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• Did You Feel It?
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• Kasatochi Volcano Updates
• Kilauea—Latest Update

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Includes more information about USGS RSS & CAP feeds and how to access them.

Recent Geology Related News

Significant Gas Resource Discovered in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Released: 5/29/2009 8:58:37 AM
The U.S. Gulf of Mexico contains very thick and concentrated gas-hydrate-bearing reservoir rocks which have the potential to produce gas using current technology.

USGS to Award $5 Million in Earthquake Research Grants
Released: 5/1/2009 2:19:43 PM
RESTON, Va. - Five-million dollars in grants and cooperative agreements are being awarded in 2009 for earthquake research to 84 recipients including universities, state geological surveys and private firms, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today.

Secretary Salazar Announces Recovery Act Funds to Upgrade Earthquake Networks
Released: 4/16/2009 9:50:28 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the U.S. Geological Survey will fund $29.4 million in earthquake network upgrades nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, an investment that will significantly improve the timely delivery of information to high-hazard regions such as the Bay area.

USGS Announces 2009 Mineral Research Grants
Released: 4/8/2009 9:00:00 AM
Grant Projects Help Ensure a Sustainable Supply of Minerals for the Nation

New USGS Study Documents Rapid Disappearance of Antarctica's Ice Shelves
Released: 4/3/2009 5:34:22 PM
Antarctica's glaciers are melting more rapidly than previously known because of climate change, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report prepared in close collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey.

USGS Newsroom

Recent Geology Related PodCasts, CoreCasts & CoreFacts

Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake in Central Italy

Early this morning, April 06, 2009, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Rome, Italy.

We spoke with Stuart Sipkin, a geophysicist at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center to fill us in on the details.

(6:18) Transcript/Links | Download directly (5.84 MB) (right-click to save)

Episode: 92
Host: Scott Horvath

Does the Earth's magnetic field affect human health?

Transcript/Links | Download directly (right-click to save)

Episode: 153
Host: Brian Campbell
Published: 3/4/2009

Mount Redoubt Volcano in Alaska Likely to Erupt

Mount Redoubt in Alaska is likely to erupt within days or weeks. We talk with USGS Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator John Eichelberger to find out more details.

Show Details | Download directly (right-click to save)

Episode: 81
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Published: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:14:25 UTC -- (5:08)

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Publications

• USGS Publications Warehouse
• Minerals periodical
• National Geologic Map Database Catalog

Data

Hazards

• U.S. and World earthquake information
• National seismic hazard maps
• Quaternary fault and fold database of the U.S.
• Most Recent Updates for U.S. Volcanoes

Landscapes and Coasts

• Coastal and Marine Geology Program Internet Map Server and GIS Data
• National Archive of Marine Seismic Surveys (NAMSS)
• Marine Realms Information Bank

Natural Resources

• Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
• Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)
• Seismic Database (National Energy Research Seismic Laboratory)
• National Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources
  
• National Coal Resources Data System

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Standards

• Geochemical reference standards
• Geologic map standards

Software

• Earthquake Research & Monitoring
• Geophysical Software
• Coastal and Marine Geology
• Isis: Planetary image processing software

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