1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (206+ words) The Library is proud to showcase these examples of the USGS’s role in our nation’s history – from first steps in cartography, to advances in mapping and printing, and into the future with our characteristic scientific excellence. These instruments range from…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (52+ words) Products from this work can be found in the Publications tab. Crater Rim Drive, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park PO Box 44 Hawaii National Park, HI 96718 United States Below are data releases associated with this project. Below are publications associated with…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (105+ words) This reference map depicts the Kīlauea summit eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater that began on December 23, 2024. Most of the data for this map were collected during a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight on June 30, 2026, so the provided statistics…...

18+ hour, 57+ min ago  (28+ words) USGS (.gov) New eruption maps depict the Kīlauea summit eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater that began on December 23, 2024....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (228+ words) Waste is an unavoidable byproduct of many essential activities, from treatment of municipal waste, production of livestock, and drilling of oil and gas wells that are needed to protect, feed, and fuel the world’s population. Once these wastes are generated,…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (619+ words) There’s always something new from USGS Landsat! The Annual NLCD Collection 1.2 now includes 2025 land‑use data, and we celebrate our Nation's 250 anniversary with a new Landsat mosaic. A new webinar recording is available, and a new tutorial showing you how…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (140+ words) The Howard Eaton Trail, once spanning 157 miles, was the longest hiking and equestrian trail in Yellowstone National Park for nearly 50 years. Today, the remnants of that trail cover roughly a sixth of its former length. Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (400+ words) The thermalscape takes the idea of a ‘riverscape’ – the landscapes found in and around a river or stream – and provides a complete and continuous view of a river basin’s water temperature across multiple scales. Stream temperatures are influenced by many…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (533+ words) On Wednesday, June 24th, 2026, a pair of earthquakes of Magnitude 7.2 and Magnitude 7.5 occurred in northern Venezuela, west of Caracas. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Ground Failure product estimated that landslides triggered by this earthquake would likely be significant in number and/or…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (271+ words) Volcano Minute is a weekly audio activity or science update produced by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Last Saturday, June 27th, marked a golden milestone—Hawaii’s 50th lava fountaining episode in the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea’s summit. It…...