http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us A list of the latest 50 photos & images added to the U.S. Geological Survey's Multimedia Gallery (http://gallery.usgs.gov). http://www.usgs.govhttp://www.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation Image derived from 65 Landst scenes to show the Yukon River Basin.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/rQkL7eKsXbQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/rQkL7eKsXbQ/11_16_2009_r74Ypd0OOj_11_16_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_16_2009_r74Ypd0OOj_11_16_2009_0 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Yukon River Basin Landsat Mosaic http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_16_2009_r74Ypd0OOj_11_16_2009_0 This five volume set of materials, publshed in 1842, features hand-colored plates of the reptiles found in North America early in the history of the nation.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/0LUAcozJ1SI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/0LUAcozJ1SI/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_0 Richard Huffine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST USGS Library books collections rare http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_0 This 167 year-old hand-colored plate is just one example of the artistry that can be found in this book.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/ziqiU4ZJT5E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/ziqiU4ZJT5E/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_1 Richard Huffine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST USGS Library books collections rare http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_1 This 167 year-old hand-colored plate is just one example of the artistry that can be found in this book.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/NQkJDDrVEhU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/NQkJDDrVEhU/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_2 Richard Huffine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST USGS Library books collections rare http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_2 This 167 year-old hand-colored plate is just one example of the artistry that can be found in this book.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/h_VWF7sAM1U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/h_VWF7sAM1U/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_3 Richard Huffine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST USGS Library books collections rare http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_3 The USGS Library contains a collection of rare books including those featured in this gallery. The collections housed in Reston, Virginia are closed and are available for use by appointment only.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/pgQuGCVePZA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/pgQuGCVePZA/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_4 Richard Huffine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST USGS Library books collections rare http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_4 This 479 year old volume is stored in a specially-made box that protects it from further damage by exposure to light.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/5GEZe6YjqBg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/5GEZe6YjqBg/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_5 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_5 Richard Huffine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST USGS Library books collections rare http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_5 This 479 year-old volume, in Latin, was written by Plinius Secundus.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/2YIzI3MbkJY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/2YIzI3MbkJY/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_6 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_6 Richard Huffine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST USGS Library books collections rare http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_6 This 398 year old book is tiny but is still a valuable resource to researchers of the earth and natural sciences.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/p-wmFlOuz4w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/p-wmFlOuz4w/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_7 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_7 Richard Huffine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST USGS Library books collections rare http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_7 This 398 year old book is tiny but is still a valuable resource to researchers of the earth and natural sciences.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/LKGJAlTdc7I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/LKGJAlTdc7I/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_8 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_8 Richard Huffine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST USGS Library books collections rare http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_13_2009_uyp0Sfe6RM_11_13_2009_8 Roof moved into the ocean in Fagasa, American Samoa following the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/RzYy1N513Gc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/RzYy1N513Gc/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_0 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_0 Only the foundation of a house in Fagasa, American Samoa remains after the tsunami hit on Sept. 29, 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/JePHX6uA9_c" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/JePHX6uA9_c/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_1 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_1 Marie Chan Kau, a staff member at American Samoa Community College and a member of the International Tsunami Survey Team, points to the maximum water level reached by the tsunami that struck American Samoa on Sept. 29, 2009. This spot, found in Fagasa, American Samoa, is about about 10 meters above sea level.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/xS1-hDW1kgU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/xS1-hDW1kgU/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_2 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_2 Sediment inundated a building in Pago Pago, American Samoa as a result of a Tsunami that struck the coast on Sept. 29, 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/Q0vkzbgN-WU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/Q0vkzbgN-WU/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_3 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_3 Cars damaged by the tsunami in Fagasa, American Samoa. The tsunami hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/88Lhkf4T6UM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/88Lhkf4T6UM/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_4 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_4 USGS oceanographer Bruce Jaffe standing next to a boat thrown ashore in Pago Pago, American Samoa by the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/mhHolkKBVuk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/mhHolkKBVuk/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_5 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_5 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_5 The water from the tsunami that hit American Samoa on September 29, 2009 was strong enough to destroy homes and move large objects, such as the boulder pictured here.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/kFB2s_FvUcU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/kFB2s_FvUcU/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_6 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_6 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_6 Tsunami flow depth (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/news/tsu-terms.html) at Alofau, American Samoa following the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/p_U2zhXv9xk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/p_U2zhXv9xk/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_8 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_8 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_8 Tsunami flow depth (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/news/tsu-terms.html) indicator at Fagasa, American Samoa following the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009. Vegetation is brown where it was submerged by the tsunami and green above.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/LpEg6Dsevac" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/LpEg6Dsevac/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_9 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_9 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_9 Car thrown into building in Pago Pago, American Samoa during the tsunami that struck the island on Sept. 29, 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/4waZ6lG-k1E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/4waZ6lG-k1E/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_10 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_10 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_10 Vasily Titov (left) of the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and USGS oceanographer Bruce Jaffe (right) standing next to a tsunami warning sign. Signs like this warn people living on the coast to go to higher ground after an earthquake.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/AwFKNtLfZLQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/AwFKNtLfZLQ/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_11 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_11 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_11 Boat thrown onto fish pond in Maloata, American Samoa following the tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/VulHVLDE_3c" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/VulHVLDE_3c/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_12 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_12 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_12 Aluminum roofs and debris transported behind the village of Tula on the east shore of American Samoa following the Tsunami that hit the island on Sept. 29, 2009. The tsunami runup (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/news/tsu-terms.html) was 16-26 feet in Tula.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/fuNO4qZBkVk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/fuNO4qZBkVk/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_13 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_13 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_13 Tsunami sand deposit at Alao, American Samoa following the tsunami on Sept. 29, 2009. Light colored sand deposited during the tsunami overlies darker soil that was there before the tsunami.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/DpxuqWDQUaI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/DpxuqWDQUaI/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_15 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_15 Bruce Jaffe Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tsunami AmericanSamoa runup sanddeposit tsunamiresearch flowdepth NOAA pagopago CoreCast110 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_09_2009_f30Me65DCx_11_09_2009_15 Poster created by USGS cartographer Bob Ginn to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the USGS in 1979. The image is based on a photograph of USGS topographer George Stanley Druhot working at Kahekili Leap on the island of Oahu in 1928.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/Eo4R8nU3KUg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/Eo4R8nU3KUg/10_19_2009_ei8Ldp5CBv_10_19_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_ei8Ldp5CBv_10_19_2009_0 Diane Garcia Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST plane table topographer topography topographic survey surveying surveyors http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_ei8Ldp5CBv_10_19_2009_0 Topographer George Stanley Druhot running a level line on oil-shale cliffs north of the Colorado River. The level line was one mile long and climbed 2,000 feet over talus slopes.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/-9BaBLb6on8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/-9BaBLb6on8/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_0 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_0 Topographer George Stanley Druhot with a plane table and alidade. Recorder R.H. Moore is sitting against the Pierce Arrow in the background. A stadia rod is visible on the second car.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/DCByByzHZgs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/DCByByzHZgs/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_1 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level car http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_1 Topographer George Stanley Druhot with a plane table and alidade while mapping the Mt. Constance quadrangle on the Olympic Peninsula.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/HTVsbt6FvdU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/HTVsbt6FvdU/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_2 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_2 Topographer George Stanley Druhot working with a tripod, planetable, and alidade at Kahekili Leap, on the island of Oahu. His two companions are Malcolm Springer and Tai Hai Lau<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/sfHikf1Ns2Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/sfHikf1Ns2Y/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_3 Henry Matsuda Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_3 R.R. Monbeck on the rim of Haleakala volcano on the island of Maui<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/T95yiHt8PdE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/T95yiHt8PdE/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_4 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST topographer topography topographic surveyors survey surveying map plane table level http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_txo0Red5QL_10_19_2009_4 Wind energy facility in the Northeastern United States. An unexpected number of dead bats began appearing beneath industrial-scale wind turbines in North America and Europe during the past 10 years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/AgZA2FI8zhc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/AgZA2FI8zhc/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_0 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_0 Wind turbines at certain sites in North America each cause dozens of bat fatalities per year.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/Ph3YkFojTlY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/Ph3YkFojTlY/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_1 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_1 Most modern wind turbines are taller than a 30-story building. Field biologist Apple Snider stands at the base of a turbine in New York for scale.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/f9GiQze2-x8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/f9GiQze2-x8/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_2 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_2 This photo shows one of the three 135-ft blades of a turbine before installation. Although the blades of wind turbines appear to move quite slowly to the human eye, blade tips often move at speeds faster than 100 mph.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/-4nLNaXqW8A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/-4nLNaXqW8A/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_3 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_3 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_3 A hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) roosting on the branch of a tree. About half of all bat fatalities documented in North America involve hoary bats, a migratory species that roosts in the foliage of trees.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/QRxqOFLpeHU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/QRxqOFLpeHU/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_4 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_4 A hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) found dead beneath a wind turbine, an apparent victim of a blade strike or near-contact barotrauma (lung failure from severe and abrupt pressure change; here, caused by the spinning blades). Prior to the problem of bat fatalities at wind turbines, biologists rarely encountered hoary bats.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/IQxun_4j9Iw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/IQxun_4j9Iw/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_5 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_5 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_5 USGS biologist Paul Cryan examines the carcass of a hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) found beneath a wind turbine. By examining the casualties, biologists hope to learn more about why migratory bats are so susceptible to wind turbines.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/EiPS1Yxc_W0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/EiPS1Yxc_W0/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_6 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_6 Apple Snider Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy personnel scientist http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_6 USGS biologist Paul Cryan. Biologists hope to learn more about the scale and causes of bat fatalities at wind turbines by searching for carcasses of bats beneath turbines and carefully documenting the conditions under which they are found.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/1Ck29Q87Tkc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/1Ck29Q87Tkc/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_7 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_7 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy personnel scientists http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_7 The species of bats that are most susceptible to wind turbines all roost in trees throughout the year, leading some scientists to speculate that they may be visually mistaking wind turbines for trees in which to roost.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/hBoCrXJxr2E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/hBoCrXJxr2E/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_8 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_8 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_8 Some of the larger wind energy facilities in North America are composed of hundreds of wind turbines dispersed across tens of thousands of acres, like this one in Colorado.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/6Xyk--ykdgQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/6Xyk--ykdgQ/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_9 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_9 Paul Cryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy turbines http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_9 USGS biologist Paul Cryan releases a bat carrying a miniature radio transmitter. Researchers are increasingly turning to high-tech methods to try to learn more about the mysterious lives of bats.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/4jrYpNv6ctI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/4jrYpNv6ctI/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_10 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_10 Ernie Valdez Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST CoreCast107 Bat WindEnergy FortCollinsScienceCenter Barotrauma HoaryBat Energy personnel scientists http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_s84Aq11PPk_10_19_2009_10 This Depression-era oil painting was created by USGS field man Hal Shelton in 1940. The painting depicts mapping techniques used in the early days of cartography, including an alidade and stadia rod for determining distances and elevations and a plane-table for sketching contour lines. A USGS benchmark is visible near the top. The straight white lines represent survey transects. Note the "US" marking on the canteen: many of the USGS field supplies were obtained from Army surplus. This 4 ft. x 6 ft. painting is on display in the USGS library in Menlo Park, California.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/DkrrKvse4kE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/DkrrKvse4kE/10_19_2009_jNEq2UThg0_10_19_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_jNEq2UThg0_10_19_2009_0 Terry Carr Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST alidade plane table cartographic map cartography level survey surveying surveyors topographic topography tripod benchmark painting http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_19_2009_jNEq2UThg0_10_19_2009_0 Southern African Python (Python natalensis). The snake pictured is a representative of a species discussed in the USGS snake risk assessment. This snake was photographed in its native range.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/8BTBSk19u6E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/8BTBSk19u6E/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_0 Graham J. Alexander Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Python EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_0 Green anaconda in Brazil. The snake pictured is a representative of a species discussed in the USGS snake risk assessment. This snake was photographed in its native range.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/mb6nVIhb6Aw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/mb6nVIhb6Aw/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_1 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_1 Photo � Lutz Dirksen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Anaconda EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_1 Yellow anaconda in Argentina. The snake pictured is a representative of a species discussed in the USGS snake risk assessment. This snake was photographed in its native range.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/h1MITYJMYHg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/h1MITYJMYHg/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_2 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_2 Photo � Lutz Dirksen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Anaconda EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_2 Deschauensee�s Anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei). The snake pictured is a representative of a species discussed in the USGS snake risk assessment. This snake was photographed in its native range.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/Cz9VZWNwcTc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/Cz9VZWNwcTc/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_4 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_4 Photo � Lutz Dirksen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Anaconda EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_h40Of66eey_10_16_2009_4 Beni or Bolivian Anaconda (Eunectes beniensis). Photo by Lutz Dirksen, www.anakondas.de. Used with permission.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/zWW0lOYEKcE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/zWW0lOYEKcE/10_16_2009_rVm8PCb55J_10_16_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_rVm8PCb55J_10_16_2009_0 Lutz Dirksen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_rVm8PCb55J_10_16_2009_0 Reticulated python (Broghammerus/Python reticulatus) in Indonesia. Photo �Bjorn Lardner, Colorado State University. Used with permission.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/sTv5lKv5UmQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/sTv5lKv5UmQ/10_16_2009_fka4EQp10W_10_16_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_fka4EQp10W_10_16_2009_0 Bjorn Lardner Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST EcosystemHealth GiantConstrictors NR2009_10_13 PythonMolurus RiskAssessment SouthFlorida biology invasiveSpecies snakes http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_16_2009_fka4EQp10W_10_16_2009_0 Water flowing from Florida Pioneer Oil Company well near Kissengen Spring, 1932.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/CRiWTLVpvMo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/CRiWTLVpvMo/10_15_2009_tXOb6ED554_10_15_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_15_2009_tXOb6ED554_10_15_2009_0 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST water NR2009_09_30 well http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_15_2009_tXOb6ED554_10_15_2009_0 The Northern African Python ( Python sebae ) occurs naturally in a diverse collection of localities in central Africa. The climate-matched portions of the U.S. include peninsular Florida, extreme south Texas, Puerto Rico (right inset), Hawaii (left inset), and the other island territories (not shown)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~4/eKMQV13f9EQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USGSLatestPhotos/~3/eKMQV13f9EQ/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_0 http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_0 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST NR2009_10_13 NorthernAfricanPython snakes biology PythonSebae invasiveSpecies GiantConstrictors SouthFlorida EcosystemHealth RiskAssessment http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_12_2009_mRHt48Wkj1_10_12_2009_0