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Benthic Invertebrate Response to Estuarine Marsh Restoration at the Nisqually River Delta

Benthic Invertebrate Response to Estuarine Marsh Restoration at the Nisqually River Delta

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evaluates the response of benthic invertebrates to the largest...

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CVO dismantles Mount St. Helens’ VALT seismic station after 18 years in service.

CVO dismantles Mount St. Helens’ VALT seismic station after 18 years in service.

While VALT will be missed for sentimental reasons, plans are underway to install a replacement on the crater floor away from the reach of Crater...

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New Tool Revolutionizes Coastal Shoreline Mapping with Decades of Satellite Data

New Tool Revolutionizes Coastal Shoreline Mapping with Decades of Satellite Data

Coastal scientists and resource managers have long sought a reliable and efficient way to monitor and manage the world’s shorelines. Thanks to...

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5 Geomagnetic Storms That Reshaped Society

5 Geomagnetic Storms That Reshaped Society

Geomagnetic storms can damage Earth-orbiting satellites, interfere with radio communication, cause blackouts, and damage high-voltage transformers. We...

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Rapid Response Seafloor Seismology

Rapid Response Seafloor Seismology

Ocean-bottom seismographs are valuable tools for studying marine geohazards like subduction zone earthquakes. The USGS has partnered with the Woods...

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Deep-Sea Mining and Potential Impacts on Marine Ecosystems: New Study Highlights Geochemical Implications

Deep-Sea Mining and Potential Impacts on Marine Ecosystems: New Study Highlights Geochemical Implications

Marine polymetallic nodules, also known as manganese (Mn) nodules, have attracted the interest of mining companies for decades due to their enrichment...

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Five Years After the Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence

Five Years After the Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence

On July 4th, 2019, as millions of Southern Californians looked forward to fireworks and other celebrations, earthquake shaking rumbled across much of...

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Seafloor Imaging Reveals Nearly 1,500 Submarine Landslides Off Southern California Coast

Seafloor Imaging Reveals Nearly 1,500 Submarine Landslides Off Southern California Coast

In new research, scientists from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) have identified nearly 1,500 submarine landslide features off the coast of...

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Revisiting the 1957 Aleutian Earthquake: New Insights into Tsunami Hazards for Hawaiʻi

Revisiting the 1957 Aleutian Earthquake: New Insights into Tsunami Hazards for Hawaiʻi

Despite being separated by more than 1,500 kilometers (2,430 miles) of open ocean in the North Pacific, Hawai’i and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands share...

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Mount St. Helens seismicity elevated but within the range of background levels (February to June 2024)

Mount St. Helens seismicity elevated but within the range of background levels (February to June 2024)

Over the past several months, small magnitude earthquakes have been located at Mount St. Helens. The seismicity is similar to what was observed at...

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Traversing the Sea for Science: How USGS Uses the Federal Fleet to Study Natural Hazards, Resources, and More

Traversing the Sea for Science: How USGS Uses the Federal Fleet to Study Natural Hazards, Resources, and More

The U.S. Federal Oceanographic Fleet supports Federal and academic marine activities that address a wide range of national needs. The Fleet is...

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