Do you ever find yourself wondering about the rocks beneath your feet? If so then the USGS has exactly the tool you're ...
Multiple earthquakes struck off the coast of Alaska Monday, according to a map from the United States Geological Survey ( ...
Mapping out geology across the U.S. is surprisingly difficult, but the USGS has managed just that, and its map is more ...
Simulations and research from the U.S. Geological Survey suggest that St. Louis faces a small, but real risk of a moderate to ...
The U.S. Geological Survey released new earthquake hazard maps for the nation on Thursday, boosting the risk of seismic damage up and down the Northern California coast — especially for tall buildings ...
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. These maps—more than 178,000 of them—date back ...
A first-ever study from the U.S. Geological Survey found roughly 40 percent of groundwater contains lithium above EPA’s health reference level. The U.S. Geological Survey mapped for the first time ...
In late August, the U.S. Geological Survey quietly released a new tool that could reshape how Americans understand the ground beneath their feet. The Cooperative National Geologic Map, now live online ...
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