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USGS: Mega eruptions could hit in days, mass evacuations underway

Federal scientists are pushing back against viral claims that “mega eruptions” could strike within days, even as they quietly ...
Hays Post

Groundwater levels near Colby, Goodland measured by Kansas Geological Survey

LAWRENCE — A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, along with staff from three field ...
Iowa City Press-Citizen

USGS technicians closely monitoring water levels

With a long nylon cord dangling down from the Benton Street bridge, Clint Van Schepen guided the roughly 4-foot-long red trimaran boat along the rising Iowa River. As he did, pacing down the length of ...
Yahoo

USGS to conduct low-level helicopter flights over the western Mojave Desert

A helicopter dangling a massive, hula hoop-shaped sensor will soon be carrying out flights roughly 200 feet above the High Desert as part of a USGS research project, officials announced Tuesday. The ...
Yahoo

USGS to conduct low-level airplane flights to study mineral deposits in southeast SD

U.S. Geological Survey and scientists in South Dakota and neighboring states plan to conduct a low-flying study in four states to map the regions crucial underground minerals, hazards and — magma ...
WRAL

USGS to study geology of four states with low-level flights

USGS contractor to conduct low-level flights to map variations in the Earth's magnetic field, in a study of the geology of NC, VA, SC, and WV The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will be conducting ...
Beyond Pesticides

USGS Survey Finds Low-Level Pesticides in Drinking Water

(Beyond Pesticides, December 12, 2008) A new study has found pesticides in surface waters around the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) analyzed water from nine selected rivers, which ...