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    Coastal & Marine Hazards & Resources Program Decadal Strategic Plan

    Coastal & Marine Hazards & Resources Program Decadal Strategic Plan

    This geonarrative constitutes the Decadal Strategic Plan of the USGS's Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program for 2020 to 2030.

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    Featured Science

    Explore examples of our science that are featured in the CMHRP Decadal Strategic Plan.

    Climate Change on U.S. Arctic Ocean Margins

    The Coastal Storm Modeling System

    Pacific Coral Reefs

    Landslide-Induced Tsunamis of Southern Alaska

    Estuarine Ecosystem Recovery in Puget Sound

    Ecosystem Restoration in San Francisco Bay and Delta

    Seafloor Minerals

    Themes

    • A home, severely damaged by the tsunami that hit Sumatra on December 26, 2004, sits atop debris.

      Hazards

    • Photograph shows eroding cliff in Isla Vista, California, with parts of houses hanging over edge.

      Coastal Change

    • Rocks growing like pointy chimneys out of the ocean floor are emitting smoke into deep ocean water.

      Ocean Resources

    • Pelicans flying low in typical "V" formation over green ocean off Santa Cruz, California, with kelp floating.

      Coastal Ecosystems

    • A bottomfish with small, bright spots lazily swims over a rocky seafloor among a few small pieces of kelp.

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    • Two adjacent poles holding video cameras near top, one control box near bottom, one man holding small tool near control box.

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