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Researchers with SPCMSC and Montclair State University Explore the Impacts of Human Development on Coastal Evolution

Researchers with SPCMSC and Montclair State University Explore the Impacts of Human Development on Coastal Evolution

SPCMSC researchers Jennifer Miselis and Daniel Ciarletta and Montclair State University collaborators publish an investigation of historical and...

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A Decade of Evolution

A Decade of Evolution

Ten years have passed since Hurricane Sandy ravaged the eastern seaboard, damaging 200,000 homes, cutting power to 8 million residents and causing...

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New tools to manage invasive species that threaten Palmyra Atoll’s coral reefs

New tools to manage invasive species that threaten Palmyra Atoll’s coral reefs

HONOLULU — Scientists found new methods that may help control an invasive anemone species threatening valuable coral reefs in the Central Pacific...

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How USGS Engages Stakeholders to Guide Water-Data Delivery

How USGS Engages Stakeholders to Guide Water-Data Delivery

USGS provides critical earth science to a broad cross-section of the U.S., from the individual to state and federal resource managers to congressional...

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Defining the Anthropocene via the Transport of Invasive Species

Defining the Anthropocene via the Transport of Invasive Species

A team of researchers has analyzed fossil evidence around the world and found that globalization—the massive expansion of worldwide trade and commerce...

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SPCMSC scientists to assist Dry Tortugas National Park with Hurricane Ian damage assessments

SPCMSC scientists to assist Dry Tortugas National Park with Hurricane Ian damage assessments

A team from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will assist the National Park Service in natural resource damage assessment...

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Research Expedition Collects Cores, Geophysical Data from Cascadia Subduction Zone

Research Expedition Collects Cores, Geophysical Data from Cascadia Subduction Zone

To better understand the geophysical characteristics and seismic history of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, USGS researchers conduct fieldwork at sea to...

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Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Ian Beach Impacts

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Ian Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Ian approached the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and then the southeast Atlantic coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series of...

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Explore Natural Hazards Science

Explore Natural Hazards Science

The Earth is a very dynamic and powerful place where natural hazards can quickly become disasters that threaten society. The USGS monitors and studies...

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Dr. Davina Passeri and team awarded funding to investigate salt marsh evolution along the South Atlantic Bight

Dr. Davina Passeri and team awarded funding to investigate salt marsh evolution along the South Atlantic Bight

The NOAA Effects of Sea Level Rise Program (ESLR) awarded the team $1.6M to assess marsh vulnerability, predict marsh productivity under future...

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USGS is forecasting Ian could cause significant coastal change in South Carolina, Georgia

USGS is forecasting Ian could cause significant coastal change in South Carolina, Georgia

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision-makers before, during and after Hurricane Ian, visit:

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