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1997 USGS News Releases

  1. Long Valley, California Earthquake (created on 12-30-97)

  2. Update on Alabama Seismic Event (created on 12-16-97)

  3. Mysterious Disease First Identified in Arkansas, Now Found in Georgia and North Carolina (created on 12-16-97)

  4. Just in time for Santa...Permafrost Map of North Polar Region Makes Debut in San Francisco (created on 12-10-97)

  5. Future energy source, greenhouse gas, drilling hazard ... USGS Scientists Describe Latest on Gas Hydrates (created on 12-10-97)

  6. Log on to Natural Hazards... Before They Become Disasters: USGS Scientists to Describe Their Agency's Real-Time Monitoring of Natural Hazards (created on 12-10-97)

  7. USGS Real-Time, Flood-Monitoring Network Described in Special AGU Hazards Session (created on 12-10-97)

  8. Shaded-Relief Views of the Floor of San Francisco Bay on Display Tuesday at Moscone (created on 12-10-97)

  9. Yellowstone Earth Movements Compared to Heavy Breathing (created on 12-10-97)

  10. Underground Flow of Nitrate Complicates Chesapeake Bay Cleanup (created on 12-10-97)

  11. Hayward Fault Is Still the Most Dangerous (created on 12-10-97)

  12. Heavy Breathing, Heavy Metals and Hazard Mitigation Are Topics For USGS Scientists at AGU (created on 12-10-97)

  13. Free USGS Public Lecture in December (created on 12-3-97)

  14. Snapshot From Space... New Satellite Map of Chesapeake Bay to Aid Management Efforts (created on 11-28-97)

  15. All Aboard! - Holiday Trains Make Tracks for Science (created on 11-28-97)

  16. USGS Map Sales Open Friday -- Bring the Kids (created on 11-28-97)

  17. Sulawesi, Indonesia Earthquake (created on 11-25-97)

  18. Try The USGS And USFS For Alternative Holiday Shopping (and free wrapping paper!) (created on 11-25-97)

  19. USGS Expands Hormone Research (created on 11-16-97)

  20. Snake Barrier On Rota is Important Step Toward Preventing Future Spread of Brown Tree Snake (created on 11-16-97)

  21. From Floods and Landslides to Ecosystems...USGS Scientists Gear Up for El Nino (created on 11-6-97)

  22. William V. (Bill) Sliter, USGS Geologist (Obituary) (created on 11-6-97)

  23. USGS To Coordinate On-Line Scientific Database for Tahoe Basin (created on 10-29-97)

  24. Peru Earthquake - Tues., Oct. 28, 1997 (created on 10-28-97)

  25. Earthquake Shakes Up More Than Alabama (created on 10-24-97)

  26. Models Show Regional-Scale Impacts of Climate Change (created on 10-24-97)

  27. Comet Struck Southern Nevada 370 Million Years Ago (created on 10-24-97)

  28. Ancient, Tiny Fossils Contribute to Retrofit of San Francisco-Oakland Bridge (created on 10-21-97)

  29. USGS Launches New Electronic Clearinghouse For Biological Data (created on 10-21-97)

  30. USGS Scientists to "Dish The Dirt" on Mars; Describe Ancient Impact Crater in Nevada; and Simulate The "Greenhouse Effect" at Salt Lake City Meeting (created on 10-20-97)

  31. USGS Cartographer's Computer "Wizardry"... Asteroid Impact And Flying Dinosaurs Come To Salt Lake City (created on 10-16-97)

  32. Salt Lake Geologist To Give Updates On Mars Pathfinder; Sojourner (created on 10-16-97)

  33. The USGS presents: The Latest "Dirt" On Mars (created on 10-16-97)

  34. Disease Takes Its Toll on Waterfowl Populations (created on 10-9-97)

  35. Chesapeake Bay Sediment: Home to Pfiesteria-Like Microbes (created on 10-8-97)

  36. U.S. Geological Survey Consolidates Western Fishery Programs at Biological Research Center in Seattle, WA (created on 10-8-97)

  37. El Nino May Trigger Landslides... USGS Map Indicates Susceptibility and Incidence of Landslides (created on 10-7-97)

  38. Single-Engine Airplane Scheduled For Flights Over Central Wisconsin (created on 10-7-97)

  39. Earthquake in Manassas, Virginia (created on 9-30-97)

  40. Salinity of Water In Western Colorado Linked to Active Geologic Collapse (created on 9-29-97)

  41. U.S. Geological Survey Announces Shoemaker Awards (created on 9-29-97)

  42. What We Know So Far... Nutrients, Ground Water, and the Chesapeake Bay - A Link with Pfiesteria? (created on 9-26-97)

  43. A New View Of Alaska, USGS Presents Digital Elevation Map to Alaska Governor (created on 9-23-97)

  44. Zebra Mussels Are Spreading Rapidly, USGS Reports (created on 9-19-97)

  45. Minor Earthquake in Northeastern Arkansas (created on 9-18-97)

  46. Two Female Manatees Are First To Be Tracked In Puerto Rico (created on 9-15-97)

  47. U.S. Geological Survey Director Gordon Eaton Announces Retirement (created on 9-10-97)

  48. Getting the Lead Out... Lead Concentrations In Lakes and Reservoirs Decline But Not Yet Back To Starting Gate (created on 9-2-97)

  49. Lake Anne Mirrors Nationwide Decrease in Lead Concentrations in Lakes and Reservoirs (created on 9-2-97)

  50. Unique Coral Formation Discovered (created on 9-2-97)

  51. Quantity and Quality of Atherton Ground-Water Is Focus of USGS Report (created on 9-2-97)

  52. U.S. Has 65 Active Volcanoes...
    Reducing The Risk From Active Volcanoes     (created on 8-27-97)

  53. Media Advisory: Volcano Experts Available (created on 8-25-97)

  54. Latest Science to Aid Restoration of South Florida/Everglades (created on 8-22-97)

  55. USGS Has Plenty of Rocks, But Needs Tennis Balls (created on 8-21-97)

  56. Planet Earth Is Focus Of Open House At USGS (created on 8-21-97)

  57. USGS Needs Help!!! (created on 8-18-97)

  58. USGS Open House Set For Mid-September (created on 8-18-97)

  59. Chesapeake Bay Adivisory: Water From Pocomoke River Will Be Tested For Toxics (created on 8-18-97)

  60. The USGS Will Provide $120,000 To Augment Research on the Fish Lesion Problem Plaguing Maryland's Pocomoke River in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (created on 8-11-97)

  61. USGS Exhibit At Mount Rainier Visitor Center Explains The History and Hazards of That Volcanic Mountain (created on 8-6-97)

  62. July River Flow to the Chesapeake Bay Reflects Recent Dry Spell (created on 8-5-97)

  63. Volcanoes on the Web (created on 7-31-97)

  64. Protecting People, Reducing the "Disaster Tax..." USGS Director Praises Crucial Work During Flood (created on 7-31-97)

  65. Tennessee Earthquake (created on 7-30-97)

  66. New Chief Geographer For Nation's Largest Civilian Mapping Agency (created on 7-29-97)

  67. Interior Secretary Babbitt, USGS Director Eaton Praise Scientist, Friend (created on 7-24-97)

  68. More Than 700,000 Aerial Photos Available Through Internet (created on 7-24-97)

  69. USGS Simplifies Notification System For Geologic Unrest in Long Valley Caldera (created on 7-17-97)

  70. Potomac River Flow Well Above Average In June (created on 7-16-97)

  71. Planet place names in the U.S. . . . Mars May Be Just Around The Corner (created on 7-16-97)

  72. Digging for Earthquake Clues On The Hayward Fault (created on 7-9-97)

  73. Web Workshop Accessible To All (created on 7-9-97)

  74. Seismic Survey In Puget Sound Seeks Info On Hidden Faults (created on 6-25-97)

  75. MEDIA ADVISORY: Briefing, Photo Op on board the RV Robert Gray (created on 6-25-97)

  76. USGS Asks for Public's Help With Deformed Frog Research (created on 6-20-97)

  77. Antarctica Visits Colorado for the Summer (created on 6-16-97)

  78. USGS Releases La Plata County Natural Gas-Seep Study Findings (created on 6-16-97)

  79. Low-Level Aircraft Part Of USGS Earthquake Hazards Research (created on 6-16-97)

  80. Huntsville, Ala., Firm to Make Digital Maps for USGS (created on 6-9-97)

  81. Beaver, Pa., Firm to Make Digital Maps for USGS (created on 6-9-97)

  82. Gaithersburg, Md., Firm to Make Digital Maps for USGS (created on 6-9-97)

  83. Striking USGS Image Shows Alaska In A New Light (created on 6-5-97)

  84. New Studies Aim to Protect Both Biodiversity and Landowner Needs (created on 5-30-97)

  85. USGS Maps Available at National Trails Day Festival in Alameda (created on 5-29-97)

  86. Scientists Describe Upcoming Earthquake Research Project Set for Puget Sound (created on 5-27-97)

  87. Media Advisory: News Conference to Outline Earthquake Research Project (created on 5-27-97)

  88. The Bay's Attic is in the Basement... Scientists Seek Clues to Past and Future of the Chesapeake Bay (created on 5-27-97)

  89. Midwest Earthquakes, High-Flying Fault Finders and the Health of the Chesapeake Bay... (created on 5-27-97)

  90. Portland, Ore., Rail Tunnel Serves as Science Lab (created on 5-22-97)

  91. New Fed/Private Partnership... Putting Every Backyard on the Internet (created on 5-21-97)

  92. MEDIA ADVISORY: USGS Director To Speak at Johnston Ridge Ceremony (created on 5-15-97)

  93. Who Was David Johnston? (created on 5-15-97)

  94. NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY--Scanning the Sea Floor off Manhattan (created on 5-15-97)

  95. As The Red River Floodwaters Recede, USGS Continues Measuring Flood Effects With Cooperation of State Agencies (created on 5-6-97)

  96. Public Lecture: What is America's Most Dangerous Volcano? (created on 5-2-97)

  97. USGS Research Projects Featured at CSUS Open House (created on 5-2-97)

  98. USGS Has Deep and Diverse Roots in California (created on 5-2-97)

  99. MEDIA ADVISORY: USGS Director to Speak at Sac State (created on 5-2-97)

  100. Public Invited to Tour New Science Building at U of A (created on 5-2-97)

  101. USGS Has Deep and Diverse Roots in Arizona (created on 5-2-97)

  102. Media Advisory: USGS To Dedicate New Offices of U of A Campus (created on 5-2-97)

  103. Mexico Earthquake (created on 5-1-97)

  104. Scientists to Dye River Red to Study Fish Loss (created on 4-30-97)

  105. Tracking The Red River Northward (created on 4-29-97)

  106. Fish Hormones Affected By Contaminants in Streams Across the Country (created on 4-28-97)

  107. Three Large Earthquakes Shake In Little More Than 24 Hours (created on 4-28-97)

  108. Aluminum to Zirconium... New Report Card On Nation's $400 Billion Minerals Industry (created on 4-24-97)

  109. Guam Earthquake (created on 4-23-97)

  110. Current Flooding in North Dakota Exceeds All Previous North Dakota Floods By Far (created on 4-23-97)

  111. Flow of Red River Sets Official 100-Year Record (created on 4-23-97)

  112. Trinidad Earthquake, April 22, 1997 (created on 4-22-97)

  113. Low Levels of Gasoline Additive in Urban Stormwater and Ground Water a Key Topic at Chemical Society Meeting in San Francisco (created on 4-21-97)

  114. Gasoline Additive in Water Will Be a Key Topic At American Chemical Society Meeting in San Francisco (created on 4-21-97)

  115. Bellevue, Wash., Firm to Make Digital Maps for USGS (created on 4-21-97)

  116. Scientists Locate Faults Possibly Related to Shaking From Northridge, California Eathquake (created on 4-21-97)

  117. Large Earthquakes Are Hazards to be Reckoned With in Hawaii; Could Affect Building Codes, Accoding to USGS Researcher (created on 4-21-97)

  118. Volcanic Ash And The Danger to Aircraft Subject of USGS Public Lecture (created on 3-24-97)

  119. USGS Renews Cooperative Agreement With USC (created on 3-18-97)

  120. Value, Status and Function of Nation's Wetlands Detailed in State-by-State Report (created on 3-10-97)

  121. USGS Contract Ensures Continued Answers to Customer Inquiries (created on 3-7-97)

  122. World's Earthquake Toll Already Exceeds All of Last Year (created on 3-5-97)

  123. Floods Continue To Be National Challenge (created on 3-5-97)

  124. 1997 Marks 25th Anniversary of "Year of the Floods" (created on 3-4-97)

  125. LECTURE: -- "LIVING WITH GEOLOGIC HAZARDS IN SAN MATEO (created on 2-19-97)

  126. Alaska and Washington Yield Largest U.S. Earthquakes. . . Most Significant Earthquakes of '96 Rattle China, Indonesia (created on 2-13-97)

  127. Stronger Evidence That Global Climate Change Can Reduce the Variety of Life (created on 2-13-97)

  128. Symposium Highlights The Use of Watershed Ecosystem Studies For Improved Natural Resource Management (created on 2-13-97)

  129. USGS Scientist Describes Possibilities For Life On Mars (created on 2-13-97)

  130. "Waters of the Worlds" Is Theme of USGS Presentations At Seattle Science Meeting (created on 2-11-97)

  131. Hazards From Erupting Volcanoes Can Be Reduced, According to U.S. Geological Survey Scientists (created on 2-11-97)

  132. U.S. Geological Survey 1998 Budget: Increased Support for Drinking Water, Earthquakes and Biological Sciences (created on 2-6-97)

  133. USGS Water Resources Applications Software On The WEB (created on 2-5-97)

  134. Checking the Nations's Streams... 1996 Was A Very Wet Year And Early 1997 Continutes The Pace (created on 1-30-97)

  135. USGS WEB Earns Award (created on 1-24-97)

  136. Multi-Year Contract Awarded For EROS Data Center (created on 1-23-97)

  137. EARTHQUAKE NETWORK IS HAMPERED BY AT&T; SATELLITE FAILURE (created on 1-22-97)

  138. USGS Public Lecture: The Colorado River In The Grand Canyon" (created on 1-13-97)

  139. Photo/Interview Opportunity: USGS Scientists Sample Bay Waters For Pesticides (created on 1-13-97)

  140. Follow The Flood In The Pacific Northwest On The Web (created on 1-10-97)

  141. Rivers Deliver Record Flow To The Chesapeake Bay In 1996 (created on 1-3-97)

  142. Behind The Scenes In The Pacific Northwest Flooding (created on 1-3-97)

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