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Large underwater experiment in Monterey Canyon shows turbidity currents involve seafloor movement

Large underwater experiment in Monterey Canyon shows turbidity currents involve seafloor movement

Large underwater experiment in California’s Monterey Canyon shows that “turbidity currents” are not just currents, but involve movement of the...

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USGS Southeast Region Workshop: Documenting the multiple facets of a subsiding landscape from coastal cities and wetlands to the continental shelf

USGS Southeast Region Workshop: Documenting the multiple facets of a subsiding landscape from coastal cities and wetlands to the continental shelf

Workshop brings together USGS scientists from a variety of disciplines to identify current strengths and weakness in subsidence-related research.

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Moving Mountains: Elwha River Still Changing Five Years After World’s Largest Dam-Removal Project

Moving Mountains: Elwha River Still Changing Five Years After World’s Largest Dam-Removal Project

Starting in 2011, the National Park Service removed two obsolete dams, the world’s largest dam-removal project to date. Over the next five years...

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USGS surveys the southern Monterey Bay coast to study changing beaches

USGS surveys the southern Monterey Bay coast to study changing beaches

From September 12–14, scientists from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center used all-terrain vehicles and small watercraft to map the...

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CMHRP Lidar Coordinator invited to present at URISA GIS-Pro 2018 Conference

CMHRP Lidar Coordinator invited to present at URISA GIS-Pro 2018 Conference

Xan Fredericks, Lidar Coordinator for the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, has been invited as a subject matter expert to present a...

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Congressman Jimmy Panetta visits USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Congressman Jimmy Panetta visits USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

On September 18, 2018, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (20th district, California) and staffer Emmanuel Garcia visited the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine...

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Seismic Research Cruise Provides New Data on U.S. Atlantic Margin Gas Hydrates

Seismic Research Cruise Provides New Data on U.S. Atlantic Margin Gas Hydrates

Data acquired by the U.S. Geological Survey on the U.S. Atlantic Margin in August 2018 reveal new information about the distribution of gas hydrates...

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USGS Science – Leading the Way for Preparedness

USGS Science – Leading the Way for Preparedness

Learn About USGS Hazards Science and More About National Preparedness Month: The very nature of natural hazards means that they have the potential to...

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Meeting on impact of infrastructure on occurrence and persistence of harmful algal blooms in South Florida

Meeting on impact of infrastructure on occurrence and persistence of harmful algal blooms in South Florida

Dr. John Lisle (Research Microbial Ecologist, SPCMSC) was an invited panel member, participating in an open discussion on the occurrence and...

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Microbial removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from surface water recharged into the Upper Floridan Aquifer

Microbial removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from surface water recharged into the Upper Floridan Aquifer

A recent study is providing novel data on the ability of microorganisms to remove nutrients during storage at aquifer storage and recovery (ASR)...

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USGS coastal flood maps assist emergency planning for Hurricane Lane

USGS coastal flood maps assist emergency planning for Hurricane Lane

As Hurricane Lane approached Hawaiʻi, personnel in the Honolulu Emergency Operations Center on Oahu contacted Curt Storlazzi of the USGS Pacific...

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