Reducing the Risk From Volcanic Activity
High atop the rugged slopes of a volcano, USGS scientists work to measure and observe changes in its activity and to install and maintain a network of volcano-monitoring instruments that are crucial for determining when a volcano might erupt.
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Water Works: Studying the Systems that help Quench our Thirst
Ground water, found in aquifers below the surface of the Earth, is the source of drinking water for nearly half of the Nation’s population.
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Go, ARMI: Monitoring, Research, and Conservation
An unlikely group of sentinels has been setting off alarms for several years: amphibians--frogs, toads, salamanders, and a snake-like creature known as a caecilian. These heralds of the wetlands are declining at a rate that is raising concerns about the health of America’s wetland environments.
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Landscaping 101: How Land Surface Changes Impact our Lives
Because the land's surface is ever changing, USGS scientists are conducting studies to better understand the rates and causes of these changes and how they impact things like ecosystem health, climate variability, and human health.
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