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Industrial sand mined in Utah. Image Credit: Bureau of Land Management
Where can I find statistics about the supply and demand of industrial minerals?
American Geosciences Institute
Image of ore containing chalcopyrite and uranium. Image Credit: Wikimedia user Geomartin, Licensed under Creative Commons, CC-BY-SA-3.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) via Wikimedia Commons
Where can I find statistics about the supply and demand of metals?
American Geosciences Institute
Cracked land at Lake Pakowki. Image Copyright © Michael Collier http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
Where can I find up-to-date information about drought conditions in my region?
National Integrated Drought Information System
A sinkhole in front of a home in Kentucky. Image Credit: FEMA/Photo by Rob Melendez
Which areas are most at risk for sinkholes?
U.S. Geological Survey
Map of groundwater withdrawals by U.S. state in 2015. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Which areas in the United States are most dependent on groundwater?
American Geosciences Institute
There are many mineral commodities for which the U.S. relies on imports for over 50% of its needs. This map shows the number of these commodities for which each country is a major source of U.S imports. Image Credit: USGS
Which mineral commodities used in the United States need to be imported?
American Geosciences Institute
Wyoming coal operations. Image Credit: U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Which states are the largest producers and consumers of coal?
American Geosciences Institute
Map showing the 485 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 5.5 that were recorded in 2018. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Why and where do earthquakes happen?
American Geosciences Institute
Pakowki Lake in southeastern Alberta, Canada, a lake that is usually dry but fills up with water when there is a lot of rain. Image Copyright © Michael Collier
Why doesn't a drought go away when it rains?
U.S. Geological Survey
A geothermal plant in Iceland. Image Copyright © Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics. http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
Why is geothermal energy a renewable resource? Can it be depleted?

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Mt. St Helens following its catastrophic 1980 eruption. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey/Photo by Tom Casadevall
How many active volcanoes are there in the United States?
U.S. Geological Survey
Rare earth elements include 17 elements: Yttrium, Scandium, and the Lanthanide Series. Image Credit: Peggy Greb, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
What are rare earth elements, and why are they important?
U.S. Geological Survey
Mine trucks moving material from the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mines in Colorado. Image Credit USGS/Photo by Yolanda Fong-Sam
What are the main methods of mining?
American Geosciences Institute
Total primary energy use in the United States in 2017 by source and sector. Image Credit: U.S. Energy Information Administration
What are the major sources and users of energy in the United States?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
An early example of a floating offshore wind turbine. Image Credit: NREL/Photo by Senu Sirnivas
What are the advantages and disadvantages of offshore wind farms?
American Geosciences Institute