By mzoeller@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 11, 2026.

On Saturday, April 11, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) noted an outage of its radio telemetry network, resulting in the loss of multiple monitoring data streams. HVO is working to rectify the problem as soon as possible, and staff continue tracking several unaffected data streams to maintain watch over Kīlauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes.

By jburton@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 10, 2026.

In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey is announcing the start of a low-level airborne project in Southwest Michigan. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.

By lhsu@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 10, 2026.

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

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 09, 2026.

Episode 44 of lava fountaining at the summit of Kīlauea took place on April 9, 2026. Southerly/southwesterly winds resulted in the plume being transported in the north/northeast direction, resulting in tephra falling in areas of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, on Highway 11 nearby, and on communities near the summit of Kīlauea. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 09, 2026.

Past “Volcano Watch” articles have summarized the episodic lava fountaining eruptions in Kīlauea’s recent history—within the past couple hundred years. A look further back in the geologic record reveals that several lava fountaining eruptions similar to the ongoing one in Halemaʻumaʻu occurred within Kīlauea caldera within the past 500 years. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 08, 2026.

Recent publications in a special Bulletin of Volcanology volume, titled, "Mauna Loa 2022 – Unrest, Eruption, and Outreach at the World’s Largest Volcano," present multidisciplinary studies of Mauna Loa investigating magma storage and ascent, summit and rift zone dynamics, and fissure and lava flow processes and hazard assessments. Several of these papers are open access and available online.

By lmcduffie@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 08, 2026.

The latest issue of Alaska Park Science features articles on collaborative research between USGS and NPS scientists in park units across Alaska, building a body of science that informs a variety of disciplines as well as park management.

By sally_house@ios.doi.gov from All News. Published on Apr 07, 2026.

We are proud to celebrate the 2nd Annual USGS Wildlife Health Awareness Day on Friday, April 24, 2026. As the lead federal agency for wildlife disease research and surveillance, USGS connects the dots between animal health, human health, and the outdoor traditions that communities across the country hold dear. Join us on Friday, April 24th for a wildlife health-focused Friday's Findings webinar!

By jlball@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 07, 2026.

If you listened to astronauts describing the surface of the Moon during the NASA Artemis II flyby yesterday, you might be interested to learn about the roles California's volcanoes - and the USGS - have played in the history of lunar exploration!

By nandita_kohli@ios.doi.gov from All News. Published on Apr 06, 2026.

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is responsible for oversight of the animal care and use program and the components as described in the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

By richard_young@ios.doi.gov from All News. Published on Apr 06, 2026.

Scientists Will Hamilton, Charlie Stillwell, and Rosemary Fanelli presented their latest research at the 2026 annual North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (NC WRRI) conference.

By lowen@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 06, 2026.

Landsat 9 data acquired following an October 2025 safehold event were recently processed into Landsat Level-1 and Level-2 products for the first time and are now available for download.

Additionally, a small number of Landsat products processed just prior and just after the safehold were also reprocessed.

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 05, 2026.

Have you ever wondered what it looks like underneath a Yellowstone hot spring? Clues about those hot water plumbing systems can be learned by using electricity to probe the subsurface!

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 02, 2026.

The USGS Volcano Alert Level (ground-based hazards) and Aviation Color Code (airborne hazards) communicate Kīlauea status and activity. After episode 44, which is forecast to begin between April 6–14, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) will change how it applies the Alert Level and Aviation Color Code to better convey hazards between and during eruptive episodes at Kīlauea summit.

By smieszek@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Apr 02, 2026.

List of products from the New England Water Science Center released in the first quarter of 2026.

By lisa_hoaks@ios.doi.gov from All News. Published on Apr 01, 2026.

The U.S. Geological Survey launched an updated version of the Land Treatment Exploration Tool that includes many new features for a better user experience. 

By lisa_hoaks@ios.doi.gov from All News. Published on Apr 01, 2026.

The U.S. Geological Survey launched an updated version (2.0) of the Land Treatment Digital Library to improve user experience, include additional data, and enhance Bureau of Land Management access. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 31, 2026.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists completed a helicopter overflight of the Kīlauea summit on March 31, 2026, during which they captured photos of the eruptive vents in Halemaʻumaʻu, along with the tephra deposit from the ongoing episodic lava fountaining eruption. 

By harry_ackley@ios.doi.gov from All News. Published on Mar 31, 2026.

In fall 2023, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a five‑year, $3 million Monitoring and Event Response Research Program (MERHAB) grant to improve Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) detection in the San Francisco Estuary.

By jlavista@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 31, 2026.

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released a new machine learning tool that forecasts droughts up to 90 days ahead nationwide. The tool may provide communities extra time to prepare for water shortages that could impact agriculture, municipal supplies, recreation and ecosystems. 

By lhsu@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 30, 2026.

Join us for a Powell Center seminar on Monday, April 13 from 1-2 pm MT / 3-4 pm ET.

By lowen@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 30, 2026.

Landsat product metadata are now available in the Apache Parquet file format, in addition to existing CSV and XML files. Parquet files help users access metadata information more efficiently and provide faster, customized results.

By kknotts@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 30, 2026.

USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) researchers are presenting findings of scientific studies at the 81st Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia from April 7-10, 2026. 

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 29, 2026.

The location on the other side of the world from the Yellowstone Caldera is in the southern Indian Ocean—a site near the Kerguelen Plateau, which formed about 130 million years ago and still hosts a few very remote and active volcanoes.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 26, 2026.

Geochemical analysis of erupted tephra samples over the past decade help scientists understand the temperature of Kīlauea’s shallow magma system under the summit—and things have been “heating up!”

By sally_house@ios.doi.gov from All News. Published on Mar 26, 2026.

Discover which Southeast bee species may be at risk and how USGS research is helping protect them. Join our April 10th Friday’s Findings webinar exploring conservation status and climate vulnerability insights for overlooked native bees.

By ametcalfe@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 26, 2026.

USGS celebrates the designation of Jessina Clasen and John Compton from Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy (FALA) as finalists for "Teacher of the Year" at the 2026 Flagstaff STEMMY Awards for their collaboration with the Flagstaff Science Campus.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 25, 2026.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists conducted a monitoring, surveying, and sampling overflight of Kīlauea summit region on March 25, 2026, following episode 43 of the ongoing episodic lava fountaining eruption on March 10, 2026. 

By jlball@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 24, 2026.

Why are geologists so picky about rock samples? If you've ever watched one at work, you might notice that some rocks pass inspection, but others get discarded. Obviously a rock can't spoil like a piece a fruit, so what's going on?

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Mar 22, 2026.

Yellowstone’s thermal areas can have subtle regions of heated ground. High-resolution commercial satellite images provide a new way of accurately mapping these details.