, visiting sentinel sites that experienced mass mortality events of Diadema antillarum in 2022 to determine if the causative parasite can still be detected. 

By shouse@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 19, 2024.

Title:  Going to Extremes to Uncover the Secrets of Dinosaur's Ponderosa Pine 

Date:  April 24, 2024, at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific 

Speaker:  Becky Brice, Geographer, USGS Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

By slevisay@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 19, 2024.

A new Eyes on Earth podcast discusses a special acquisition campaign called the Landsat Extended Acquisition of the Poles (LEAP). We spoke with Chris Crawford, the Landsat Project Scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center overseeing the Landsat Earth data acquisition strategy. He also mentioned how users can request special acquisitions. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 18, 2024.

Earth’s magnetic field surrounds us every second of the day, everywhere on the planet. Anyone who has picked up a pocket compass and seen the magnetic needle quickly align itself has seen the action of this ever-present invisible field. But can we harness the magnetic field to forecast volcanic activity? Emerging technology in the field of “quantum” science may aid us in doing so.

By hackley@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 17, 2024.

California Water Science Center (CAWSC) scientists will present their latest research at California’s 2024 Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) Workshop to be held in Sacramento, California from April 23-25.