By hweiss-racine@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 14, 2025.

Kīlauea is not erupting. Episode 30 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 12:55 p.m. HST on August 6 after 12 hours of continuous fountaining. A new fissure vent that transected the south wall of Halemaʻumaʻu ceased erupting at 4:40 a.m. HST on the morning of August 6. Spatter from this fissure was sampled on August 13 to better understand the source and storage of magma.

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 14, 2025.

When most people think of erupting water, they probably have geysers, like Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, in mind. However, Kīlauea and its diverse style of eruptions are also significantly impacted by water. In fact, some of Kīlauea’s past explosive eruptions occurred when magma erupted through groundwater or through a lake in a summit crater.

By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 14, 2025.

Critical minerals drive the technology in our phones, computers, and even fighter planes. This interactive Atlas of Critical Minerals shows you where critical minerals are produced. Once you navigate to the atlas, click on a country to discover how many critical minerals it produces, what percent of the world production they are responsible for, and details on what each mineral is used for. 

By kmulliken@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 13, 2025.

On August 12, USGS-Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineers visited monitoring sites on Mauna Loa volcano to upgrade and install new monitoring webcams, change batteries, install new antennas, and replace solar panels that had been damaged during winter storms. 

By meganevans@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 13, 2025.

By Sam Russo

WBOC News, July 19, 2025

The annual derby, organized by SU biological studies assistant professor Dr. Noah Bressman, encourages the removal of blue catfish and northern snakeheads. 

By meganevans@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 13, 2025.

Sea Duck Joint Venture Website

August 11, 2025

The Sea Duck Joint Venture (SDJV), a conservation partnership under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, helps to fund avian influenza research at EESC's campus in Laurel, MD. The SDJV recently highlighted how EESC's utlilizes its captive sea duck colony for this important research. 

By jlawson@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 13, 2025.

The southeastern United States is an important wood-producing region of the world, sometimes referred to as the wood basket. The state of Georgia is a global forestry leader, and according to the Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia has more acres of plantations, timberland and privately owned timberland than any other state (GFC, 2025).

By jlavista@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 13, 2025.

U.S. Geological Survey scientists are monitoring flooding on the Mendenhall River as water releases from Suicide Basin’s glacier-dammed lake.

By hackley@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 12, 2025.

Scientists from the California and Nevada Water Science Centers attended the 29th annual Lake Tahoe Summit to discuss the work the USGS is doing in the Tahoe Basin. This year’s event honored the legacy of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and her commitment to Lake Tahoe.

By shouse@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 12, 2025.

Title:  Drivers of Wetland Change: A Paleo Perspective

Date:  August 22, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific 

Speakers:  Debra Willard and Miriam Jones, Research Geologists, USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

By jlball@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 12, 2025.

Photographs can be a huge help in interpreting the mechanics and timelines of volcanic eruptions. For example, he 1914–1917 eruptions of Lassen Peak were one of the first to be extensively photographed by local observers. Details about the large eruption on the late evening of May 19, 1915, was limited by a lack of direct observations, since it happened mostly in darkness. 

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

Kīlauea is not erupting. Episode 30 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption took place over about 12 hours on August 6. On August 8, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists conducted a monitoring overflight of the recent eruption area. 

By jlawson@contractor.usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 11, 2025.

Sometimes it takes distance to really see something. Take the Earth observing Landsat satellites. They’re orbiting 438 miles above us, but they capture data about what’s on the ground surrounding us—and in remote places that very few have walked.

By mpoland@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 11, 2025.

The are many types of fluids that flow between the deep mantle underlying Yellowstone National Park and the atmosphere above it. These fluids drive volcanic and geyser eruptions and transport the significant amount of heat from Earth’s deep interior that fuels Yellowstone’s numerous thermal features.

By ldesmither@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 07, 2025.

As part of a growing national effort to understand seafloor hazards, scientists from the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) Volcano Science Center (VSC) are working across agencies to investigate how submarine earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic activity shape tsunami risk—not just in Hawaiʻi, but across the broader Pacific. 

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 07, 2025.

Burmese pythons have invaded Southern Florida, and USGS researchers are monitoring individuals to understand their feeding behavior and potential for spread to new geographic locations. In a new publication, invasive species scientists describe a one-of-a-kind observation that supports this research: a female python vomiting a deer after a sudden drop in temperature. 

By twojtowicz@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 07, 2025.

New research finds that elk personality can shape patterns of human-elk conflict, whether elk are long- or short-distance migrators, and how close to a town they are likely to spend the winter. Wildlife managers can take the personality traits of conflict-prone elk into consideration for management plans. 

By jmbaker@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 07, 2025.

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

By mzoeller@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 06, 2025.

Episode 30 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at approximately 1:20 a.m. HST on August 6, 2025

By jrichie@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 06, 2025.

Curiosity has started to investigate the main exposure of the boxwork structures! What was once a distant target is now on our doorstep, and Curiosity is beginning to explore the ridges and hollows that make up this terrain, to better understand their chemistry, morphology, and sedimentary structures.

By ajonesi@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 06, 2025.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has issued the Federal fiscal year 2026 (FY26) 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM) Data Collaboration Announcement (DCA) to support data acquisition for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP).   

By samgott@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 06, 2025.

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in the Phosphoria Total Petroleum system in southwest Wyoming and northwest Colorado, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 666 billion cubic feet of gas and 3 million barrels of oil.  

By edietrich@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 05, 2025.

USGS-FORT's Dr. Ernest Valdez (Research Wildlife Biologist) has been invited by the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) to share his expertise and present on the topic of white-nose syndrome at the Wildlife Health Workshop - NAFWS Southwest Conference in Ignacio, Colorado, during 11-14 August 2025.

By ajonesi@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 05, 2025.

The updated service includes new geospatial data based on 3D Elevation Program data, as well as new Flow Network Derivatives to enable network analysis operations.

By lmcduffie@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 05, 2025.

The U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center is working in cooperation with the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), and the Corps of Engineers (COE) to provide real-time warning of an impending glacial outburst flood and monitor Mendenhall River conditions during the flood. 

By mzoeller@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 05, 2025.

The ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is currently paused. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists conducted an observational helicopter overflight and ground visit to the crater rim on August 5, in anticipation of the 30th eruptive episode.

By lhsu@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 05, 2025.

Part 2 of the 2025 CDI Workshop will be held from August 13-14, 2025, online.

By ppearsall@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 05, 2025.

How well can we predict the future of changing shorelines? That question was put to the test in ShoreShop2.0, a recently published collaborative benchmarking study that pitted dozens of scientific teams against one of coastal science’s toughest challenges: forecasting shoreline change with limited data. 

By lhsu@usgs.gov from All News. Published on Aug 05, 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 Aug 04, 2025.

The bacteria causing one of the largest marine species die-offs ever recorded was recently discovered at USGS Western Fisheries Research Center’s, Marrowstone Marine Field Station!