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Natural Resources

USGS employees install a stream gage in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Water Resources Challenges Expected to Increase

by Randy Showstack 9 October 201824 February 2023

A new report identifies the highest-priority challenges and recommendations for the U.S. Geological Survey’s water mission.

Aerial photo of an oil palm plantation planted right up to a river’s bank, with no habitat buffer.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Conserving Riverside Habitat Could Bolster Bottom Lines

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 2 October 20182 November 2021

Palm oil is in demand, and its agricultural footprint is expanding in the tropics. New research suggests that habitat buffers could improve conservation and prevent erosion that cuts into economic returns.

A fishing vessel and a cargo vessel involved transshipment—likely illegal-- off the western coast of Africa in 2017.
Posted inNews

Illegal Seafood Supply Chains Can Now Be Tracked by Satellite

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 24 August 20188 November 2022

Researchers pinpoint more than 10,000 likely transfers of catches between fishing vessels and cargo ships at sea. Knowing where these transfers occur can help officials crack down on illegal activity.

Posted inEditors' Vox

The Challenges of Meeting Future Food, Energy, and Water Needs

by P. D’Odorico 27 July 201812 November 2021

The inherent interlinkages between food, energy, and water systems present both challenges and opportunities for a more sustainable future on Planet Earth.

Wind turbines in California.
Posted inNews

Clean Energy Gains Ground

by Randy Showstack 19 July 201828 September 2021

A new report documents the rise of clean energy despite the Trump administration’s focus on fossil fuels. Several Congress members call renewable energy a bipartisan issue that’s good for the economy.

Stacks of aluminum ingots, ready for transport.
Posted inFeatures

Meeting the Mineral Needs of the United States

by G. W. Lederer and E. A. McCullough 18 July 201824 February 2023

A recent report points out where the United States is most dependent on mineral imports and highlights some ways for reducing this dependence.

Quantifying Uncertainty in Subsurface Systems ISBN: 978-1-119-32586-4
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Quantifying Uncertainty About Earth’s Resources

by J. K. Caers 6 June 20188 November 2021

A new book explores how uncertainty quantification can enable optimal decisions in the exploration, appraisal, and development of subsurface resources.

The SnowEx project’s first year addressed using remote sensing techniques to measure snow water content in forested areas.
Posted inScience Updates

How Can We Find Out How Much Snow Is in the World?

by E. Kim 1 June 20187 February 2023

In Colorado forests, NASA scientists and a multinational team of researchers test the limits of satellite remote sensing for measuring the water content of snow.

New Zealand’s Canterbury coast seen from R/V Tangaroa during the MARCAN program’s controlled-source electromagnetic survey.
Posted inScience Updates

How Offshore Groundwater Shapes the Seafloor

by A. Micallef, J. J. Mountjoy, K. Schwalenberg, M. Jegen, B. A. Weymer, S. Woelz, P. Gerring, N. Luebben, D. Spatola, D. Cunarro Otero and C. Mueller 29 January 20188 November 2021

The MARCAN project, launched last January, is working to fill a gap in our knowledge of how freshwater flowing underground shapes and alters the continental margins.

A bucket lies on dry a well in the middle of a farmland in Italy’s Delta Po region
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Southern Europe’s Groundwater Use Will Become Unsustainable

by R. Skibba 13 December 20179 May 2022

Even places without groundwater problems now will face water shortages by the 2040s if climate change continues on its current trajectory.

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