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As the largest lake west of the Mississippi River with an average depth of around five meters (~16 feet), the Great Salt Lake offers an opportunity to...

A new study focused on the Cortes Basin, located within the Outer California Borderland offshore of southern California, presents detailed evidence of...

In response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the USGS collected and released aerial imagery covering over 250 kilometers (155 miles) of the west coast...

USGS Research Geologist Curt Storlazzi is among more than 650 international scientists contributing to the United Nations' third World Ocean...

On leg three of the American Samoa Mapping Project, an interagency-supported hydrograph survey project led by NOAA and in partnership with BOEM, USGS...

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey aids coastal and inland...

This annual award honors coastal scientists, planners, engineers, and innovators who advance the knowledge and understanding of coastal science and...

Join us for a co-hosted USGS Friday's Findings / Fueling Discovery webinar that takes a closer look at how climate and human factors influence...

Coral reefs along Hawaiʻi’s Kona Coast have undergone major declines over the past two decades, according to a new report from USGS and the National...

Join us for a USGS Fueling Discovery webinar that takes in-depth look at what centuries of tree-ring data can tell us about today’s wildfire crisis.