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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research...

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Gold Up, But Overall Mining Productivity Down in California
May 03, 2012
SACRAMENTO May 3, 2012 – Although gold production increased significantly, the overall value of com...

Scientists core into Clear Lake to explore past climate change
May 03, 2012
Berkeley May 3, 2012 — University of California, Berkeley, scientists are drilling into ancient sediments at the bottom of Northern California's Clear Lake for...

Experiments Underestimate Climate Change Impacts to Plants
May 02, 2012
A Gillette's checkerspot butterfly visiting sneezeweed. Credit: A. Miller-Rushing May 2, 2012 - As the...

Study finds stream temperatures don’t parallel warming climate trend
May 02, 2012
WASHINGTON May 2, 2012 - Despite a general increase in air temperatures over the past several decades, streams are not necessarily warming at the same rate,...

NASA Tests GPS Monitoring System for Big U.S. Quakes
April 30, 2012
Location of the more than 500 real-time GPS monitoring stations in the western United States that make up the Real-Time Earthquake Analysis for Disaster...

New Research Refutes Oyster Company Claims about History of Oysters in Drakes Estero
April 20, 2012
Point Reyes, California April 20, 2012 - New research released last week by the National Park Service and published by archeological experts at Sonoma State...

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3- D laser map shows earthquake zone before and after
February 09, 2012 | UC Davis News
Ken Hudnut, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and co-author on the paper,... The work was supported by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Geological Survey...

3. 7 quake strikes near Tahoe
November 21, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
A small earthquake has rumbled in a remote mountain area along the California-Nevada border. A U.S. Geological Survey computer generated report says the magnitude-3.7 quake struck...

Small quake jolts San Francisco Bay area
October 20, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
A small earthquake hit the San Francisco area, causing a sharp jolt but no damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake a preliminary 4.0 magnitude and was...

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No damage after 3. 5 quake hits south of San Jose
June 03, 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area News -- -- SFGate
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit... ...

< b> Italy earthquake: 15 dead, 200 hurt in 5. 8 magnitude
May 29, 2012 | indystar.com
to the U.S. Geological Survey' --... It's not clear why two large quakes have appeared just this month, said Jessica Turner, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in...

Truly Awesome Picture Perfectly Shows How Little Water There Is On Earth [ Science...
May 13, 2012 | Gizmodo
This is one amazing visualization by the U.S. Geological Survey: a picture that gives you a perfect idea of how much water there is on Earth compared to the solid materials that...

< b> Indiana earthquakes: 2 small ones recorded
May 11, 2012 | indystar.com
The U.S. Geological Survey says both of Thursday evening's earthquakes were centered near the Knox County town of Bicknell about midway between Evansville and Terre Haute. The...

No damage after 2 quakes rattle Sonoma County
May 13, 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area News -- -- SFGate
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.9 quake hit at 5: 38 a.m. Sunday... ...

State roundup
May 11, 2012 | indystar.com
The first quake registered 2.7 magnitude at 6: 07 p.m. The second came in at 3.1 at 6: 57 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. There were no immediate...

U.S. Geological Survey on twitter

	A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific Coast of Panama near David, U.S. Geological Survey reports. Twitter: @HaroldCHeardJr
	@CruzRojaPanama19m El National Earthquake Information Center de U.S. Geological Survey ha revisado la escala del... http://t.co/rxLz5vl6 Twitter: @TwtAndreaGreen
	RT @FOX2now: A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific Coast of Panama near David, U.S. Geological Survey reports. http://t.co/KLR9U0g7 #STL Twitter: @modaisy17
	A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Panama on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. http://t.co/qVlJg4x6 @ Twitter: @Woudstra_News
	A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Panama on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. http://t.co/XmQQnjNd Twitter: @fmujib_djielz
	A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Panama on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Twitter: @1Barbara1

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