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USGS Hurricane Response Met Challenges in 2017, Prepares for 2018

USGS Hurricane Response Met Challenges in 2017, Prepares for 2018

No one has a crystal ball to foresee what will happen during the 2018 hurricane season that begins June 1, but NOAA forecasters say there’s a 75...

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Video cameras monitor coastal change on Whidbey Island, Washington

Video cameras monitor coastal change on Whidbey Island, Washington

Video cameras installed by the USGS Remote Sensing Coastal Change project overlook the coast on Whidbey Island, Washington, about 25 miles north of...

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Waves and surge from Subtropical Storm Alberto will impact Gulf Coast beaches

Waves and surge from Subtropical Storm Alberto will impact Gulf Coast beaches

Potential coastal change impacts due to Alberto.

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USGS partnership with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe featured in new fact sheet on Elwha River dam removals

USGS partnership with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe featured in new fact sheet on Elwha River dam removals

The USGS has published a new Fact Sheet, “Science Partnership between U.S. Geological Survey and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe: Understanding the...

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Most-cited award for special issue of Marine Geology

Most-cited award for special issue of Marine Geology

A USGS-led special issue of Marine Geology received a most-cited certificate from the journal in May 2018.

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USGS scientist visits Korea Institute of Geology and Mineral Industries

USGS scientist visits Korea Institute of Geology and Mineral Industries

USGS research geologist Sam Johnson of the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) made an invited visit to the Korea Institute of Geology...

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Kilauea volcanic activity and ash eruptions intensify

Kilauea volcanic activity and ash eruptions intensify

With ash eruptions occurring from Kilauea’s summit this week, there is a threat of an even larger steam-driven violent explosion. Such an eruption...

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News Media briefing for latest update at Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano

News Media briefing for latest update at Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano

Representatives of the news media are invited to join a telephone briefing for the latest updates on Kīlauea's volcanic activity and its impacts.

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Public lecture on coral reefs as coastal protection

Public lecture on coral reefs as coastal protection

On Thursday, April 26, research geologist Curt Storlazzi of the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center gave a public lecture on “The Role of U...

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Media coverage of threat to atoll islands from rising seas and wave-driven flooding

Media coverage of threat to atoll islands from rising seas and wave-driven flooding

A deluge of media coverage followed publication of a USGS-led study showing that sea-level rise and wave-driven flooding could make many low-lying...

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USGS HVO Press Release — A series of earthquakes rattle Hawaii

USGS HVO Press Release — A series of earthquakes rattle Hawaii

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Friday, May 4, 2018, at approximately 12:32 p.m...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-5.0 earthquake southeast of Volcano, Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-5.0 earthquake southeast of Volcano, Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-5.0 earthquake on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at approximately 10:31 a...

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