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USGS Seeks Landslide Risk Reduction Proposals

USGS Seeks Landslide Risk Reduction Proposals

USGS is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year 2024 grants on landslide risk reduction science. The grants are part of a new effort to...

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Case Study: Monitoring Coastal Change via Satellite Imagery at Regional Scale in the Pacific Northwest

Case Study: Monitoring Coastal Change via Satellite Imagery at Regional Scale in the Pacific Northwest

A new study from USGS and partners showcases the accuracy and reliability of satellite-derived shoreline positions for monitoring coastal change...

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Ten years after the Oso landslide

Ten years after the Oso landslide

Ten years ago this week, on a clear and sunny Saturday morning in western Washington State, the hillside above the community of Steelhead Haven gave...

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USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals

USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals

USGS is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year 2025 grants on earthquake hazards science. The grants are a long-standing effort that...

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USGS Remote Sensing Data Tracks Big Sur Landslides of 2024

USGS Remote Sensing Data Tracks Big Sur Landslides of 2024

The USGS has collected and released topographic data that show the changes to the Mud Creek landslide of Big Sur during the winter and spring of 2024.

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Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Sediment Cores Shed Light on Past Hydrothermal Activity

Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Sediment Cores Shed Light on Past Hydrothermal Activity

In new research led by USGS, scientists analyzed cores collected from Loki's Castle vent field, a high-temperature hydrothermal system deep beneath...

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President proposes $1.6 billion FY 2025 budget for USGS

President proposes $1.6 billion FY 2025 budget for USGS

President’s request to Congress promotes science to address climate change and natural-hazard resiliency while supporting national economic growth and...

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Forecasting Storm-Induced Coastal Flooding for the Hawaiian, Mariana, and American Samoan Islands

Forecasting Storm-Induced Coastal Flooding for the Hawaiian, Mariana, and American Samoan Islands

A team of USGS researchers and partners has integrated oceanographic, coastal engineering, ecological, and geospatial data and tools to model the...

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San Francisco Bay Shallow Water Strategic Placement Pilot Project

San Francisco Bay Shallow Water Strategic Placement Pilot Project

The USGS is providing support for an innovative project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Coastal Conservancy, and Port of Redwood...

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Latest science findings from Ocean Ecology Research to be presented at Conferences in February 2024

Latest science findings from Ocean Ecology Research to be presented at Conferences in February 2024

USGS scientists will present findings from their ocean and coastal research at three scientific conferences this February.  USGS research in ocean...

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New Video Offers Virtual Tour of the USGS Sediment Core Lab

New Video Offers Virtual Tour of the USGS Sediment Core Lab

USGS scientists collect core samples from estuaries, lakes, coasts, and marine environments to study a range of physical and chemical properties...

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Earthquakes can strike faster than a New York minute – What to do when the ground shakes...

Earthquakes can strike faster than a New York minute – What to do when the ground shakes...

Nearly 75 percent of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, including the possibility of damaging earthquakes along the northeastern...

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