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Online Guide Now Available for Diatoms of the United States

Online Guide Now Available for Diatoms of the United States

An online guide to diatoms of the United States is available, including readily accessible images for identification.

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South Bay Science Symposium: Research on the Restoration of Salt Ponds in South San Francisco Bay

South Bay Science Symposium: Research on the Restoration of Salt Ponds in South San Francisco Bay

The South Bay Science Symposium was held at the USGS campus in Menlo Park, California. The USGS is a major player in a partnership of federal, state...

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Recent Publications - January-February 2011

Recent Publications - January-February 2011

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

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USGS Promotes Ocean Research and Education at 12th Annual Open House in St. Petersburg, Florida

USGS Promotes Ocean Research and Education at 12th Annual Open House in St. Petersburg, Florida

Focusing on the theme, "Liquid Earth: Our Fluid Planet," the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center held its...

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Many Coastal Wetlands Likely to Disappear This Century

Many Coastal Wetlands Likely to Disappear This Century

Many coastal wetlands worldwide—including several on the U.S. Atlantic coast—may be more sensitive than previously thought to climate change and sea...

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ARkStorm: California’s Other “Big One”

ARkStorm: California’s Other “Big One”

In 1861-62, California was bombarded for 45 days with one strong winter storm after another, causing severe flooding up and down the state.

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Projected Losses of Arctic Sea Ice and Polar Bear Habitat May Be Reduced if Greenhouse-Gas Emissions are Stabilized

Projected Losses of Arctic Sea Ice and Polar Bear Habitat May Be Reduced if Greenhouse-Gas Emissions are Stabilized

USGS-led research provides evidence that during this century there does not seem to be a tipping point at which sea-ice loss would become irreversible...

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Recent Publications - December 2009

Recent Publications - December 2009

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

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Samoa Disaster Highlights Danger of Tsunamis Generated from Outer-Rise Earthquakes

Samoa Disaster Highlights Danger of Tsunamis Generated from Outer-Rise Earthquakes

Unlike typical tsunamigenic earthquakes that occur on the thrust fault that separates tectonic plates in a subduction zone (termed the interplate...

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Ground-Truthing Data for Mapping of Seafloor Habitat and Geology along the California Coast

Ground-Truthing Data for Mapping of Seafloor Habitat and Geology along the California Coast

The California Seafloor Mapping Program is a State and Federally funded program to create a series of geologic and seafloor-habitat basemaps for all...

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