Sedona AZ (October 25, 2011) – The U.S. Geological Survey reported a small earthquake that struck about 18 miles northwest of Prescott, Arizona this morning, October 25, 2011. It was a magnitude 3.6 quake and was felt as far away as Sedona and Cottonwood. The Arizona quake struck at approximately 11:20 in the morning with several hundred reporting feeling its effect close to the epicenter. The... 

MOAB, Utah — Drier conditions projected to result from climate change in the Southwest will likely reduce perennial vegetation cover and result in increased dust storm activity in the future, according to a new study by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of California, Los Angeles.   The research team examined climate, vegetation and soil measurements collected over a...