Water Levels to be Measured in 1,400 Southern Idaho Wells
Water levels to be measured in 1,400 southern Idaho wells
View ArticleHydrologist Joel Groten speaks at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference
Joel Groten attended and presented at the United Nations (UN) 2023 Water Conference. It took place at UN Headquarters in New York City from March 22-24, 2023.
View ArticleUSGS Office of International Programs team reconnaissance trip to Itaipu...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of International Programs team of Joel Groten (Upper Midwest Water Science Center), Molly Wood (Water Mission Area [WMA], on detail to OIP), and Brian McCallum...
View ArticleNew science informs extent of hexavalent chromium groundwater plumes in...
In a new study released today, scientists mapped the extent of human-introduced hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen under specific circumstances, in California’s Hinkley Valley.
View ArticleNueva ciencia informa la extensión de las columnas de agua subterránea de...
En un nuevo estudio publicado hoy, los científicos mapearon la extensión del cromo hexavalente introducido por el hombre, un carcinógeno conocido bajo circunstancias específicas, en el valle de Hinkley...
View ArticleThe 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is here
The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science that can help guide efforts to protect lives and...
View ArticlePop quiz on hurricanes!
As the nation enters hurricane season, test your knowledge on coastal storms with this short quiz!
View ArticleThe USGS collects critical information about storm tides, one of the most...
The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science that can help guide efforts to protect lives and...
View ArticleCurrent state of water resources trend assessments, identification of key...
A new report outlines the current state of national water availability trend assessments and evaluates ways to advance future trend assessments.
View ArticleNational Ocean Month
The ocean is a beautiful, dynamic, and sometimes dangerous place. Unsurprisingly, this is why a lot of USGS researchers spend their entire careers studying it. In celebration of National Ocean Month,...
View ArticleThe USGS collects hurricane induced flood data along the coast and far inland
The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science that can help guide efforts to protect lives and...
View ArticleModels examine how climate change may affect Oregon's Crater Lake
How will climate change affect deep water mixing in Crater Lake?
View ArticleTap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US
At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a new study by the U.S....
View ArticleThe USGS determines the extent of hurricane-induced flooding, which can help...
The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science that can help guide efforts to protect lives and...
View ArticleNew tool helps identify stormwater drainage, estimate pollutant inputs in...
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - A new tool developed by the U.S. Geological Survey to help visualize stormwater drainage and estimate pollutant inputs in Massachusetts’s highly urbanized Mystic River watershed...
View ArticleUSGS Crews in Vermont are documenting the extent of flooding from the recent...
Reporters: Do you want to accompany a U.S. Geological Survey crew as they document how high the flood waters reached around Montpelier, Vermont?If so, please contact Pam Lombard at 207-626-6630 or...
View ArticleUSGS Researchers Discuss Sagebrush Science Convergence at FORT
The USGS Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) cohosted a joint workshop with the Colorado River Basin: Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology (CRB -ASIST) project to...
View ArticleMEDIA ALERT: One of Colorado’s deadliest natural disasters on record began 47...
In the early evening of July 31, 1976, the day prior to Colorado’s centennial, a year’s worth of rain fell in 70 minutes over the headwaters of the Big Thompson River. The subsequent flooding of Big...
View ArticlePFAS chemicals detected in many rivers and streams across Pennsylvania
Water samples from 161 Pennsylvania rivers and streams were tested for 33 different per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and 76% of the studied streams contained at least one of these chemicals, also...
View ArticleThe USGS Invests $1.5M in Local Partnerships to Improve Urban Waterways
New studies will monitor water quality and investigate contaminants, microplastics, novel bacteria and harmful algal blooms.
View ArticleUSGS scientists with the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative lead field...
The USGS WLCI science team lead, Patrick Anderson (USGS Fort Collins Science Center), organized a field tour on August 24 to share and discuss science outcomes with WLCI partners after five years of...
View ArticleMake Your Benchmark: Join the Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program
For more than 144 years, the USGS has built its reputation on providing the finest Earth science regarding the United States for decision-makers, land managers and the public. From bedrock foundational...
View ArticleGEMSC Scientist Receives Special IAGC Leadership Award
GEMSC Research Hydrologist Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Ph.D. recently received the Friend of Water-Rock Interaction & Applied Isotope Geochemistry award in ‘Recognition of leadership in the field of...
View ArticleTailored sediment sampling can lead to more effective management
We use multiple methods to collect suspended sediment data, depending on the needs of the project.
View ArticleNew USGS report assesses successes, barriers, and lessons learned for...
Decision-support tools can be useful to natural resource managers, policy makers and other stakeholders that use USGS data. USGS scientists analyzed how scientists and technology professionals describe...
View ArticleThree historic USGS streamgages recognized by new World Meteorological...
The “centennial observing station” recognition —which includes streamgages for the first time—is part of an effort to maintain long-term earth observations around the world
View ArticleThree decades of groundwater-quality data across the nation
National report summarizes 30 years of groundwater-quality data, including analysis of contaminants.
View ArticleWe're Hiring: Hydrologic Instrumentation Research and Operations Chief
The Water Resources Mission Area is hiring a Hydrologic Instrumentation Research and Operations Chief to lead the new Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility on the University of Alabama Campus at...
View ArticleSocial science opportunities with the USGS Water Resources Mission Area
Do you have experience with qualitative research, social science, or human geography? The USGS Water Resources Mission Area is forging new ground with understanding the human dimension of water...
View ArticlePopular ice control products used at airports can increase phosphorus in...
High phosphorus levels can drive overgrowth of algae and plants, depleting oxygen and causing harmful algal blooms, fish mortality and habitat loss. A USGS study examined phosphorus-containing products...
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