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Less than two weeks after Kenneth Baitsholts lost his job for breaking a gag order about the proposed closure of the U.S. Geological Survey's Map Store in Anchorage, the federal agency has ...
N early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.
A new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model released Tuesday shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in the United States.
Nearly 75% of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, could experience a damaging earthquake sometime within the next century, USGS study finds.
A new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model released Tuesday shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in the United States.
An updated earthquake hazard map from USGS shows a high shaking risk in California.
A first-ever study from the U.S. Geological Survey found roughly 40 percent of groundwater contains lithium above EPA's health reference level.
A new map showing the risk of landslides nationwide is based on research from a University of Cincinnati professor. The US Geologic Survey (USGS) map published last week uses a database created by ...
It just got way, way easier to search and browse the US Geological Survey’s collection of historical topographic maps, thanks to a new online map viewer.