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October 9, 2026

253-year coral record reveals Maui reef’s long history of land-use impacts

Study traces changes in sediment and nutrient delivery from Maui’s watershed to Olowalu reef, linking a mid-20th-century increase in terrestrial...

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October 7, 2026

Deep-sea sulfide minerals can spontaneously heat and combust when exposed to air

Findings from Escanaba Trough, a seafloor spreading center offshore of the Oregon/California border, highlight a potential hazard that could merit...

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October 6, 2026

A Case Study for Radon as a Tracer of Seabed Minerals

During the 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration expedition, the team collected water samples from just above the seafloor as well as sediment...

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October 1, 2026

A previously undocumented process of hydrothermal manganese mineralization

A USGS-led study focusing on samples from American Samoa finds that manganese-rich deposits formed beneath the seafloor by warm fluids replacing...

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September 30, 2026

Mapping Rocky Reef Habitats Along the U.S. West Coast

Updated mapping dataset reveals rocky reefs are widespread but patchier than previously known, providing a more detailed foundation for protecting...

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September 30, 2026

USGS Awarded NOAA Effects of Sea Level Rise (ESLR) Grant

The U.S. Geological Survey’s St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, in collaboration with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), has been...

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September 25, 2026

New USGS Study Shows How Barrier Island Geomorphology Altered Sediment Distribution During and After Hurricane Sandy, Impacting Future Island Storm Resistance

The paper, authored by USGS scientists Jennifer Miselis, Noreen Buster, Dan Ciarletta, Julie Bernier, and Rose Palermo, and Louisiana State University...

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September 24, 2026

High-resolution bathymetry of Lake Chelan, Washington

In 2023, the U.S. Geological Survey completed a 3-week field operation in Lake Chelan, Washington, the third deepest lake in the conterminous United...

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September 10, 2026

Helping Prepare the Nation Against Landslide Threats

USGS monitors, studies, and supports landslide research across the United States, striving to better understand these hazards while also helping...

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September 9, 2026

USGS Study Analyzes the Skill of Probabilistic Forecasts of Overwash and Inundation Along the Texas and Louisiana Coast

A new USGS study published in Natural Hazards analyzed the skill of probabilistic forecasts of overwash and inundation along the Louisiana coastline...

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September 1, 2026

September is National Preparedness Month

The U.S. Geological Survey provides critical information to help protect communities from the natural hazards that occur every day. As the preeminent...

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September 1, 2026

Is California going to "lose" a threatening volcano?

It's National Preparedness Month, and USGS geologists are currently reassessing the list of young and threatening volcanoes in California and Nevada...

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