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News Briefs - August-October 2017

News Briefs - August-October 2017

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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Recent Publications - August-October 2017

Recent Publications - August-October 2017

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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New Report Synthesizes U.S. Dam-Removal Studies

New Report Synthesizes U.S. Dam-Removal Studies

The rate of dam removal in the U.S. has increased over past decades, motivating a working group at the USGS John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and...

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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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Exploring Gas Hydrates as a Future Energy Source

Exploring Gas Hydrates as a Future Energy Source

In the past decade, the development of the Barnett, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, and other shales has dominated the national consciousness regarding natural...

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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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EarthWord–Gas Hydrate

EarthWord–Gas Hydrate

No, this EarthWord isn’t how natural gas quenches its thirst-it just sounds like it...

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News Briefs - June-July 2017

News Briefs - June-July 2017

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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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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Comprehensive Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf off the Delmarva Peninsula

Comprehensive Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf off the Delmarva Peninsula

The USGS has collected new geophysical data, seafloor grab samples, and video footage from the inner continental shelf off the Delmarva Peninsula as...

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