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.

July 2018 Issue of Sound Waves

Read stories about the Dead Sea Fault, Excellence in Leadership Awards, and a new Fulbright scholar joining the USGS.

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

USGS scientists publish new study on modeling barrier island response to hurricane storm surge under future sea level rise

USGS scientist to speak at research workshop

USGS scientists publish a new study that advances the capability to quantitatively reconstruct past ocean temperature from coral geochemistry

USGS scientists successfully acquire repeat geophysical data at Fire Island National Seashore

USGS scientists host National Science Foundation undergraduate students from Mote Marine Laboratory

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