# @usgs on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ166qjoyyo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69013873-usgs-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/71a6a1fba9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-19T16:52:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (@USGS) — https://gondola.cc/USGS

## Caption

🔥 Wildfires do more than burn trees—they change entire landscapes! 

 Here's how: 

🧪Streams become polluted. USGS tests water for contamination, informing water treatment plants so they can adjust filtration.

💧Burned soil becomes water-repellent. USGS maps burn scars to predict where postfire flooding & debris flows will happen.

🪨Slopes become unstable. USGS maps landslide-prone areas and works with the National Weather Service to issue early warning alerts for communities.

🪴Invasive plants can grow. USGS studies how different environments recover & provides guidance on reforestation efforts.

Now that you know how wildfire changes landscapes, visit the link in today’s story to learn more about what the USGS is doing about it. 🔬 

#WildfireAwarenessMonth #WildlandFireScience #wildfire #FiredUpForScience #flooding #invasives #landslides #pollution

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## Tags

wildfire, landslides, flooding, invasives, pollution, wildfireawarenessmonth, firedupforscience, wildlandfirescience

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