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Unlocking plate motions of the Cascadia subduction zone with seafloor geodesy

Unlocking plate motions of the Cascadia subduction zone with seafloor geodesy

Seeking understanding of the fundamental constraints on plate motions, rates of convergence, and shallow strain accumulation across one of the United...

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Kermadec and New Zealand Earthquakes

Kermadec and New Zealand Earthquakes

Three notable earthquakes struck in the southern Pacific Ocean near the Kermadec Islands and New Zealand today, March 4, 2021.

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Improved Resilience in Active 2020 Hurricane Season due to Science Investments from 2017 Hurricane Recovery Funds

Improved Resilience in Active 2020 Hurricane Season due to Science Investments from 2017 Hurricane Recovery Funds

The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is the first on record in which 9 tropical storms formed before August and 13 before Sep­tember...

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Responding to 2020 Hurricanes

Responding to 2020 Hurricanes

During the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which took place from June 1 to November 30, the USGS worked with partners and emergency managers to...

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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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