USGS Releases Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024, finds US Mineral Production Jumped 4 billion to exceed 105 billion dollars
USGS partners with Havasupai Tribe to identify potential contaminant exposure pathways from Grand Canyon uranium mining
The report incorporates indigenous knowledge to pinpoint new exposure pathways
Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams
New guidelines for successful oil and gas reclamation
Assessing landslide risks in Prince William Sound
USGS expands National Map digital offerings, putting mountain-scale topography at user’s fingertips
Inflation Reduction Act accelerates USGS effort to collect high-resolution data of landscapes across 25 states
Event Notifications
Magnitude 5.7
Magnitude 6.5
Magnitude 6.1
Magnitude 4.24
Magnitude 6.3
Magnitude 5.6
Magnitude 5.8
Magnitude 7
Magnitude 6.6
A Global Climate Science Leader
USGS scientists are curious, intrepid experts who see the Earth as a living laboratory. From gathering satellite imagery to extracting polar and glacial ice cores, we collect information to show how climate change is affecting landscapes, waterways, and wildlife around the globe. USGS delivers climate science to policymakers, resource managers, and the public to help guide better decisions for building sustainable resource stewardship across America’s public lands.
Fifth National Climate Assessment Released
More than 30 USGS scientists helped author this authoritative, definitive assessment of the impacts of climate change in the U.S.
USGS Scientific Research Results
One of our primary functions is to provide quality scientific information to the public through our various products.
Science for a Changing World
We monitor, assess, map, and conduct targeted scientific research so that policy makers and the public have the understanding they need to address complex environmental, natural resource, and public safety issues.