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You Go Western Ecosystems! Report Assesses Western U.S. Carbon StorageScience.gov: The Power of 10National Geologic Map Database Gets a Face LiftCategorizing West Coast StormsTracking Pacific Walrus: Expedition to the Shrinking Chukchi Sea Ice
You Go Western Ecosystems! Report Assesses Western U.S. Carbon Storage
The 100 million tons of carbon sequestered in western ecosystems each year is an amount equivalent to – and counterbalances the emissions of – more than 83 million U.S. passenger cars a year. Read more
Science.gov: The Power of 10
U.S. government science information search & retrieval web portal celebrates 10 years of service. Read more
National Geologic Map Database Gets a Face Lift
A major upgrade to this important service helps you more easily find geoscience maps and reports. Read more
Categorizing West Coast Storms
Pacific storms can be as big as East Coast storms, and USGS science is helping to increase our understanding of them. Read more
Tracking Pacific Walrus: Expedition to the Shrinking Chukchi Sea Ice
Watch USGS scientists in the Arctic track Pacific walruses to examine how these animals are faring in a world with less sea ice. Read more
  • Colorful South Pacific Species – New Discoveries and Looming Threats – Free USGS Public Lecture December 13

    Colorful South Pacific Species – New Discoveries and Looming Threats – Free USGS Public Lecture December 13

    Thu, 06 Dec 2012

    7 p.m.—Public lecture (also live-streamed over the Internet)

  • Birds at Sea and Offshore Wind Energy

    Birds at Sea and Offshore Wind Energy

    Fri, 30 Nov 2012

    Join us in Reston on December 5th at 7:00pm for our free public lecture on the impacts of offshore wind energy development on migratory seabirds!

  • Understanding Climate-Wildlife Relationships: Free USGS Public Lecture November 15

    Understanding Climate-Wildlife Relationships: Free USGS Public Lecture November 15

    Tue, 13 Nov 2012

    7 p.m.—Public lecture (also live-streamed over the Internet)

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