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USGS Coastal Change Products Help the EPA Safeguard Long Island Sound Shorelines

USGS Coastal Change Products Help the EPA Safeguard Long Island Sound Shorelines

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency partnered with the USGS to expand and update the National Shoreline Change database and the Coastal Change...

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Hurricane Season Arrives

Hurricane Season Arrives

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey aids coastal and inland...

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Photo Roundup: February-May 2026

Photo Roundup: February-May 2026

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

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A Path to National-Scale Coastal Change Projections

A Path to National-Scale Coastal Change Projections

A new USGS-led study reviews the current information and products available to inform what, when, and where coastal change may occur in the future and...

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PCMSC’s Andy O’Neill Receives CSBPA’s Joe Johnson Outstanding Service Award

PCMSC’s Andy O’Neill Receives CSBPA’s Joe Johnson Outstanding Service Award

This annual award honors coastal scientists, planners, engineers, and innovators who advance the knowledge and understanding of coastal science and...

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Repeated Marine Heatwaves Have Dramatically Reshaped Coral Reefs in Hawaiʻi National Parks

Repeated Marine Heatwaves Have Dramatically Reshaped Coral Reefs in Hawaiʻi National Parks

Coral reefs along Hawaiʻi’s Kona Coast have undergone major declines over the past two decades, according to a new report from USGS and the National...

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Your Favorite Software for Calculating Shoreline Change Just Got Better

Your Favorite Software for Calculating Shoreline Change Just Got Better

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 6.1 is now available, offering new and reinstated features such as more data export options, enhanced...

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Tracking sediment erosion and transport in a reef-adjacent watershed

Tracking sediment erosion and transport in a reef-adjacent watershed

A new study from USGS uses strontium isotopes and mixing models to determine the provenance of terrestrial sediment clouding an ecologically important...

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SPCMSC and University of Miami Scientists Collaborate on New Experiments to Guide National Park Service Coral Restoration Plans

SPCMSC and University of Miami Scientists Collaborate on New Experiments to Guide National Park Service Coral Restoration Plans

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey’s St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) and the University of Miami have launched a new...

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Fate of barrier islands facing rising seas tied to underwater shape, new models show

Fate of barrier islands facing rising seas tied to underwater shape, new models show

Barrier islands—long, narrow strips of sand that line many coasts around the world—serve as a first line of defense against storms and rising seas...

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