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CSI: Rockfall Forensics

CSI: Rockfall Forensics

The next time you find yourself at the bottom of a cliff, make sure to look up.

This new "Science for Everyone" web article summarizes the June 2020...

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Fire plus Flood equals Beach

Fire plus Flood equals Beach

A new study combines decades of coastal satellite imagery with hydrologic and oceanographic data to look at how changes on land affect coastlines in...

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USGS scientists showcase multidisciplinary science in a session on dynamic coastal change at Ocean Sciences 2022

USGS scientists showcase multidisciplinary science in a session on dynamic coastal change at Ocean Sciences 2022

USGS researchers Davina Passeri, Erika Lentz, and Nicholas Enwright, co-organized and led a two-part session at the 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting titled...

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New interagency report highlights alarming sea level rise predictions for all U.S. coastlines

New interagency report highlights alarming sea level rise predictions for all U.S. coastlines

The U.S. Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flood Hazard Scenarios and Tools Interagency Task Force published updated sea level rise projections out to 2150...

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Seven Decades of Coastal Change at Barter Island, AK

Seven Decades of Coastal Change at Barter Island, AK

The Beaufort Sea coast along the northern edge of Alaska is a place of extremes. Home to the northernmost year-round settlements in the United States...

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Landslide Forecasting in Puerto Rico

Landslide Forecasting in Puerto Rico

USGS is developing an island-wide monitoring network – the most comprehensive of its kind in the United States.

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USGS Virtual Science Career Event 2022

USGS Virtual Science Career Event 2022

Three centers coordinated and hosted a USGS Science Career Event on January 27, 2022 to inform undergraduate and graduate students and early career...

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Scientists detect rejuvenated uplift near South Sister volcano.

Scientists detect rejuvenated uplift near South Sister volcano.

Using satellite imagery and sophisticated GPS instruments, Cascades Volcano Observatory geophysicists have detected a subtle increase in the rate of...

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The M6.2 Petrolia Earthquake on December 20, 2021, Was Really Two Earthquakes

The M6.2 Petrolia Earthquake on December 20, 2021, Was Really Two Earthquakes

We can usually see the beginning and ending of one earthquake on a seismic record before another one starts. We’d like earthquakes to be well-behaved...

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USGS Virtual Science Career Event 2022

USGS Virtual Science Career Event 2022

Have you ever wondered what it takes to pursue a career with the U.S. Geological Survey? Learn about the science career opportunities offered at the...

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USGS scientists contribute to new gas hydrates monograph

USGS scientists contribute to new gas hydrates monograph

The recently-published monograph entitled World Atlas of Submarine Gas Hydrates on Continental Margins compiles findings about gas hydrates offshore...

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