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CLIMATE: False spring of 2012 sets record

March 2012 set records for warm temperatures that promoted early leafing and flowering across large areas of the United States, according to a news release from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Examiner.com

Eathquake strikes southern Ontario and felt through the North Country

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 19 kilometers north of Southville, Ontario Friday at 9:22 am and was felt as far away as Montreal, Northern NY and Vermont the US Geological Survey reported.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Explosion

The Motley Fool

This Oil Play Just Got a Government Stamp of Approval

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Geology, Science

Channel3000

Quake reported in eastern Canada

People on both sides of the border felt an earthquake originating around the Quebec and Ontario borders, the Canadian government said.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Canada,

WCAX-TV Burlington

Canadian quake felt across parts of upstate NY, Vt.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred at 9:43 a.m., centered in Shawville, Ontario.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Geology, Science, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Canada, Boat Disaster

SFGate

New study: Fracking hasn't polluted Arkansas water

Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas hasn't contaminated drinking water wells in Arkansas, according to a new study, but researchers said the geology there may be more of a natural barrier to pollution than in other areas where shale gas drilling takes place.

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Related Topix: Environment, Science, Geology, Technical Services

Thu May 16, 2013

WCHS-TV Charleston

New study: fracking hasn't polluted Arkansas water

A new study says natural gas drilling, or fracking, hasn't contaminated drinking water wells in Arkansas but researchers say the geology there is more of a natural barrier to pollution than in other areas where drilling takes place.

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Related Topix: Arkansas, Arkansas Government, Geology, Science, Technical Services

Real Clear Politics

N.D. Proves Obama Doesn't Get Energy

The Bakken and Three Forks formations in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana contain significantly more oil-and-gas resources than previously thought, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey reassessment.

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CE News

Revised Kentucky and Tennessee topo maps reveal new design

U.S. topographic maps now have a crisper, cleaner design - enhancing readability of maps for online and printed use, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Geology, Science

CNN

Alaska volcano spews ash 20,000 feet

Fresh lava flows off Pavlof Volcano on May 13, 2013. The photo was taken from a plane at about 10,500 feet.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Alaska, Technical Services, Geology, Science

WRIC-TV Richmond

Hundreds of aftershocks since 2011 Va. quake

Since an earthquake rattled central Virginia and the East Coast nearly two years ago, more than 450 aftershocks have been recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Virginia, Technical Services, Geology, Science

Wed May 15, 2013

KESQ-TV Palm Desert

Second quake hits southern CA; this time a 4.0 in Rancho Palos Verdes

The quake, which was originally reported with a magnitude of 3.9 but was quickly upgraded, struck at 1 p.m. six miles south of Rancho Palos Verdes and seven miles southwest of San Pedro, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Related Topix: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, San Pedro, CA, Technical Services, Los Angeles, CA, Marina del Rey (Los Angeles, CA)

WETM-TV Elmira

GPS satellite launched into space from Florida

The United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket with the Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft onboard is seen as it launches on February 11, 2013 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

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Related Topix: US Military, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Vandenberg Air Force Base, US Air Force, Science / Technology, NASA, Technical Services

EurekAlert!

Rio Grande rift: From tectonics to groundwater, north to south

This is the cover of GSA Special Paper 494: New Perspectives on Rio Grande Rift Basins: From Tectonics to Groundwater.

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Related Topix: Boulder, CO, World News, Mexico, Technical Services

EurekAlert!

Groundwater unaffected by shale gas production in Arkansas

A new study by scientists at Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey finds no evidence of groundwater contamination from shale gas production in Arkansas.

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Related Topix: Arkansas, Arkansas Government, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Duke University, Environment

Tue May 14, 2013

Voice of America

Time-Lapse Look at Earth Shows Decades of Change

Smoke drifts south in this image of Al Basrah, located in southeastern Iraq, captured by the Landsat mission on April 4, 2003.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Science / Technology, NASA

Science, Industry and Business

Warmer springs causing loss of snow cover throughout the Rocky Mountains

Warmer spring temperatures since 1980 are causing an estimated 20 percent loss of snow cover across the Rocky Mountains of western North America, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Geology, Science, Weather, Bozeman, MT

ABC7 KGO

New allegations of scientific misconduct at oyster farm

There are new charges that the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological Survey falsified data to make a local oyster farm look bad.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Geology, Science, Point Reyes National Seashore, US National Parks

Seattle Times

Budget cuts pare real-time monitoring of volcanoes

Scientists monitoring Alaska's volcanoes have been forced to shut down stations that provide real-time tracking of eruptions and forgo repairs of seismic equipment amid ongoing federal budget cuts - moves that could mean delays in getting vital information to airline pilots and emergency planners.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Boeing 747, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

Boston.com

Budget cuts pare real-time monitoring of volcanoes

This undated image from the Alaska Vocano Observatory shows Geologist Kristi Wallace, left, and Scientist-in-Charge John Power in the AVO operations room.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Anchorage, AK, Technical Services, Boeing 747, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft

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