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RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights are planned over areas of Michigan and northern Wisconsin to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. Data collection for this survey area will be conducted from April 2025 for approximately 4 months, weather and flight restriction permitting.  Surveying is expected to be completed by the fall of 2025. #usgs usgs.gov/communications-and-pu

Map shows Upper Peninsula of Michigan and adjoining portions of northern Wisconsin, with a blue outline around the Penokean formation.
USGSLow-level helicopter flights to image geology over Michigan and WisconsinRESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights are planned over areas of Michigan and northern Wisconsin to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. Data collection for this survey area will be conducted from April 2025 for approximately 4 months, weather and flight restriction permitting.  Surveying is expected to be completed by the fall of 2025.
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As skywatchers around the world search the sky for Potentially Hazardous Asteroids, 2024 YR4 became high on the list to impact Earth in December 2032. Although the status of such threats can change from likely to not at all, USGS scientists and others are always working to protect and inform the public about the hazards that occur in “Earth life” to keep us safe. #usgs usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-

Asteroid approaching Earth, computer artwork.
USGSAsteroid 2024 YR4 Possible Impact Raised Eyebrows: Skywatchers Continue Working as Guardians of EarthAs skywatchers around the world search the sky for Potentially Hazardous Asteroids, 2024 YR4 became high on the list to impact Earth in December 2032. Although the status of such threats can change from likely to not at all, USGS scientists and others are always working to protect and inform the public about the hazards that occur in “Earth life” to keep us safe.
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“Notes from the Field” are contributed articles that highlight current banding projects and the continued importance of bird banding 100+ years after the establishment of the Bird Banding Lab. This article focuses on sparrows and how scientists are utilizing new tools to ask the age-old question: What’s for dinner? #usgs usgs.gov/labs/bird-banding-lab

A Lincoln's Sparrow wintering at the Patuxent Research Refuge
USGSNotes from the Field: What’s on a sparrow’s dinner menu?“Notes from the Field” are contributed articles that highlight current banding projects and the continued importance of bird banding 100+ years after the establishment of the Bird Banding Lab. This article focuses on sparrows and how scientists are utilizing new tools to ask the age-old question: What’s for dinner?
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Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open the can, the pressure drops, bubbles form and rise. Molten rock (magma) beneath the Earth’s surface behaves similarly and we can learn from the gas trapped in tiny bubbles preserved in crystals from the rock after it’s erupted on the surface.  #usgs usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/new

Graphic showing inclusions in lava crystals and the data collected
USGSVolcano Watch — All in a Day’s Work: Determining magma storage depths at KīlaueaConsider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open the can, the pressure drops, bubbles form and rise. Molten rock (magma) beneath the Earth’s surface behaves similarly and we can learn from the gas trapped in tiny bubbles preserved in crystals from the rock after it’s erupted on the surface. 
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USGS just launched its first geoheritage app! Geoheritage lies at the intersection of science and society, helping us capture and highlight sites that have significant scientific, educational, cultural, economic, and aesthetic values. This dynamic tool showcases geoheritage sites around the nation, check it out now to explore geoheritage sites near you. #usgs usgs.gov/programs/national-coo

Depiction of the Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Explorer showing the continental United States with green location markers of geoheritage sites.
USGSThe Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Explorer is LIVE!USGS just launched its first geoheritage app! Geoheritage lies at the intersection of science and society, helping us capture and highlight sites that have significant scientific, educational, cultural, economic, and aesthetic values. This dynamic tool showcases geoheritage sites around the nation, check it out now to explore geoheritage sites near you.
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RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations under Wyoming and parts of southern Montana as well as parts of western South Dakota and Nebraska, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 47 million barrels of oil and 876 billion cubic feet of gas.  #usgs usgs.gov/news/national-news-re

Map of northern Wyoming and southern Montana showing outlines of areas assessed for oil and gas
USGSUSGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Wyoming, southern MontanaRESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of potential for undiscovered oil and gas in formations under Wyoming and parts of southern Montana as well as parts of western South Dakota and Nebraska, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 47 million barrels of oil and 876 billion cubic feet of gas. 
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In the latest (2023) California Coastal Adaptation Needs Assessment, coastal practitioners have identified the USGS-designed “Our Coast, Our Future” tool as their preferred resource for future coastal hazards and flooding information. #usgs usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/news/us

Aerial view of a breaking wave, with tiny seabirds flying over
USGSUSGS CoSMoS tool preferred by coastal practitioners in California Coastal Adaptation Needs AssessmentIn the latest (2023) California Coastal Adaptation Needs Assessment, coastal practitioners have identified the USGS-designed “Our Coast, Our Future” tool as their preferred resource for future coastal hazards and flooding information.
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Episode 13 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park started at 2:36 a.m. HST on March 11, and ended by 3:13 p.m. HST that afternoon, after less than 13 hours of continuous eruptive activity. At the same time that fountaining ceased at the vents, summit deflation changed to inflation and tremor decreased. #usgs usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/new

Lava flow with silver crust and hot molten lava visible underneath
USGSPhoto & Video Chronology — March 11, 2025 — Kīlauea summit eruption episode 13Episode 13 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption of Kīlauea within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park started at 2:36 a.m. HST on March 11, and ended by 3:13 p.m. HST that afternoon, after less than 13 hours of continuous eruptive activity. At the same time that fountaining ceased at the vents, summit deflation changed to inflation and tremor decreased.
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Reston, Va. — The USGS released projections for world production capacity for seven critical minerals and helium for the next five years in the first World Minerals Outlook, a forward-looking assessment that is part of a larger effort to provide forecasts and scenarios for global mineral supply chains. #usgs usgs.gov/news/national-news-re

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USGSUSGS projects world production capacity for 7 critical minerals and helium from 2025 to 2029Reston, Va. — The USGS released projections for world production capacity for seven critical minerals and helium for the next five years in the first World Minerals Outlook, a forward-looking assessment that is part of a larger effort to provide forecasts and scenarios for global mineral supply chains.
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Title:  Long-term drought assessment:  hydrologic, ecological, and social impactsDate:  March 14, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific Speaker:  Jason Dunham, Aquatic Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center #usgs usgs.gov/mission-areas/ecosyst

Stillwater Creek in drought conditions
USGSLong-term drought assessment:  hydrologic, ecological, and social impactsTitle:  Long-term drought assessment:  hydrologic, ecological, and social impactsDate:  March 14, 2025, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific Speaker:  Jason Dunham, Aquatic Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
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