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News Briefs - January 2018

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program January 31, 2018

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS.

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Western Fisheries Science News, January 2018 | Issue 6.1

Western Fisheries Science News, January 2018 | Issue 6.1

Researching Pacific Herring in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

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January 23, 2018 M7.9 Gulf of Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami

January 23, 2018 M7.9 Gulf of Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami

One week ago, on January 23rd at 12:31 a.m. local time, Alaskans were rocked by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake, with an epicenter in the Gulf of Alaska...

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CMGP Lidar Coordinator participating in National Elevation Assessments and Coordination session at 2018 ASPRS Annual Conference

CMGP Lidar Coordinator participating in National Elevation Assessments and Coordination session at 2018 ASPRS Annual Conference

Xan Fredericks, Lidar Coordinator for the Coastal and Marine Geology Program, will moderate and participate in the National Elevation Assessments and...

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USGS researcher assists with Fire Island National Seashore climate change vulnerability assessment

USGS researcher assists with Fire Island National Seashore climate change vulnerability assessment

Research Geologist Jennifer Miselis will travel to National Park Service (NPS) Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS) office in Patchogue, New York, to...

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TV interview with NBC Philadelphia about flooding threats to U.S. East Coast

TV interview with NBC Philadelphia about flooding threats to U.S. East Coast

USGS geologist Patrick Barnard gave a live interview to Philadelphia's NBC10 meteorologist Tammie Souza on January 23 during a national weather...

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USGS researchers publish paper on Florida estuary acidification using 20+ years of data from shellfish industry

USGS researchers publish paper on Florida estuary acidification using 20+ years of data from shellfish industry

A new article compairs pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and salinity data from 10 Florida shellfish estuaries and shellfish bed stations.

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USGS scientist explains how king tides provide a glimpse of future sea levels

USGS scientist explains how king tides provide a glimpse of future sea levels

USGS geologist Patrick Barnard spoke to the public at a “Coffee and King Tides” gathering held in Half Moon Bay, California, on December 4.

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USGS coastal-flooding projections inform national defense authorization act

USGS coastal-flooding projections inform national defense authorization act

Results of USGS research investigating sea-level rise impacts to Department of Defense (DoD) facilities in Pacific atolls are included in the National...

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Enthusiastic response to open house at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz

Enthusiastic response to open house at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz

USGS scientists at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California, spoke with an estimated 300 visitors during a December 9...

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Future impacts of sea-level rise on Cape Cod with Erika Lentz and WBZ Meteorologist, Danielle Niles

Future impacts of sea-level rise on Cape Cod with Erika Lentz and WBZ Meteorologist, Danielle Niles

Interview on future impacts of sea-level rise on Cape Cod with meteorologist Danielle Niles on Trunk River Beach, Falmouth, MA

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First observation of gold particles in hot hydrothermal fluids

First observation of gold particles in hot hydrothermal fluids

For the first time, scientists have found gold particles in boiling fluids from a hydrothermal vent.

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Western Fisheries Science News, January 2018 | Issue 6.1

Western Fisheries Science News, January 2018 | Issue 6.1

Researching Pacific Herring in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

Read Article
January 23, 2018 M7.9 Gulf of Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami

January 23, 2018 M7.9 Gulf of Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami

One week ago, on January 23rd at 12:31 a.m. local time, Alaskans were rocked by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake, with an epicenter in the Gulf of Alaska...

Read Article
CMGP Lidar Coordinator participating in National Elevation Assessments and Coordination session at 2018 ASPRS Annual Conference

CMGP Lidar Coordinator participating in National Elevation Assessments and Coordination session at 2018 ASPRS Annual Conference

Xan Fredericks, Lidar Coordinator for the Coastal and Marine Geology Program, will moderate and participate in the National Elevation Assessments and...

Read Article
USGS researcher assists with Fire Island National Seashore climate change vulnerability assessment

USGS researcher assists with Fire Island National Seashore climate change vulnerability assessment

Research Geologist Jennifer Miselis will travel to National Park Service (NPS) Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS) office in Patchogue, New York, to...

Read Article
TV interview with NBC Philadelphia about flooding threats to U.S. East Coast

TV interview with NBC Philadelphia about flooding threats to U.S. East Coast

USGS geologist Patrick Barnard gave a live interview to Philadelphia's NBC10 meteorologist Tammie Souza on January 23 during a national weather...

Read Article
USGS researchers publish paper on Florida estuary acidification using 20+ years of data from shellfish industry

USGS researchers publish paper on Florida estuary acidification using 20+ years of data from shellfish industry

A new article compairs pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and salinity data from 10 Florida shellfish estuaries and shellfish bed stations.

Read Article
USGS scientist explains how king tides provide a glimpse of future sea levels

USGS scientist explains how king tides provide a glimpse of future sea levels

USGS geologist Patrick Barnard spoke to the public at a “Coffee and King Tides” gathering held in Half Moon Bay, California, on December 4.

Read Article
USGS coastal-flooding projections inform national defense authorization act

USGS coastal-flooding projections inform national defense authorization act

Results of USGS research investigating sea-level rise impacts to Department of Defense (DoD) facilities in Pacific atolls are included in the National...

Read Article
Enthusiastic response to open house at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz

Enthusiastic response to open house at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz

USGS scientists at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California, spoke with an estimated 300 visitors during a December 9...

Read Article
Future impacts of sea-level rise on Cape Cod with Erika Lentz and WBZ Meteorologist, Danielle Niles

Future impacts of sea-level rise on Cape Cod with Erika Lentz and WBZ Meteorologist, Danielle Niles

Interview on future impacts of sea-level rise on Cape Cod with meteorologist Danielle Niles on Trunk River Beach, Falmouth, MA

Read Article
First observation of gold particles in hot hydrothermal fluids

First observation of gold particles in hot hydrothermal fluids

For the first time, scientists have found gold particles in boiling fluids from a hydrothermal vent.

Read Article
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