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News Briefs - April-June 2021

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program June 30, 2021

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS

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Celebrating American Wetlands Month with USGS Wetland Science

Celebrating American Wetlands Month with USGS Wetland Science

This month we’re recognizing American Wetlands Month by sharing the important wetland science the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC)...

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New SPCMSC publication provides evidence of exceptional coral performance in Dry Tortugas National Park

New SPCMSC publication provides evidence of exceptional coral performance in Dry Tortugas National Park

USGS research published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science reveals differences in coral tolerance to heat stress across Florida Keys reef...

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Supplemental Funds at USGS: A Sound Investment to Support Community Preparedness for the 2021 Hurricane Season

Supplemental Funds at USGS: A Sound Investment to Support Community Preparedness for the 2021 Hurricane Season

Completed 2018 and 2019 Supplemental Appropriations activities are being used to prepare for the 2021 Hurricane season in Puerto Rico and the...

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SPCMSC Research Geologist publishes journal article describing a new multi-century record using clam shells as proxy for northern North Atlantic marine climate

SPCMSC Research Geologist publishes journal article describing a new multi-century record using clam shells as proxy for northern North Atlantic marine climate

USGS Research Geologist Madelyn Mette led a recent manuscript with coauthors in academia, titled “Persistent multidecadal variability since the 15th...

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SPCMSC scientists travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to conduct DUNEX research

SPCMSC scientists travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to conduct DUNEX research

SPCMSC Research Geologist Jennifer Miselis and Operations scientist Andy Farmer will conduct a geophysical survey at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

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SPCMSC Scientists Investigate Shoreface and Shelf Change Offshore of Mid-Atlantic Barrier Islands

SPCMSC Scientists Investigate Shoreface and Shelf Change Offshore of Mid-Atlantic Barrier Islands

SPCMSC scientist Emily Wei and operations personnel Andrew Farmer, BJ Reynolds, and Chelsea Stalk will be collecting high-resolution bathymetric data...

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Study shows how beach and dune nourishment can mitigate the long-term impacts of storms and sea-level rise on barrier islands

Study shows how beach and dune nourishment can mitigate the long-term impacts of storms and sea-level rise on barrier islands

Research conducted by USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) and NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)...

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USGS Publishes a Joint Report with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on Sediment Management Impacts to Barrier Island Systems

USGS Publishes a Joint Report with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on Sediment Management Impacts to Barrier Island Systems

On June 1, 2021, USGS and USFWS published a joint report in response to a request from the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources to evaluate the...

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The USGS is Ready to Respond During the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

The USGS is Ready to Respond During the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season starts June 1 and runs through November 30, and the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to provide science that can...

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Keeping an Eye on Vulnerable Coastal Wetlands

Keeping an Eye on Vulnerable Coastal Wetlands

Coastlines can have it pretty rough. Even a beach isn’t always sunshine. Wind and water constantly wear at its edges—and then there are the storms.

Read Article
New publication examines biogeographic boundaries of Pacific versus Arctic meiobenthic ostracode species in response to climate change in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

New publication examines biogeographic boundaries of Pacific versus Arctic meiobenthic ostracode species in response to climate change in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

A new ecological study of ostracodes was recently published by USGS Ecosystems Land Change Science Program scientists.

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Project Spotlight: Southeast CASC Project Contributes to Successful Barrier Island Restoration

Project Spotlight: Southeast CASC Project Contributes to Successful Barrier Island Restoration

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Congress directed the Mobile District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair Mississippi barrier islands as a first...

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Filter Total Items: 17
Celebrating American Wetlands Month with USGS Wetland Science

Celebrating American Wetlands Month with USGS Wetland Science

This month we’re recognizing American Wetlands Month by sharing the important wetland science the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC)...

Read Article
New SPCMSC publication provides evidence of exceptional coral performance in Dry Tortugas National Park

New SPCMSC publication provides evidence of exceptional coral performance in Dry Tortugas National Park

USGS research published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science reveals differences in coral tolerance to heat stress across Florida Keys reef...

Read Article
Supplemental Funds at USGS: A Sound Investment to Support Community Preparedness for the 2021 Hurricane Season

Supplemental Funds at USGS: A Sound Investment to Support Community Preparedness for the 2021 Hurricane Season

Completed 2018 and 2019 Supplemental Appropriations activities are being used to prepare for the 2021 Hurricane season in Puerto Rico and the...

Read Article
SPCMSC Research Geologist publishes journal article describing a new multi-century record using clam shells as proxy for northern North Atlantic marine climate

SPCMSC Research Geologist publishes journal article describing a new multi-century record using clam shells as proxy for northern North Atlantic marine climate

USGS Research Geologist Madelyn Mette led a recent manuscript with coauthors in academia, titled “Persistent multidecadal variability since the 15th...

Read Article
SPCMSC scientists travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to conduct DUNEX research

SPCMSC scientists travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to conduct DUNEX research

SPCMSC Research Geologist Jennifer Miselis and Operations scientist Andy Farmer will conduct a geophysical survey at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

Read Article
SPCMSC Scientists Investigate Shoreface and Shelf Change Offshore of Mid-Atlantic Barrier Islands

SPCMSC Scientists Investigate Shoreface and Shelf Change Offshore of Mid-Atlantic Barrier Islands

SPCMSC scientist Emily Wei and operations personnel Andrew Farmer, BJ Reynolds, and Chelsea Stalk will be collecting high-resolution bathymetric data...

Read Article
Study shows how beach and dune nourishment can mitigate the long-term impacts of storms and sea-level rise on barrier islands

Study shows how beach and dune nourishment can mitigate the long-term impacts of storms and sea-level rise on barrier islands

Research conducted by USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) and NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)...

Read Article
USGS Publishes a Joint Report with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on Sediment Management Impacts to Barrier Island Systems

USGS Publishes a Joint Report with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on Sediment Management Impacts to Barrier Island Systems

On June 1, 2021, USGS and USFWS published a joint report in response to a request from the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources to evaluate the...

Read Article
The USGS is Ready to Respond During the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

The USGS is Ready to Respond During the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season

The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season starts June 1 and runs through November 30, and the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to provide science that can...

Read Article
Keeping an Eye on Vulnerable Coastal Wetlands

Keeping an Eye on Vulnerable Coastal Wetlands

Coastlines can have it pretty rough. Even a beach isn’t always sunshine. Wind and water constantly wear at its edges—and then there are the storms.

Read Article
New publication examines biogeographic boundaries of Pacific versus Arctic meiobenthic ostracode species in response to climate change in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

New publication examines biogeographic boundaries of Pacific versus Arctic meiobenthic ostracode species in response to climate change in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

A new ecological study of ostracodes was recently published by USGS Ecosystems Land Change Science Program scientists.

Read Article
Project Spotlight: Southeast CASC Project Contributes to Successful Barrier Island Restoration

Project Spotlight: Southeast CASC Project Contributes to Successful Barrier Island Restoration

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Congress directed the Mobile District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair Mississippi barrier islands as a first...

Read Article
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