By tgross@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 12, 2025.

StreamStats version 4.30.0, released on December 12, 2025, uses all new services that were built with open-source software components. These services perform the work behind the StreamStats application to delineate basins and compute basin characteristics, which are used to estimate streamflow statistics.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 11, 2025.

January 2026 is the 17th annual Volcano Awareness Month on the Island of Hawai‘i! Throughout the month, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), along with close partners, promotes the importance of understanding and respecting the volcanoes on which we live. Join us at one of the community events.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 11, 2025.

Point Barrow, Alaska, or Nuvuk, is the northernmost point in the United States. Since 2021, USGS has maintained two video cameras here to study sediment movement and wave dynamics along this dynamic coastline. Rapid erosion destabilized the cameras in Fall 2025, and they were taken down.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 11, 2025.

As the year 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on the historic past year of volcanic activity on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Thirty-eight episodes of lava fountaining at the summit of Kīlauea remind us that we live on a volcanic landscape and should be aware of the volcanic processes and hazards that can affect us. 

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 11, 2025.

A new study from Texas A&M University, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, and USGS offers fresh insight into how Hawai‘i’s corals are coping with the double threat of turbid water and rising ocean temperatures—stressors that are threatening reef health, especially along densely populated coasts.

By rjahan@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 11, 2025.

It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here', making it

By nschmer@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 10, 2025.

USGS groundwater and surface water monitoring data contributed to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PaDEP) December 4, 2025, expansion of drought watches to eight additional counties. A total of 37 counties are now under drought watch.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 10, 2025.

USGS scientists determine the extent of deposits from episode 38 of lava fountaining at Kīlauea summit, which occurred on December 6, 2025. 

By ssobie@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 10, 2025.

If a geomagnetic storm as large as the famed “Carrington Event” of 1859 were to occur today, it could adversely affect telecommunications and electric power transmission systems across the U.S., especially in the Midwest and the East Coast.

By blopezhetland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 09, 2025.

The U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Best Student Geologic Map Competition, which took place at the annual Geological Society of America (GSA) Connects meeting in San Antonio, TX this past October.

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 09, 2025.

The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) partnered with the USGS Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center (PICASC) to organize a six-day tour across Hawaii Island and Oahu to engage with local communities about planned deep-sea research during the USGS Hawaii Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition. 

By smieszek@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 09, 2025.

Kristina Masterson (New York WSC), Monica Langhorst and Cassi Crow (both of Oklahoma-Texas WSC) met with UzHydromet Hydrometeorological Research Institute (HMRI) under Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Ecology to launch a joint USGS-HMRI study of the seasonal variability of surface water sources using oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes.

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 08, 2025.

GPS stations in Yellowstone can clearly show how the ground moves, but this simple measurement requires the data to go on a complex journey.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 06, 2025.

Kīlauea summit eruption lava fountaining episode 38 took place on December 6, 2025, in Halema‘uma‘u crater on the Island of Hawai‘i. Fountains from the south vent reached over 1000 feet (300 meters) in height and inclined to the south, destroying and covering the V3 livestreaming camera. 

By sshukla@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 05, 2025.

Tucked into an industrial stretch of Ramco Street, the West Sacramento CAWSC facility is one of the California Water Science Center’s most capable, and lesser known, scientific assets. Step inside, and it becomes immediately clear why so many teams rely on this space to launch field campaigns, build new tools, and train the next generation of hydro technicians.

By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 05, 2025.

Climate change adaptation planning processes and tools are increasing in number and evolving rapidly. During times of innovation and proliferation, a shared vision is needed to avoid duplication, reduce misunderstandings, and facilitate work across jurisdictions to steward resources undergoing profound changes.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 04, 2025.

Tephra formed by lava fountains during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption has created a new puʻu (hill) southwest of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The new puʻu is visible from the public viewing areas around Kīlauea summit in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) has been busy tracking the continued growth of this young geologic feature.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 04, 2025.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory conducted a monitoring overflight of Kīlauea summit on December 2, 2025.

By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 04, 2025.

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered gas in the Mesaverde Group and Lance Formation in the Southwestern Wyoming Geologic Province, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 4.7 trillion cubic feet of gas. 

By jmbaker@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 04, 2025.

Learn about 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) lidar data for Massachusetts in the new fact sheet -
The 3D Elevation Program -  Supporting the Economy of Massachusetts

By jlball@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 03, 2025.

It's that time of year...when Mount Shasta tries to fool us all into thinking the volcano is up to something! But as many residents of Northern California will tell you, all that's up with Shasta right now is clouds - lenticular clouds, to be exact. 

By sernst@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 03, 2025.

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

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 03, 2025.

In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition, led by USGS scientists, investigated the geology, minerals, and environmental setting of the deep seabed offshore Moku o Keawe (Hawaiʻi Island) in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This work is part of ongoing collaborative efforts with BOEM and NOAA.

By sshukla@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 03, 2025.

The California Water Science Center delivers impartial science and continuous data that help communities meet today’s water challenges: from surface water, groundwater, and aquatic habitats to natural hazards and water quality. Using real-time visualizations and forecast models, we support many partners to strengthen resilience, stewardship, and informed decision-making statewide.

By lhsu@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 03, 2025.

CDI Monthly Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month, from 11-12:30 pm Eastern Time. 

By nkohli@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 02, 2025.

Congratulations to Christopher Pullano for winning the quarterly photo contest! 

By nkohli@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 02, 2025.

As we near the end of another year I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you.

By nkohli@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 02, 2025.

The WFRC has worked with Seattle City Light to investigate ecosystem conditions associated with three hydroelectric dams on the upper Skagit River in Whatcom County, northern Washington, asking how habitat availability and productivity may influence fish populations.

By nkohli@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 02, 2025.

USGS Western Fisheries Research Center scientist, Paul Hershberger, was featured in a Sitka Science Center news article highlighting his work with Pacific Herring.  

By nkohli@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Dec 02, 2025.

As juvenile salmon migrate out to the ocean, they face many threats. To improve their survival, the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) partners with the Yakama Nation to reduce predation and ensure safer passage.