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 (
Multimedia
USGS maintains an array of multimedia resources related to hurricanes. This collection includes videos, photography, and audio. You can listen to webinars, watch live action from the field and stunning images selected as “Image of the Week.” All items are considered public domain unless otherwise noted.
Images
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 (
Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkBreakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.”
Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkBreakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.”
Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkBreakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.”
Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkBreakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.”
Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkGroup Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”Top row, from left to right: Priscila Vargas-Babilonia, Jaileen López Belén, Jack R. Friedman, Carmen Pérez, Milton Muñoz, Stephen Hughes, Ariam L. Torres-Cordero, Manuel Valdés-Pizzini, Carlos J. Carrero, Tania López, Adlin Melecio.
Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkGroup Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”Top row, from left to right: Priscila Vargas-Babilonia, Jaileen López Belén, Jack R. Friedman, Carmen Pérez, Milton Muñoz, Stephen Hughes, Ariam L. Torres-Cordero, Manuel Valdés-Pizzini, Carlos J. Carrero, Tania López, Adlin Melecio.
Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkBreakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.”
Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkBreakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.”
Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkBreakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
linkBreakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
Videos
USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season
Throughout the historically active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season,USGS hydrologists have been working quickly to collect vital flood and streamflow information in impacted areas.
Throughout the historically active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season,USGS hydrologists have been working quickly to collect vital flood and streamflow information in impacted areas.
Sea-Level Rise, El Niño, and Storm Effects on Coastal Tidal Marshes
Tidal marshes exist as a transitional environment between the land and sea, and provides habitat to fish and wildlife, protects human developments from coastal flooding, and stores carbon at high density, among other important ecosystem services.
Tidal marshes exist as a transitional environment between the land and sea, and provides habitat to fish and wildlife, protects human developments from coastal flooding, and stores carbon at high density, among other important ecosystem services.
USGS Storm Tide Sensors: Measuring Coastal Storm Tide and Flooding
USGS Storm Tide Sensors are specialized scientific instruments used to measure the depth and duration of storm surge during coastal storms. The data these sensors collect before, during and after a storm will help public officials assess storm damage, and improve computer models used to forecast storm surge and coastal change.
USGS Storm Tide Sensors are specialized scientific instruments used to measure the depth and duration of storm surge during coastal storms. The data these sensors collect before, during and after a storm will help public officials assess storm damage, and improve computer models used to forecast storm surge and coastal change.
Image of the Week - Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018.
Landsat 7 images captured before and after highlight the destructive path of the Category 4 storm.
Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018.
Landsat 7 images captured before and after highlight the destructive path of the Category 4 storm.
Image of the Week - Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence hit the Carolina coast on September 14, 2018, but it took much longer for the full impact to emerge.
Remotely-sensed images show the slow devastation that 13 trillion gallons of rain can bring as it moves back toward the sea.
Hurricane Florence hit the Carolina coast on September 14, 2018, but it took much longer for the full impact to emerge.
Remotely-sensed images show the slow devastation that 13 trillion gallons of rain can bring as it moves back toward the sea.
There’s a Hurricane A-comin’: A View from Space
The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season has seen several hurricanes in a row during the months of August, September, and October. Follow along with this video to see satellite imagery of hurricanes and tropical storms during this time period.
The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season has seen several hurricanes in a row during the months of August, September, and October. Follow along with this video to see satellite imagery of hurricanes and tropical storms during this time period.