Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This roundtable discussion was recorded at AGU's 2024 Annual Meeting on 12 December 2024.
Of the 800+ presentations that were led by U.S. Geological Survey scientists at AGU, USGS has selected four compelling topics led by USGS scientists to spark conversations with the media. Learn more about noteworthy USGS work on contemporary issues facing the nation – discovering critical minerals in the U.S., earthquake science, water quality and drought, and carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions from federal lands.
Learn about progress on Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a program to fast-track study and mapping of minerals that are critical for industry and energy security in the United States. This partnership-based program, started in 2019, accelerated in recent years and has strengthened federal, state and private sector capacity by providing new data on areas with potential critical minerals in the United States.
Talk with one of the authors of the recent USGS report on greenhouse gas emissions associated with federal lands. The report provides insights to emissions during the years 2005 to 2022, offering a unique in-depth analysis into the portion of U.S. emissions associated with federal lands. Learn directly from one of the authors what the latest trends are, and how this report complements our understanding of nationwide trends in emissions.
The USGS has long been a national leader in understanding water availability. Learn more about a national study of groundwater drought variation in the U.S., showing many decreases in groundwater drought in the Northeast, and many increases in groundwater drought in the Southeast.
Early warning systems are an important part of earthquake risk reduction. Learn how USGS social science is helping to continuously inform and advance the development of messaging, public education, and response for the ShakeAlert system, an earthquake early warning system that the USGS and partners provide in California, Oregon, and Washington.
Panelists:
Geoffrey Plumlee, USGS Chief Scientist;
Jane Hammarstrom, geologist;
Peter Warwick, research geologist;
Melissa Lombard, research hydrologist;
Sara McBride, research social scientist
This roundtable discussion was recorded at AGU's 2024 Annual Meeting on 12 December 2024.
Of the 800+ presentations that were led by U.S. Geological Survey scientists at AGU, USGS has selected four compelling topics led by USGS scientists to spark conversations with the media. Learn more about noteworthy USGS work on contemporary issues facing the nation – discovering critical minerals in the U.S., earthquake science, water quality and drought, and carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions from federal lands.
Learn about progress on Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a program to fast-track study and mapping of minerals that are critical for industry and energy security in the United States. This partnership-based program, started in 2019, accelerated in recent years and has strengthened federal, state and private sector capacity by providing new data on areas with potential critical minerals in the United States.
Talk with one of the authors of the recent USGS report on greenhouse gas emissions associated with federal lands. The report provides insights to emissions during the years 2005 to 2022, offering a unique in-depth analysis into the portion of U.S. emissions associated with federal lands. Learn directly from one of the authors what the latest trends are, and how this report complements our understanding of nationwide trends in emissions.
The USGS has long been a national leader in understanding water availability. Learn more about a national study of groundwater drought variation in the U.S., showing many decreases in groundwater drought in the Northeast, and many increases in groundwater drought in the Southeast.
Early warning systems are an important part of earthquake risk reduction. Learn how USGS social science is helping to continuously inform and advance the development of messaging, public education, and response for the ShakeAlert system, an earthquake early warning system that the USGS and partners provide in California, Oregon, and Washington.
Panelists:
Geoffrey Plumlee, USGS Chief Scientist;
Jane Hammarstrom, geologist;
Peter Warwick, research geologist;
Melissa Lombard, research hydrologist;
Sara McBride, research social scientist
