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... 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... Queen Charlotte Islands Earthquakes January 5, 2008 | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Multiple earthquakes up to 6.5 magnitude have occurred in the Queen Charlotte... Exploring the Celebes Sea September 26, 2007 | Ocean Explorer - NOAA Researchers from the New England Aquarium are working in the Celebes Sea,... 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... 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... Land-Use and Human Activity Impacts Aquifers September 15, 2007 | USGS Newsroom As population and business activity increase around public water supply wells the... 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... Maldives Needs a New Home November 17, 2008 | BBC News Maldives is a nation of 1190 coral islands grouped into 26... Chikurachki Volcano: Interesting Satellite Image August 24, 2007 | Earth Observatory Chikurachki Volcano, a stratovolcano in the northern Kuril Islands, has been producing... Dokdo Islands are South Korea’s August 1, 2008 | USGS Board of Geographic Names There has been a long running disagreement over the jurisdiction of Dokdo... Infrared Volcano Studies November 27, 2008 | National Geographic Thermal infrared technology and satellites are being used to study volcanic eruptions.... Origins of the Samoan Islands May 8, 2008 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Graduate student Matthew Jackson traveled to Samoa to learn more about how... Plankton Bloom Around Chatham Islands November 18, 2008 | Earth Observatory
"On November 15, 2008, a bloom of plant-like organisms known as phytoplankton... |