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 New US Topo MapsWednesday, January 25, 2012USGS will produce new US Topo maps for another 20 states in 2012. read more » Airborne Geophysical Survey Offers New Insight Into Permafrost in AlaskaMonday, January 23, 2012A pioneering airborne electromagnetic survey in the Yukon Flats near Fort Yukon, Alaska, by the U.S. Geological Survey has yielded unprecedented images of the presence and absence of permafrost to depths of roughly 328 feet. read more » USGS Data - Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010 (GMTED2010) Thursday, December 01, 2011The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) have collaborated on the development of a notably enhanced global elevation model named the Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010 (GMTED2010) that replaces GTOPO30 as the elevation dataset of choice for global and continental scale applications. read more » On seismic signals from landslides – new research Tuesday, November 29, 2011See a massive rock avalanche in action somewhere up in Alps and learn how to read seismic recordings to be able to detect this kind of events. read more » Pyrite Damages 20,000 Irish Houses and Coal Miners FacilitiesFriday, November 18, 2011Apparently 20,000 new houses in Ireland are cracked and damaged because a pyrite-rich rock from a local quarry was used in construction of the houses. read more » |
