The Monitor Newsletter - Vol. 12 | Issue July 2023 - Vol. 12 | Issue July 2023
Secretary Haaland, Leaders Celebrate New U.S. Geological Survey / University of Hawai’i Facility to Support Volcano Monitoring & Ecosystem Restoration
This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior.
The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is here
The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science that can help guide efforts to protect lives and property if a storm threatens the U.S.
National Ocean Month
The ocean is a beautiful, dynamic, and sometimes dangerous place. Unsurprisingly, this is why a lot of USGS researchers spend their entire careers studying it. In celebration of National Ocean Month, we thought it would be a good time to dive in and feature ten ocean field sites you’ve got to “sea” to believe.
USGS Crews Document Flooding in Vermont
Announcing Mike Grimm as Associate Director for Natural Hazards
Michael M. Grimm is the new Associate Director of USGS Natural Hazards Mission Area.
Tonga’s Hunga eruption produced the most intense lightning ever recorded
The eruption produced 2,600 flashes per minute at peak intensity. Scientists used the lightning to peer into the ash cloud, teasing out new details of the eruption’s timeline. These findings demonstrate a new tool we have to monitor volcanoes at the speed of light and help the USGS’s role to inform ash hazard advisories to aircraft.
Volcano Watch — International volcano scientist training course returns to Hawaii
The Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV) is holding its annual summer International Training Course in Volcano Hazards Monitoring. This year is the 30th course since its inception in 1990 after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic.
USGS Science in the American Territories
The United States is more than just the fifty states and the District of Columbia. Five permanently inhabited territories in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea are overseen by the U.S. and are home to more than 4 million people, many of whom are American citizens.
Yellowstone Volcano Update — Video Collection
Learn about interesting stories of Yellowstone, and the past month's volcanic activity from Mike Poland, Scientist-in-Charge at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO).
Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US
At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey. There are more than 12,000 types of PFAS, not all of which can be detected with current tests; the USGS study tested for the presence of 32 types.
New tool helps identify stormwater drainage, estimate pollutant inputs in Massachusetts
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - A new tool developed by the U.S. Geological Survey to help visualize stormwater drainage and estimate pollutant inputs in Massachusetts’s highly urbanized Mystic River watershed is now available online.
Models examine how climate change may affect Oregon's Crater Lake
How will climate change affect deep water mixing in Crater Lake?