Climate Change News

• U.S. Departments of Commerce and the Interior to Cooperate on Climate-Related Activities
  U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar formalized an agreement between the two departments to coordinate and cooperate on climate related activities involving science, services, mitigation, adaptation, education and communication. […]
• NOAA: Past Decade Warmest on Record According to Scientists in 48 Countries
  The 2009 State of the Climate report released Wednesday draws on data for 10 key climate indicators that all point to the same finding: the scientific evidence that our world is warming is unmistakable. […]

Earth FAQ

• Why aren't we drilling in the Bakken Formation?
  Oil has been produced from the Bakken Formation since the 1950’s.  Please see our slideshow presentation for context at http://energy.usgs.gov/flash/Bakken_slideshow.swf.  The USGS does not maintain statistics on oil production, however, this information can be obtained from publicly available sources like the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources […]
• Other online resources concerning the Bakken Formation.
  North Dakota Geological Survey and/or the Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Division, both at https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Board of Oil and Gas Conservation - http://bogc.dnrc.mt.gov/ U.S. Energy Information Administration - http://www.eia.doe.gov/ USGS Energy Resources Program - http://energy.u […]
• How dangerous is flooding?
  Floods are a dangerous hazard throughout the world. On average in the United States, about 165 people are killed and about $2 billion of damage occurs each year. Most people underestimate the power and destructiveness of flood waters.   […]

U.S. Geological Survey

• Many Urban Streams Harmful to Aquatic Life Following Winter Pavement Deicing
  This USGS report is published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology and is available as a free download online. The use of salt to deice pavement can leave urban streams toxic to aquatic life, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study on the influence of winter runoff in northern U.S. cities, with a special focus on eastern Wisconsin and […]
• Are Wolves Saving Yellowstone's Aspen Trees from Elk?
  LARAMIE, Wy. — Previous research has claimed that the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 is helping restore quaking aspen in risky areas where wolves prowl. But apparently elk hungry for winter food had a different idea. They didn’t know they were supposed to be responding to a “landscape of fear.”    According to a study […]
• Climate Change Implicated in Decline of Horseshoe Crabs
  LEETOWN, W. Va. — A distinct decline in horseshoe crab numbers has occurred that parallels climate change associated with the end of the last Ice Age, according to a study that used genomics to assess historical trends in population sizes.   The new research also indicates that horseshoe crabs numbers may continue to decline in the future because of predi […]

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