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Dr. Legna Torres-García discussed coastal erosion hazards in Puerto Rico at the 37th International Conference on Coastal Engineering in Sydney, Australia

Dr. Legna Torres-García discussed coastal erosion hazards in Puerto Rico at the 37th International Conference on Coastal Engineering in Sydney, Australia

Legna traveled to the other side of the globe to discuss, “National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards in Puerto Rico” with an...

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Researchers discuss how differing degrees of coastline engineering at Long Island barrier islands influence their morphologic evolution at City College of New York seminar

Researchers discuss how differing degrees of coastline engineering at Long Island barrier islands influence their morphologic evolution at City College of New York seminar

SPCMSC Research Geologists Daniel Ciarletta and Emily Wei will present a talk, “Comparing the impacts of framework geology and coastal management on...

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Possible Links Between Ship-Associated Biofilms and Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

Possible Links Between Ship-Associated Biofilms and Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

Research Marine Biologist James Evans and Research Microbiologist Christina Kellogg investigated the possible role of biofilms in the spread of stony...

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USGS Coastal Change Research Highlighted in Short Film

USGS Coastal Change Research Highlighted in Short Film

A short film features USGS scientists from the Coastal Storm Monitoring System project, or CoSMoS.

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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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