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New seafloor mapping offshore Kodiak Island, Alaska, reveals extensive submarine landslides

New seafloor mapping offshore Kodiak Island, Alaska, reveals extensive submarine landslides

In summer 2025, a research team led by the USGS worked with the NOAA ship Rainier to map a large swath of seafloor offshore of Kodiak Island, Alaska...

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New USGS, NPS Study: Submarine Groundwater Discharge Fuels Algal Growth, Threatening Coral Reefs in American Samoa

New USGS, NPS Study: Submarine Groundwater Discharge Fuels Algal Growth, Threatening Coral Reefs in American Samoa

New USGS-led research finds that submarine groundwater discharge (SGD)—the unseen flow of freshwater and nutrients from land to sea—is a key driver of...

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Woods Hole Science Stroll 2025

Woods Hole Science Stroll 2025

On August 9, 2025, the USGS and several other science organizations located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, hosted hands-on activities and informative...

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Shoreline Forecasting Takes a Leap Forward in Global Modeling Challenge

Shoreline Forecasting Takes a Leap Forward in Global Modeling Challenge

How well can we predict the future of changing shorelines? That question was put to the test in ShoreShop2.0, a recently published collaborative...

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Photo Roundup: June-July 2025

Photo Roundup: June-July 2025

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

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Helping Our Neighbors: USGS Surveys Primary Drinking Water Source for the Town of Falmouth

Helping Our Neighbors: USGS Surveys Primary Drinking Water Source for the Town of Falmouth

USGS conducted a mapping survey of Long Pond in Falmouth, Massachusetts, at the request of the Town to determine the total water volume of the...

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News Briefs: June-July 2025

News Briefs: June-July 2025

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

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California’s Seasonally Rotating Pocket Beaches

California’s Seasonally Rotating Pocket Beaches

New research led by USGS finds that along California’s rugged coastline, some of the state’s most scenic “pocket beaches”—short stretches of sand...

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Projecting Accelerated Erosion of O‘ahu's Shorelines

Projecting Accelerated Erosion of O‘ahu's Shorelines

Hawai‘i’s iconic beaches—essential to the state’s identity, economy, and ecosystems—are disappearing faster than previously predicted. New projections...

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Frequency and Intensity of Storm Surges Underestimated Nationally, Study Finds

Frequency and Intensity of Storm Surges Underestimated Nationally, Study Finds

Coastal communities around the world face increasing threats from storm surges—intense rises in sea level caused by powerful storms pushing water...

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