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Linking climate variability to shoreline change in the Pacific Northwest
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (263+ words) on the U.S. Pacific Northwest coast finds that climate patterns such as El Niño and La Niña don’t just...study found that: This establishes that Pacific climate variability leaves a persistent imprint on shoreline...critical for: By clarifying how major Pacific…...
Beyond the bathroom: Top visitor questions in Yellowstone’s thermal areas
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (534+ words) With the arrival of Memorial Day and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, we take a look at the most common questions that visitors to Yellowstone’s thermal basins ask the park’s interpretive rangers. Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a…...
WaterMarks Newsletter - Winter 2026
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (170+ words) This edition of the WaterMarks Newsletter highlights a new study on Cape Cod that uses an innovative way to identify areas for nitrogen reduction. It also includes improved web pages about the center's three branches, a news feature on a…...
Glaciers and Landscape Change
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (206+ words) glaciers provide insight into the connection between climate and glaciers at multiple scales. This data release...
A mixed-media piece titled “Subterranean Calefaction” that illustrates geothermal activity in Yellowstone made by A. Jardine in collaboration with Greg Vaughn, USGS as displayed at the Art of Inquiry show in Flagstaff, AZ September 2025 at the USGS Flagst
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) USGS (.gov) Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS A mixed-media piece titled “Subterranean Calefaction” that illustrates geothermal activity in Yellowstone made by A. Jardine in collaboration with Greg Vaughn, USGS as displayed at the Art of Inquiry…...
Yellowstone’s thumping hot springs
2+ week, 6+ day ago (200+ words) Yellowstone National Park is rightly famous for spectacular geysers. It also has hot springs that create thumps you can hear and feel! Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This…...
What’s that smell? Tracking Yellowstone’s hydrocarbon history
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (93+ words) USGS (.gov) Hydrocarbons in Yellowstone? Yes indeed, there are oil seeps in the northeastern part of the park! These seeps are a consequence of the region’s long and complex geological history. Allen, E.T., Day, A.L. (1935) The Hot Springs of the…...
Hats collected in summer 2026 by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Team
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (34+ words) usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS Hats collected in summer 2026 by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Team...
Help Shape the Future of USGS Topographic Mapping
3+ week, 1+ day ago (37+ words) usgs.gov topoBuilder is driven by user feedback, and now it’s easier than ever to have your voice heard with the newly released survey feature accessible in the topoBuilder application....
How many eruptions has Yellowstone had?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (502+ words) USGS (.gov) Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS How many eruptions has Yellowstone had? When trying to understand the behavior of a volcanic system like Yellowstone and the likelihood it will have another eruption, it is important…...