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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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The “Jetyak”—Autonomous Kayak Performs Shallow-Water Surveys

The “Jetyak”—Autonomous Kayak Performs Shallow-Water Surveys

The jetyak is a relatively inexpensive vehicle that can execute various scientific missions in coastal waters.

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Coastal and Marine Geology Program Contributes to “Feds Feed Families” Campaign

Coastal and Marine Geology Program Contributes to “Feds Feed Families” Campaign

This initiative runs each summer and challenges Federal employees to collect nonperishable and nutritious food, which is then donated to community...

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USGS Hosts the 2013 Meeting of the Curators of Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples Group

USGS Hosts the 2013 Meeting of the Curators of Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples Group

The Curators of Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples Group is a community formed out of the need to develop common preservation standards...

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Seismic-Imaging Research Cruise Investigates Deepwater Gas Hydrate Deposits in the Gulf of America

Seismic-Imaging Research Cruise Investigates Deepwater Gas Hydrate Deposits in the Gulf of America

A research cruise by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gas Hydrates Project in the northern Gulf of America in spring 2013 shed new light on the...

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Department of State Recognizes U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Project Team with Superior Honor Awards

Department of State Recognizes U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Project Team with Superior Honor Awards

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of State are the principal...

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State and Federal Agencies Partner for a Second Year of Seafloor Sampling off Massachusetts—Results Will Refine Maps Used in Research and Resource Management

State and Federal Agencies Partner for a Second Year of Seafloor Sampling off Massachusetts—Results Will Refine Maps Used in Research and Resource Management

The data are being used to identify bottom types—such as bedrock, gravel, sand, or mud—and organisms living on the seafloor and in the sediment.

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Groundbreaking Gas Hydrate Research

Groundbreaking Gas Hydrate Research

Science collaboration continues a long-standing relationship between national methane hydrates research programs in Japan and the United States, and...

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