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Deep Mud Diaries: Exploring Seafloor Biodiversity on the Aleutian Arc Expedition
By kkovacs@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 24, 2025.
A USGS-led expedition in the Aleutian Arc off Alaska will provide critical information on energy resources, underwater earthquakes and other hazards, seafloor habitats, and biological resources, including key fisheries, as well as potential seabed minerals. Scientists aboard the expedition are studying the small but critical critters that make their home in the seafloor mud.
Long-term Satellite Data Reveal How Climate Shapes West Coast Shorelines
By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 24, 2025.
New research uses decades of satellite data to show how climate variability—particularly El Niño and La Niña cycles—drives shoreline change along the North American West Coast.
Photo & Video Chronology — June 18 & 20, 2025 — Before and during episode 26 at Kīlauea summit
By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 23, 2025.
Episode 26 of the Kīlauea summit eruption was active for 9 hours on June 20. High fountains during episode 26 reached approximately 380 meters (1246 feet), the highest yet recorded during the ongoing eruption, which began on December 23, 2025.
Alaskan Wildlife: Observations from the Aleutian Arc Expedition
By kkovacs@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 23, 2025.
A USGS-led expedition in the Aleutian Arc off Alaska will provide critical information on energy resources, underwater earthquakes and other hazards, seafloor habitats, and biological resources, including key fisheries, as well as potential seabed minerals. Though the expedition focuses on natural resources below the waves, the science team marvels at Alaska's wildlife above the waves as well.
USGS Adds 30 New Monitoring Sites in Massachusetts
By krossos@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 23, 2025.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is adding or reestablishing up to 18 streamgages, one precipitation gage, and 10 continuous groundwater gages throughout Massachusetts as a part of the state’s cooperative hydrologic monitoring network with USGS.
Chesapeake Bay fish test positive for "Forever Chemicals," researchers study safety for consumption
By mnewbrough@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 23, 2025.
WMAR-2 Baltimore — Linnea Hoover — June 23, 2025
Causes and Consequences of Flooding in California’s Central Valley
By criggs@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 23, 2025.
USGS researchers are leveraging advances in satellite-based monitoring to better characterize and predict flood inundation, which is essential for effective emergency response and water management planning.
Drought Watch Continues for 8 Pennsylvania Counties
By nschmer@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 23, 2025.
USGS groundwater and surface water monitoring data contributed to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PaDEP) June 9, 2025, continuation of drought watches for seven Pennsylvania counties. Watches were lifted for 21 counties. Berks County’s status improved from drought warning to watch status.
Remembering the Gros Ventre Slide of 1925
By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 23, 2025.
One hundred years ago, on June 23, 1925, a mountainside in the Gros Ventre Range in northwest Wyoming collapsed, unleashing one of the largest landslides in North America‘s recorded history. A century later, we can reflect on that day’s events.
USGS Releases Report on Oil and Gas Potential Beneath U.S. Public Lands
By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 20, 2025.
The Department of the Interior announced a USGS report on undiscovered oil and gas resources under the federally managed public lands of the U.S., estimating that there are technically recoverable resources of 29.4 billion barrels of oil and 391.6 trillion cubic feet of gas.
HVO Bulletin Series, published 1913-1929, now available online
By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 18, 2025.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Bulletin series was an informal publication issued between the years 1913 to 1929. Individual issues contain information on volcanic and earthquake activity, volcano research, and volcano monitoring in Hawaii, and issues often included photographs, sketches, and data plots. These resources were previously only available in print format.
Volcano Watch — School's out for Summer: Introducing New Interns at HVO!
By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 18, 2025.
As another school year ends, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) welcomes two new summer interns: Kamalani Poepoe and Ruth Gale. With an ongoing eruption at the summit Kīlauea, now is the perfect time for these interns to contribute to ongoing work to better understand eruptions in Hawaii.
Connecting Communities to Ocean Exploration: Outreach from the Aleutian Arc Expedition
By kkovacs@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 18, 2025.
A USGS-led expedition in the Aleutian Arc off Alaska will provide critical information on energy resources, underwater earthquakes and other hazards, seafloor habitats, and biological resources, including key fisheries, as well as potential seabed minerals. Before departing, the science team led several community outreach events.
New backcountry alert system warns Grand Canyon visitors about flash floods in areas without cellular signal
By aweill@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 17, 2025.
Visitors can subscribe to the alert system using satellite communication devices.
Taking the mystery out of volcanic gas sampling
By jlball@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 17, 2025.
Ever wonder what scientists are doing when you see them with strange equipment near hot springs and fumaroles? They're collecting some of nature's most revealing secrets – volcanic gases!
Fishing for evidence: How can machine learning help?
By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 17, 2025.
As human impacts on the environment rapidly accelerate, so does the need to understand those impacts and develop strategies to build resilience amidst growing threats.
Photo & Video Chronology — June 16, 2025 — Mauna Loa GPS Campaign and Kīlauea's Growing Tephra Deposit
By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 16, 2025.
HVO staff are conducting the annual Mauna Loa GPS campaign and the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption that began on December 23, 2024, is currently paused following the high fountaining of episode 25 for 8 hours on June 11, 2025.
Ecological Thresholds, Abiotic Stress, and Climate Change: A Conceptual Framework
By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 16, 2025.
As climate change accelerates, the risk of sudden, large-scale shifts in ecosystems is growing. A new USGS study examines the mechanisms behind these abrupt ecological transformations—known as threshold responses—and offers a roadmap for predicting where and when they might occur.
Landsat at Work: Energy Nurturing Nature
By jlawson@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 16, 2025.
The more land managers know about the land they manage, the better decisions they can make. This applies to everyone from farmers and ranchers to timber companies, and even utilities.
New Studies Inform Management of Groundwater Nitrogen from Wastewater on Cape Cod
By krossos@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 16, 2025.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has conducted two new studies examining the presence and persistence of wastewater-derived nitrogen in Cape Cod's groundwater.
New 3D Elevation Program Fact Sheet for Connecticut
By jmbaker@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 16, 2025.
Learn about 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) lidar data for Connecticut in the new fact sheet -
The 3D Elevation Program - Supporting Connecticut's Economy
Is it safe to drink the water in Yellowstone’s backcountry?
By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 16, 2025.
Is it safe to drink treated water from rivers in Yellowstone National Park? Well, that depends on whether there are any nearby thermal features.
New Online Tool Helps Juneau Residents Prepare for Glacial Outburst Floods
By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 13, 2025.
A new Alaska CASC-supported Juneau Flood Dashboard offers residents a simplified way to access and understand glacial outburst flood data.
Midwest Forest Managers Are Increasingly Turning to Adaptation Planting
By cduzet@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 13, 2025.
Forest managers in the Great Lakes region are embracing adaptation plantings to boost resilience against environmental threats like climate change, according to a new Midwest CASC-funded study. The study also found a growing interest in sharing strategies, successes, and lessons learned from this approach.
USGS Measures Flooding Across Texas
By jlavista@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 13, 2025.
Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flooding? Please contact Jennifer LaVista.
Volcano Watch — Six Months of Halemaʻumaʻu Lava Fountains
By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 12, 2025.
There is much to appreciate about the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption as it approaches its 6-month anniversary on June 23. The stunning episodic lava fountains and lava flows erupting within Halema‘uma‘u crater in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park have provided island residents and visitors with safe and accessible viewing opportunities. However, volcanic hazards are always present.
Photo & Video Chronology — June 11, 2025 — Kīlauea Episode 25
By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 12, 2025.
The ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption that began on December 23, 2024, is currently paused following the high fountaining of episode 25 for 8 hours on June 11, 2025.
USGS and partners publish a structured science synthesis (SSS) about the effects of nonmotorized recreation on ungulates
By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 12, 2025.
The USGS is working with federal land management agencies to develop a series of structured science syntheses (SSS) to support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analyses. This new synthesis is the fourth publication in the SSS series and provides science to support NEPA analyses for agency decisions regarding nonmotorized recreation.
U.S. Geological Survey Pollinator Science Strategy, 2025–35—A Review and Look Forward
By dchilds@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 12, 2025.
This report describes the science vision of the USGS from 2025 to 2035 to support management, conservation, and decisions on animal pollinators and their habitats. This “Pollinator Science Strategy” was drafted by a team of USGS researchers and was further developed through feedback from Federal, State, Tribal, nongovernmental organizations, and industry partners.
USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Niobrara Formation of SW Wyoming and NW Colorado
By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Jun 11, 2025.
RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in the Niobrara Formation in southwest Wyoming and northwest Colorado, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 703 million barrels of oil and 5.8 trillion cubic feet of gas.