Images

Animated GIF of methane bubbles rising from a seafloor seep in Astoria Canyon.

Profile photo for USGS Geographer Jane Rudebusch at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Figure with map showing deep-sea dump site and photos of AUVs, from the study Wide-Area Debris Field and Seabed Characterization of a Deep Ocean Dump Site Surveyed by Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.

Barrel of DDT at deep-sea dump site encircled by bluish-green microbial ring, from the study Wide-area debris field and seabed characterization of a deep ocean dump site surveyed by autonomous underwater vehicles.

A figure showing global projections of storm surges using high-resolution climate models, from the study Global projections of storm surges using high-resolution CMIP6 climate models.

Cross-sections of the southern Cascadia margin, showing the subsurface structure of the outer arc high, from the study Diving deeper into seep distribution along the Cascadia Convergent Margin, USA.

Regional overview map of the Cascadia convergent margin with the locations of methane seeps, from the study Diving deeper into seep distribution along the Cascadia Convergent Margin, USA.

A figure showing metamodel outputs to downscale total water levels in open beaches, from the PCMSC Science Seminar presented by Manuel Zornoza-Aguado.

Close-up of a coral core collected aboard the Hawaiian Drowned Reefs Expedition in late 2023.

Nooksack River watershed area map, from the study Compound flood model for the lower Nooksack River and delta, western Washington—Assessment of vulnerability and nature-based adaptation opportunities to mitigate higher se

Aerial image of Lower Nooksack River flooding its banks in 2009, from the study Compound flood model for the lower Nooksack River and delta, western Washington—Assessment of vulnerability and nature-based adaptation oppor

National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) composite images showing water depth after 1.6 feet (ft) (0.5 meter [m]) and 3.3 feet (1.0 m) of sea-level rise (SLR) for 50 percent, 10 percent, and 4 percent annual exceedance probability (AEP) stream floods, which are expected in coming decades and which will increasingly affect groundwater, drainage issues, and freque

Cover image for video "Climate Research and Development Program – Ariana Sutton-Grier".

Cover image for video "Climate Research and Development Program – Day in the Life of Climate R & D".

Bathymetry, elevation change, and mean surface sediment grain size of the Elwha River delta in 2012, 2016, and 2022.

Rainbow sea star (Orthasterias koehleri) and urchins seen during Elwha River delta nearshore surveys.

Photo of yellow sea stars surrounded by orange and pink anemones taken during the Seascape Alaska 5: Gulf of Alaska Remotely Operated Vehicle Exploration and Mapping expedition.

Staff from PCMSC pose in front of Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, during the Hydrothermal Vents of the Western Galapágos expedition.

Aboard the Hawaiian Drowned Reefs Expedition, Nancy Prouty examines a coral core collected from a drowned reef terrace.

Science team of the Hawaiian Drowned Reefs Expedition in front of the MMA Valour.

USGS staff hold a sediment core collected during the Bering Land Bridge Expedition in August 2023.