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Images

Person walks along shoreline carrying a backpack used for surveying elevation.
Elevation data collected on a beach
Elevation data collected on a beach
Elevation data collected on a beach

USGS scientist collects elevation data during a walking survey at Madeira Beach, FL.

Person drives a personal water craft near the shoreline.
Elevation data collected from a personal water craft
Elevation data collected from a personal water craft
Elevation data collected from a personal water craft

USGS scientist collects elevation data from a personal water craft at Madeira Beach, FL.

Cartoon image of a sediment core, coral slab x-ray, clam shell, and a foramnifera
Coral, Clam, Core, and Foram!
Coral, Clam, Core, and Foram!
Coral, Clam, Core, and Foram!

Cartoon created image of all the APPROACH proxies, a coral x-ray, sediment core, clam shell, and a foraminifera.

Cartoon created image of all the APPROACH proxies, a coral x-ray, sediment core, clam shell, and a foraminifera.

A woman stands behind a podium with a plaque reading 'National Academies Sciences Engineering Medicine' in an elegant room.
Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine during the Science and Innovation Diplomacy Workshop.
Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine during the Science and Innovation Diplomacy Workshop.
Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine during the Science and Innovation Diplomacy Workshop.

Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine during the Science and Innovation Diplomacy Workshop, organized by the US Global Change Research and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research.

Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine during the Science and Innovation Diplomacy Workshop, organized by the US Global Change Research and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research.

USGS scientist wearing an orange personal floatation device holds half of a clamshell
USGS scientist holding clam
USGS scientist holding clam
USGS scientist holding clam

USGS scientist BJ Reynolds holds half of a Mercenaria spp. clamshell found by wading in shallow waters of South Tampa Bay, Florida.

USGS scientist BJ Reynolds holds half of a Mercenaria spp. clamshell found by wading in shallow waters of South Tampa Bay, Florida.

Screenshot of predicted impacts to Florida beaches from Hurricane Milton, with light to dark ribbons.
USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurricane Milton
USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurricane Milton
USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurricane Milton

Prior to landfall on the Florida coast on October 9, 2024, the Coastal Change Hazards Team predicted that 86 percent of beaches along the west coast of the Florida peninsula were very likely to erode at the dunes’ base, 82 percent of dunes were very likely to be overwashed by storm waves, and 75 percent of dunes were expected to be very likely to be inundated (

Prior to landfall on the Florida coast on October 9, 2024, the Coastal Change Hazards Team predicted that 86 percent of beaches along the west coast of the Florida peninsula were very likely to erode at the dunes’ base, 82 percent of dunes were very likely to be overwashed by storm waves, and 75 percent of dunes were expected to be very likely to be inundated (

Videos

Cover image for the video "USGS Coastal and Marine Field Operations" showing montage of fieldwork USGS Coastal and Marine Field Operations
USGS Coastal and Marine Field Operations
USGS Coastal and Marine Field Operations

To conduct the science needed to understand coastal and marine geohazards, support habitat and resource management, and monitor how these environments change over time, the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program relies on engineering, mechanical, and electronics expertise for field operations along the coast, in the nearshore environment, and in the d

To conduct the science needed to understand coastal and marine geohazards, support habitat and resource management, and monitor how these environments change over time, the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program relies on engineering, mechanical, and electronics expertise for field operations along the coast, in the nearshore environment, and in the d

What does USGS mean? Geniuses Stand Together. Presenting GeoKids GeoKids: Ella
GeoKids: Ella
GeoKids: Ella

USGS presents: GeoKids! 

In this episode, meet Ella Doran, 8,  and her mom, Kara. Kara is an oceanographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. Kara speaks about her work on coastal change while she and Ella do a science experiment together. 

USGS presents: GeoKids! 

In this episode, meet Ella Doran, 8,  and her mom, Kara. Kara is an oceanographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. Kara speaks about her work on coastal change while she and Ella do a science experiment together. 

Coastal Science Navigator home page Introduction to the USGS Coastal Science Navigator
Introduction to the USGS Coastal Science Navigator
Introduction to the USGS Coastal Science Navigator

The Coastal Science Navigator is intended to help users discover USGS Coastal Change Hazards information, products, and tools relevant to their scientific or decision-making needs.

Thumbnail opening slide of March Public Lecture PubTalk-03/2023: Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery
PubTalk-03/2023: Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery
PubTalk-03/2023: Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery

Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery

By Ilsa Kuffner, Research Marine Biologist 

USGS St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center

Learn About:

Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery

By Ilsa Kuffner, Research Marine Biologist 

USGS St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center

Learn About:

Screen capture of a Microsoft Teams meeting showing 6 people smiling on camera Event Recording: Explore USGS Careers in Florida and the Caribbean – Science Support Panel
Event Recording: Explore USGS Careers in Florida and the Caribbean – Science Support Panel

Webcams

View of the beach
Sand Key, Florida
Sand Key, Florida
Sand Key, Florida

The most recent view of the beach from a coastal camera on Sand Key, Florida. Updates every 60 minutes.

The most recent view of the beach from a coastal camera on Sand Key, Florida. Updates every 60 minutes.

Current image
Snapshot image for Sand Key, Florida
Snapshot image for Sand Key, Florida
Snapshot image for Sand Key, Florida

A current view of the most recent snapshot from a webcam located in Sand Key, Florida.

A current view of the most recent snapshot from a webcam located in Sand Key, Florida.

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