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Vegetation showing water stress during a drought. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Can droughts be predicted?
American Geosciences Institute
The Peru earthquake of May 31, 1970 caused slumping and cracking of this paved road. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Can earthquakes be predicted?
U.S. Geological Survey
Excess rainfall caused partial flooding of this field near Hollister, California. Image Copyright © Michael Collier http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
Can floods be predicted?
U.S. Geological Survey
2014 Oso, Washington Landslide. Image Credit: USGS/Photo by Mark Reid
Can major landslides and debris flows happen in all areas of the U.S.?
U.S. Geological Survey
Mt. Rainier and a volcanic debris flow that started at Emmons Glacier. Image Credit: USGS
Can volcanoes be dangerous even when they don't erupt?
U.S. Geological Survey
A flooded farm field. Image Copyright © Michael Collier. http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
Does flood risk for a particular location change over time?
Federal Emergency Management Agency
A hydraulic fracturing operation is underway at this drilling pad in the Marcellus Shale gas play of southwestern Pennsylvania. Image Credit: USGS/Photo by Doug Duncan
Does hydraulic fracturing cause earthquakes?
U.S. Geological Survey
A hydraulic fracturing operation is underway at this drilling pad in the Marcellus Shale gas play of southwestern Pennsylvania. Image Credit: USGS/Photo by Doug Duncan
How and where is waste hydraulic fracturing fluid disposed?
U.S. Geological Survey
Inundation at Pago Pago, American Samoa, from the 2009 Samoa tsunami. Image Credit: NOAA/NGDC
How are tsunami early warnings issued?
American Geosciences Institute
An abandoned mine shaft at The Silver Ledge Mine, Colorado. Image Credit: USGS/Photo by Philip Verplanck
How can metal mining impact the environment?
American Geosciences Institute

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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