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In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition will investigate abyssal plain nodules and ecosystems far offshore Moku...

As sea levels rise and storms intensify, the threat of coastal flooding in low-lying areas like San Francisco Bay is becoming increasingly urgent...

In an era of high-resolution satellite imagery, drone mapping, and other remote-sensing techniques, collecting data on how coastlines change over time...

New research from the USGS, University of Hawaiʻi, and the University of California, Santa Cruz provides fresh insights into a prehistoric sequence of...

Along the Pacific Northwest coast, scientists have long warned of a looming threat: a massive earthquake from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, capable of...

The USGS, working closely with academic institutions, state, territorial, and other Federal agencies, is spearheading efforts to cost-effectively...

In the Arctic, which is warming at nearly four times the global average, the combined forces of permafrost thaw, rising seas, and coastal erosion...

The Interior Department highlighted USGS seafloor mineral science and a new factsheet on the potential for critical minerals on the global seafloor.

Recently released multibeam bathymetric data offer a composite 30-meter-resolution surface of the Cascadia Subduction Zone offshore of Washington...

A newly published study from USGS combines time-series measurements of sediment fluxes, repeat elevation surveys, and sediment core analysis to assess...