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What can four decades of land cover data reveal? A changing landscape.

The latest release of the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) extends annual mapping through 2025, providing a longer view of how landscapes across the United States have changed over time.

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36.6K views What can four decades of land cover data reveal? A changing landscape. The latest release of the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) extends annual mapping through 2025, providing a longer view of how landscapes across the United States have changed over time. One

A new USGS assessment estimates that the southern Appalachian region of the eastern U.S. contains 1.43 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium. That's enough lithium to replace more than 200 years of imports!

Lithium is essential for batteries that

29.7K views A new USGS assessment estimates that the southern Appalachian region of the eastern U.S. contains 1.43 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium. That's enough lithium to replace more than 200 years of imports! Lithium is essential for batteries that

🌋 46 years ago today, Mount St. Helens forever changed the Pacific Northwest — and the science of volcano monitoring.

After more than a century of quiet, earthquakes and rising magma signaled that pressure was building beneath the volcano in the spring of 1980. On the morning

27.3K views 🌋 46 years ago today, Mount St. Helens forever changed the Pacific Northwest — and the science of volcano monitoring. After more than a century of quiet, earthquakes and rising magma signaled that pressure was building beneath the volcano in the spring of 1980. On the morning

The face of someone hearing a dad joke for the hundredth time. 😄

Some expressions are universal.

Happy Father’s Day from USGS! 🩵

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23.7K views The face of someone hearing a dad joke for the hundredth time. 😄 Some expressions are universal. Happy Father’s Day from USGS! 🩵 📸1: Bobcat 📸2: Burrowing owl 📸3: White-tailed deer 📸4: Walrus 📸5: Weddell seal Credit: USGS

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15.1K

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Reach vs followers

Apr 2008

On X since

🔥 Top post: What can four decades of land cover data reveal? A changing land · 36.6K views

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Posting cadence

1.4 / week

A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 2 video · 13 image · 0 text.

Follower / following

8.2K×

Follows 94 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

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▶ 🔥 Top post What can four decades of land cover data reveal? A changing landscape. The latest release of the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) extends annual mapping through 2025, providing a longer view of how landscapes across the United States have changed over time. One 36.6K❤ 172🔁 55

A new USGS report finds that federally managed public lands contain 4.2 billion short tons of reported coal reserves associated with active mines and an additional 356 billion short tons of available coal resources—enough to supply the nat… 13.5K❤ 35🔁 30

Celebrating a legacy in Earth Observation! 🎉 🚀 On July 23, 1972, Landsat 1 launched into orbit and changed the way we see our planet. As the first satellite in what would become the world’s longest-running Earth observing program, Landsat… 15.7K❤ 53🔁 19

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸🦅 Since 1879, we’ve mapped the mountains, rivers, and valleys across our nation, helping Americans explore, protect, and understand the land we call home. 📸1: USGS topographic mapping field camp in the early 190… 15.7K❤ 214🔁 60

America, from space. 🛰️ To celebrate America's 250th anniversary, the USGS has created a new portrait of the nation using imagery from Landsat 8 and Landsat 9. For more than 50 years, the @USGS and @NASA Landsat program has provided a co… 15.1K❤ 197🔁 67

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, but the USGS works year-round to provide the science that emergency managers, local officials, and the public rely on to protect lives and property. Before a storm: … 16.8K❤ 69🔁 28

The face of someone hearing a dad joke for the hundredth time. 😄 Some expressions are universal. Happy Father’s Day from USGS! 🩵 📸1: Bobcat 📸2: Burrowing owl 📸3: White-tailed deer 📸4: Walrus 📸5: Weddell seal Credit: USGS 23.7K❤ 97🔁 29

A new USGS assessment estimates that the southern Appalachian region of the eastern U.S. contains 1.43 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium. That's enough lithium to replace more than 200 years of imports! … 29.7K❤ 116🔁 61

🔍🌍 Discover the geology beneath your feet Some landscapes preserve Earth's history. At Exit Glacier, you can watch that history continue to unfold. Located near the town of Seward in Alaska's Kenai Fjords National Park, Exit Glacier is o… 13.3K❤ 44🔁 11

▶ Team USA’s opener may last 90 minutes but understanding landscape change can take decades. SoFi Stadium in Southern California will host Team USA’s opening match. These aerial photographs show the surrounding landscape’s transformation ov… 13.9K❤ 34🔁 26

Better data. Faster insights. Smarter decisions. At the roundtable on water, agriculture, technology, and public data hosted by @TheGrandFarm in North Dakota, Dr. Andrea Travnicek, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Dep… 10.4K❤ 12🔁 21

Landsat satellite imagery captures the progression of the Santa Rosa Island Fire 🔥 These Landsat images show the progression of the Santa Rosa Island Fire on Santa Rosa Island, part of Channel Islands National Park off the coast of Califo… 9.9K❤ 35🔁 12

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🗓️Joined X in 2008 — 18 years ago.

👁️Averages 15.1K views per post.

📤Posts about 1.4× per week.

💬0.02% engagement rate.

🏅Earned the 100K Followers for passing 100K followers.

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46/100

Fair Credibility score

69%

Mixed Real audience

Medium Fake-follower risk

High Data confidence

Est. 69% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
Low engagement (~2.0% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
Verified account.
Established account (18+ years old).
0.02% engagement — below the ~14.4% typical for this size.

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

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