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In 2022, the USGS and partners embarked on a research expedition to Escanaba Trough off the coast of northern California. The multidisciplinary crew collected samples with a remotely operated vehicle and tested new seafloor mapping techniques using an autonomous underwater vehicle.

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Sound Waves Newsletter

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Read issues of the Sound Waves Newsletter, featuring “Coastal and Marine Research News from Across the USGS”

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Switching Hemispheres—Pete Dal Ferro and Melissa Foley Take Jobs in New Zealand

Switching Hemispheres—Pete Dal Ferro and Melissa Foley Take Jobs in New Zealand

It’s a bittersweet feeling losing good employees to other jobs, especially employees so valuable to the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center...

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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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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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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - June-July 2017

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - June-July 2017

USGS scientists visited more than 26 locations in the last two months, studying the ocean floor near landslides, collecting coral cores to study land...

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USGS maps underwater part of Big Sur landslide at Mud Creek

USGS maps underwater part of Big Sur landslide at Mud Creek

Scientists from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center mapped the offshore extent of the Mud Creek landslide on California’s Big Sur coast...

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Huge landslide on California’s Big Sur coast continues to change

Huge landslide on California’s Big Sur coast continues to change

The Mud Creek landslide on California’s Big Sur coast keeps eroding.

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New Land Created by Slide on Big Sur Coast is Eroding

New Land Created by Slide on Big Sur Coast is Eroding

USGS analysis of air photos collected June 13 shows that new land created by a May 20 landslide on California’s Big Sur coast is eroding. 

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USGS maps, measures huge landslide on California's Big Sur coast

USGS maps, measures huge landslide on California's Big Sur coast

USGS scientists analyzing before-and-after air photos have calculated the size of the May 20 landslide on California’s Big Sur coast, about 140 miles...

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Disappearing Beaches: Modeling Shoreline Change in Southern California

Disappearing Beaches: Modeling Shoreline Change in Southern California

Southern California could lose up to two-thirds of its beaches by 2100, if sea level rises 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.8 meters) and human intervention is...

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News Briefs - May 2017

News Briefs - May 2017

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS 

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