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2000 USGS News Releases

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  1. Concentrations of Nitrous Oxide in the Central High Plains Aquifer Are Increasing (created on 12-28-2000)

  2. California Ravens Are a Breed Apart (created on 12-26-2000)

  3. Christmasberry -- Bah Humbug And a Seasonal "DON'T" This Time of Year (created on 12-18-2000)

  4. USGS, FEMA Partner To Reduce Nation's Natural Disasters (created on 12-13-2000)

  5. National Atlas Receives Vice President's Hammer Award (created on 12-13-2000)

  6. Earthquake Shakes Evansville Area (created on 12-7-2000)

  7. USGS Research Finds that Contaminants May Play an Important Role in California Amphibian Declines (created on 12-7-2000)

  8. A Bird of A Different Feather: DNA Research Reveals New Bird Species in Colorado (created on 12-7-2000)

  9. USGS Issues Alert for Deadly Disease in Birds (created on 12-5-2000)

  10. Amphibian Declines and Deformities: What is the Latest? (created on 12-5-2000)

  11. Karen Siderelis is Named USGS Geographic Information Officer (created on 11-27-2000)

  12. All Aboard! It's Holiday Train Time at USGS (created on 11-27-2000)

  13. Sifting Through the Ashes at Fire Conference 2000: The first National Conference on Fire Ecology, Prevention, and Management (created on 11-20-2000)

  14. USGS Names Ryan Associate Director for Geography (created on 11-17-2000)

  15. Let us NOT Give Thanks or Deck the Halls with Oriental Bittersweet this Holiday Season (created on 11-15-2000)

  16. The Power of Place - - Geography Awareness Week at USGS (created on 11-14-2000)

  17. More USGS Science at GSA (created on 11-13-2000)

  18. Wednesday Highlights At GSA (created on 11-13-2000)

  19. Tuesday Highlights at GSA (created on 11-9-2000)

  20. Monday Highlights at GSA (created on 11-9-2000)

  21. Herndon Resident Named as Eastern Regional Geographer (created on 11-9-2000)

  22. Savannah Native Named as Eastern Regional Geographer (created on 11-9-2000)

  23. Media Advisory -- American Public Health Association Annual Meeting (created on 11-8-2000)

  24. Despite Lack of Rain October Water Conditions near Normal (created on 11-7-2000)

  25. Native Fish Still Common in Natural Streams, Scarce in Canals (created on 11-2-2000)

  26. USGS Director Applauds FY 2001 Appropriations (created on 10-31-2000)

  27. New Evidence Suggests Mars Has Been Cold and Dry (created on 10-30-2000)

  28. Seismic Study of Santa Clara Valley Gets Underway (created on 10-27-2000)

  29. USGS Researchers: West Nile Moves Bird-to-Bird in Lab (created on 10-26-2000)

  30. USGS Finds West Nile Virus in North Carolina Crow (created on 10-20-2000)

  31. September Water Conditions Above Normal in Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. (created on 10-18-2000)

  32. New National Land Cover Dataset Now Available (created on 10-4-2000)

  33. USGS Scientists Warn: West Nile Virus Is On the Move (created on 10-2-2000)

  34. Rolla Native Named as Deputy Eastern Region Director of USGS (created on 9-29-2000)

  35. Mercury from Gold Rush Found in Fish (created on 9-28-2000)

  36. Unlocking the Secrets of the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater (created on 9-26-2000)

  37. Statement Of USGS Director Chip Groat on 100th Anniversary of Galveston Hurricane (created on 9-8-2000)

  38. August Water Conditions Above Normal in Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. (created on 9-8-2000)

  39. San Jose Deep Well Will Monitor Groundwater and Assess Earthquake Hazards in Santa Clara Valley (created on 9-8-2000)

  40. USGS Takes "Cat Scan" of Va. Crater (created on 9-5-2000)

  41. GeoMAC Provides Critical Support for Ongoing Western Wildfires (created on 8-30-2000)

  42. Earthquake Shakes Amarillo (created on 8-17-2000)

  43. USGS at Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting (created on 8-15-2000)

  44. July Water Conditions Continue Normal in Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. (created on 8-10-2000)

  45. Dibblee Medal Awarded To Retired USGS Scientist, Thomas A. Steven (created on 8-10-2000)

  46. USGS Diagnoses Causes of Many U.S. Amphibian Die-Offs (created on 8-8-2000)

  47. USGS Scientist Named Interim Science Leader of CALFED (created on 8-4-2000)

  48. Images emerge from the depths of Crater Lake (created on 8-4-2000)

  49. Little Falls Dam Fish Passage Project Wins Coastal America Award (created on 8-3-2000)

  50. New Indian Lands Map Available from USGS (created on 8-1-2000)

  51. USGS Has a Blast at NASA Langley (created on 7-28-2000)

  52. Outburst Flood Spikes River Flow Near Juneau (created on 7-27-2000)

  53. Getting to the Bottom of Things at Crater Lake (created on 7-21-2000)

  54. USGS Prepares for 2000 Hurricane Season with Updated Storm-Response Plan (created on 7-20-2000)

  55. Geomagnetic Storm Alert (created on 7-17-2000)

  56. New Continuous Coring Investigations in Long Beach (created on 7-10-2000)

  57. June Water Conditions Normal in Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. (created on 7-7-2000)

  58. USGS DIRECTOR TO ADDRESS DIGITAL MAPPING CONVENTION IN SAN DIEGO (created on 6-28-2000)

  59. Earthquake Shakes Northern Arkansas (created on 6-28-2000)

  60. MEDIA ADVISORY: Streamflow Gage Installation / Cerro Grande Fire (created on 6-22-2000)

  61. Earthquake Shakes Southern New England (created on 6-19-2000)

  62. USGS Releases World Petroleum Assessment 2000: Global Reserve Growth Nearly Equals Undiscovered Resources (created on 6-13-2000)

  63. Media Advisory: Sustainable Growth in the Great Lakes States (created on 6-13-2000)

  64. USGS Reports Increase of California Sea Otters in Recent Survey (created on 6-12-2000)

  65. Water Conditions Begin to Decline in Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. (created on 6-8-2000)

  66. Geomagnetic Storm Alert (created on 6-8-2000)

  67. Tipsheet II: More USGS Science at AGU
    Earthquakes in the East and the Environment
    (created on 6-8-2000)

  68. New USGS Map Shows Fate of Rainfall that Reaches the Aquifer in Western (created on 6-6-2000)

  69. USGS Digital Maps Aid Firefighters in New Mexico (created on 5-30-2000)

  70. USGS Science at AGU: Coasts In Crisis, Educating Native Americans, and Science In Cities (created on 5-26-2000)

  71. The Hair of the Bear: USGS Releases Grizzly Bear Numbers in Glacier National Park (created on 5-18-2000)

  72. Understanding Coastal Hazards-- From Coastal Erosion and Storms to Sea-level Rise (created on 5-16-2000)

  73. USGS Measures a Century of Floods
    New Fact Sheet Describes Significant Floods of the 20th Century
    (created on 5-11-2000)

  74. MOUNT ST. HELENS 20TH ANNIVERSARY (created on 5-10-2000)

  75. USGS Scientists Develop "Robowell" to Automatically Monitor Ground Water (created on 5-9-2000)

  76. New USGS Map Shows Arsenic in Nation's Ground Water (created on 5-8-2000)

  77. Water Conditions Continue to Improve in Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. (created on 5-5-2000)

  78. Tapestry of Time and Terrain Not Just Another Map (created on 5-2-2000)

  79. TURKISH EARTHQUAKE REPORT REMINDS U.S. OF NEED TO PREPARE (created on 4-28-2000)

  80. A Big Whoop! Crane Chicks Will Hatch On-Line:
    Go to Whoopers.USGS.Gov
    (created on 4-27-2000)

  81. USGS Measures Suspended Solids in San Francisco Bay (created on 4-25-2000)

  82. Map-on-Demand Kiosks are Coming for USGS Maps (created on 4-24-2000)

  83. Come Fly with the Ducks at This New USGS Website (created on 4-24-2000)

  84. Abrasives to Zirconium... New Report Card on Nation's $422 Billion Minerals Industry (created on 4-21-2000)

  85. Landsat 7 Marks One Year Anniversary (created on 4-20-2000)

  86. Obituary -- Harold L. James (created on 4-20-2000)

  87. Earthquake Shakes Eastern New York (created on 4-20-2000)

  88. Sen. Robb Joins Top Federal Scientists on Earth Day Visit to Urban Natural Oasis (created on 4-20-2000)

  89. USGS Hosts National Seminar on GIS and Public Health (created on 4-17-2000)

  90. Experts Meet to Evaluate Watershed Restoration (created on 4-14-2000)

  91. Upper Columbia River: Some fish contaminants decreasing, USGS study shows (created on 4-14-2000)

  92. Water Conditions Continue to Improve In Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. (created on 4-7-2000)

  93. The Hector Mine Earthquake Came at the Right Time For Scientists Studying The Earth Beneath Los Angeles (created on 4-7-2000)

  94. USGS Scientist to Receive Prestigious Scientific Medal in France (created on 4-7-2000)

  95. Media Advisory: Geomagnetic Storm Alert (created on 4-7-2000)

  96. Rhododendrons and Azaleas Approaching Peak Bloom (created on 4-5-2000)

  97. USGS Installs Automatic External Defibrillators in Reston Headquarters... First Federal Office to Train Employees in Use to Stop Heart Attacks (created on 4-4-2000)

  98. Why Lewis and Clark Needed the USGS (created on 3-30-2000)

  99. New USGS Research Shows How Land Use Affects Amphibians (created on 3-29-2000)

  100. Chytrid Fungus Associated With Boreal Toad Deaths in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (created on 3-29-2000)

  101. X-RAY STUDIES SHED LIGHT ON FROG DEFORMITIES (created on 3-29-2000)

  102. Chytrid Fungus Implicated as Factor in Decline of Arizona Frogs (created on 3-29-2000)

  103. USGS Reassesses Potential World Petroleum Resources: Oil Estimates Up, Gas Down (created on 3-22-2000)

  104. Media Advisory: USGS Information Available on Recent MTBE Risk Findings (created on 3-21-2000)

  105. The Dark Sides of Herbicides at USGS Thursday (created on 3-21-2000)

  106. World's Most Acidic Waters Are Found Near Redding, CA (created on 3-20-2000)

  107. USGS Adds SPOT Imagery to Satellite Archive (created on 3-20-2000)

  108. The Hair of the Bear: DNA Fingerprinting Allows Non-Intrusive Study of Grizzly Bears (created on 3-16-2000)

  109. The Demise of The San Bruno Fault, or the Fault that Never Was (created on 3-15-2000)

  110. More Drought Looming If Rains Do Not Return, USGS Warns (created on 3-13-2000)

  111. Media Advisory: USGS Director to Join Top Federal Officials Discussing Drought (created on 3-10-2000)

  112. Water Conditions Improving in Maryland, Delaware, and D.C.
    Levels Increase in Ground-water and Streamflow During February
    (created on 3-7-2000)

  113. USGS Scientists Find New Population of Asian Swamp Eels in South Florida (created on 3-6-2000)

  114. Tennis Ball Time at the USGS (created on 2-29-2000)

  115. USGS Seeks Citizens of All Ages to Listen for Frogs and Toads (created on 2-29-2000)

  116. USGS's Most Popular Maps Now Available Online (created on 2-25-2000)

  117. Meeting the Challenges of Urban Growth: A National Issue (created on 2-16-2000)

  118. Stream Size Major Factor in Nitrogen Reaching the Gulf of Mexico (created on 2-16-2000)

  119. USGS "Survey City" Integrates Technology with Personnel Services (created on 2-14-2000)

  120. The Future of Planet Earth: Scientific Challenges in the Coming Century (created on 2-14-2000)

  121. January Streamflow and Ground Water Levels Still Low (created on 2-14-2000)

  122. Barry D. Gold Named To Head Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (created on 2-14-2000)

  123. Today's Science for America's Tomorrow: The USGS FY 2001 Budget (created on 2-7-2000)

  124. Earthquake Shakes New Hampshire (created on 1-28-2000)

  125. Giant Earthquake, 300 Years Ago This Week (created on 1-24-2000)

  126. Prices and Events in U.S. Metals Sector Detailed in New Report (created on 1-10-2000)

  127. Cool, Clean Water For Seattle And Salmon (created on 1-10-2000)

  128. Ozman Named USGS Central Region Outreach Coordinator (created on 1-10-2000)

  129. Wet Spring On Tap For Pacific Northwest, Appalachia (created on 1-6-2000)

  130. 1999 Flow Into Chesapeake Bay Lowest Since 1960s Drought (created on 1-6-2000)

  131. Earthquake Shakes Southern Maine (created on 1-4-2000)

  132. Quake-Related Casualties Double, and More Earthquakes, in 1999 (created on 1-3-2000)

  133. Most Recent Natural Disasters Were Not the Century's Worst, USGS Says (created on 1-3-2000)


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