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In order to assess the degree of coastal impacts due to Hurricane Isaias along the northern Outer Banks in North Carolina, the USGS Remote Sensing...

As Hurricane Isaias approached the U.S. east coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the beach...

Hurricane Hanna caused high waves and storm surge along the beaches of South Texas and made landfall at Padre Island, Texas at approximately 5pm CDT...

On July 23, 2020, Dr. John Lisle (Research Microbiologist, SPCMSC) gave an invited presentation at a virtual meeting hosted by the South Florida Water...

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Tropical Storm Isaias, visit https://www.usgs.gov...

Wave-driven flooding behind dunes unlikely on SE Atlantic coast, USGS predicts

This news release was updated August 3 based on the latest coastal...

A new paper published in March 2020 in Fish and Fisheries reviews the state of knowledge and the research needed to update our understanding and...

Much of the USGS fieldwork has been delayed, postponed, or canceled in the face of COVID-19. USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program...

There is a growing need by marine scientists and managers for acquiring direct evidence of how various environmental conditions affect the behavior of...

A selection of coastal and marine images and videos from across the USGS