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1998 USGS News Releases

  1. Potential Locations of Ground Water in Bedrock are Identified for Central New Hampshire (created on 12-30-98)

  2. Ti's the Season -- for Holiday Place Names!! (created on 12-22-98)

  3. Perfect Size...Perfect Color...Perfect Fit - Free or Low-Cost Holiday Gifts from the USGS (created on 12-21-98)

  4. USGS and Partners to Evaluate Impact of Habitat Restoration on Migratory Waterfowl in the Central Valley of California (created on 12-21-98)

  5. Make Your New Year's Resolution: Volunteer at the USGS (created on 12-21-98)

  6. Hurricane Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems (created on 12-9-98)

  7. Exotic Species, Migratory Birds, Sea Level Rise, Wetlands, and Contaminants-- USGS Scientists Discuss Innovative Chesapeake Bay Restoration Studies in Progress (created on 12-8-98)

  8. Exotic Species, Migratory Birds, Sea Level Rise, Wetlands, and Contaminants -- USGS Scientists Discuss Innovative Chesapeake Bay Restoration Studies in Progress (created on 12-8-98)

  9. USGS Sends First Science Team to Honduras As Part of Reconstruction Effort (created on 12-8-98)

  10. Helping Santa Plan a Safe Flight. . . Volcano Advisory Centers Mitigate Hazards to Aviation (created on 12-4-98)

  11. Twelve Hundred Kilometers of Coastline on Display at Moscone... Laser Surveys Show El Nino's Effects (created on 12-4-98)

  12. New Tool Rapidly Maps Certain Minerals, Burried Cables, Shipwrecks, and Off-Shore... Taking a Peek Under Off-Shore Sediments (created on 12-4-98)

  13. Memphis Chosen for Earthquake Hazard Mapping... USGS Scientists Look for Rock and Roll Sites in Memphis (created on 12-3-98)

  14. International Expert to Discuss Ramifications at Local Lecture...Tracking Contaminants in the Mighty Mississippi and Other Large Rivers Worldwide (created on 12-1-98)

  15. Chug....Chug! Toot....Toot! Holiday Train A-Track-Tion at USGS (created on 12-1-98)

  16. Clarification: Geologic Setting and the Effects of Suction Clarification of Press Release Dredge Gold Placer Mining on an Alaskan River (created on 11-25-98)

  17. People, Places and Patterns...USGS Celebrates Geography Awareness Week (created on 11-16-98)

  18. USGS Director Charles Groat Sworn in at Reston, Va. Ceremony (created on 11-12-98)

  19. Freshwater Inflow to Chesapeake Bay Well Below Average in October (created on 11-3-98)

  20. USGS Digital Orthoimagery For Minnesota Completed (created on 10-29-98)

  21. Photo Opportunity: Texas Weather Mobilizes USGS Scientists (created on 10-29-98)

  22. "Geophilosophy" Enables Society to Deal With Realities of Next Century (created on 10-28-98)

  23. Highlighting USGS Science Geological Society of America(GSA) Meeting October 25-29, 1998 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South (created on 10-27-98)

  24. Is it the Marshall... Sources of Arsenic in Michigan Ground Water Discussed at Toronto Meeting (created on 10-26-98)

  25. Geology, Development, and Human Health... Role of Coal in Developing Nations (created on 10-26-98)

  26. Continental-Scale Coastal Survey Shows... El Nino Winter Leaves Monsoon's Sand Signature (created on 10-26-98)

  27. Geologist Discusses Coal and Environmental Safeguards at Toronto Meeting (created on 10-26-98)

  28. Chesapeake Bay Waters Have Warmed, Evidence Suggests (created on 10-26-98)

  29. A Century of Alterations Detailed a Toronto Meeting... USGS Scientists Cites Changes to South Florida Ecosystem (created on 10-26-98)

  30. How Much Coal is Left in the U.S.? (created on 10-26-98)

  31. Global Change Considered in Toronto... Why Scientists Look at Large Lakes (created on 10-26-98)

  32. Evidence Presented in Toronto... Meteorite Impact Formed Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater Controls Region's Groundwater Flow and Quality (created on 10-26-98)

  33. USGS Issues Wildlife Health Alert: Associates Virus with Salamander Die-offs (created on 10-22-98)

  34. Update: Earthquake Shakes Central Virginia (created on 10-21-98)

  35. Earthquake Shakes Central Virginia (created on 10-21-98)

  36. Engineers and Scientists Record Dangerous Floods and Storm Surge in Wake of Hurricane Georges (created on 10-20-98)

  37. Kimball Named USGS Eastern Region Chief Biologist (created on 10-20-98)

  38. USGS Research Facility Gets New Name (created on 10-20-98)

  39. Evidence Suggests More Recent Origin.... What Happened at Wabar? (created on 10-20-98)

  40. Government's Chief Geologist Stresses Value of Rocks and Dirt (created on 10-20-98)

  41. USGS Finds Sea Otters At Risk From Killer Whales In A Changing Ocean (created on 10-14-98)

  42. Media Advisory/Photo Op - USGS Hydrologists Conduct Measurements at Various Stream Gaging Stations around Kansas City Area (created on 10-14-98)

  43. Science Leads (created on 10-13-98)

  44. Greenland's Ice Yields Further Clues About Climate Change (created on 10-9-98)

  45. USGS Report Signals Trend: More People Using Less Water (created on 10-6-98)

  46. Potomac River Flow Below Average in September, Approaches Record in '98 Water Year (created on 10-6-98)

  47. High Waters Challenge USGS Field Personnel (created on 10-2-98)

  48. USGS will Host the Leadership, Enrichment, And (Dis)abilities [LEAD] Conference (created on 10-2-98)

  49. Hurricane Georges Damages Chandeleur Islands -- New Orlean's First Line of Storm Defense (created on 10-2-98)

  50. Press Advisory: Hurricane Georges Destruction of Chandeleur Islands (created on 10-1-98)

  51. USGS In Puerto Rico Provides Vital Streamflow and Rainfall Information During Hurricane Georges (created on 9-30-98)

  52. USGS Find Fungus To Be A Cause of Fish Lesions in Chesapeake (created on 9-30-98)

  53. Bedrock Map Debuts for the Granite State (created on 9-30-98)

  54. USGS in Florida Shifts Gears in Response to Hurricane Georges (created on 9-28-98)

  55. Earthquake Shakes the Northeast (created on 9-28-98)

  56. USGS Poised to Assist Authorities and Public with Hurricane Georges Information (created on 9-24-98)

  57. USGS Scientist Receives Prestigious NPS Award (created on 9-24-98)

  58. USGS Restructures Prices for Digital Map Products (created on 9-23-98)

  59. Preparation Pays Off in Puerto Rico -- USGS River Data Keeps Flowing (created on 9-23-98)

  60. Recreationalists Note: USGS Map Lists Now Online (created on 9-22-98)

  61. DDT, PCBs, and Invasive Plants - USGS Scientists Examine the Effects of Contaminants and Invasive Species on Wildlife (created on 9-22-98)

  62. USGS Awards Contracts for Photogrammetric and Mapping Services (created on 9-21-98)

  63. USGS Geologists Probe Fault in Mongolia-- Follow Them on the Web (created on 9-10-98)

  64. The High Sierra is Subject of USGS September Lecture (Menlo Park, CA) (created on 9-9-98)

  65. USGS Scientists Provide Hurricane Earl Information (created on 9-4-98)

  66. Chesapeake Bay Streamflow is Below Average, But Not Because of the Potomac River (created on 9-4-98)

  67. Tracking Beach Sand in North Carolina (created on 9-3-98)

  68. How Much Coastal Damage Do Hurricanes Cause? (created on 9-3-98)

  69. USGS Programs and Products Enhance Outdoor Recreation (created on 9-2-98)

  70. Federal Agencies Join Forces to Measure Bonnie's Impact to NC Beaches (created on 9-2-98)

  71. Russian Federation and USGS... Cooperating for Safe Airline Travel (created on 9-1-98)

  72. Strengthening the USGS - Russian Federation Partnership (created on 9-1-98)

  73. Science Benefits from USGS - Russian Collaboration (created on 9-1-98)

  74. USGS Storm Response -- Hurricane Bonnie's Effect on the Delmarva Pennisula (created on 8-27-98)

  75. USGS Reports Geomagnetic Storm In Progress (created on 8-27-98)

  76. USGS Mobilizes Coastal Storm Response Team Feds coordinate efforts for data collection, safety, & science (created on 8-27-98)

  77. A Whirlwind of Activity -- USGS Responds to Hurricanes (created on 8-25-98)

  78. Highlighting USGS Science at ACS (created on 8-21-98)

  79. Sturgeon, Trout, and Telemetry - USGS Research Mixes Science and Technology at AFS (created on 8-21-98)

  80. USGS Contributions Enhance Public Health Research
    Scientist Showcase Technologies at San Diego Meeting     (created on 8-14-98)

  81. Record Freshwater Flow Year For Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River Continued in July (created on 8-6-98)

  82. USGS Map Sales Office to Close --- Temporarily (created on 8-6-98)

  83. Troubled Times for Turtles is Theme of USGS August Lecture (created on 8-4-98)

  84. From Exotics to Hayfields-- USGS to Present Diverse Research at ESA Annual Meeting (created on 7-31-98)

  85. Exotic Night and Day Life in San Francisco Bay -- Public Lecture (created on 7-29-98)

  86. USGS Measures Coral Reef Recovery in Culebra, PR (created on 7-27-98)

  87. Bruce B. Hanshaw, Former USGS Assistant Director, Leader in Environmental Research (created on 7-27-98)

  88. More than 16,000 earthquakes recorded in this century... New Map Pinpoints Past Caribbean Earthquakes (created on 7-15-98)

  89. Antarctica Geographic Names Data Base Now Available (created on 7-7-98)

  90. Native Fish Found in U.S. Lake Ontario for First Time in 50 Years (created on 7-2-98)

  91. Life at the Bottom (created on 7-1-98)

  92. USGS to Map the Bottom of Lake Tahoe (created on 6-30-98)

  93. USGS Scientists Find New Invasive Fish Species in Florida (created on 6-25-98)

  94. USGS Mapping Data Now Available Over the Internet (created on 6-25-98)

  95. China and U.S. Geological Survey ... Working Together on Environmental Issues (created on 6-24-98)

  96. USGS Scientists Find Gasoline Compounds in Lake Tahoe (created on 6-22-98)

  97. USGS On Top of Floods in Eastern Massachusetts (created on 6-18-98)

  98. Dr. Robert McLean Named Director of USGS National Wildlife Health Center (created on 6-15-98)

  99. USGS Finds a Balance with "Land and People" (created on 6-15-98)

  100. Tiny Teeth Forecast Ancient Comet Showers (created on 6-12-98)

  101. Mud and Maps at USGS Ocean Fair Exhibit (created on 6-10-98)

  102. Wanted: A Few Good Backyards (created on 6-5-98)

  103. USGS Opens Lake Tahoe Data Clearinghouse (created on 6-5-98)

  104. Earthquake in North Carolina (created on 6-5-98)

  105. USGS DRGs Now Available Nationwide (created on 6-2-98)

  106. USGS Responds to Amphibian Declines with Program in Great Smokey Mountains National Park (created on 5-29-98)

  107. They "Shoot" Earthquakes --- Don't They? (created on 5-29-98)

  108. Climate Change May Affect the Carbon Balance of a Rocky Mountain Wetland (created on 5-28-98)

  109. Models Assess Remedial Actions on Abandoned Mine Lands in Colorado (created on 5-28-98)

  110. Map of Western Hemisphere Indicates Location of Potential Earthquake Damage (created on 5-28-98)

  111. Alaskan Glaciers Yield Massive Floods (created on 5-28-98)

  112. Can Contaminated Aquifers Restore Themselves? (created on 5-28-98)

  113. Earthquakes Would Rattle Central United States (created on 5-28-98)

  114. GIS Used to Catalog and Map the Mars Landscape (created on 5-27-98)

  115. Snowmelt models could be very useful this year; USGS researcher explains in Boston (created on 5-27-98)

  116. USGS Scientist to Present Evidence for Cause of Caribbean Tsunamis a Boston Meeting (created on 5-27-98)

  117. USGS Earthquake Research in the Central and Eastern U.S.-- What's Shakin' (created on 5-27-98)

  118. Earthquake in Central Bolivia (created on 5-22-98)

  119. Highlighting USGS Science at AGU (created on 5-21-98)

  120. New Estimates of Petroleum Resources of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 Area (created on 5-17-98)

  121. Earthquake in Papua (created on 5-14-98)

  122. New WWW Site Features USGS Mapping Product Availability (created on 5-13-98)

  123. USGS Releases Good and Bad News On Water Quality of Central California (created on 5-6-98)

  124. First normal flows in 98'-- Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River Back to Normal in April (created on 5-4-98)

  125. Water Quality in Georgia-Florida Coastal Plain Affected by Agricultural and Urban Activities (created on 4-28-98)

  126. Five Year Study Completed of Rio Grande Valley (created on 4-28-98)

  127. USGS Report: Agriculture and Urban Activities Degrade Water Quality in the South Platte River Basin (created on 4-28-98)

  128. Sunny Skies Prevail for Race at USGS Open House (created on 4-27-98)

  129. Explore the Planets at the USGS Open House (created on 4-24-98)

  130. USGS: Agriculture and Urban Activities Impact Water Quality in the South Platte River Basin (created on 4-17-98)

  131. From the Home Front to the River Front, USGS Updates Bay Area Water-Quality Information (created on 4-17-98)

  132. Reduced Nutrients Still Cause Problems in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Rivers (created on 4-17-98)

  133. News Conference to Detail Coast Aerial Survey (created on 4-17-98)

  134. Pounding Out Differences, ITIS Takes Hammer (created on 4-16-98)

  135. National Biological Information Infrastructure Recognized by Renew America (created on 4-15-98)

  136. Flooding and Growth Aren't the Only Results of the Annual Spring Melt-Off--Water From Melting Snow Can Trigger Landslides (created on 4-15-98)

  137. Water Quality in White River Basin Affected by Urban and Agricultural Activities (created on 4-14-98)

  138. Plateau Water Quality Impaired by Agriculture, But Some Good News (created on 4-14-98)

  139. South Carolina (created on 4-13-98)

  140. Federal Agencies Join Forces to Assess El Nino Impacts (created on 4-10-98)

  141. Dr. Nancy Milton Named Director of USGS Great Lakes Science Center (created on 4-8-98)

  142. USGS To Study Young Forests and Streamsides in Western Oregon (created on 4-6-98)

  143. Research Reveals Link Between Development and Contamination in Urban Watersheds (created on 4-6-98)

  144. USGS Raises Reston Heart Rates at Open House (created on 3-27-98)

  145. Dr. Milton Friend To Chair Salton Sea Science Subcommittee (created on 3-24-98)

  146. Mega Earthquake Not Likely For Southern California (created on 3-18-98)

  147. From Alabama to Alaska, Earthquakes Get Close Examination from USGS Scientists (created on 3-17-98)

  148. Tiny Teeth Shed Light on Ancient Comets (created on 3-17-98)

  149. USGS and Whatcom County Plan Ground Water Study (created on 3-17-98)

  150. San Andreas Fault on the Move at Parkfield (created on 3-17-98)

  151. USGS Maps Show Where Earthquakes May Trigger Landslides in Southern California (created on 3-17-98)

  152. Happy 119th Birthday, U.S. Geological Survey! (created on 3-6-98)

  153. Wealth of USGS Water Information Now Available Online (created on 3-4-98)

  154. Babbitt Announces Long-Term USGS Lease at Menlo Park (created on 3-3-98)

  155. All-Time High Streamflow Records Set in Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River (created on 3-3-98)

  156. "Doctor Watershed" Named AAAS Fellow (created on 2-13-98)

  157. Pounding Out Differences, ITIS Take Hammer (created on 2-13-98)

  158. Discovering Biological Diversity AAAS Topic for USGS Manager (created on 2-13-98)

  159. Summary of USGS Presentation and Activities, AAAS, 1998 (created on 2-13-98)

  160. USGS Chemists Analyze Monterey Tarballs... Most Oil Residues In Monteray Bay Probably From Natural Seeps (created on 2-12-98)

  161. USGS Goes Underground With Exploring Caves (created on 2-12-98)

  162. Critical Disaster Information Needed: The Time is Now, Says NOAA Chief in Address to Emergency Managers (created on 2-9-98)

  163. Harlow Named U.S. Geological Survey Public Affairs Officer (created on 2-6-98)

  164. New Parasite Kills Birds on Wisconsin Lake (created on 2-6-98)

  165. Public Lecture: Natural History of Coastal Redwoods -- Fire, Floods and Fog (created on 2-6-98)

  166. Potomac River Advisory (created on 2-5-98)

  167. Tracking Floods is Exciting Work for USGS Hydrologists (created on 2-4-98)

  168. USGS Reports Near Record January Flows In Potomac and Chesapeake Bay; Flood-Tracking Chart for Individuals is Published (created on 2-4-98)

  169. USGS 1999 Budget Emphasizes Clean Water, Disaster Information, Species and Habitat Research (created on 2-2-98)

  170. Scientists Work to Restore Native Fish and Habitat to Great Lakes (created on 1-22-98)

  171. Record-Breaking Flows Along Black and Upper Hudson Rivers in New York (created on 1-9-98)

  172. USGS Graphical User Interface For SUTRA on the Web (created on 1-7-98)

  173. Fewer Major Earthquakes But...Earthquakes Take More Lives in 1997 (created on 1-4-98)

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