Northern Mariana Islands: No Drilling? August 24, 2008 | Associated Press President Bush is seeking comments on a plan that would make three... Geothermal in the Northern Marianas Islands November 20, 2007 | Marianas Variety Studies are underway for a geothermal plant in the Northern Marianas Islands.... USGS Ground Water Report August 18, 2008 | USGS USGS has published "Ground-Water Availability in the United States" as USGS Circular... Mariana Trench National Monument January 6, 2009 | USA Today The Mariana Trench, the deepest point in Earth's oceans, will be made... Anatahan Eruption March 11, 2008 | NASA Earth Observatory Anatahan Volcano, located in the central Mariana Islands, released plumes of ash... Changes: Chandeleur Barrier Islands October 12, 2008 | ClasticDetritus.com Brian Romans has an interesting post titled: "150 years of changes... Tonga Islands: Submarine Volcanic Eruption March 19, 2009 | Earth Observatory "A submarine volcanic eruption occurred in the Tonga Islands of the South... Queen Charlotte Islands Earthquakes January 5, 2008 | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Multiple earthquakes up to 6.5 magnitude have occurred in the Queen Charlotte... U.S. Well Water Study April 9, 2009 | USGS "This study from the National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S.... Exploring the Celebes Sea September 26, 2007 | Ocean Explorer - NOAA Researchers from the New England Aquarium are working in the Celebes Sea,... Frozen Ground and the Warming of Northern Russia December 2, 2007 | Russia Profile Many buildings in northern Russia are built on frozen ground. As that... Nitrate in US Ground Water September 27, 2008 | Soil Science Society of America Results of a 16-year study of nitrate in United States ground waters... Frozen Lakes and Rivers May Be a Thing of the Past January 14, 2008 | National Science Foundation A study examined records of ice cover on Northern Hemisphere lakes and... Land-Use and Human Activity Impacts Aquifers September 15, 2007 | USGS Newsroom As population and business activity increase around public water supply wells the... Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake in the Windward Islands November 29, 2007 | BBC News A strong earthquake occured in the Windward Islands area of the eastern... Previously Unknown Islands Emerging in the Arctic August 22, 2007 | News.com.au The summer melt is advancing in the Arctic and the ice levels... Belcher Islands Archipelago, Canada February 7, 2008 | Earth Observatory Earth Observatory has a very interesting satellite view of the Belcher Islands... Saharan Dust Over the Canary Islands March 20, 2009 | Earth Observatory Saharan dust swept over the Canary Islands in early March 2009. In... Infrared Volcano Studies November 27, 2008 | National Geographic Thermal infrared technology and satellites are being used to study volcanic eruptions.... Chikurachki Volcano: Interesting Satellite Image August 24, 2007 | Earth Observatory Chikurachki Volcano, a stratovolcano in the northern Kuril Islands, has been producing... |