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Scientists Prepare for Hurricane Season with New Tools and Data that Advance Forecasting of Storm Impacts

Scientists Prepare for Hurricane Season with New Tools and Data that Advance Forecasting of Storm Impacts

As hurricane season officially begins, scientists with the USGS National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards (NACCH) project are ready to provide...

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - May 2017

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - May 2017

USGS scientists visited more than 13 locations in the last month, studying methane seeps, mapping beaches with drones, collecting seafloor samples...

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News Briefs - April 2017

News Briefs - April 2017

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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Seafloor Erosion in Coral Reef Ecosystems Leaves Coastal Communities at Risk

Seafloor Erosion in Coral Reef Ecosystems Leaves Coastal Communities at Risk

A new USGS study of changing sea depths at five large coral reef tracts in Florida, the Caribbean, and Hawai'i, found the seafloor is eroding in all...

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Coastal and Marine Geology is Airborne!

Coastal and Marine Geology is Airborne!

A number of Coastal and Marine Geology researchers have completed the Unmanned Aerial Systems certification classes held by the Department of Interior...

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - April 2017

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - April 2017

USGS scientists studied eight locations in California, Florida, Massachusetts, and Panama in the past month, investigating wetland changes after a...

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Recent Publications - April 2017

Recent Publications - April 2017

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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Sea Floor Erosion in Coral Reef Ecosystems Leaves Coastal Communities at Risk

Sea Floor Erosion in Coral Reef Ecosystems Leaves Coastal Communities at Risk

In the first ecosystem-wide study of changing sea depths at five large coral reef tracts in Florida, the Caribbean and Hawai’i, U.S. Geological Survey...

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Recent Publications - March 2017

Recent Publications - March 2017

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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News Briefs - March 2017

News Briefs - March 2017

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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