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Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast expands to include more than a thousand miles of new coverage

Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast expands to include more than a thousand miles of new coverage

The Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecasts have been extended across an additional 1,700 km of US coastline to provide coastal change hazards...

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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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Explore Coastal Change in Alaska

Explore Coastal Change in Alaska

A new geonarrative shows how USGS Coastal Change Hazards research is directly addressing the ability to understand, measure and project coastal change...

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Post-wildfire Landslides Becoming More Frequent in Southern California

Post-wildfire Landslides Becoming More Frequent in Southern California

Southern California can now expect to see post-wildfire landslides occurring almost every year, with major events expected roughly every ten years, a...

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PCMSC scientists invited to present at the National Seismic Hazard Map Workshop

PCMSC scientists invited to present at the National Seismic Hazard Map Workshop

USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center research geologist Jenna Hill to present recent offshore work on the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

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SZ4D Virtual Town Hall: An Update and Discussion on the Developing Plans for an SZ4D Implementation

SZ4D Virtual Town Hall: An Update and Discussion on the Developing Plans for an SZ4D Implementation

February 26th, 2021 at 11 AM - 1 PM PST

Zoom Webinar

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Mars 2020 Mission: The Perseverance Rover Landing

Mars 2020 Mission: The Perseverance Rover Landing

The excitement of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars can be witnessed on NASA TV starting at 11:15 PST on February 18, 2021.

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How Often Do Rainstorms Cause Debris Flows in Burned Areas of the Southwestern U.S.?

How Often Do Rainstorms Cause Debris Flows in Burned Areas of the Southwestern U.S.?

In the SW U.S., wildfires and intense rainfall are both common occurrences. In burned areas, short bursts of heavy rain over steep terrain can produce...

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Bond Fire Debris Flows, California: January 25 and 28, 2021

Bond Fire Debris Flows, California: January 25 and 28, 2021

A new geonarrative (Esri Story Map) summarizes the debris flows that were caused by a rainstorm following the Bond Fire in California.

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ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning Delivery for the Pacific Northwest

ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning Delivery for the Pacific Northwest

Starting May 4, 2021, ShakeAlert®-powered earthquake early warning alerts will be available to more than 50 million people in California, Oregon and...

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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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USGS Study on Threatened Coral Can Guide Reef Restoration

USGS Study on Threatened Coral Can Guide Reef Restoration

Nursery-grown elkhorn coral transplanted into Dry Tortugas National Park survived and thrived, growing twice as fast as corals planted in other...

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