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Photo Roundup - September-October 2021

Photo Roundup - September-October 2021

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

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Putting the ‘T’ in ‘STEAM’: using technology to share USGS research with the next generation of scientists

Putting the ‘T’ in ‘STEAM’: using technology to share USGS research with the next generation of scientists

The St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center and the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center shared U.S. Geological Survey science via live...

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How Wildfires Threaten Water Supplies By Unleashing Sediment

How Wildfires Threaten Water Supplies By Unleashing Sediment

In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads...

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Scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will represent USGS at the 50th anniversary of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) conference.

Scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will represent USGS at the 50th anniversary of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) conference.

SPCMSC scientists Kathryn Smith, Alisha Ellis, Karim Alizad, Joseph Terrano, Robert Jenkins, and RC Mickey will be giving virtual presentations at the...

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USGS Shares Coastal Hazards, Ecosystems Science with Local Community at the St. Petersburg Science Festival

USGS Shares Coastal Hazards, Ecosystems Science with Local Community at the St. Petersburg Science Festival

The St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center and the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center shared USGS science via live sessions and pre...

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National Hispanic American Heritage Month

National Hispanic American Heritage Month

National Hispanic American Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, was established to recognize the achievements and contributions of...

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Eyes in the Sky: How Satellite Imagery Transforms Shoreline Monitoring From “Data-Poor” to “Data-Rich”

Eyes in the Sky: How Satellite Imagery Transforms Shoreline Monitoring From “Data-Poor” to “Data-Rich”

Monitoring coastal changes is important for the millions of people that live along coasts in the U.S., particularly as climate change hastens coastal...

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Tracking Changes to Barrier Islands in the Arctic

Tracking Changes to Barrier Islands in the Arctic

Barrier islands and spits shelter coastlines from storms, protecting coastal communities and providing habitat for native species.

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USGS Leadership Participates in Virtual NOMEC Conversation Hosted by the UN Decade on the Ocean

USGS Leadership Participates in Virtual NOMEC Conversation Hosted by the UN Decade on the Ocean

What do you know about NOMEC? And why is NOMEC important? NOMEC is the National Ocean Mapping, Exploring and Characterization program, a national...

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Queen Charlotte Fault Mapping

Queen Charlotte Fault Mapping

The Queen Charlotte Fault is an active strike-slip boundary, similar to California’s San Andreas fault.

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