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border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/29/2009 6:22:32 AM</span></p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/local/">View archives</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="ta_parent"> <p id="ta_sectiontitle">Technical Announcements <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://feeds.feedburner.com/USGSNewsroomTechnical"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/rss_icon_2px.gif" alt="RSS" width="20" height="16" border="0" title="USGS Technical Announcements RSS feed" align="absmiddle"/></a></p> <div id="ta_sectionlist"> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2364" class="ta_title">A New Album of Global Earth Imagery</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2364" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/11/2009 9:17:50 AM</span></p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2360" class="ta_title">Noted Ecologist Joins USGS</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2360" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/8/2009 11:31:58 AM</span></p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/ta_archive.asp">View archives</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2375" class="release_title">USGS Announces Mineral Research Grants for 2010</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2375" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_bubble.jpg" width="30" height="18" alt="new icon" align="absmiddle" title="New"/> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 1/6/2010 7:55:52 AM</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2375', 'USGS Announces Mineral Research Grants for 2010')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> New research on a range of minerals important to our economy, national security, and land-use decisions has been funded through grants awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey. </p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2372" class="release_title">Arctic Could Face Warmer and Ice-Free Conditions</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2372" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/29/2009 6:20:34 AM</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2372', 'Arctic Could Face Warmer and Ice-Free Conditions')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> There is increased evidence that the Arctic could face seasonally ice-free conditions and much warmer temperatures in the future. </p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/leads.asp?ID=2371" class="release_title">December Science Picks - Hot News about Cool Science</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/leads.asp?ID=2371" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/23/2009</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/leads.asp?ID=2371', 'December Science Picks - Hot News about Cool Science')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> In this edition of Science Picks, learn how scientists are forecasting hazards like volcanoes and landslides, and read about a wolf named Brutus, who emails scientists from the North Pole! Also check out research on ancient salt mines, scientists using high tech remote controlled airplanes to survey dangerous areas, and why the call of the yellow-billed cuckoo is getting quieter and quieter. </p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2369" class="release_title">Pecora Award Recognizes Stellar Achievements in Earth Observation</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2369" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/18/2009 1:19:23 PM</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2369', 'Pecora Award Recognizes Stellar Achievements in Earth Observation')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> The prestigious 2009 William T. Pecora Award for outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth by means of remote sensing has been presented to Dr. Forrest Hall of the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Team led from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center. </p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2368" class="release_title">New mosaic of Mercury shows previously unseen features</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2368" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/15/2009 12:11:19 PM</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2368', 'New mosaic of Mercury shows previously unseen features')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> When the MESSENGER spacecraft completed its third and final fly-by of Mercury in September, cartographic experts from the U. S. Geological Survey used the imagery captured to complete a mosaic showing the 55 percent of the planet never seen by humankind. </p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2366" class="release_title">Earthquake Early Warning System Possible</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2366" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/14/2009 10:51:48 AM</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2366', 'Earthquake Early Warning System Possible')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> An earthquake early warning system for California is feasible in coming years, according to research being presented Dec. 14-15 at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco. </p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2363" class="release_title">New Discoveries Could Improve Climate Projections</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2363" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/11/2009 9:12:11 AM</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2363', 'New Discoveries Could Improve Climate Projections')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> New discoveries about the deep ocean’s temperature variability and circulation system could help improve projections of future climate conditions. </p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2362" class="release_title">New Science Estimates Carbon Storage Potential of U.S. Lands</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2362" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/10/2009 8:10:55 AM</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2362', 'New Science Estimates Carbon Storage Potential of U.S. Lands')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> The lower 48 states in the U.S. hypothetically have the potential to store an additional 3-7 billion metric tons of carbon in forests, if agricultural lands were to be used for planting forests. This potential is equivalent to 2 to 4 years of America’s current CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels. </p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2358" class="release_title">Climate Projections Underestimate CO2 Impact</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2358" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/7/2009 1:50:12 PM</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2358', 'Climate Projections Underestimate CO2 Impact')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> The climate may be 30–50 percent more sensitive to atmospheric carbon dioxide in the long term than previously thought, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience yesterday. </p> <p><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2357" class="release_title">State agencies and universities to receive $7 million in stimulus funding to improve volcano monitoring</a> <span class="nw"><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2357" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/new_window.gif" alt="open in new window" title="open in new window" border="0"/></a></span> <br/> <span class="small">Released: 12/7/2009 6:57:01 AM</span>  <script type="text/javascript">addthis_pub = 'oc_web';</script>  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2357', 'State agencies and universities to receive $7 million in stimulus funding to improve volcano monitoring')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203im_/http://s9.addthis.com/button0-share.gif" width="83" height="16" border="0" alt="Share This" align="absmiddle"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script>  <br/> The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), an agency of the Department of the Interior, has allocated $7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to 15 universities and state agencies nationwide. </p> <p> </p> <p><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/icons/arrow_curve.gif" alt="" width="20" height="19"/><a href="/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article_archive.asp">View more news releases</a></p> <p> </p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <a href="#usgscolorband" title="skip to beginning of page"></a>  <div id="usgsfooter"> <p id="usgsfooterbar"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/laws/accessibility.html" title="Accessibility Policy (Section 508)">Accessibility</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/foia/" title="Freedom of Information Act">FOIA</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/laws/privacy.html" title="Privacy policies of the U.S. Geological Survey.">Privacy</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/laws/policies_notices.html" title="Policies and notices that govern information posted on USGS Web sites.">Policies and Notices</a> </p> <p id="usgsfootertext"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.takepride.gov/"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/footer_graphic_takePride.jpg" alt="Take Pride in America logo" title="Take Pride in America Home Page" width="60" height="58"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://usa.gov/"><img src="/web/20100106195203im_/http://www.usgs.gov/images/footer_graphic_usagov.jpg" alt="USA.gov logo" title="USAGov: Government Made Easy" width="90" height="26"/></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.doi.gov/">U.S. Department of the Interior</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://www.usgs.gov/">U.S. Geological Survey</a><br/> URL: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/default.asp<br/> Page Contact Information: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100106195203/http://answers.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/gsanswers?pemail=ask">Ask USGS</a><br/> Page Last Modified: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 </p> </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20100106195203js_/http://www.usgs.gov/foresee/foresee-trigger.js"></script> </body> </html>