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.

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.

Advances in Topobathymetric Mapping

Special Issue highlights recent research for understanding the dynamic coastal environment

Long-lived boulder corals: an oceanic counterpart to tree rings.

Corals help reconstruct historic ocean temperatures, forecast future trends

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USGS researcher interviewed on WUSF Public Media about the impacts of sea level rise in Florida

USGS Coastal Geologist Cheryl Hapke to brief New York Senator Charles Schumer's Long Island staff on the Fire Island to Montauk Point Reformulation Plan

USGS Research Marine Biologist to participate in 38^th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

CMGP Marine Biologist tapped for scientific advice on restoring Caribbean coral reefs

USGS Microbiologist invited to coral model system workshop

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