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In a recently published study, researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and USGS investigate how coral reefs affect shoreline...

In a warming climate, increased wildfire activity coupled with extreme rain events is causing significant erosion, leading to heightened sediment flow...

In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists compiled one year’s worth of soil and sediment erosion quantities occurring after large California wildfires...

New USGS research documents a 14,000-year history of seismic activity preserved in the sediments of Ozette Lake, a ~100-meter (328-foot) deep coastal...

A new study from the University of California, Santa Cruz, The Nature Conservancy, and USGS quantifies the social and economic benefits that coral...

Coastal communities around large estuaries like San Francisco Bay are threatened by increasing erosion due to sea-level rise and anthropogenic...

An international team of scientists has identified pivotal parameters that signify the onset of the Anthropocene epoch, which is proposed to have...

Erosion of marsh boundaries by waves is a major cause of marsh loss, but little research has captured the effect of seasonal differences on marsh-edge...

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evaluates the response of benthic invertebrates to the largest...

Coastal scientists and resource managers have long sought a reliable and efficient way to monitor and manage the world’s shorelines. Thanks to...