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Monitoring Change at the Lower Darby Creek Superfund Site

A Collaborative Effort Between USGS, EPA, FAA, and FWS

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Habitat Preferences of Seabeach Amaranth, A Threatened Beach Dependent Plant Species

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First CONUS-wide Coastal Wetland Collection

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Sound Waves

USGS Coastal and Marine Research News

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Monitoring the Storm: USGS Coastal Response to Hurricane Lee

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Learn How Wetlands Can Naturally Help with Climate Change Impacts

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Photo Roundup - December 2020-March 2021

Photo Roundup - December 2020-March 2021

A selection of coastal and marine images and videos from across the USGS.

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Researcher Spotlight: Jin-Si Over

Researcher Spotlight: Jin-Si Over

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting Jin-Si Over - an intelligent, effervescent, and downright awesome geographer with the...

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Dr. Adrian Garcia, Methane Hydrate Research Fellowship recipient

Dr. Adrian Garcia, Methane Hydrate Research Fellowship recipient

Meet Dr. Adrian Garcia, National Energy Technology Laboratory-National Academy of Sciences Methane Hydrate Research Fellowship recipient. Selection of...

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Assessing Salt Marsh Vulnerability Nationwide

Assessing Salt Marsh Vulnerability Nationwide

Salt marshes are among the most productive and valuable ecosystems in the world. The vegetation in these coastal systems acts as a buffer between land...

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Photo Roundup - Coastal Change Hazards

Photo Roundup - Coastal Change Hazards

Multimedia documenting coastal change hazards research at the USGS

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USGS Research Spotlight: Subduction May Recycle Less Water Than Thought

USGS Research Spotlight: Subduction May Recycle Less Water Than Thought

Dr. Nathan Miller, Research Geophysicist from the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center,  led a study on new analysis of seismic data from...

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Groundwater discharge impacts marine isotope budgets.

Groundwater discharge impacts marine isotope budgets.

Groundwater is an important pathway for materials to flow from land to sea. This is particularly true for materials that are concentrated in...

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Geologic Origins: Tracking geologic change along Cape Cod

Geologic Origins: Tracking geologic change along Cape Cod

Rob Thieler, Center Chief of the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, contributed to the January 8, 2021 article, Cape Cod: Shipwrecks, Dune...

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - October-November 2020

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - October-November 2020

Learn more about the recent field activities completed by scientists in the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program at the USGS, and explore...

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Rapid-response seismic reflection survey to identify the fault sources of the southwestern Puerto Rico seismic sequence

Rapid-response seismic reflection survey to identify the fault sources of the southwestern Puerto Rico seismic sequence

Intense seismic activity started in southwestern Puerto Rico on December 28, 2019 and is continuing to the present time.

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