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Quick look: Reporters are invited to attend a special presentation about the impacts of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav on the Texas and Louisiana coast. Compelling before-and-after photographs of the storms will be Bolivar Peninsula before and two days after Ike presented during an earth-science conference in Houston, October 6...Extreme Coastal Changes and Storm Surge Measurements from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav
(Released: 10/6/2008 2:11:17 PM)

Quick look: Most glaciers in every mountain range and island group in Alaska are experiencing significant retreat, thinning or stagnation, especially glaciers at lower elevations, according to a new book published by the U.S. Geological Survey. In places, these changes began as early as the middle of the 18th century...Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, and Stagnating, Says Major USGS Report
(Released: 10/6/2008 11:44:25 AM)

Quick look: Top scientists from across the world, including 192 earth science experts from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), will be gathering this week to share their latest findings and most innovative research..."Rock Stars" to Present Geologic Findings at Houston Conference
(Released: 10/6/2008 8:58:30 AM)

Quick look: Williams, Colin F.; Reed, Marshall J.; Mariner, Robert H.; DeAngelo, Jacob; Galanis, S. Peter, Jr. (2008), Fact Sheet 2008-3082. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed an assessment of our Nation's geothermal resources. Geothermal power plants are currently operating in six states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. Th...Assessment of Moderate- and High-Temperature Geothermal Resources of the United States
(Released: 2008-10-07)

Quick look: Webb, Robert H.; Magirl, Christopher S.; Griffiths, Peter G.; Boyer, Diane E. (2008), Open-File Report 2008-1274. From July 31 to August 1, 2006, an unusual set of atmospheric conditions aligned to produce record floods and an unprecedented number of slope failures and debris flows in southeastern Arizona. During the week leading up to the event, an upper-level low-...Debris Flows and Floods in Southeastern Arizona from Extreme Precipitation in July 2006 - Magnitude, Frequency, and Sediment Delivery
(Released: 2008-10-07)

Quick look: Mankinen, Edward A.; Chuchel, Bruce A.; Moring, Barry C. (2008), Open-File Report 2008-1299. Cenozoic basins in eastern Nevada and western Utah constitute major ground-water recharge areas in the eastern part of the Great Basin, and our continuing studies are intended to characterize the geologic framework of the region. Prior to these investigations, regional gravi...Gravity Data from Dry Lake and Delamar Valleys, east-central Nevada
(Released: 2008-10-07)

Hazard Roundup—September 2008 Quick look: Hurricane Gustav; Hurricane Ike; Real-time storm surge sensors; Gulf coast impacts and satellite imagery; hurricane photography; Great California ShakeOut
Host: Brian Campbell
(Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:28:38 UTC; Length: 5:05)

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