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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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Hydrologic Restoration in Coastal Wetlands Enhances Climate Change Mitigation Benefits

Hydrologic Restoration in Coastal Wetlands Enhances Climate Change Mitigation Benefits

A recent study shows that restoring tidal exchange in impounded coastal wetlands can enhance their elevation resilience and climate change mitigation...

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Coastal Resilience Project with USGS, Partners Receives Nearly $1 Million in Funds From NOAA

Coastal Resilience Project with USGS, Partners Receives Nearly $1 Million in Funds From NOAA

Rising sea levels, increasingly frequent and severe flooding, and coastal erosion are just a few of the climate-fueled threats to coastal...

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Hurricane Ian expected to cause significant coastal change along Florida’s Gulf Coast

Hurricane Ian expected to cause significant coastal change along Florida’s Gulf Coast

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

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Mass Wasting on the Cascadia Subduction Zone

Mass Wasting on the Cascadia Subduction Zone

Earthquakes can trigger gravity-driven debris flows, known as mass wasting events. When these occur underwater, debris surges downslope in a sediment...

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