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USGS Disease Maps
November 3, 2008 | USGS

USGS has posted a number of “disease maps” that show the geographic distribution of illnesses such as West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, La Crosse encephalitis and Powassan virus.

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Geologic Maps of California
November 16, 2007 | California Geological Survey
The California Geological Survey has an area on their website where you...

USGS: National Geologic Map Database
September 29, 2007 | USGS
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Shake Maps from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
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USGS PDF Topo Maps
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Do You Know About Ticks and Lyme Disease?
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Most geologists are into the field and locations where they might come...

Printable USGS Topographic Maps - FREE
March 30, 2009 | Digital Map Store
Here is a website where you can view and print as many...

Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Offshore of Niigata Japan
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USGS reports a 6.7 earthquake epicentered about 40 miles off of the...

Free Printable Topo Maps
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Here's a Google map that serves USGS topo map tiles. You...

USGS Opens Free Downloads of PDF Topo Maps
July 13, 2007 | USGS
USGS now has a location on their website where you can download...

Tropics Are The Next Emerging Disease Hotspot
February 22, 2008 | National Science Foundation
"Scientists from four well-known institutions say the next major disease like HIV/AIDS...

New Geologic Map of Hawai’i from USGS
May 30, 2007 | USGS
USGS published new Geologic Maps of Hawai'i in eight full color sheets...

Free Topo Maps
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Lava Flows Destroy Three Structures on Hawaii
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The Royal Gardens Subdivision was nearly abandoned after lava flows destroyed over...

National Map Electronic Topo Quads
March 1, 2009 | All Points Blog
According to the All Points Blog, USGS will be producing electronic topographic...

China Earthquake: News, Videos, Photos, Maps
May 14, 2008 | Geology.com
Information on the Eastern Sichuan, China magnitude 7.9 earthquake from USGS, newspapers...

Skin Cells Battle Brain Disease in Rats
April 9, 2008 | Reuters
Scientists have found a way to modify skin cells so that they...

Flooding Moves Across the United States
March 20, 2008 | USGS WaterWatch
The weather front that caused heavy flooding in the central United States...

USGS Topo Map Price Increase
March 20, 2009 | USGS
USGS used to charge $6 for their 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps....

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