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In summer 2025, a research team led by the USGS worked with the NOAA ship Rainier to map a large swath of seafloor offshore of Kodiak Island, Alaska...

New USGS-led research finds that submarine groundwater discharge (SGD)—the unseen flow of freshwater and nutrients from land to sea—is a key driver of...

How well can we predict the future of changing shorelines? That question was put to the test in ShoreShop2.0, a recently published collaborative...

To learn more about the seismotectonics of the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone, check out our new geonarrative.

Deep beneath the southeastern U.S. lies a hidden world of critical minerals and potential earthquake risks. A U.S. Geological Survey geologic mapping...

New research led by USGS finds that along California’s rugged coastline, some of the state’s most scenic “pocket beaches”—short stretches of sand...

Hawai‘i’s iconic beaches—essential to the state’s identity, economy, and ecosystems—are disappearing faster than previously predicted. New projections...

An earthquake swarm that started at Mount Rainier on July 8, 2025, is the largest ever recorded at the volcano.

Coastal communities around the world face increasing threats from storm surges—intense rises in sea level caused by powerful storms pushing water...

Using USGS data, the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Regional Sea Level Database supports DoD efforts to assess and respond to coastal...