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Students in a field studies course. Image credit: Jeniffer Perez, AGI Life in the Field 2017.
How does 3D geologic mapping benefit society?
Alberta Geological Survey
Excess rainfall caused partial flooding of this field near Hollister, California. Image Copyright © Michael Collier http://www.earthscienceworld.org/images
How does El Niño affect my area?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
An old computer recycling farm in the Midwest. Image Credit: USGS/Photo by Carl Orazio.
How does recycling save energy?
American Geosciences Institute
A middle school is left in a mangled heap after a June 11 F-3 tornado ripped through Chapman, Kansas. Image Credit: Photo by Anita Westervelt/FEMA
How does the damage from hurricanes compare to that of tornadoes?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ocean acidification makes it much harder for many shelled organisms - like this pteropod - to grow their shells. Image Credit: NOAA
How is ocean acidification affecting sea life?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Image of a sinkhole in West-central Florida Freeze Event of 2010. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey/Photo by Ann Tihansky
How long does it take for a sinkhole to stop growing?
Florida Geological Survey
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
Nuclear reactors and cooling towers at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station south of Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. Image Credit: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
How many nuclear power plants are there in the U.S.?
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Crushed gravel-sized stone, an example of an industrial mineral. Image Credit: Bill Bradley, http://www.builderbill-diy-help.com, Licensed under Creative Commons, CC-BY-SA-3.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) via Wikimedia Commons
How many pounds of minerals are needed for each person in the U.S. per year?
U.S. Geological Survey
Tornado funnel. Image Credit: NOAA
How many tornadoes have there been in my state or county?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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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
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
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