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Regional Super El Niño Impacts: Southwest U.S.
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (409+ words) usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS Regional Super El Niño Impacts: Southwest U.S. Explore the forecasted impacts of the 2026 El Niño on the Southwest U.S. and its implications for the management of natural resources....
September 8, 2026—Kīlauea summit eruption reference map
5+ day, 45+ min ago (44+ words) usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS September 8, 2026—Kīlauea summit eruption reference map - Vent level below crater rim: 60 meters (195 feet) - Vent height to surrounding lava: 50 meters (165 feet)...
New Kīlauea summit eruption map | U.S. Geological Survey
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (112+ words) New Kīlauea summit eruption map usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS New Kīlauea summit eruption map This reference map depicts the Kīlauea summit eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater that began on December 23, 2024. Most of…...
Images - Kīlauea | U.S. Geological Survey
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (565+ words) Kīlauea images of eruptive activity, field work, and more. Seaward sliding of Kīlauea's south flank over many thousands of years has resulted in large ground displacements along shallow faults that break the surface, as shown by the cliffs ("pali" in…...
Is California going to "lose" a threatening volcano?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (348+ words) usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS Is California going to "lose" a threatening volcano? It's National Preparedness Month, and USGS geologists are currently reassessing the list of young and threatening volcanoes in California and Nevada....
New Kīlauea summit eruption tephra map
1+ week, 2+ day ago (111+ words) usgs.gov The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory produced a new map following a helicopter LiDAR survey of the ongoing Kīlauea summit tephra deposit and crater floor shortly after the end of lava fountaining episode 52 the morning of July 29, 2026. This map…...
Land Treatment Exploration Tool 3.1 Launch
1+ week, 2+ day ago (149+ words) The U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Land Management launched an updated version of the Land Treatment Exploration Tool. The Land Treatment Exploration Tool quickly summarizes a vast amount of information in an easily digestible format and bridges the gap between…...
USGS Cooperative National Geologic Map Now Covers 50 States, U.S. Territories
1+ week, 2+ day ago (455+ words) usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS USGS Cooperative National Geologic Map Now Covers 50 States, U.S. Territories New version unlocks geology critical to understanding resources and hazards across the Nation RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey today…...
USGS and Nebraska Release First-Ever Statewide Map of Surface Geology
1+ week, 5+ day ago (186+ words) RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have released the first statewide map depicting the geology at Nebraska's land surface, closing a long-standing gap in the nation's geologic map coverage. Until now, Nebraska had no modern…...
Bat_Vaccination_Yuma | U.S. Geological Survey
2+ week, 6+ day ago (13+ words) Bat_Vaccination_Yuma usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS...