diff --git a/src/assets/text/text_en.js b/src/assets/text/text_en.js
index 2f4f2f701299a7095bf954546c859ba657c2663f..91eb6eda82d00fb78e60e07624df4ab7f79a6089 100644
--- a/src/assets/text/text_en.js
+++ b/src/assets/text/text_en.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default {
       dendroExplainer: `Click on the topics below to see the different vulnerability indicators studied in relation to water insecurity. Thicker diagram lines indicate more well-studied topics. The number of studies for each indicator are displayed in parentheses.`
     },
     authorSection: {
-    text: "This site was created by the <a href='https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/'>USGS Vizlab</a>. <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/elmera-azadpour'>Elmera Azadpour</a> led the project, with contributions from <a href='https://wim.usgs.gov/team/'>Aileen Clarke</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/amanda-carr'>Mandie Carr</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/oronde-drakes'>Oronde Drakes</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/diana-l-restrepo-osorio'>Diana Restrepo-Osorio</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/cee-nell'>Cee Nell</a>, Yajaira Ayala Alanis, and Paola Rivera Gonzalez."
+    text: "This site was created by the <a href='https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/' target='_blank'>USGS Vizlab</a>. <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/elmera-azadpour' target='_blank'>Elmera Azadpour</a> led the project, with contributions from <a href='https://wim.usgs.gov/team/' http://localhost:5173/visualizations/vulnerability-indicators/>Aileen Clarke</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/amanda-carr' target='_blank'>Mandie Carr</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/oronde-drakes' target='_blank'>Oronde Drakes</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/diana-l-restrepo-osorio' target='_blank'>Diana Restrepo-Osorio</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/cee-nell' target='_blank'>Cee Nell</a>, Yajaira Ayala Alanis, and Paola Rivera Gonzalez."
   }
 
   }
diff --git a/src/assets/text/text_es.js b/src/assets/text/text_es.js
index 8da7d1aa5dcfd26a01c089b41c8cc3d9d97993fb..dee522a1e1f04a605fbcac737a1ab317f95d12c7 100644
--- a/src/assets/text/text_es.js
+++ b/src/assets/text/text_es.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default {
       dendroExplainer: `Haga clic en cada tema para ver los diferentes indicadores de riesgo estudiados en relación con la carencia de agua. Las líneas más gruesas del diagrama indican temas mejor estudiados. El número de estudios de cada indicador se muestra entre paréntesis.`
     },
     authorSection: {
-    text: "Este sitio fue creado por el <a href='https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/'>USGS Vizlab</a>. <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/elmera-azadpour'>Elmera Azadpour</a> dirigió el proyecto, con contribuciones de <a href='https://wim.usgs.gov/team/'>Aileen Clarke</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/amanda-carr'>Mandie Carr</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/oronde-drakes'>Oronde Drakes</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/diana-l-restrepo-osorio'>Diana Restrepo-Osorio</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/cee-nell'>Cee Nell</a>, Yajaira Ayala Alanis, y Paola Rivera Gonzalez."
+    text: "Este sitio fue creado por el <a href='https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/' target='_blank'>USGS Vizlab</a>. <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/elmera-azadpour' target='_blank'>Elmera Azadpour</a> dirigió el proyecto, con contribuciones de <a href='https://wim.usgs.gov/team/' target='_blank'>Aileen Clarke</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/amanda-carr' target='_blank'>Mandie Carr</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/oronde-drakes' target='_blank'>Oronde Drakes</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/diana-l-restrepo-osorio' target='_blank'>Diana Restrepo-Osorio</a>, <a href='https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/cee-nell' target='_blank'>Cee Nell</a>, Yajaira Ayala Alanis, y Paola Rivera Gonzalez."
   }
 
   }
diff --git a/src/components/VizTitle.vue b/src/components/VizTitle.vue
index a70144fce7358c03fe6b9882bbebea7510aa578f..b1808cd6fd8d0663112e7699c0007e57073285b8 100644
--- a/src/components/VizTitle.vue
+++ b/src/components/VizTitle.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                 (min-width: 1201px) 1280px, 
                 1920px"
           src="@/assets/images/responsive_images/hero_no-faces_5-1280.jpg"
-          alt="Social vulnerability and water insecurity"
+          alt="Two contrasting images of water sources with the left image shows a close-up of a hand holding a clear glass being filled with water from a kitchen faucet. The right image shows a rustic landscape with a blue well tank labeled WELL-X-TROL with a wired fence and dry grass in the background."
           @load="onImageLoad"
         />
       </picture>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
               (min-width: 1201px) 1280px, 
               1920px"
         src="@/assets/images/responsive_images/hero_no-faces_5-1280.jpg"
-        alt="Social vulnerability and water insecurity (grayscale)"
+        alt="Two contrasting grayscale images of water sources with the left image shows a close-up of a hand holding a glass being filled with water from a kitchen faucet. The right image shows a rustic landscape with a  well tank labeled WELL-X-TROL with a wired fence and dry grass in the background."
       />
       <picture>
         <!-- Serve WebP images  -->