The US Geological Survey has said that California has a 99.7% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 earthquake — or bigger — in the next three decades. University of California, Berkeley Professor and former Architecture Department Chair...

Which of these states is larger than the other? WUWT reader “DC” points us to this Gore-esque pronouncement from a USGS scientist about “Antarctic ice loss”. Jane Ferringo of the U.S. Geological Survey in a National Public Radio in...

The US Geological Survey has a great site with all kinds of historical data and information about past earthquakes.  For example, here’s a list of all US quakes ranked by magnitude:  click. In terms of a US example that comes anywhe...

If you're anywhere near where a tsunami is expected to hit -- the latest is that the tsunami is expected to hit Hawaii at 11:20 local time (4:20 PM ET) -- then go check out this guide from the US Geological Survey on surviving a tsu...

If you're anywhere near where a tsunami is expected to hit -- the latest is that the tsunami is expected to hit Hawaii at 11:20 local time (4:20 PM ET) -- then go check out this guide from the US Geological Survey on surviving a tsu...

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan. This is according to the US geological survey. Hopefully will be nothing. The earthquake is the big red dot seen below. According to @breakingnews, there is a tsunami war...

This is according to the US geological survey. Hopefully will be nothing. The earthquake is the big red dot seen below. Join the conversation about this story »See Also:Earthquake In Illinois Hits The Midwest ...

The Northeast isn't the only region to have to deal with natural calamities this morning. An earthquake actually rattled the Midwest at about 4:00 AM. According to the US Geological survey, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.3. Joi...

The Northeast isn't the only region to have to deal with natural calamities this morning. An earthquake actually rattled the Midwest at about 4:00 AM. According to the US Geological survey, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.3. Joi...

Thanks to a proclamation from the Hawaii County mayor, January is officially Volcano Awareness Month. Throughout the month the US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park—among other local ...

With the cold weather really digging in for those of us in the Northern hemisphere, you may well be thinking of taking a holiday somewhere hot. Courtesy the US Geological Survey, you can now scout out the lay of the land on the hott...

LOS ANGELES — OMG! Earthquake! The U.S. Geological Survey is scouring the popular microblogging site Twitter soon after a temblor hits to pinpoint regions where shaking occurred. "People like to tweet after earthquakes," US...

Did you feel that? Scientists at the US Geological Survey (USGC) are monitoring Twitter to gauge real-time public reactions to earthquakes. It seems that the bigger the quake, the bigger the spike in Twitter traffic. Researchers th...

Dr. Kristine Asch from the German geological survey (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources or BGR) is in Tucson this week working with Steve Richard and the rest of the AZGS Geoinformatics Section on developing com...

BGS Make-a-map Well, it’s about time. The British Geological Survey has been lagging behind its US cousin for some time now. Like the USGS, the BGS is funded by the taxpayer but unlike the American version the data has always bee...

Google just announced a major update to Google Maps in the United States. The new version not only includes better maps based on data from government organizations like the Forest Service and the US Geological Survey, but it also al...

If you’ve got a cell phone and a good pair of ears, you can help with the first-ever comprehensive cricket census of New York City. On September 11, biologists from the US Geological Survey are asking citizen scientists from the Big...

The US Geological Survey Water Cycle chart shows which way the water flows--or not. The tagline: “The world thirsts for it.” The company: AirDye, a fabric dyeing firm that uses 88-95% less water in its printing process than the...

Gulkana glacier in Alaska, photo: USGS Lest you have an lingering doubt about glaciers melting: The US Geological Survey has just released a report on long-term glacier measurements in the United States which confirms that, yes gl...

For Immediate Release: June 16, 2009 EQIP Cuts Worse Than Expected USGS "Dead Zone" Report Underscores Need for Conservation Funding WASHINGTON, June 16, 2009 - The US Geological Survey reported today that nutrient loading in the Gu...