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The US Geological Survey Is Using Twitter to Monitor Earthquakes
The impulse to constantly share your thoughts with others is helping the USGS keep up with seismic activity.
Wildfires in a Rainforest and Melting Ice Caves: High Temperatures Are Causing Havoc in Washington
Low winter snow pack and a hot, dry spring set the conditions for wildfires and melting glacier ice, which scientists say are consistent with climate change predictions.
It May Be Even Worse for the Polar Bears Than Previously Thought
Two new US government reports paint a very bad picture for polar bears, which are under threat due to diminished sea ice extent in the Arctic, a region that is warming at twice the rate as the rest of the world.
We Asked a Seismologist How Fucked California Would Be in a 'San Andreas'–Style Earthquake
What can a Dwayne Johnson movie teach California about disaster preparedness?
Human Activity Is Causing Significantly More Earthquakes
The rate of induced earthquakes is rising so rapidly that the US Geological Survey now includes them in their hazard models.
The Perfect Earthquake Warning System Is Already in Your Pocket
A software update is all it would take to make your phone a cheap, effective early warning system.
The San Andreas Fault Is Primed for Central California's Next Big One
A new USGS study isn't an earthquake prediction, but it is a warning.
Pesticides Still Flow Throughout Our Water Supplies, But at Safer Levels
Wide-reaching and long-term monitoring efforts find safer pesticide levels everywhere except urban streams.
Take a Tour of Every Wind Turbine in the US with this Interactive Map
The US Geological Survey plans to assess the impact of wind turbines on wildlife, but first it needs to know where they are.
Seattle's Long-Dormant Fault Line Is a Landslide Powder Keg
In fact, seismologists aren't even able to pinpoint exactly where the fault is because it has been quiet for more than 1,000 years.