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Using Climate Models for Global Storm Surge Projections

Using Climate Models for Global Storm Surge Projections

In new research, an international team of scientists including USGS oceanographers utilized advanced global hydrodynamic and climate models to project...

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Hawaiian Drowned Reefs Expedition: Coral Cores Provide Glimpse into Climate Past and Future

Hawaiian Drowned Reefs Expedition: Coral Cores Provide Glimpse into Climate Past and Future

As climate change and human-induced disruptions threaten coral reefs worldwide, scientists are increasingly turning to the past to better understand...

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Seafloor Mapping, Machine Learning Uncover Historical Ocean Dumping Grounds

Seafloor Mapping, Machine Learning Uncover Historical Ocean Dumping Grounds

In the 20th century, the disposal of industrial and hazardous waste in the deep ocean near coastlines was a widespread global practice, leaving a...

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USGS/NOAA Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast featured in radio story

USGS/NOAA Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast featured in radio story

The development of the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change forecast in the Great Lakes was featured in a story on UWWM 89.7, a National Public...

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Monitoring the Storm: USGS Coastal Response to Hurricane Lee

Monitoring the Storm: USGS Coastal Response to Hurricane Lee

In preparation for Hurricane Lee, scientists at the USGS deployed sensors and surveyed the U.S. Northeast coast to monitor the impacts of the storm...

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Conozca a Legna Torres-García, oceanógrafa investigadora y Jefa Científica por Excelencia

Conozca a Legna Torres-García, oceanógrafa investigadora y Jefa Científica por Excelencia

Legna Torres-García alcanzó las estrellas y se convirtió en una renombrada oceanógrafa de investigación en el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos...

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New Models Show Restoration Can Benefit Salmon While Reducing Flood Risks to Pacific Northwest River Deltas

New Models Show Restoration Can Benefit Salmon While Reducing Flood Risks to Pacific Northwest River Deltas

Large river deltas in the Pacific Northwest—low-lying and already flood-prone—face a future marked by increasingly frequent and intense flooding as...

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USGS-Designed Tool Revolutionizes Seafloor Mapping

USGS-Designed Tool Revolutionizes Seafloor Mapping

Researchers at the USGS Pacific and St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Centers have developed new technology that provides imagery of complex...

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Elwha River: New Study Examines Effects of Dam Removals on Coastal Ecosystems

Elwha River: New Study Examines Effects of Dam Removals on Coastal Ecosystems

In new research, a team of scientists characterize the response of the coastal environment to a massive input of sediment following the removal of two...

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PCMSC Scientists Participate in Research Expeditions Across Pacific Ocean

PCMSC Scientists Participate in Research Expeditions Across Pacific Ocean

Scientists from PCMSC participated in several research expeditions across the Pacific Ocean during the 2023 field season!

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Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Idalia Beach Impacts

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Idalia Beach Impacts

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

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