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USGS St. Petersburg Scientists Present to Students for the Annual Great American Teach-In

USGS St. Petersburg Scientists Present to Students for the Annual Great American Teach-In

Four scientists at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center visited 18 classrooms at local schools for the 2022 Great American Teach-In...

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Changing Wave Dynamics in Arctic Alaska

Changing Wave Dynamics in Arctic Alaska

The Arctic coast of Alaska is defined and shaped by ice—and, increasingly, waves. New studies from USGS researchers and collaborators examine how wind...

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Discover Coastal and Marine Science of the USGS St. Petersburg

Discover Coastal and Marine Science of the USGS St. Petersburg

A new interactive geonarrative will take you on a guided journey to explore the research, capabilities, and history of the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal...

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News Briefs - September-November 2022

News Briefs - September-November 2022

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

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Photo Roundup - September-November 2022

Photo Roundup - September-November 2022

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

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Crowd-Sourcing Coastal Change Data Along Cliffs, Bluffs

Crowd-Sourcing Coastal Change Data Along Cliffs, Bluffs

Most remote-sensing techniques rely on imagery taken at a specific time and place. What if researchers could crowd-source this data from volunteers...

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How Watershed Processes Under Climate Change Will Shape Coastlines

How Watershed Processes Under Climate Change Will Shape Coastlines

The future of many coasts is tied to the delivery of land-based sediment. The natural supply of sediment to coasts from adjacent rivers and watersheds...

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USGS Coral Reef Science Featured in White House Report

USGS Coral Reef Science Featured in White House Report

A new report from the White House offers federal recommendations for supporting nature-based solutions to fight climate change, citing USGS coral reef...

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Passive Sampling to Detect Groundwater Contaminants at Coral Reefs

Passive Sampling to Detect Groundwater Contaminants at Coral Reefs

Most coral reefs around the world are declining due to a myriad of external stressors, including climate change impacts such as rising sea-surface...

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Mapping the Entire Queen Charlotte-Fairweather Fault System

Mapping the Entire Queen Charlotte-Fairweather Fault System

A recently completed series of data publications led by the U.S. Geological Survey represents the first time the fault has been mapped using...

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