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Get Ready to Explore a Little Deeper: SEABOSS 3.0 is Coming

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Valuable Data Collected on M7.0 Earthquake Offshore Cape Mendocino, California

Successful deployment and retrieval of Rapid Response Ocean Bottom Seismographs represents significant advancement in natural hazards research

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Approaching Storms

Discover USGS tools that forecast storms and report coastal conditions for emergency management

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Preparing the Nation for Coastal Hazards

USGS provides emergency responders, resource mangers, and communities with the science they need to safeguard lives, infrastructure, and resources along the coast

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Scientists Map Tectonic Structure Below the Seafloor of Puerto Rico

Scientists Map Tectonic Structure Below the Seafloor of Puerto Rico

The USGS is working to identify and map faults in southern Puerto Rico, to estimate the location and magnitude of potential earthquakes.

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Celebrate the Ocean! June is Ocean Month

Celebrate the Ocean! June is Ocean Month

Nearly two-thirds of our planet is covered by water with more than 120 million Americans living near an ocean or Great Lake. Celebrate Ocean Month and...

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USGS Coastal and Marine Scientists Prepare for an Active 2020 Hurricane Season

USGS Coastal and Marine Scientists Prepare for an Active 2020 Hurricane Season

USGS resources, tools, and research to help you better prepare for your local 2020 hurricane season.

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USGS Scientists Find Seafloor Faults Near Puerto Rico Quakes’ Epicenters

USGS Scientists Find Seafloor Faults Near Puerto Rico Quakes’ Epicenters

Most residents of southern Puerto Rico were startled by the sequence of earthquakes that began Dec. 28, 2019 and included a magnitude 6.4 quake on Jan...

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The USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center’s General Information Product won two 2020 National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil 1st place awards!

The USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center’s General Information Product won two 2020 National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil 1st place awards!

Each year, the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) holds the Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition, an international awards...

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Decadal Science Strategy Published

Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Decadal Science Strategy Published

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

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Photo Roundup - January-March 2020

Photo Roundup - January-March 2020

A selection of coastal and marine images from across the USGS

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Recent Fieldwork - January-March 2020

Recent Fieldwork - January-March 2020

In the first quarter of 2020, USGS scientists surveyed mangrove coral habitats in Florida, set up instruments in American Samoa to study coral reef...

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Scientists from all three Coastal and Marine Science Centers represent USGS at the Ocean Sciences 2020 Meeting in San Diego

Scientists from all three Coastal and Marine Science Centers represent USGS at the Ocean Sciences 2020 Meeting in San Diego

A total of nineteen scientists from all three Coastal and Marine Science Centers represented USGS at the 2020 Ocean Sciences Meeting in San Diego...

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East Coast USGS Coastal Change Hazards Workshop

East Coast USGS Coastal Change Hazards Workshop

The East Coast USGS Coastal Change Hazards Workshop was held at Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in East Falmouth, MA, on Wednesday...

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