Last weekend, flash flooding in the Grand Canyon killed two, left one missing, and forced dozens to evacuate. On Monday, the National Park Service shared that approximately 40% of the Transcanyon Waterline—the national park’s only water pipeline—had been damaged or destroyed.
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The Colorado River Basin Is Running Out of Water. Not Everyone Is Happy with the Government’s Suggested Solution.
Though overallocation is one reason the river is shrinking, reduced snowpack and increased evaporation caused by climate change are also contributing factors.
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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Colombia, Latest on the Ring of Fire
Western Colombia was struck by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake this morning at 7:34 a.m. local time.
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Maoya Bassiouni: Curiouser and Curiouser
Growing up, this art lover had no idea she would someday become a scientist. Today, her curiosity is helping explore the intersection of atmospheric data and immersive art.
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Trump’s Science Adviser Wants to Overhaul “Increasingly Calcified” U.S. Science Enterprise While Science Funding Lags
A report released this week directs the U.S. government to spark a “new golden age” of science by ushering funds toward artificial intelligence, fostering closer relationships with private industry, and dismantling and rebuilding the federal science funding process.
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Small Faults Add to Seattle’s Quake Story
A new study of the Seattle Fault Zone is revealing records of smaller, hidden earthquakes that could inform future hazard research.
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Venezuelan Earthquakes Struck in a Complex Zone of Faults
Two powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela within less than a minute on the evening of 24 June, causing widespread damage to buildings, likely spurring landslides, and killing at least 164 people, though the full extent of the damage is still being assessed.
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A New Approach Can Better Predict Debris Flow Hazards Years After Fires
USGS hazard maps don’t always reflect real landslide risk in the years after wildfires. Fine-tuning assessments of vegetation recovery could help.
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How Wildfires Worsen Flood Risk
A new approach to analyzing watersheds shows how storms occurring after a wildfire can have higher flooding risk than similar storms that occurred before a fire.
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New USGS Tool Fills in the Gaps on U.S. Water Supply
The National Water Availability Assessment Data Companion is the first tool that integrates information about water availability in individual watersheds at a national scale.