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The Shrinking Beaufort Sea Coastline

The Shrinking Beaufort Sea Coastline

A USGS team is assessing changes along the North Slope coastline using historical and contemporary maps and aerial surveys.

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Recent Publications - January-February 2009

Recent Publications - January-February 2009

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

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Africanized Honeybees in the Florida Everglades

Africanized Honeybees in the Florida Everglades

A Bee Alert about Africanized honeybees (a.k.a. "killer bees") was published in November 2008.

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USGS Geologist Amy Draut Wins SEPM 2009 James Lee Wilson Award

USGS Geologist Amy Draut Wins SEPM 2009 James Lee Wilson Award

Amy wins award for “Excellence in Sedimentary Geology by a Young Scientist.”

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“Water Wars” Focus of Annual Northeast Florida Environmental Law Summit

“Water Wars” Focus of Annual Northeast Florida Environmental Law Summit

Stephen Walsh presented a talk titled “Relationship of Flow to the Aquatic Faunas of Florida Rivers, Springs, and Estuaries.”

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Florida Integrated Science Center’s 10th Annual Open House—Scientists Out and About Sharing Science

Florida Integrated Science Center’s 10th Annual Open House—Scientists Out and About Sharing Science

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) office in St. Petersburg hosted the center's 10th annual Open House and...

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USGS Celebrates 10th Annual Open House in St. Petersburg, Florida

USGS Celebrates 10th Annual Open House in St. Petersburg, Florida

Lisa Robbins began the Open House tradition 10 years ago when she was the Center Director of the USGS office in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Silent Streams? Escalating Endangerment for North American Freshwater and Diadromous Fish: Nearly 40 Percent Now At Risk

Silent Streams? Escalating Endangerment for North American Freshwater and Diadromous Fish: Nearly 40 Percent Now At Risk

Nearly 40 percent of fish species in North American lakes, rivers, and streams are now in jeopardy, according to the most detailed evaluation of the...

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Getting Warmer? Prehistoric Climate Can Help Forecast Future Changes

Getting Warmer? Prehistoric Climate Can Help Forecast Future Changes

Reconstructing global climate conditions that existed 3.3-3.0 million years ago will improve understanding of today's warming and, more importantly...

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Reversing Coral Reef Decline in Hawai‛i—a New Look at a Critical Problem

Reversing Coral Reef Decline in Hawai‛i—a New Look at a Critical Problem

Coral reefs are in decline worldwide, and a leading cause of their decline is the runoff of sediment and pollutants from nearby land surfaces.

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USGS Current Drifter Ends Decades-Long Journey on Beach in San Pablo Bay

USGS Current Drifter Ends Decades-Long Journey on Beach in San Pablo Bay

A decades-old plastic USGS current drifter was recently found by a 5-year-old boy on the shore of San Pablo Bay, California, triggering a flurry of e...

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