USGS in Washington

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[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

This is an archived account and is not being updated. For the latest updates follow @USGS.

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

Check out this very informative animation of streamflow conditions for the nation over the first qurter of 2021 -- with annotations on causes and trends.
https://t.co/Uy0RGijRWj

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

Lot's of clear skies has raised the hydrologic drought level in Washington's southwest and northeast....raising fire danger levels along with it.
https://t.co/W0YlMYgZ3F

[USGS ShakeAlert @USGS_ShakeAlert]

Congratulations to the #ShakeAlert Project - winner of a 2021 @federallabs Impact Award! Check out the award poster: https://t.co/i0j8Hd6Fop #FLCNM21 #FLCawards @CaltechSeismo @UW @uoregon @BerkeleySeismo @waEMD @OregonOEM @Cal_OES @CalConservation
@waDNR @USGS @USGS_OR @USGS_WA

[USGS ShakeAlert @USGS_ShakeAlert]

#ShakeAlert public alerting is coming to wireless devices in the Pacific Northwest this spring! Follow #ORShakeAlert and #WAShakeAlert for specifics. @waEMD @OregonOEM @uoregon @UW @waDNR @OregonGeology @Cal_OES

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

Current and forecast rainfall amounts are a key factor in landslide risk. The red line is the threshold where landslide become likely--above that line, landslides are likely. We're there. https://t.co/iEloQMM64X

[USGS @USGS]

#USGS Unveils Mobile National #WaterDashboard, a new tool for #Flood #Preparedness. More: https://t.co/IXBBGy0UyH

[USGS Water Resources @USGS_Water]

Important work by @USGS_WA in cooperation with the @USNavy.

[Sequoia Scientific, Inc. @sequoiasci]

Watch the @USGS_WA deploy our #LISST-SL2 to collect suspended #sediment #data on the #NisquallyRiver at Elbe, Washington. The sediment being measured is derived from Mt. Rainier #glacial melt into the #river. Thanks @JimDecker for the #dronefootage!

[USGS @USGS]

In school/work or at home -- The Great #ShakeOut is TODAY at 10:15 AM local time- DROP,COVER & HOLD ON! https://t.co/KkcktAAMFB

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

A new digital geologic map of the greater Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metropolitan area of Oregon and Washington is being released today. The geology of the region records more than 50 million years of plate convergence, deformation, and volcanism.
https://t.co/OOAB9jFATU

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

One USGS streamflow station is actually in Canada. Specifically 00° 00' 09" into Canada, which has closed it's U.S. border. Water Survey of Canada to the rescue ! They have offered to tend our gage in the interim (that's Peter Bi measuring flow). Thanks ! https://t.co/O5PxNUBje2

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

This video, produced by the Washington Department of Ecology #ecologywa, features the team efforts of agencies in Oregon and Washington, and USGS, studying groundwater/surface-water interaction in the Walla Walla River basin.

https://t.co/T4Zc9vvfy7

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

Check out this animation of the locations of all streamflow stations in the U.S. from 1890-2019
https://t.co/QzJm7LSdAO

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

New Factsheet by US Geological Survey, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians and Washington Department of Health finds clam and salmon contaminant levels are consistent with previous guidance on fish and shellfish consumption from Puget Sound.
https://t.co/X3F8Ttxm2s

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

Waverly Person may have been USGS' first black earthquake seismologist, but what he really meant to us was that he was an exceptional scientist and a natural communicator. Read our tribute to him upon his retirement in 2006.
https://t.co/EjTRzwwSSA

[USGS @USGS]

New version of Latest Earthquakes interface! Install it as an "app" on your mobile device or desktop. New features such as an oceans basemap, the ability to display more events, and an improved user interface. #USGS #naturalhazards https://t.co/ypo4hoy1nA

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

Ever wonder what glaciologists, volcanologists, reasearch scientists, or research geographers do? Check out these short videos to learn more ! https://t.co/ASlaXGirgg

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

Did you know we can use dragonfly larvae to measure mercury in the environment? The USGS and @NatlParkService did just that in 100 national parks across the U.S. Find out more at https://t.co/Lz0DFpRcli

[USGS in Washington @USGS_WA]

New !

Puget Sound sand lance contain a mixture of legacy and current-use toxic contaminants that were detected in all Pacific sand lance tissue samples

Sand lance likely contribute to elevated toxic chemical concentrations in salmon and marine mammals

https://t.co/DiisnxGahb