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Exploring Gas Hydrates as a Future Energy Source

Exploring Gas Hydrates as a Future Energy Source

In the past decade, the development of the Barnett, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, and other shales has dominated the national consciousness regarding natural...

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U.S. and Canadian Scientists Explore Major Undersea Earthquake Fault

U.S. and Canadian Scientists Explore Major Undersea Earthquake Fault

An international team of scientists just finished probing the depths of the Pacific Ocean offshore of Alaska and British Columbia, to better...

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EarthWord–Gas Hydrate

EarthWord–Gas Hydrate

No, this EarthWord isn’t how natural gas quenches its thirst-it just sounds like it...

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News Briefs - June-July 2017

News Briefs - June-July 2017

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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Coastal Flooding around the Globe Could Double in Decades

Coastal Flooding around the Globe Could Double in Decades

A study released in Scientific Reports indicates that the frequency and severity of coastal flooding around the globe could increase rapidly and...

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Recent Publications - June-July 2017

Recent Publications - June-July 2017

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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Comprehensive Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf off the Delmarva Peninsula

Comprehensive Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf off the Delmarva Peninsula

The USGS has collected new geophysical data, seafloor grab samples, and video footage from the inner continental shelf off the Delmarva Peninsula as...

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Research Geologist Jenna Hill Joins the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 

Research Geologist Jenna Hill Joins the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 

The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center welcomes research geologist Jenna Hill.

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Cassandra Ladino Receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award

Cassandra Ladino Receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award

The USGS Community for Data Integration (CDI) honored Cassandra Ladino with the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award.

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Richard Signell Receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award

Richard Signell Receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award

The USGS Community for Data Integration (CDI) honored Richard Signell with the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award.

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Massachusetts Senate Visits the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Massachusetts Senate Visits the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Members and staff of the Massachusetts State Senate visited the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center with specific requests to discuss...

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