June 12, 2023 — Aerial video of Kīlauea summit eruption USGS 2023-06-13 | During the morning of June 12, 2023, HVO scientists conducted an overflight of the eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kīlauea volcano. Activity is concentrated in the western part of the crater, where multiple vents, including one on the southwest all, are erupting lava onto the crater floor. The eruption is occurring within Halemaʻumaʻu, a location that is significant to Native Hawaiian communities as it is the home of the deity Pele. USGS video by K. Mulliken.
Halemaʻumaʻu eruption sampling - June 7, 2023 USGS 2023-06-13 | During the morning of June 7, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists scouted the perimeter of Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor for a location to sample lava erupted by new vents that opened that morning. Initial lava flows inundated the crater floor and although the lava flows on the perimeter were solid by the time geologists arrived, they were still hot to touch. Access to this hazardous area is by permission from, and in coordination with, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The eruption is occurring within Halemaʻumaʻu, a location that is significant to Native Hawaiian communities as it is the home of the deity Pele. USGS video by K. Mulliken.
HVO moves B1cam away from eruption in Halema‘uma‘u crater, Kīlauea volcano — June 8, 2023 USGS 2023-06-12 | The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's B1cam was located on the east rim of the downdropped block within Kīlauea’s summit caldera, overlooking Halema‘uma‘u crater to the west. The eruption that began within Halema‘uma‘u crater the early morning of June 7, 2023, flooded the crater floor with lava and the B1cam was exposed to intense heat. On June 8, scientists, with helicopter support, moved the B1cam and its solar power system farther east on the caldera floor. The B1cam view now shows the downdropped block and Halema‘uma‘u crater to the east. The eruption is occurring within a closed area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. NPS video/J. Wei.=====USGS Kīlauea Volcano :usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/hvo-moves-b1cam-away-eruption-halemaumau-crater-kilauea-volcano-june-8-2023?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
Timelapse of Halema‘uma‘u eruption, Kīlauea volcano — June 7-9, 2023 USGS 2023-06-12 | This timelapse video shows the first three days (June 7–9) of the new eruption in Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. The initial intensity of the eruption covered the crater floor with lava, fed by numerous fountains. As the eruption stabilized and the vigor declined, the area of active lava on the surface was reduced. This timelapse sequence shows daylight hours only.=====USGS Kīlauea Volcano :usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/timelapse-halemaumau-eruption-kilauea-volcano-june-7-9-2023?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
Low lava fountaining continues in Halema‘uma‘u crater, Kīlauea volcano — June 8, 2023 USGS 2023-06-12 | Low fountaining has been active where lava upwells into Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. This video shows a series of small fountains in the southern portion of the crater floor. Camera shake is due to high winds at the time.=====USGS Kīlauea Volcano :usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS Video: usgs.gov/media/videos/low-lava-fountaining-continues-halemaumau-crater-kilauea-volcano-june-8-2023?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
Vent that formed on the wall of Halema‘uma‘u crater, Kīlauea volcano — June 7, 2023 USGS 2023-06-12 | An eruption began on June 7 in Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. Just a few hours after vents opened in the central part of the crater, a new vent formed on the crater wall, sending a cascade of lava into the growing lava lake.=====USGS Kīlauea Volcano :usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS Video: usgs.gov/media/videos/vent-formed-wall-halemaumau-crater-kilauea-volcano-june-7-2023
Vigorous lava fountaining from new vents in Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea volcano — June 7, 2023 USGS 2023-06-12 | A new eruption began on June 7 in Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. This video shows moments from the opening hours of the eruption, with an increase in vigor at vents in the western portion of the crater floor.=====USGS Kīlauea Volcano :usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS Video: usgs.gov/media/videos/vigorous-lava-fountaining-new-vents-halemaumau-kilauea-volcano-june-7-2023
Video of vortex in Halema‘uma‘u crater, Kīlauea summit eruption - June 7, 2023 USGS 2023-06-12 | Scientists observed wind vortexes during the first day of the new eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater, which began before sunrise on June 7, 2023. These vortexes form due to extreme heat. As this video shows, the rapidly swirling air can entrain hot lava, flinging pieces of crust. Scientists maintained a safe distance on the rim of the crater and used a telephoto lens to take this video. =====*USGS Kīlauea Volcano* usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23*USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory* usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
V1cam captures Kīlauea summit eruption onset in Halema‘uma‘u - June 7, 2023 USGS 2023-06-12 | This video, captured by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's KWcam on the northwest rim of the caldera, shows the opening phase of the eruption that began within Halemaʻumaʻu crater the early morning of June 7, 2023. A lava fountain bursts from a vent in the central part of the crater floor and lava floods the surrounding area. The eruption at Kīlauea’s summit is occurring within a closed area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.=====*USGS Kīlauea Volcano* usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23*USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory* usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
Flying Over Valles Marineris, Mars with Analysis-Ready Data USGS 2023-06-12 | Flyover of Valles Marineris, the "Grand Canyon" of Mars, highlighting two analysis ready datasets provided by USGS. The canyon is more than 4,000 km (2,500 miles) long and up to 7 km (23,000 ft) deep. High resolution (~20 m per pixel) elevation data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Context (CTX) camera are shown with a blue-to-yellow color scale indicating low-to-high elevations. The pink rectangles mark locations where extremely high resolution (~25 cm per pixel) photos from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) are available. The video zooms in to a single HiRISE image: ESP_012005_1700_COLOR. The image is mostly grayscale, but a central band is displayed in shades of blue. This is not the actual color of Mars, it is "false color" used to visualize a combination of infrared, red, and blue light. The HiRISE image is draped over the high resolution topography so that it can be viewed from an angle, just as if you were flying over this part of Mars.A total of over 4,000 CTX digital terrain models and over 155,000 HiRISE images are now freely available.=====USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/flying-over-valles-marineris-mars-analysis-ready-dataAnalysis Ready Data: usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-science-center/science/analysis-ready-data
Kīlauea summit eruption overflight — June 8, 2023 USGS 2023-06-09 | The eruption in Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, continues, as shown in this aerial video taken on June 8, 2023. Several lava fountains were active, with lava covering much of the western portion of the crater. The area of active lava on the surface has diminished over the past day, with lower lava fountains compared to yesterday. =====USGS Kīlauea Volcano :usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
Kīlauea eruption overflight video - June 7, 2023 USGS 2023-06-08 | A new eruption began in Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, on the morning of June 7. This overflight occurred about two hours after the eruption onset and shows extensive lava fountaining supplying a rising lava lake within the crater. All lava is contained within the summit caldera. =====*USGS Kīlauea Volcano* usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23*USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory* usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
Communicating landslide information and hazards at the Washington Geological Survey USGS 2023-06-08 | The Washington Geological Survey works to increase public and scientific understanding of landslide hazards in Washington State. One of the ways that we do this is through use of interpretive maps, illustrations, and other types of graphics. I will show several examples of these products and will discuss some of the methods used to construct them.Coe (2023) Communicating landslide information and hazards with maps and graphics at the Washington Geological Survey, USGS Landslide Hazards Seminar, 17 May 2023.=====USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/communicating-landslide-information-and-hazards-maps-and-graphics-washington
Kīlauea summit whirlwind in Halema‘uma‘u - June 7, 2023 USGS 2023-06-07 | This video, taken from the south rim of Halema‘uma‘u crater, shows a wind vortex or whirlwind above the eruption site at the summit of Kīlauea. These features have been observed during eruptions and form due to the extreme heat. =====*USGS Kīlauea Volcano* usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23*USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory* usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
Aerial video of Kīlauea summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u - June 7, 2023 USGS 2023-06-07 | HVO scientists conducted an overflight of the new eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kīlauea volcano, within began the morning of June 7, 2023. This aerial video shows that multiple vent sources are active on the crater floor, much of which has been covered with new lava over the past several hours.=====*USGS Kīlauea Volcano* usgs.gov/kilauea?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23*USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory* usgs.gov/observatories/hvo?utm_source=kilauea-broll&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
Lesson 4b - Downloading Maps and Data with The National Map Download Application USGS 2023-06-06 | In this lesson we will provide a brief introduction on how to use The National Map Download Application to download USGS maps and data. The TNM Download Application allows users to explore and access the USGS staged products available for download. Please note this video follows “Lesson 4a - Using The National Map Download Application.” If you are unfamiliar with the Download Application, please view Lesson 4a.Timestamps:0:54 - Introduction1:56 - Selecting “Maps”3:03 - Viewing “Maps” search results4:21 - Product metadata4:52 - Managing the cart5:13 - Exporting Results to CSV file5:40 - Selecting “Datasets”6:32 - Viewing “Datasets” search results8:54 - ConclusionUSGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/lesson-4b-downloading-maps-and-data-national-map-download-application
Yellowstone Volcano Update — June 2023 (Old Faithful doesnt always empty) USGS 2023-06-02 | Old Faithful is one of the icons of Yellowstone National Park and probably the most famous geyser in the world. But how faithful is it really? We'll answer that question in this June 2023 update from the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.====*LEARN MORE*====*Caldera Chronicles* usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/caldera-chronicles?utm_source=2023-june-1&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23*Yellowstone Volcano site* usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone?utm_source=2023-june-1&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23*Questions* yvowebteam@usgs.gov*USGS video* usgs.gov/media/videos/yellowstone-volcano-update-june-2023?utm_source=2023-june-1&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=nh-volcanoes-fy23
PubTalk-05/2023: Harnessing Our Greatest Life Force - Swim with Us Through Water Data for the Nation USGS 2023-05-31 | Learn how to: - Explore all USGS water data, from historical to present day.- Check the status of near real-time water conditions nationwide.- Receive personalized alerts of changing water conditions.- Automate unique, customized displays of water data.Recorded on May 25th 2023, 6PM PTUSGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/pubtalk-052023-harnessing-our-greatest-life-force-swim-us-through-water-data-nation
Mapping landslide susceptibility over diverse regions with limited data USGS 2023-05-30 | Creating accurate landslide susceptibility maps that cover diverse terrains with limited landslide position data is difficult. Some of the many challenges include how to create a susceptibility model that is accurate across multiple spatial scales and how to manage areas with no current landslide position data. However, to date, the most common methods used to manage these issues have not been thoroughly evaluated. In this talk, I will assess some of the common methods of creating susceptibility maps over diverse terrains and illustrate some tools that can improve susceptibility assessments.Woodard (2023) Mapping landslide susceptibility over diverse regions with limited data, USGS Landslide Hazards Seminar, 10 May 2023---Video: usgs.gov/media/videos/mapping-landslide-susceptibility-over-diverse-regions-limited-data
May 23, 2023 — Routine overflight of Kīlauea summit USGS 2023-05-25 | A routine helicopter overflight provided aerial views of Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. The crater floor is covered by solidified lava erupted during the previous summit eruption, earlier this year. Inflation and seismic activity in the summit region indicate ongoing unrest. USGS video by M. Patrick.Learn More: usgs.gov/hvoLive Stream: youtube.com/usgs/live
Bulk Download Web Application (BDWA) - Webinar, April 2023 USGS 2023-05-17 | The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center maintains the largest civilian collection of images of the Earth’s land surface. At EROS we study land change and produce land change data products used by researchers, resource managers, and policy makers across the nation and around the world. The EROS User Services team provides assistance and outreach to help users in the data community access and work with data distributed from EROS. As part of the outreach effort, the EROS User Services team provides a webinar series where we talk to staff at EROS to learn more about the data, tools, and services coming out of the USGS EROS. This YouTube video is a recording of a previous webinar entitled: “The EROS User Experience Webinar Series Presents: The New and Improved Bulk Download Web Application (BDWA)”. This webinar was recorded on April 18, 2023.Recently released, the USGS Bulk Download Web Application (BDWA) replaces the Bulk Download Application (BDA) and functions natively within web browsers, unlike the previous stand-alone version. The BDWA can be used for downloading bulk data orders from various tools. This webinar reviewed the changes and improvements of the BDWA and showed users how to use the BDWA to download Landsat data. We covered basic uses of the BDWA, as well as more advanced features, that include exporting a scene list from EE as a CSV file and then importing the list directly to the BDWA.To sign up for an EROS Registration System (ERS) account to use the BDWA please visit: ers.cr.usgs.govThe follow along with the EarthExplorer demonstration please visit: earthexplorer.usgs.govTo use the BDWA please visit: eebulk.cr.usgs.govFor more information about the BDWA, and any other data, tools, or services provided by the USGS EROS, please contact custserv@usgs.govFor more information on the EROS User Group and to sign up to attend future webinars please visit: usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/eros-user-group=====USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/bulk-download-web-application-bdwa-webinar-april-2023
Ways the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption Changed Our World USGS 2023-05-16 | The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens was historic and fundamentally changed how we see volcanoes. For those who lost family and friends, homes, and their livelihoods, it was an unimaginable tragedy. For others around the world, the eruption was an exciting curiosity, an experience they could share with their kids and grandkids. For scientists, the eruption inspired innovation in monitoring technology and insights about explosive eruptions, volcanic hazards, and their long-term impact on surrounding landscapes. And for local officials, it prompted new discussions on how to better prepare for future natural hazard emergencies.Here are the “Ways the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens Changed our World.”If you’d like to see other things that make the mountain unique, check that poster out. Or for more information, check out:- To learn about what USGS does with Mount St. Helens, visit usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount-st.-helens- To learn more about how the 1980 eruption influenced volcanology check out the USGS fact sheet, “Ten Ways Mount St. Helens Changed Our World—The Enduring Legacy of the 1980 Eruption.” pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/fs20203031- To learn more about ash, visit the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network webpage at ivhhn.org/home.- To sign up to receive email notifications from the USGS about volcanic activity, visit the Volcano Notification Service, volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns2USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/ways-1980-mount-st-helens-eruption-changed-our-world
5 Incredible Facts About Mount St. Helens USGS 2023-05-12 | May is Volcano Awareness Month in Washington State. There's no better time to learn five incredible facts about Mount St. Helens. This list is a truncated version of the popular 30 Cool Facts about Mount St. Helens (usgs.gov) poster. If you’d like to see other things that make the mountain unique, check that poster out. Or for more information, check out:- To learn about what USGS does with Mount St. Helens, visit the USGS Mount St. Helens volcano website: usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount-st.-helens]- To learn more about how the 1980 eruption influenced volcanology check out the USGS fact sheet, “Ten Ways Mount St. Helens Changed Our World—The Enduring Legacy of the 1980 Eruption.” pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/fs20203031- To learn more about ash, visit the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network webpage: ivhhn.org/home.- To sign up to receive email notifications from the USGS about volcanic activity, visit the Volcano Notification Service: volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns2USGS video and AD: usgs.gov/media/videos/5-incredible-facts-about-mount-st-helens
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Fed Res. and Mgmt: New WH Guidance on Indigenous Knowledges USGS 2023-05-11 | In November 2022, the White House Office of Science and Policy released guidance on how Federal agencies can ethically acknowledge and incorporate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into science, management, and decision making. This first-of-its-kind document recognizes IK as an important body of knowledge contributing to a more complete understanding of the natural world. It also acknowledges the U.S. government's past history of marginalization of and resource extraction from Indigenous peoples and the impact this left on building trusting relationships.In this webinar series, speakers will explore what it means to ethically engage with Indigenous Knowledges in resource management and conservation spaces. We will learn from Tribal and Indigenous communities about the frameworks they use to protect and share their knowledges, and from Federal agencies about how they navigate their responsibility to foster respectful, mutually beneficial relationships with knowledge holders.We hope these sessions are of particular value to Federal employees seeking to build partnerships with Indigenous peoples and to Tribal citizens and Indigenous peoples seeking to understand resources and opportunities for collaborating with Federal partners.For up-to-date information and to access webinar recordings and transcripts, please go to www.usgs.gov/casc/ikwebinars.This webinar series is hosted by the National CASC in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, the USGS Office of Tribal Relations, and the CASC’s Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons. Special thanks to Coral Avery (Bureau of Indian Affairs; Northwest CASC) for designing the graphics used in promotional materials for this series.Session 2: Understanding the New White House Guidance on Indigenous KnowledgesHaley Case-Scott is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and a descendant of the Klamath Tribes, Yurok Tribe, and Sakagaon Band of Chippewa Indians. She currently serves as a Policy Assistant for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Climate and Environment Team. Prior to her work at OSTP, Ms. Case-Scott served as a Climate Justice Grassroots Organizer for Beyond Toxics, an Oregon based environmental justice organization, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Eugene/Springfield. She also served as a Resource Assistant Program intern with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project, where she supported efforts to engage Tribes and Tribal communities to better inform climate policy. Ms. Case-Scott received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oregon, with a major in political science and a minor in Native American studies. She grew up in Southern, OR, in the homelands of her Klamath ancestors, and enjoys spending time with her brothers and sister whenever possible.Paige Schmidt works for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters in Science Applications and the National Native American Programs where she serves as the Indigenous Knowledge and Co-stewardship Coordinator. During the first two decades of her career, Paige focused on the science of wildlife ecology and management. Throughout this time, she maintained her passion for elevating the role of Indigenous Peoples in the wildlife profession. She has served in numerous leadership positions with The Wildlife Society’s Native Peoples’ Wildlife Management Working Group focused on increasing the number of qualified Indigenous students in the larger conservation community. In her current role, she has worked to evaluate how the Service provides financial assistance to Tribes and represents the Service in the development of Federal guidance and Departmental policy for the consideration and inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in federal activities. She has also worked to step down recent policy on co-stewardship with Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Organizations, and the Native Hawaiian Community. Paige is honored to support Service efforts to engage with these groups in the co-stewardship of public lands and waters. Paige is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma and resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her son. ===USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/incorporating-indigenous-knowledges-federal-research-and-management-understanding-new
Collecting water data for the U.S. USGS 2023-05-11 | The USGS collects water data daily across the U.S. using sensors which automatically sample the data at set intervals. We have over 11,000 of these devices, known as gages, in our nationwide network. The data from these gages are used in decision-making at all levels, from recreationalists to congresspersons. Learn more about our streamgaging network: usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/usgs-streamgaging-network And check out near real-time water data near you by using the National Water Dashboard: dashboard.waterdata.usgs.gov USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/collecting-water-data-usStock footage, music, and sound effects from SoundStripe
May 3, 2023 — Aerial views of Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea summit USGS 2023-05-09 | HVO scientists conducted a routine overflight of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea. No eruptive activity was observed. This video shows a wide view of Halema‘uma‘u crater followed by two closer views of the crater.USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/may-3-2023-aerial-views-halemaumau-kilauea-summit
Wildfire Burn Severity Mapping USGS 2023-05-09 | Have you ever wondered how scientists determine the burn severity of wildfire?Researchers use satellites to scan Earth and identify where plants and trees have been burned. The scans are used to compare the reflectiveness of green plants to other charred or blackened surfaces. And create maps that show unburned and high, medium, or low-severity burned areas. Burn severity maps are used by postfire experts to assess the wildfire’s impact on the environment and its future, including modeling the potential for postfire soil erosion, flooding, or the spread of invasive species.Learn more at: burnseverity.cr.usgs.govUSGS video at usgs.gov/media/videos/wildfire-burn-severity-mapping
April 2023 USGS Hydrography Community Call USGS 2023-05-04 | Topic is “The NHD to 3DHP – midyear update” Agenda00:00 – Start 1:57 - The NHD to 3DHP – midyear update (section1 - Steve Aichele) 28:13 - The NHD to 3DHP – midyear update (section2 – Sue Buto) 43:05 - Closing remarks Links: USGS National Hydrography Programusgs.gov/national-hydrography Other links For more information about Hydrography contact: nhd@usgs.gov
Image of the Week: Tulare Basin Refills USGS 2023-05-03 | A winter of heavy rain causes flooding in California's Tulare Basin, threatening cropland. The basin was once the site of a large lake that appeared naturally every winter as rainfall and snowmelt from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range flowed down and filled the basin. It was even known as the largest lake west of the Mississippi River.But more than a century ago, when irrigation systems were developed to water area crops, the spring runoff wasn't enough to reach the basin anymore, and it dried up. This winter's heavy rains are filling it up again, and the snow has yet to melt from the mountaintops. A series of images from Landsat show the extent of the floodwaters in dark blue or black.Growing vegetation appears green, revealing gridded farm fields. Tan-colored fields show bare soil where nothing is growing. Landsat satellites continue to provide valuable monitoring for water levels and potential flooding around the world.USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/image-week-tulare-basin-refills====Credits and Use:Music track licensed via SoundStripe:"Like an Angel" by Strength to Lastapp.soundstripe.com/songs/5769Map of Tulare County, P.Y. Baker, C.E., 1876Map of Tulare County, Thos H. Thompson, 1892(used with permission from the David Rumsey Collection)davidrumsey.comArchive Tulare Lake scanned photograph, public domainvia Sarah A. Mooney Memorial Museum, pre-1880commons.wikimedia.org
PubTalk-04/2023: Gravity Never Sleeps - Landslide Science and Risk Reduction USGS 2023-05-03 | Gravity Never Sleeps - Landslide Science and Risk Reduction By Jonathan Godt, USGS Landslide Hazards Program Coordinator Learn About:- Landslides contribute to the cascading hazards from wildfire, flooding, earthquakes, and climate change. - Learn about the latest science and technologies for detecting, surveilling, and forecasting landslides. - Learn about the new National Strategy for Landslide Loss Reduction. Recorded on April 27th, 2023 at 6PM PDTUSGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/pubtalk-042023-gravity-never-sleeps-landslide-science-and-risk-reduction
Yellowstone Volcano Update - May 2023 USGS 2023-05-02 | May is traditionally the start of field season and plans are underway to strengthen monitoring networks, collect data, and conduct research to better understand volcanic activity in the Yellowstone region. Mike Poland, scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, outlines upcoming projects in this YVO monthly video update for May 1, 2023.======*TOPICS*- Deploying temporary GPS stations to increase the GPS network size- Hydrothermal explosion craters- Lava Creek Tuff, created some 631,000 years ago- Listening to geysers- Data, deformation, and earthquakes======*LINKS*Field plans: Volcano and Earthquake Monitoring Plan for the Yellowstone Caldera System 2022–2032 at pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sir20225032.Caldera Chronicles: usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/caldera-chroniclesYellowstone Volcano site: usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstoneQuestions: yvowebteam@usgs.govUSGS Video: usgs.gov/media/videos/monthly-update-activity-yellowstone-volcano-may-1-2023
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Fed Research & Management: What are Indigenous Knowledges? USGS 2023-04-28 | In November 2022, the White House Office of Science and Policy released guidance on how Federal agencies can ethically acknowledge and incorporate Indigenous Knowledges (IK) into science, management, and decision making. This first-of-its-kind document recognizes IK as an important body of knowledge contributing to a more complete understanding of the natural world. It also acknowledges the U.S. government's past history of marginalization of and resource extraction from Indigenous peoples and the impact this left on building trusting relationships.In this webinar series, speakers will explore what it means to ethically engage with Indigenous Knowledges in resource management and conservation spaces. We will learn from Tribal and Indigenous communities about the frameworks they use to protect and share their knowledges, and from Federal agencies about how they navigate their responsibility to foster respectful, mutually beneficial relationships with knowledge holders.We hope these sessions are of particular value to Federal employees seeking to build partnerships with Indigenous peoples and to Tribal citizens and Indigenous peoples seeking to understand resources and opportunities for collaborating with Federal partners.For up-to-date information and to access webinar recordings and transcripts, please go to www.usgs.gov/casc/ikwebinars.This webinar series is hosted by the National CASC in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, the USGS Office of Tribal Relations, and the CASC’s Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons. Special thanks to Coral Avery (Bureau of Indian Affairs; Northwest CASC) for designing the graphics used in promotional materials for this series.Session 1: What are Indigenous Knowledges?Nisogaabokwe – Melonee Montano, is a mother, grandmother, and an enrolled member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Traditional Ecological Knowledge Outreach Specialist for Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) where she helps assess climate change impacts on treaty resources and potential threats to Ojibwe culture and lifeways. She is also a Grad Student at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in the Natural Resources Science & Management Program under the Forestry Department. Prior to GLIFWC she was Red Cliff’s Environmental Programs Manager where she has also served on various committees including EPA’s Regional Tribal Operations Committee, Alliance for Sustainability, Treaty Natural Resources, the Integrated Resources Management Plan, and is currently serving on the Great Lakes Compact Commission. She holds a B.S. degree in Healthcare Administration with a Native American and Environmental Studies emphasis. Lastly and most importantly, she is a lifelong student of her cultural ways.Daniel R. Wildcat is a Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma. He is director of the Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Center and member of the Indigenous & American Indian Studies Program at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. In 2013 he was the Gordon Russell visiting professor of Native American Studies at Dartmouth College. Dr. Wildcat received an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. In 1994 he partnered with the Hazardous Substance Research Center at Kansas State University to create the Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Center and subsequently start the HERS summer undergraduate internship program with KU professor Dr. Joane Nagel. He is a noted speaker on Traditional Ecological Knowledges and has offered programs for NOAA, NASA, AGU, ESA, NCAR, and many scientific organizations and universities.----USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/incorporating-indigenous-knowledges-federal-research-and-management-what-are
Modeling post-fire flood and debris-flow hazards considering infrastructure sedimentation USGS 2023-04-25 | While California has been known to experience a fire-flood cycle for about a century, post-fire flood and debris-flow risks are increasing due to increases in the frequency and intensity of wildfires and storms and urbanization in fire- and flood-prone areas. Existing models for estimating hazards to communities do not account for the filling of protective flood infrastructure with sediment during post-fire storms, which reduces capacity and can cause infrastructure clogging. We present an original model for estimating post-fire flood and debris-flow hazards that captures the interconnected influences of wildfire, storms, and reduced infrastructure capacity from sedimentation. The stochastic modeling approach can simulate present and future hazards to aid both short-term and long-term risk management efforts. Application of the framework to a hypothetical watershed representative of Southern California shows that the present-day compound hazard (considering post-fire erosion and infrastructure sedimentation) may be up to 6 times greater than the marginal hazard posed by peak flows in the absence of wildfire, and that future compound hazards could be up to 11 times greater than the marginal hazard based on future increases in wildfire frequency. Jong-Levinger (2023) Modeling post-fire flood and debris-flow Hazards considering infrastructure sedimentation, USGS Landslide Hazards Seminar, 14 April 2023---USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/modeling-post-fire-flood-and-debris-flow-hazards-considering-infrastructure
U.S. River Conditions, January to March 2023 USGS 2023-04-17 | This is an animation showing the changing conditions relative to the historic record of USGS streamgages from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023. The river conditions shown range from the driest condition seen at a gage (red open circles) to the wettest (blue closed circles). A purple outer ring around a gage indicates it is flooding. Drought conditions persisted in parts of South Central U.S., such as Oklahoma and Texas, from January to March. January brought high flows in the Northeast U.S., as well as atmospheric rivers that caused flooding to the West Coast and Southwest U.S. The beginning of February brought frontal systems that caused high water to parts of the Eastern U.S. such as Georgia and South Carolina. Towards the beginning of March, atmospheric rivers brought additional flooding to the West Coast and Southwest U.S. The end of the month brought low flows in the Florida peninsula, as well as a strong frontal system that brought flooding to the Midwest. Note that both USGS gage height and National Weather Service flood stage levels are necessary to determine flooding conditions and were available for 38% of streamgages at the time this graphic was produced. Only publicly available data from the National Water Information System Website was used and some gages are missing gage height even when they have flow. USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/us-river-conditions-january-march-2023
Using the EarthExplorer Bulk Download Web Application (BDWA) USGS 2023-04-17 | This video covers the Bulk Download Web Application or BDWA, which allows you to download large quantities of satellite imagery and geospatial data. The BDWA is web based and compatible with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. No additional downloads are required to use the BDWA. The starting point for this tutorial is EarthExplorer.USGS.gov. We’ll search for a set of sample data then add it to the BDWA for bulk downloading.USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/using-earthexplorer-bulk-download-web-application-bdwa
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Holly Embke, Research Fish Biologist USGS 2023-04-17 | Research Fish Biologist Holly Embke investigates how climate change is impacting inland fish populations used by recreational anglers and for Tribal subsistence activities. Much of what we know about fish as food, we’ve learned through studying large-scale commercial fishing operations. But most people interact with fish in much smaller settings, for example by fishing in their local streams and lakes. Research Fish Biologist Holly Embke with the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center studies how climate change is impacting inland fish populations and how managers can develop climate-informed strategies to maintain healthy fisheries. She works with both subsistence and recreational communities to help develop management strategies that will support resilient fisheries in a changing climate. Learn more about Holly’s work: usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/science/walleye-fisheries-bright-spots-a-changingStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-holly-embke-research-fish-biologistAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-holly-embke-research-fish-biologist-ad
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Jeremy Littell, Research Ecologist USGS 2023-04-17 | Research Ecologist Jeremy Littell explores how Alaska’s melting glaciers affect the region’s famously productive salmon fisheries. Many of Alaska’s watersheds are defined by the icy glacial meltwaters that re-charge the rivers and streams each spring. But climate change is causing glaciers to melt at unprecedented rates, fundamentally altering the way water moves through Alaskan ecosystems. Jeremy Littell, Research Ecologist with the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center, is exploring how changing glacial landscapes in Alaska are affecting one of the area’s most valued species: salmon. His work combines hydrology and ecology to understand how new climate and river conditions may impact cold-adapted salmon, and seeks to develop strategies for preserving salmon populations in the future. Learn more about Jeremy and his work: usgs.gov/news/scientist-spotlight-jeremy-littell-and-alaskas-alpine-areasStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-jeremy-littell-research-ecologistAD version: cms.usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-jeremy-littell-research-ecologist-ad
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Jessica Lacy, Research Oceanographer USGS 2023-04-17 | Research Oceanographer Jessica Lacy investigates the influence of tides, waves, and water levels on wave-exposed tidal salt marshes, helping to understand how these important ecosystems will respond to sea level rise. Marshes are important ecosystems, both because they provide habitat for wildlife and birds and because they buffer nearby human communities from flooding. Yet nearly 90% of marshes in California’s San Franciso Bay have been drained or destroyed, leaving these communities vulnerable to flooding from sea level rise. Jessica Lacy, Research Oceanographer with the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, studies how tides and waves affect marsh ecosystems in San Francisco Bay, seeking to understand if and how these marshes will be able to keep up with changing ocean conditions. This work helps inform marsh restoration efforts going on in the area, ensuring that they will be successful in future conditions. Learn more about Jessica’s work: usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/sediment-transport-between-estuarine-habitats-san-francisco-bayStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-jessica-lacy-research-oceanographerAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-jessica-lacy-research-oceanographer-ad
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Adam Terando, Research Scientist USGS 2023-04-17 | Research Ecologist Adam Terando helps people understand how climate change may affect their communities and ecosystems by using mathematical models to “downscale” large global climate models. Global climate models use physics to model atmospheric processes, allowing scientists to predict how climate change may affect future temperature and precipitation patterns. Yet due to limitations in computing power and time, these models are often at very large spatial scales. This can make it difficult to make climate predictions for small, localized areas, as global models may only give one number for an entire island or national park containing many different ecosystems. Adam Terando, Research Ecologist with the USGS Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, uses a process called “dynamical downscaling” to generate climate model results at small, local scales. This helps managers to understand how climate change can impact different landscapes, elevations, and topographies under their care. Learn more about Adam and his work: usgs.gov/news/scientist-spotlight-adam-terando-addressing-climate-and-land-use-change-southeastStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-adam-terando-research-scientistAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-adam-terando-research-scientist-ad
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Brian Miller, Research Ecologist USGS 2023-04-17 | Research Ecologist Brian Miller uses a process called “climate change scenario planning” to help managers think about the many ways climate change could impact the resources under their care, allowing them to create robust strategies ready for anything the future may bring.Climate change affects each place, ecosystem, and species a little differently. This creates challenges for resource stewards tasked with managing systems that they know are changing, but don’t necessarily understand how. Brian Miller, Research Ecologist with the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, uses climate model outputs to help resource managers understand the possible range of “climate futures”. He leads managers through scenario planning exercises considering different possible future climate conditions in their area, asking questions like “What would you do if your national park became hotter and drier, versus warmer and wetter?” Through these discussions, managers can prepare an assortment of options to respond.Learn more about Brian and his work: usgs.gov/news/scientist-spotlight-brian-miller-planning-uncertain-futures-us-national-parksStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-brian-miller-research-ecologistAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-brian-miller-research-ecologist-ad
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Owen McKenna, Research Ecologist USGS 2023-04-17 | Research Ecologist Owen McKenna investigates how climate and land use change are impacting the Prairie-Pothole region, a critical habitat for ducks and other migratory waterfowl. The Prairie-Pothole region in the Midwestern United States is the “duck factory of America,” a mottled grassland covered in seasonal wetlands that shelter thousands of migratory waterfowl each year. Owen McKenna, a Research Ecologist with the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center and Visiting Scientist with the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, explores how climate and land use change affect this unique landscape. He studies the changing wetland and water systems in the area, looking at how this impacts waterfowl populations and water resources used by diverse human communities. Learn more about Owen’s work: usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/science/climate-driven-connectivity-between-prairieStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-owen-mckenna-research-ecologistAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-owen-mckenna-research-ecologist-ad
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, Deputy Center Director USGS 2023-04-17 | Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, the Deputy Center Director for the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, uses social science to tease apart how individuals’ values affect how decisions are made, particularly when it comes to planning for and adapting to a changing climate. USGS provides critical earth science to a broad cross-section of the U.S., from the individual to state and federal resource managers to congressional leaders and the White House. To ensure that these data are made available in an accessible, understandable, and actionable way, Aparna Bamzai-Dodson uses social science methods such as user-centered design to learn how different groups of people—private citizens, non-profit organizations, Tribal entities, or state and federal resource managers—use, interpret, share, and interact with USGS data.Learn more about Aparna’s work: usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/science/approaches-evaluate-actionable-science-climateStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-aparna-bamzai-dodson-deputy-center-directorAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-aparna-bamzai-dodson-deputy-center-director-ad
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Mari-Vaughn Johnson, Center Director USGS 2023-04-17 | As the leader of the Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center, Mari-Vaughn Johnson brings USGS science to communities in the Pacific Islands, her ohana, to help address the unique climate challenges in their region. Pacific Islands are some of the first communities to experience devastating effects of climate change, from low-lying atolls flooded by sea level rise to Hawaiian coral reefs bleached by ocean acidification. Yet these communities are often left out of the conversation about how to mitigate and respond to climate change. Mari-Vaughn Johnson, Director/Regional Administrator for the USGS Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center, brings scientists together with local communities in Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. This work merges community-based knowledge, Indigenous Knowledges, and Western science to develop meaningful strategies for responding to climate challenges in the region. Learn more about Mari-Vaughn's work with the Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center: usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/science/pacific-island-partnerships-adapting-togetherStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-mari-vaughn-johnson-center-directorAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-mari-vaughn-johnson-center-director-ad
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Lindsey Thurman, Partnerships Ecologist USGS 2023-04-17 | Partnerships Ecologist Lindsey Thurman explores how climate change impacts amphibians in the Northwest, looking to understand the traits that allow species to survive and thrive in a changing world. With their small size, sensitive skin, and cold-blooded disposition, amphibians are often among the first species to respond to ecosystem disturbances. While climate change and human activities can spell disaster for some frogs and salamanders, others are able to rebound and thrive. Lindsey Thurman, Partnerships Ecologist with the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, investigates the characteristics that help amphibians respond to climate change. She explores many dimensions of climate resilience, including understanding which species can “persist in place” versus those than need to “shift in space” under new climate conditions. Learn more about Lindsey’s work: usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/science/exploring-large-downed-wood-post-fire-refugiaStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-lindsey-thurman-partnerships-ecologistAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-lindsey-thurman-partnerships-ecologist-ad
Climate Science Champions Season 3: Renee Takesue, Research Geochemist USGS 2023-04-17 | Research Geochemist Renee Takesue combines geology and chemistry to shed light on how chemical components from natural and human-made sources make their way into coastal environments. The chemistry of rocks, soil, and water contain clues about the environments in which they were formed, and about natural and human processes that affect them. Geochemistry can also provide information about environmental contaminants: chemicals added to the environment by humans which can harm ecosystems. At the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Research Geochemist Renee Takesue is part of a team investigating how pollutants from the highly urbanized Puget Sound area make their way into its waters, affecting everything from eelgrass and mussels to salmon and orcas. Learn more about Renee’s work: usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/estuaries-and-large-river-deltas-pacific-northwestStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-renee-takesue-research-geochemistAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-season-3-renee-takesue-research-geochemist-ad
Climate Science Champions: Introduction USGS 2023-04-17 | From volcanologists to oceanographers, biologists to paleontologists, the U.S. Geological Survey employs thousands of scientists across the Earth sciences. Each has a unique role in supporting the bureau’s mission of providing “science that matters” to the American people. Here are the stories of the USGS scientists working to address a defining challenge of our time: climate change.Learn more at usgs.gov/climatechampionsStandard version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-introductionAD version: usgs.gov/media/videos/climate-science-champions-introduction-ad
The Latest Updates to the HydroAdd Tool USGS 2023-04-13 | The HydroAdd tool is a web application built by USGS that allows collaborative addressing (or linear referencing) of diverse datasets to the NHD. HydroAdd also provides tools that allow users to migrate datasets that have been previously addressed to the NHD. This presentation will be a brief demonstration of the HydroAdd tool, including the recent addition of the Batch QC for lines function. USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/latest-updates-hydroadd-toolAgenda:00:00 – Start 2:34 – The Latest Updates to the HydroAdd Tool 13:09 – Beginning of online HydroAdd demonstration 39:50 – Questions and answers 47:25 – Closing remarks Links: - USGS National Hydrography Program: usgs.gov/national-hydrography National Hydrography Tools: usgs.gov/core-science-systems/ngp/national-hydrography/tools For more information about Hydrography contact: nhd@usgs.gov For more information about HydroAdd contact: hydroadd@usgs.gov
Post-fire debris flows in relation to observed rainfall anomalies: Dolan Fire, California USGS 2023-04-10 | A range of flow types can be observed in steep, recently-burned terrain, but predicting the spatial distribution of debris flows resulting from a single storm event remains challenging. Prior studies of landslides and debris flows in unburned study areas suggest that threshold rainfall is well-correlated with local climatology, such that rainfall anomaly (rainfall normalized by local climatology) better predicts the spatial distribution of events than absolute peak rainfall. In this study, we evaluate the degree to which the distribution of post-fire debris flows follows a similar pattern. The Dolan Fire burn scar in Monterey County, California, spans a sharp hydroclimatic gradient and experienced a widespread debris-flow triggering storm, providing an ideal natural experiment for testing the predictive power of rainfall anomaly versus absolute rainfall. We present results from remote and field-based mapping at the Dolan Fire, as well as several other fires in Northern California, to show how the magnitude of debris-flow generating rainfall is well-predicted by rainfall anomaly. We also discuss implications for debris-flow prediction, reconnaissance, and mechanisms, which may prove useful as severe wildfires continue to expand into landscapes with limited observational history of post-fire debris flows.Cavagnaro (2023) The spatial distribution of post-fire debris flows in relation to observed rainfall anomalies: Insights from the Dolan Fire, California, USGS Landslide Hazards Seminar, 22 March 2023.USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/spatial-distribution-post-fire-debris-flows-relation-observed-rainfall-anomalies
PubTalk-03/2023: Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery USGS 2023-04-07 | Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem RecoveryBy Ilsa Kuffner, Research Marine Biologist,USGS St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science CenterLearn About:- Why coral reefs around the world are in trouble.- How there is some hope for these threatened ecosystems. - What successful coral-reef restoration would look like and ideas to get there. Recorded on March 30th, 2023 at 6PM PDT---USGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/pubtalk-032023-coral-reef-crisis-science-guide-reef-restoration-ecosystem-recovery
USGS Alaska Science Center Shorebird Research Program USGS 2023-04-07 | The USGS Alaska Science Center shorebird research program focuses on studies that improve our knowledge of shorebirds and addresses key questions for management agencies about the distribution and abundance of these species. This video provides an overview of the decades-long research program on long-distance migratory shorebirds that breed in Alaska and winter in locations around the globe. Learn more about this program at usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center/science/shorebird-researchUSGS video: usgs.gov/media/videos/usgs-alaska-science-center-shorebird-research-program
