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The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season is Here, USGS is Ready

The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season is Here, USGS is Ready

The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1, and the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to provide science that can help guide efforts to protect...

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CMHRP Lidar Coordinator/USGS Co-Chair of Florida Coastal Mapping Program presenting at 2019 JALBTCX Airborne Coastal Mapping and Charting Technical Workshop

CMHRP Lidar Coordinator/USGS Co-Chair of Florida Coastal Mapping Program presenting at 2019 JALBTCX Airborne Coastal Mapping and Charting Technical Workshop

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

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SPCMSC scientist contributing to NSF Research Coordination Network on Coral Bleaching

SPCMSC scientist contributing to NSF Research Coordination Network on Coral Bleaching

Ilsa Kuffner, Research Marine Biologist from St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center, is participating in a National Science Foundation...

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SPCMSC scientists to present at Coastal Sediments '19 conference

SPCMSC scientists to present at Coastal Sediments '19 conference

SPCMSC scientists Julie Bernier, Noreen Buster, Kara Doran, Karen Morgan, and Tim Nelson will present their research at the Coastal Sediments '19...

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Challenges of predicting coastal impacts of sea level rise (SLR) in northeastern United States

Challenges of predicting coastal impacts of sea level rise (SLR) in northeastern United States

 The impacts of future sea level rise (SLR) are challenging to predict because they are not the same everywhere.  Coastal environments and the amount...

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USGS and NOAA merge collections to create new high-resolution, broad-scale geologic maps of the seafloor

USGS and NOAA merge collections to create new high-resolution, broad-scale geologic maps of the seafloor

USGS and NOAA collaborate to create high-resolution maps on the Atlantic continental shelf between Delaware and Virginia.

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USGS participates in Puget Sound Day on the Hill

USGS participates in Puget Sound Day on the Hill

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center director Guy Gelfenbaum and NW Region Staff Scientist Bill Labiosa represented the USGS in the Puget Sound...

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New paper reveals microbiomes of stony and soft deep-sea corals share rare core bacteria

New paper reveals microbiomes of stony and soft deep-sea corals share rare core bacteria

Dr. Christina Kellogg (SPCMSC Research Microbiologist) will publish a paper in the journal Microbiome based on a meta-analysis of datasets from 7...

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Collaborative research will advance knowledge on coastal erosion hazards of marsh shorelines and the impact of living shorelines

Collaborative research will advance knowledge on coastal erosion hazards of marsh shorelines and the impact of living shorelines

Coastal wetland loss has been well documented and attributed to many factors, including increased shoreline erosion from human activities, sea level...

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New report recommends sea level rise projections for use in the Tampa Bay area

New report recommends sea level rise projections for use in the Tampa Bay area

The Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory Panel (a group of local scientists and resource managers; including Davina Passeri, Research Civil Engineer...

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News coverage leads to a master’s degree collaboration with SPCMSC Research Microbiologist

News coverage leads to a master’s degree collaboration with SPCMSC Research Microbiologist

S Gold, a student researching projects for a master’s degree at Western Carolina University, saw the news coverage last fall about the DEEP SEARCH...

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USGS Scientists set out to unlock the mysteries of prehistoric droughts in the Caribbean

USGS Scientists set out to unlock the mysteries of prehistoric droughts in the Caribbean

Scientists spent the last two weeks collecting sediment cores from Lake Enriquillo, a hypersaline lake in the Western Dominican Republic. The sediment...

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