Interactive map of earthquakes around the world

The U.S. Geological Survey's Latest Earthquakes viewer shows the locations and magnitudes of recent earthquakes around the world. Users can also search the archives for global earthquakes dating back to the early 20th century. Maps can be generated for specified ranges of time, area, and earthquake magnitude.

Additional layers on the map include plate boundaries, major U.S. faults, and the USGS earthquake hazard forecast map for the United States.

Click here to access the USGS Latest Earthquakes viewer.

Visualization of wildfires around the world

NASA uses observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite to display fires around the globe. This map-video shows the location of actively burning fires on a monthly basis from March 2000 to November 2018.

Click here to access NASA's wildfire map.

Source: NASA

Visualization of historical and predicted global temperature change

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has produced a visualization that shows the change in the globally averaged monthly air temperature from 1850 to the present relative to the 1850-1900 average. It also extends the visualization for temperature predictions to the year 2100 based on model RCP8.5 from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Interactive map of dams in Nebraska

The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources provides information about dams in the state in interactive map form. The map shows all dams more than 25 feet high or with a maximum storage capacity greater than 50 acre-feet.

Dams are color-coded according to the potential hazard they pose, with symbols designating existing dams, breached dams, and dams under construction. Specifications are available for each dam, including height, storage capacity, maximum discharge, surface area, and drainage area.

Interactive map of well logs in Iowa

The Iowa Geological Survey's GeoSam application allows users to access all available well log data in Iowa through an interactive map.

Well data can be obtained through a search function or by browsing the map. Over 80,000 well logs are available across the state, with a wide range of geoscientific and geotechnical information available for different wells.

Click here to access the GeoSam application.

Interactive map of streams and rivers in the United States

The U.S. Geological Survey's Streamer application allows users to explore where their surface water comes from and where it flows to. By clicking on any major stream or river, the user can trace it upstream to its source(s) or downstream to where it joins a larger river or empties into the ocean.

Interactive map of coastal flooding impacts from sea level rise

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts data viewer provides a preliminary look at how different amounts of sea level rise would affect coastal flooding in the United States.

In addition to overall flooding estimates, users can see the relative social vulnerability of coastal regions; areas currently already subject to coastal flooding; impacts on marshes; and the different levels of confidence with which predictions can be made in different areas.

Interactive map of historical hurricane tracks

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Historical Hurricane Tracks tool shows the tracks and characteristics of over 6,000 tropical cyclones around the world dating back to 1842.

In addition to the hurricane tracks, users can explore the category, wind speed, and minimum pressure of each hurricane at different points in its track.

A flexible search feature allows users to search by name, date, region, or specific location.

Interactive map of oil and gas resources in North Dakota

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources provides an interactive map of the state's oil and gas resources. The map shows the locations and details of oil and gas fields, wells, active rigs, gas plants, seismic surveys, and other specifics.

Click here to access the North Dakota DMR's oil and gas map.

Source: North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources

Interactive map of the chemistry and mineralogy of soils in the United States

The U.S. Geological Survey provides geochemical and mineralogical maps for the conterminous United States, based on sampling data with a spatial resolution of 1 sample per 1,600 square km, for a total of 4857 sites across the country. The resulting interactive maps allow users to see regional variations in soil chemistry at different depths in the soil.

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