USGS Prepares for Hurricane Irma

Release Date: September 5, 2017 As powerful Hurricane Irma nears Puerto Rico and poses a threat to Florida, U.S. Geological Survey scientists are mobilizing to help measure storm surge, forecast coastal change expected from the storm, and provide key information on...

Investigating Lung Disease in Military Veterans

Release Date: September 4, 2017 Six years ago, veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan had trouble breathing normally. The list of potential causes that soldiers were exposed to seemed endless: smoke from burn pits used for trash disposal, desert dust, diesel...