Research Programs have a primary focus of investigating processes related to coastal and marine environments and societal implications related to natural hazards, resource sustainability, and environmental change.

April/May 2018 Issue of Sound Waves

Read stories about the effects of underwater mining, modern perspectives on gas hydrates, and more.

As Hurricane Season Opens, USGS Is Ready

USGS Hurricane Response Met Challenges in 2017, Prepares for 2018

Evolution of a Breach

USGS tracks evolution of a Fire Island hurricane-made breach

Hurricane Irma

Pre- and post-storm photos show coastal change caused by Hurricane Irma

USGS Scientist Meets Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen at Film Debut

New educational video features USGS contributing research that helps address the impacts of ocean acidification

Hurricane Sandy Fire Island Regional Study

New data for understanding coastal processes and vulnerability

Sea Floor Erodes, Reefs Can't Keep Up

Coastal communities lose protection as degrading coral reefs are outpaced by sea level rise

Sediment Data from Breton Island, LA

Sediment data collected in 2014 and 2015 from Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, LA

Beach Profiles for Fire Island Updated May 2017

Elevation data along beach profiles have been measured quarterly since Hurricane Sandy made landfall in 2012.

News

"News & Views" article on coral-reef degradation published in Nature

USGS scientists publish study in the journal, Marine Micropaleontology, that proposes a new proxy for winter sea surface temperatures in the past

USGS scientists investigate the millennial-scale history of the "Threatened" elkhorn coral in Dry Tortugas National Park

USGS Scientist invited to speak at Gordon Research Conference

USGS geologist to serve as panelist at the 2018 State of the Coast Conference

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