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During the month of September, the U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) and Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) located six...

We asked CVO scientists what volcanoes smell like; here is what they said.

Tampa, FL —Ahead of Hurricane Helene, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey are deploying 13 wave sensors today in Florida between Venice and...

Marine ferromanganese crusts and phosphorites can be enriched with valuable minerals, and are therefore targets for seabed mining development. These...

On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 PM, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit near Loma Prieta, CA., shaking the San Francisco and Monterey Bay regions. The...

New research finds that subtle shifts in wave direction, driven by multi-annual climate variability, are causing significant patterns in coastal...

Landslides are a common hazard in the US. In fact, nearly 44% of the country could experience one, potentially catastrophically. Our new national...

Los deslizamientos de tierra son un peligro común en Estados Unidos. De hecho, casi el 44% del país podría experimentar uno, potencialmente...

RSVP requested to Heidi Koehler by 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, hkoehler@usgs.gov, 720-320-1246  

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In a recently published study, researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and USGS investigate how coral reefs affect shoreline...