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white ice and snow on river by train bridge
Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY
Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY
Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY

Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY near USGS gaging station 01354330 

Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY near USGS gaging station 01354330 

Walls and carts of cores
Walls and carts of cores
Walls and carts of cores
Walls and carts of cores

Core racks filled with split cores in D-tubes in the K.O. Emery Geotechnical Wing walk-in refrigerator

Core racks filled with split cores in D-tubes in the K.O. Emery Geotechnical Wing walk-in refrigerator

Image of Erika Lentz and Danille Niles at Trunk River Beach, Falmouth, MA
Erika Lentz is interviewed by WBZ Boston for a sea-level rise segment
Erika Lentz is interviewed by WBZ Boston for a sea-level rise segment
Erika Lentz is interviewed by WBZ Boston for a sea-level rise segment

Erika Lentz, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Research Geologist interviewed by WBZ Boston Meterologist, Danielle Niles fora segment on sea-level rise

Erika Lentz, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Research Geologist interviewed by WBZ Boston Meterologist, Danielle Niles fora segment on sea-level rise

Erika Lentz interview on Trunk River Beach, Falmouth. MA
Erika Lentz interview by WBZ Meteorologist, Danielle Niles
Erika Lentz interview by WBZ Meteorologist, Danielle Niles
Erika Lentz interview by WBZ Meteorologist, Danielle Niles

Research geologist, Erika Lentz, interviewed on Trunk River Beach, Falmouth, MA, by WBZ meterologist, Danielle Niles, about the future impacts of sea-level rise

Research geologist, Erika Lentz, interviewed on Trunk River Beach, Falmouth, MA, by WBZ meterologist, Danielle Niles, about the future impacts of sea-level rise

Licking River at Highway 536 near Alexandria, Kentucky
Licking River at Highway 536 near Alexandria, Kentucky
Licking River at Highway 536 near Alexandria, Kentucky
Licking River at Highway 536 near Alexandria, Kentucky

Licking River at Highway 536 near Alexandria, Kentucky gage, looking downstream from the gage location.

Licking River at Highway 536 near Alexandria, Kentucky gage, looking downstream from the gage location.

ducks floating on a pond in winter with snow on ground
Hook Pond Dreen at Davids Lane, East Hampton, New York
Hook Pond Dreen at Davids Lane, East Hampton, New York
Hook Pond Dreen at Davids Lane, East Hampton, New York

Ducks in Hook Pond Dreen at Davids Lane, East Hampton, New York

Scouting out high water marks after blizzard
Scouting out high water marks after blizzard
Scouting out high water marks after blizzard
Scouting out high water marks after blizzard

New England WSC Physical Scientist Andy Massey scouting out high water marks associated with the blizzard of January 2018. Houghs Neck Maritime Center, Quincy, MA.

New England WSC Physical Scientist Andy Massey scouting out high water marks associated with the blizzard of January 2018. Houghs Neck Maritime Center, Quincy, MA.

​​​​​​​Jonathan Cohl holding a piece of ice from Delaware River at Frenchtown, NJ
​​​​​​​Jonathan Cohl holding a piece of ice at Delaware River
​​​​​​​Jonathan Cohl holding a piece of ice at Delaware River
​​​​​​​Jonathan Cohl holding a piece of ice at Delaware River

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | People
Jonathan Cohl holding a piece of ice from Delaware River at Frenchtown, NJ

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | People
Jonathan Cohl holding a piece of ice from Delaware River at Frenchtown, NJ

orange sled loaded with bags of equipment on snow covered path in forest
Field Photo Friday Winner for April 2018
Field Photo Friday Winner for April 2018
Field Photo Friday Winner for April 2018

Transporting equipment used for maintenance of groundwater well CT2498 in Perrysburg, New York 

Transporting equipment used for maintenance of groundwater well CT2498 in Perrysburg, New York 

Image showing mangroves that have lost all their leaves and a berm that is significantly thinner following Hurricane Irma. 
Berm at Jim Foot Key, Florida (2018)
Berm at Jim Foot Key, Florida (2018)
Berm at Jim Foot Key, Florida (2018)

In Photo: The red circle indicates the same position as shown in the April 2014 photo.  The mangroves have lost all their leaves and the berm is significantly thinner following the storm. 

In Photo: The red circle indicates the same position as shown in the April 2014 photo.  The mangroves have lost all their leaves and the berm is significantly thinner following the storm. 

USGS personnel working with chains on the deck of the R/V Savannah
Assembly of chains, shackles, and links
Assembly of chains, shackles, and links
Assembly of chains, shackles, and links

 Sediment transport team members assemble chain, shackles and pear links that are are attached to the anchor and floats as part of deploying a mooring.

 Sediment transport team members assemble chain, shackles and pear links that are are attached to the anchor and floats as part of deploying a mooring.

USGS personnel on the fantail of the R/V Savannah
Meteorological equipment deployment
Meteorological equipment deployment
Meteorological equipment deployment

Sediment transport team members prepare to deploy a buoy instrumented with Meteorological sensors

 An instrumented bottom lander platform is lowered off the stern of the research vessel
Oceanographic Equipment Deployment
Oceanographic Equipment Deployment
Oceanographic Equipment Deployment

An instrumented bottom lander platform is lowered off the stern of the R/V Savannah during deploment

Yellow buoy in the water
Buoy, Buoy
Buoy, Buoy
Buoy, Buoy

The buoy that measures meteorological conditions at the site after deployment.

The buoy that measures meteorological conditions at the site after deployment.

USGS personnel on the fantail of the R/V Savannah
USGS Team Work!
USGS Team Work!
USGS Team Work!

Sediment transport team members attach a quick-release to the top of a bottom lander prior to deployment

Sediment transport team members attach a quick-release to the top of a bottom lander prior to deployment

USGS personnel on the fantail of the R/V Savannah
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment Transport Team
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment Transport Team
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment Transport Team

Sediment transport team members manage tag lines to control the motion of the bottom lander as it is deployed.

A scientist explains an illustration on a poster presentation to a congressman in a suit
Elizabeth Pendleton describes USGS work to map the Mass. seafloor
Elizabeth Pendleton describes USGS work to map the Mass. seafloor
Elizabeth Pendleton describes USGS work to map the Mass. seafloor

Elizabeth Pendleton describes USGS work to map the Massachusetts seafloor to State Senator Viriato “Vinny” deMacedo.

A man stands on the edge of a low cliff severely undercut by the ocean. Closer to the camera a chunk of coast has fallen off
Eroding permafrost on Alaska’s Arctic Coast
Eroding permafrost on Alaska’s Arctic Coast
Eroding permafrost on Alaska’s Arctic Coast

Eroding permafrost on Alaska’s Arctic Coast. Inundation of permafrost like this produced subsea permafrost

Eroding permafrost on Alaska’s Arctic Coast. Inundation of permafrost like this produced subsea permafrost

Three panels with bright colors showing underwater bathymetry features
Perspective views of multibeam bathymetry data acquired by the USGS
Perspective views of multibeam bathymetry data acquired by the USGS
Perspective views of multibeam bathymetry data acquired by the USGS

Perspective views of multibeam bathymetry data acquired by the USGS aboard the R/V Medeia. Shallower depths in red. Arrows point to the distinct line in the seafloor associated with the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault.

Perspective views of multibeam bathymetry data acquired by the USGS aboard the R/V Medeia. Shallower depths in red. Arrows point to the distinct line in the seafloor associated with the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault.

Lesser Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Lesser Scaup

A male lesser scaup at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in Maryland. This bird was not part of this new research. Photograph taken in 2017. Credit: Jeffrey Sullivan, USGS. 

A male lesser scaup at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in Maryland. This bird was not part of this new research. Photograph taken in 2017. Credit: Jeffrey Sullivan, USGS.