USGS: New tool informs flooding and sea level rise solutions for the San Francisco Bay Area USGS News May 30, 2024 141By the USGS: With the potential for flooding during present-day winter storms and sea level rise continually inching up on...
USGS: Elwha River: New study examines effects of dam removals on coastal ecosystems USGS News September 7, 2023 253In new research, a team of scientists characterize the response of the coastal environment to a massive input of sediment...
USGS VIDEO: From Snow To Flow – When Snow Falls On A Mountain, Where Does It Go? USGS Podcasts and webinars August 4, 2023 46By Andrea Creighton, USGS Hydrologist Learn about USGS science seeking to understand the effects of climate change and future of...
USGS: Where the rubber meets the road (and river) – Evaluating impacts of stormwater and road runoff on salmon and aquatic ecosystems USGS Delta scienceScience August 3, 2023 157From the USGS What is 6PPD and its toxic variant, 6PPDQ? Stormwater and road runoff are increasingly recognized forms of...
USGS: Plugging the gaps: How the USGS is working to fill in data gaps for orphaned oil and gas wells USGS Agency News July 28, 2023 106Ever wonder what happens to an oil and gas well when it runs dry? Believe it or not, that is...
USGS: Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other July 5, 2023 152USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS Press release from the USGS At...
USGS: Environmental DNA research sheds light on invasive species Maven Science March 4, 2022 8USGS Science is Refining eDNA Techniques and Developing New Applications More than 6,500 nonindigenous species are now established in the...
USGS: Rivers in the sky: 6 things to know about atmospheric rivers USGS News December 14, 2021Atmospheric rivers aren’t a new phenomenon on the West Coast, but this type of storm has drawn greater attention in...
USGS: How wildfires threaten water supply by releasing sediment USGS NewsScience October 25, 2021In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads...
USGS: Increased Pumping in California’s Central Valley During Drought Worsens Groundwater Quality USGS Science September 1, 2021By the USGS: Intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new...
USGS: The ups and downs of groundwater levels after the July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes USGS News October 15, 2019 1Effects from the two July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes were observed in several USGS continuous groundwater-level monitoring sites in California, Nevada,...
USGS: New assessment provides fresh insights into nation’s brackish groundwater inventory USGS Agency News April 5, 2017 16A new nationwide assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that the nation’s brackish groundwater could help stretch limited freshwater...
USGS Science in the Delta, plus other notes from the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council Maven Meetings and Events October 9, 2014 322At the September 25 meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the council members unanimously approved the addition of the USGS...