By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 30, 2025.

RESTON, VA. — Low-level airplane flights are planned to begin soon over areas of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin using airborne geophysical technology. Data collection for this survey area will start in late May or early June 2025, weather and flight restrictions permitting. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 30, 2025.

The ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption that began on December 23, 2024, is currently paused following the high fountaining of episode 23 on Sunday, May 25. 

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 30, 2025.

USGS FORT scientists with the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) recently coauthored a publication introducing a novel integrated species distribution model for North American bats. This work was conducted in collaboration with researchers from USGS NOROCK, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and US Fish and Wildlife Service.

By lhsu@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 30, 2025.

Synthesis science continues at the Powell Center with working groups and workshops.

By rquintal@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 30, 2025.

Spotlight on sterile male sea lamprey research.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 29, 2025.

Episode 23 of Kīlauea's ongoing eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu occurred on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Record-setting lava fountain and plume heights were reached quickly for this eruption, less than one hour after episode 23 started. Given the increasing airborne volcanic hazards associated with this eruption, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will change episode notification types moving forward.

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 29, 2025.

Scientists supported by the Southwest CASC find that wildfire risk reduction strategies, like thinning and burning, can also support natural ponderosa pine regeneration.

By jburton@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 29, 2025.

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to aid coastal and inland communities by informing critical decisions before, during, and after hurricanes, which can help save lives and protect property.

By mhartwell@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 29, 2025.

The USGS provides timely, scientific information about the health of ecosystems and economies, playing a crucial role in helping communities adapt to extreme drought.

By ssobie@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 29, 2025.

USGS recently awarded more than \$23 million for earthquake monitoring and applied research. This funding supports earthquake research in high-risk areas, contributes to the maintenance and operation of seismic networks and supports further development of earthquake early warning systems.

By jburton@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 28, 2025.

As the 2025 hurricane season approaches, the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal Storm Team is leveraging data from past storms to support decision-makers, emergency responders and communities in preparing for hurricanes.

By criggs@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 28, 2025.

After a wildfire, land managers need timely information about its impact to develop treatment strategies. USGS scientists investigated the utility of instantaneous satellite-derived estimates of fire intensity in Alaska, where the remoteness and inaccessibility of many wildfire sites make ground-based investigations difficult.

By kharazin@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 28, 2025.

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

By ssoileau@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 28, 2025.

As part of ongoing efforts required under the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) captures and monitors grizzly bears for research and monitoring purposes. Here you will find capture notifications for the current field season.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 27, 2025.

Episode 23 at the summit of Kīlauea occurred on May 25, 2025. Over about six hours, from 4:15 p.m. to 10:25 p.m. HST, high fountains and lava flows erupted from both the north and south vents. Lava fountains from the north vent reached heights of more than 1,000 feet (300 meters). 

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 26, 2025.

YVO is pleased to announce the availability of a new static webcam that provides a current view of Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin—site of a hydrothermal explosion on July 23, 2024.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 23, 2025.

Episode 23 precursory activity at the summit of Kīlauea over the past several days has been characterized by low-level spattering and flames within the vents. The V3cam, recently installed last week, provided shaky views of this activity. On May 22, USGS scientists adjusted the livestream camera to stabilize the view. 

By evarelaminder@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 23, 2025.

As temperatures rise on the Kenai peninsula, freshwater quality is expected to change, affecting both salmon and local communities, new Alaska CASC-funded research suggests.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 22, 2025.

Witnessing a volcanic eruption is, for many, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park welcomes well over a million visitors from around the world every year, and many of these visitors hope to see lava erupting in person. As enthralling as each eruptive episode is, experts at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory watch just as closely at what’s happening between episodes. 

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 22, 2025.

In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition will investigate abyssal plain nodules and ecosystems far offshore Moku o Keawe (Hawaiʻi Island) in the US Exclusive Economic Zone.

By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 22, 2025.

A new USGS report estimated 473 million barrels of oil and 27 trillion cubic feet of natural gas are undiscovered and technically recoverable in the Mowry Composite Total Petroleum System in Southwest Wyoming and Northeast Colorado.

By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 22, 2025.

RESTON, VA. — Geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states could produce electricity equal to one-tenth of the current U.S. power supply, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed in a paper released today. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 21, 2025.

Episode 22 ended on May 16, after about 10 hours of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu. Since then, inflationary tilt has continued and another eruptive episode is likely between now and Friday. Geologists conducting UAS monitoring overflights today, May 21, observed a lava pond in the south vent and intermittent spattering from both vents. 

By sernst@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 21, 2025.

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

By jlawson@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 21, 2025.

Using Landsat’s thermal imagery, researchers at Gallo Winery have been able to better understand vineyard water needs, optimize irrigation and support long-term sustainability across thousands of acres. This work also helped shape broader tools now supporting water management across the western United States. 

By jmalpass@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 20, 2025.

By Maryel Pryce and Oliver Butler

Associated Press, May 21, 2025

Habitat loss from development has caused more than a third of amphibian extinctions and climate change is moving these creatures further north. In upstate New York, some locals are working to protect their habitats for future generations.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 20, 2025.

As sea levels rise and storms intensify, the threat of coastal flooding in low-lying areas like San Francisco Bay is becoming increasingly urgent. Traditionally engineered levees that hold back water are a first line of defense, but a new study points to a promising hybrid approach: nature-based “horizontal levees”. 

By lhoaks@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 19, 2025.

A study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with multiple water utilities and research partners revealed widespread cyanotoxin occurrence in Cascade Range rivers that provide municipal drinking water to over 1.5 million Oregonians. 

By diwanowicz@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 19, 2025.

It is with deep appreciation and heartfelt congratulations that we announce the retirement of Patti Bright, Senior Science Advisor for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Environmental Health Program.

By diwanowicz@usgs.gov from All News. Published on May 19, 2025.

We are both excited and saddened to announce the retirement of Rip Shively, who has served as the Environmental Health Program Coordinator for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since 2022.