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2003 USGS News Releases

1. Post-Fire Debris Flow Hazards Shown on New USGS Maps (created on 1-9-2003)

2. Gas Hydrates – Will They be Considered in the Future Global Energy Mix? (created on 12-10-2003)

3. Capturing the ‘Big One’: Computer Modeling of Interacting Faults Near Los Angeles (created on 12-9-2003)

4. The U.S. Geological Survey at AGU (created on 12-8-2003)

5. USGS and TopoZone Partner for The National Map (created on 12-4-2003)

6. 'Cat Scan'-Like Seismic Study of Earthquake Zone Helps Set Stage for Fault Drilling Project (created on 12-4-2003)

7. River Indicates Warmer Climate and Earlier Spring in Central Maine (created on 12-4-2003)

8. December Science Picks: Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (created on 12-2-2003)

9. Wanted… Sea Squirt (created on 11-26-2003)

10. Scientists launch San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (created on 11-24-2003)

11. Old Japanese Documents Confirm Warnings of Future North American Earthquakes (created on 11-20-2003)

12. Are Sagebrush Habitats and Their Birds Teetering on the Edge? (created on 11-7-2003)

13. November Science Picks: Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (created on 11-6-2003)

14. USGS Research Indicates Fire Suppression and Fuel Buildup are Not Responsible for Shrubland Fires in Southern California (created on 10-31-2003)

15. Water 2025 Science and Technology Workshop (created on 10-31-2003)

16. USGS Brings "Eyes on Planet Earth" to the Classroom for Earth Science Week 2003 (created on 10-10-2003)

17. October Science Picks: Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (created on 10-9-2003)

18. Updike Appointed Regional Executive for Geology (created on 10-9-2003)

19. Staff Director for Federal Geographic Data Committee Announced (created on 10-9-2003)

20. Low Levels of Herbicide Found in Many Midwestern Streams, Antibiotics Not Common (created on 10-7-2003)

21. USGS Presents John Wesley Powell Awards (created on 10-7-2003)

22. USGS Report Shows High Arsenic in Some Southeast New Hampshire Private Wells (created on 10-2-2003)

23. Scientists Estimate Risk of Raven Predation on Desert Tortoises in the Western Mojave Desert (created on 9-29-2003)

24. Snowy Plover “Nursery” Success Earns Resource Stewardship Award (created on 9-25-2003)

25. Collapsing Populations of Marine Mammals: the North Pacific’s Whaling Legacy? (created on 9-23-2003)

26. USGS Warns of Landslide Dangers with Isabel (created on 9-18-2003)

27. Track Hurricane Isabel's Flooding in Real-Time (created on 9-17-2003)

28. Landsat 7 Continues To Provide Earth Science Data (created on 9-9-2003)

29. September Science Picks -- Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (created on 9-3-2003)

30. Moderate Earthquake Rattles Hawai'i (created on 8-27-2003)

31. Minor Earthquake Rattles New Jersey, Pennsylvania (created on 8-26-2003)

32. USGS Study Reveals that Wind May Spread Lake Roosevelt Contaminants (created on 8-19-2003)

33. USGS Releases Study on Toxic Rainfall in San Joaquin Valley (created on 8-18-2003)

34. Eavesdropping on the Earth: USGS Conducts Seismic Study in San Jose Area (created on 8-15-2003)

35. Science Picks: Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds for August 2003 (created on 8-11-2003)

36. USGS to Co-Chair Biodiversity Informatics Meeting (created on 8-11-2003)

37. Astrogeologist Wes Ward Named USGS Western Region Chief Geologist (created on 8-8-2003)

38. Rivers Indicate Earlier Spring in New England (created on 7-23-2003)

39. Water Reflects a Century of Change in New England (created on 7-23-2003)

40. U.S. Bald Eagle Counts Continue to Climb Slowly (created on 7-21-2003)

41. Lifting the Veil of Darkness (created on 7-15-2003)

42. USGS Report Documents Alien Plants in Sequoia-Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks (created on 7-15-2003)

43. Science Picks—Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (July 2003) (created on 7-10-2003)

44. USGS To Track Coral Larvae Off Maui (created on 6-26-2003)

45. Frogs, Fish, and Fires: A New Look at Fire and Fuels Reduction Effects (created on 6-23-2003)

46. Glaciers: Alaska’s Rivers of Ice Wins Excellence Award for Government DVD (created on 6-11-2003)

47. California Sea Otter Numbers are Up for the 2003 Census (created on 6-6-2003)

48. Science Picks—Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (June 2003) (created on 6-6-2003)

49. Interior Scientists Lauded for Great Lakes Invasive Species Work (created on 6-6-2003)

50. Arsenic, Copper Found in Reston Lake, USGS Reports (created on 5-30-2003)

51. Pierce Named New Coordinator for USGS Energy Resources Program (created on 5-19-2003)

52. Denali Fault Quake Offers Clues for Hazards in Future Quakes, Science Magazine Reports (created on 5-15-2003)

53. USGS Seismologist James H. Dieterich Elected to National Academy of Sciences (created on 5-9-2003)

54. USGS Study Finds Levels of Arsenic in Private Wells in Eastern New England Too High (created on 5-7-2003)

55. New USGS Fact Sheet on Past and Present Droughts in Utah: Present Drought One of Most Severe in a Century (created on 5-7-2003)

56. Science Picks-Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (May 2003) (created on 5-6-2003)

57. Earthquake in Central Virginia (created on 5-6-2003)

58. More to Know about Alabama-Georgia Earthquake (created on 4-29-2003)

59. Symposium Seeks Innovations and Integration in Plant and Animal Conservation (created on 4-17-2003)

60. U.S. Output of Mineral-based Materials Stagnant (created on 3-28-2003)

61. Natural Science and Public Health: Prescription for a Better Environment (created on 3-27-2003)

62. Expanding horizons, removing barriers for people with disabilities at USGS (created on 3-20-2003)

63. USGS Research Gives Health Officials a Tool for Predicting Water Safety. . .Forecasting Bacteria Levels at Ohio Beaches (created on 3-20-2003)

64. Minor Earthquake Near Athens, Georgia (created on 3-18-2003)

65. Alien Species in Cahoots (created on 3-14-2003)

66. 2003 Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources in Appalachian Basin Completed (created on 3-10-2003)

67. Science Picks-Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (March 2003) (created on 3-5-2003)

68. USGS Fishing for Success in the Grand Canyon (created on 3-4-2003)

69. USGS Satellite Images of Earth Debut as Art Prints (created on 3-3-2003)

70. U.S. Suffers Largest Earthquake of 2002 (created on 2-25-2003)

71. Satellites Reveal Ground Subsidence from Water-Level Declines in Parts of Mojave Desert (created on 2-24-2003)

72. USGS Names Doyle as Deputy Director (created on 2-19-2003)

73. USGS Research Reveals Use of Tree Rings and Ocean Temperature Shifts in Anticipating Megadroughts in the Rockies, Great Plains and Southwest (created on 2-14-2003)

74. USGS Science at AAAS: From Landslide Forecasting to the Mapping of Lyme Disease (created on 2-13-2003)

75. USGS Releases New Software for Estimating Flood Flows (created on 2-10-2003)

76. 100th Anniversary of Flood Warning in New Jersey (created on 2-7-2003)

77. Science Picks-Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (February 2003) (created on 2-6-2003)

78. They’re Healthier: With Fewer Parasites, Invaders Gain Competitive Edge Over Native Animals and Plants (created on 2-5-2003)

79. Federal Scientists Refocus on West Nile Virus Impacts on Wildlife (created on 2-4-2003)

80. President's FY 2004 Budget for USGS Focuses on Invasive Species, Wildlife Health and Enhanced Access to Science Data (created on 2-3-2003)

81. Charles River Water Problematic, But No Worse Than Other Cities (created on 1-31-2003)

82. Canus Dies, Helped Save Whooping Cranes from Extinction (created on 1-23-2003)

83. Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Near Tecomán, Colima, Mexico (created on 1-22-2003)

84. Scientists Update New Madrid Earthquake Forecasts (created on 1-13-2003)

85. Science Picks-Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (January 2003) (created on 1-13-2003)

86. Streamflow Increased Sharply in 1970s, USGS Reports (created on 1-8-2003)