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Images

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Donya Frank-Gilchrist (SPCMSC) manages the USGS booth at the 2024 SCDRP annual meeting
Donya Frank-Gilchrist (SPCMSC) manages the USGS booth at the 2024 SCDRP annual meeting
Donya Frank-Gilchrist (SPCMSC) manages the USGS booth at the 2024 SCDRP annual meeting

Donya Frank-Gilchrist (SPCMSC) manages the USGS booth at the recent SCDRP annual meeting to share USGS data and tools with community resilience partners and stakeholders.

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COAWST Training
COAWST Training
COAWST Training

On January 17-18, 2024, John Warner provided a two-day training for the COAWST (Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Waves-Sediment Transport) modeling system.

On January 17-18, 2024, John Warner provided a two-day training for the COAWST (Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Waves-Sediment Transport) modeling system.

Bleaching Elkhorn coral in Buck Island Reef National Monument
Bleaching Elkhorn coral in Buck Island Reef National Monument
Bleaching Elkhorn coral in Buck Island Reef National Monument
Bleaching Elkhorn coral in Buck Island Reef National Monument

Shown here is a photograph taken on October 20, 2023, of a wild Elkhorn coral colony in Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, VI, showing the effects of heat stress caused by elevated ocean temperatures. The heat stress causes “coral bleaching,” or the loss of nutrient-giving microscopic algae that normally live within corals.

Shown here is a photograph taken on October 20, 2023, of a wild Elkhorn coral colony in Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, VI, showing the effects of heat stress caused by elevated ocean temperatures. The heat stress causes “coral bleaching,” or the loss of nutrient-giving microscopic algae that normally live within corals.

A screen shot of computer tool shows selected areas (left) and total water level forecast for Madeira Beach Florida (right)
View of forecast for Madeira Beach, FL on the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast Viewer on August 30, 2023, during Hurricane Idalia
View of forecast for Madeira Beach, FL on the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast Viewer on August 30, 2023, during Hurricane Idalia
View of forecast for Madeira Beach, FL on the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast Viewer on August 30, 2023, during Hurricane Idalia

Prior to landfall on the Gulf coast of the Florida peninsula on August 30, 2023, the Coastal Change Hazards Team forecast that 95 percent of beaches were forecast to erode at the dunes’ base, 20 percent of dunes were forecast to be overwashed by storm waves, and 1 percent of dunes were expected to be inundated (completely submerged) by surge, tide, and waves. T

Prior to landfall on the Gulf coast of the Florida peninsula on August 30, 2023, the Coastal Change Hazards Team forecast that 95 percent of beaches were forecast to erode at the dunes’ base, 20 percent of dunes were forecast to be overwashed by storm waves, and 1 percent of dunes were expected to be inundated (completely submerged) by surge, tide, and waves. T

Bleached Elkhorn coral now under shade in Biscayne National Park
Bleached Elkhorn coral now under shade in Biscayne National Park
Bleached Elkhorn coral now under shade in Biscayne National Park
Bleached Elkhorn coral now under shade in Biscayne National Park

Shown here is a small colony of the threatened Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, that has become "bleached," that is, lost all its algal symbionts (also called zooxanthellae) because of the summer 2023 ocean-heat wave. The coral is attached to a cement block as part of the U.S.

Shown here is a small colony of the threatened Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, that has become "bleached," that is, lost all its algal symbionts (also called zooxanthellae) because of the summer 2023 ocean-heat wave. The coral is attached to a cement block as part of the U.S.

Elkhorn coral suffering from bleaching in Dry Tortugas National Park, Pulaski Shoal
Elkhorn coral suffering from bleaching in Dry Tortugas National Park, Pulaski Shoal
Elkhorn coral suffering from bleaching in Dry Tortugas National Park, Pulaski Shoal
Elkhorn coral suffering from bleaching in Dry Tortugas National Park, Pulaski Shoal

Shown here is a colony of the threatened Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, that has succumbed to "bleaching," that is, lost all its algal symbionts (also called zooxanthellae) because of the summer 2023 ocean-heat wave. The coral is attached to a cement block as part of the U.S.

Shown here is a colony of the threatened Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, that has succumbed to "bleaching," that is, lost all its algal symbionts (also called zooxanthellae) because of the summer 2023 ocean-heat wave. The coral is attached to a cement block as part of the U.S.

Videos

Coastal Science Navigator home page Introduction to the USGS Coastal Science Navigator
Introduction to the USGS Coastal Science Navigator
Introduction to the USGS Coastal Science Navigator

The Coastal Science Navigator is intended to help users discover USGS Coastal Change Hazards information, products, and tools relevant to their scientific or decision-making needs.

Thumbnail opening slide of March Public Lecture PubTalk-03/2023: Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery
PubTalk-03/2023: Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery
PubTalk-03/2023: Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery

Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery

By Ilsa Kuffner, Research Marine Biologist 

USGS St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center

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Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery

By Ilsa Kuffner, Research Marine Biologist 

USGS St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center

Learn About:

slide titled 'Explore USGS Career Paths in Florida and the Caribbean' over a background of a SCUBA diver underwater Event Recording: Explore USGS Careers in Florida and the Caribbean – Overview Session
Event Recording: Explore USGS Careers in Florida and the Caribbean – Overview Session

Webcams

Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 1
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 1
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 1

Time-averaged images, which represent the time-mean of all the images collected during a video, are used to identify areas where waves are breaking, which show up as bright white bands in the image.

Time-averaged images, which represent the time-mean of all the images collected during a video, are used to identify areas where waves are breaking, which show up as bright white bands in the image.

Most recent snapshot at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 1
Most recent snapshot at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 1
Most recent snapshot at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 1

Most recent snapshot from Camera 1 at Madeira Beach, Florida. Camera hosted by Shoreline Island Resort.