After the #GrizzlyCreekFire , USGS, National Weather Service, & Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) developed an early warning system for postfire debris flows in Glenwood Canyon. Read about how #ScienceInAction kept people safe: ow.ly/8SBN50RUh69 #WildfireAwarenessMonth #FiredUpForScience #FireYear2024

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.6 - 32 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.3 - 83 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

#DYK the Prairie Pothole Region supports 50-80% of America's ducks? These glacial #wetlands provide critical breeding habitat, but losses have halved wetland-dependent species. USGS partners with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to study climate & land use impacts on these wetlands.

#WetlandsMonth

Did u know #wildfires impact ecosystems differently? 🔥🌳

In some areas fire clears native shrubs, allowing invasive plants like cheatgrass to spread. Whereas in others, controlled burns help restore native habitats.

Dr. Keely explains the difference: ow.ly/qrwY50RRxEB

Relationship status: It's complicated

🔥🏜️ 🌦️Fire, ecosystems & climate have an interwoven relationship. Each piece influences & is influenced by the others. When one changes, the other two are affected.

Learn more: ow.ly/6THz50RPoRe

#WildfireAwarenessMonth #FireScience

#Wildfires can have major impacts on water supplies.

Learn more about the strategy that USGS scientists developed to improve post-wildfire water quality monitoring: ow.ly/6B1350ROMsR

#WildfireAwarenessMonth

Burning to Learn 🔥🌳

Educators, check out our Wildland Fire School lesson plans and have your students learn about fire basics, wildfire impacts on ecology, fire management, and more.

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📷 J. McColgan USDA Forest Service

#WildfireAwarenessMonth #wildfire

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 4.1 - 17 km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 5.6 - 116 km NE of Kashgar, China earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

#OTD in 1980, #MountStHelens unleashed the most devastating #VolcanicEruption in U.S. history. The destructive blast removed the upper 1,300 feet of the volcano, leveled forests, and claimed lives and property. More here: ow.ly/v3mN50RKpuR

Looking back over the last four decades, we have made great strides in understanding volcanic hazards and communicating with at-risk communities, so we can be better prepared for the next eruption.

Photo by USGS Volcanoes🌋

44 years ago today, Mount St. Helens cataclysmically erupted. The event led to 57 deaths, including the death of David Johnston, a dedicated USGS scientist, and caused the worst volcanic disaster in the recorded history of the lower 48 states.

Witness history unfold through the lens of the volcanologist Don Swanson during the eruption of #MountStHelens on May 18, 1980. Shot with his Bell & Howell 16mm film camera, Don's raw footage offers an unparalleled glimpse into this monumental event. #MSH

Check out this stunt by Dan Perkins on top of Utah's 106' tall Owachomo Bridge! It's the thinnest of the three natural bridges in Natural Bridges Nat'l Monument.

#DKY Owachomo means 'rock mound' in Hopi?

Now get off your high horse, Dan, and don't try this again.🐴

#TBT #Utah

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 4.0 - 9 km SE of Blue Lake, CA earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

A new study indicates that #avalanches comprise, on average, 23%-65% of annual mortality in #mountaingoats , depending on the region. Results could have implications for other mountain-dwelling species 👉 pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70…

International Arctic Research Center WSL Umweltforschung @ UniversityOfVictoria #USGS_NOROCK

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 5.6 - 92 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

American pika: 'Nom nom nom ... nomnomnom'

#DYK - during the summer, pikas collect green mountain plants to make hay piles for winter food?
With the summer months approaching, the American pika (Ochotona princeps) will need to get to work!

#AmericanPika

The impact of wildfires can vary from beneficial to devastating. We need to know its burn severity so we can gain insights into what the fire has done. Our online viewer provides that and so much more. ow.ly/ClwU50RCX43 #WildfireAwarenessMonth #FiredUpForScience