Five hundred seventeen people told USGS they felt the ground move when a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 5 kilometers ...

Summary: Slow eruption of lava within the summit crater continues. Lava continues to erupt slowly within the summit crater of Great Sitkin Volcano. Minor earthquakes were detected in the past day. No ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a water-level and water-quality data provider to the National Groundwater Monitoring Network (NGWMN). USGS partners with Water Science Centers throughout ...

Around 1850, at the peak of the Little Ice Age, Glacier National Park in Montana held about 80 glaciers. By 2005 the count stood at 32, a decrease of nearly 60 percent in roughly 150 years. The ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Geothermal energy from Nevada's Great Basin could supply as much as 10 ...

Nearly one-third of the 1,271 known U.S. critical mineral deposits have documented resources but no production, according to an updated U.S. Geological Survey database that points to largely untapped ...

Will San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge survive the next magnitude 7.0 or greater earthquake? USGS details new threat the Bay Area could face. The ABC7 News I-Team is digging into the preparation ...

At least 45% of the nation's tap water could be contaminated with at least one form of PFAS known as "forever chemicals," according to a newly released study by the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...

For centuries, there was one thing California offered that other states just didn’t have. No, we're not talking great fish tacos or giant sequoias—it's frequent earthquakes. But a new map published by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated ...