Sound Waves, January - February 2015

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program March 1, 2015

The stories in the January - February 2015 issue of Sound Waves:

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Research

Virus Calculated as Culprit Killing Sea Stars

Scientiﬁc Portrait of the Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History

California Seaﬂoor Mapping Program Reaches Milestone

Future Wave and Wind Effects on Paciﬁc Islands—Projections Will Assist Planning for Climate Change

Fieldwork

Slowly Swimming Towards Recovery, California’s Sea Otter Numbers Holding Steady

New Research Vessel Arcticus Advancing USGS Fishery Science in the Great Lakes

Spotlight on Sandy

Five New USGS Oceanographic Datasets Published Online—Uses Include Assessing Coastal Resilience to Storms

Outreach

Dive In! Explore Thousands of Coastal and Seaﬂoor Images along U.S. Coasts

Getting Out of Harm’s Way—Evacuation from Tsunamis

USGS Staff Educate Students and the Public at the 2014 St. Petersburg Science Festival in Florida

Tribal GIS Training in the Northeast U.S.

Undamming Washington’s Elwha River—Public Lecture on Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History

Awards

Earthquake and Tsunami Geologist Brian Atwater Receives Shoemaker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Communications

Publications

Frozen Heat—New International Report on Methane Hydrates, their Role in Nature, and their Potential as an Energy Resource

Jan. / Feb. Publications

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