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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) Lidar Coordinator/National Geospatial Program (NGP) Associate National Map Liaison invited as Keynote Speaker at the 2019 Central Florida Geographic Information System (GIS) Workshop

Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) Lidar Coordinator/National Geospatial Program (NGP) Associate National Map Liaison invited as Keynote Speaker at the 2019 Central Florida Geographic Information System (GIS) Workshop

Xan Fredericks, Lidar Coordinator for the CMHRP and Associate National Map Liaison to Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands for the NGP, has...

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USGS Estimates 53.8 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Hydrate Resources in the Alaska North Slope

USGS Estimates 53.8 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Hydrate Resources in the Alaska North Slope

Access to 3D seismic mapping, along with a greater understanding of gas hydrate reservoir properties, yields estimates that are more precise.

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Dorian Will Likely Cause Some Erosion to Va., Md. Beaches

Dorian Will Likely Cause Some Erosion to Va., Md. Beaches

To learn more about USGS’ role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Dorian, visit the USGS Hurricane Dorian page at...

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USGS Scientists Document Hurricane Dorian’s Impacts

USGS Scientists Document Hurricane Dorian’s Impacts

Editor’s Note: This story was revised Sept. 10, 2019 to include the later phases of USGS’ response to Hurricane Dorian.

To learn more about USGS’ role...

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St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center scientists give interviews about Hurricane Dorian’s coastal impacts

St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center scientists give interviews about Hurricane Dorian’s coastal impacts

Oceanographer Kara Doran was interviewed by Spectrum Bay News 9 about Hurricane Dorian’s impact on Florida beaches and the use of the USGS Coastal...

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Dorian Likely to Cause Significant Beach Erosion from Fla. to N.C.

Dorian Likely to Cause Significant Beach Erosion from Fla. to N.C.

To learn more about USGS’ role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Dorian, visit the USGS Hurricane Dorian page at...

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Storm surge and high waves are likely to cause beach erosion along nearly 80% of sandy beaches and overwash about 50% of the dunes from Florida through North Carolina

Storm surge and high waves are likely to cause beach erosion along nearly 80% of sandy beaches and overwash about 50% of the dunes from Florida through North Carolina

To better understand storm impacts on the coast, the USGS National Assessment of Storm-Induced Coastal Change Hazards group is responding to Hurricane...

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Arctic Ocean Historical Data Rescue

Arctic Ocean Historical Data Rescue

Measurements collected on Fletcher's Ice Island,  a scientific drift station in the western Arctic Ocean, half a century ago were published for the...

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USGS scientists participate and accept leadership roles during Coral Disease Technical Workshop

USGS scientists participate and accept leadership roles during Coral Disease Technical Workshop

During the annual multi-agency Coral Disease Technical Workshop, which convened to review the status of the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD)...

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CMHRP Lidar Coordinator and FCMaP Co-Chair will co-host and present at the 2019 Panhandle of Florida Seafloor Mapping Prioritization Workshop 

CMHRP Lidar Coordinator and FCMaP Co-Chair will co-host and present at the 2019 Panhandle of Florida Seafloor Mapping Prioritization Workshop 

Xan Fredericks, Lidar Coordinator for the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program and the USGS Co-Chair for the Florida Coastal Mapping...

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CMHRP Lidar Coordinator/NGP Associate National Map Liaison invited as Keynote Speaker at the 2019 South Florida GIS Expo

CMHRP Lidar Coordinator/NGP Associate National Map Liaison invited as Keynote Speaker at the 2019 South Florida GIS Expo

Xan Fredericks, Lidar Coordinator for the Coastal-Marine Hazards and Resources Program and Associate National Map Liaison to Florida, Puerto Rico, and...

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Coastal erosion researcher quoted in news coverage of fatal California cliff collapse

Coastal erosion researcher quoted in news coverage of fatal California cliff collapse

USGS researcher quoted in major news stories about the August 2 coastal cliff collapse that killed three people on a beach in Encinitas, California

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