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.

Hurricane Irma

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

Hurricane Harvey - Coastal Change Impacts

Many Texas beaches eroded and overwashed by Hurricane Harvey

USGS Scientist Meets Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen at Film Debut

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

New Issue of Sound Waves Online

Stories about forecasting storm impacts, disappearing beaches, deep-water ROV dives, outreach, meetings, and more.

As Hurricane Season Opens, USGS Is Ready

Scientists work in the field before, during and after landfall to improve forecasting and recovery

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.

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USGS Oceanographer Invited as Keynote Speaker for International Conference

Scientists to publish Open-file Report on the morphologic evolution of the Wilderness Breach at Fire Island

The USGS National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards Storm Team is responding to Hurricane Irma by providing multiple forecasts of water levels and potential coastal change impacts

Beaches from Florida to South Carolina Likely to Erode, Be Overwashed, or Inundated by Hurricane Irma

SPCMSC Staff meet with Ms. Sarah Hanson, Representative Charlie Crist Staffer

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