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  May 14, 2021

  Hurricane Preparedness Week

  The 2021 National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 9th to May 15th, a week dedicated to sharing knowledge about hurricane hazards that can be used...

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  May 27, 2020

  The USGS is Ready to Respond During the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season

  The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1, and the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to provide science that can help guide efforts to protect...

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  May 26, 2020

  USGS Scientists Find Seafloor Faults Near Puerto Rico Quakes’ Epicenters

  Most residents of southern Puerto Rico were startled by the sequence of earthquakes that began Dec. 28, 2019 and included a magnitude 6.4 quake on Jan...

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  May 22, 2020

  The USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center’s General Information Product won two 2020 National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil 1st place awards!

  Each year, the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) holds the Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards Competition, an international awards...

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  May 22, 2020

  USGS Brown Treesnake Research Continues at Guam National Wildlife Refuge

  On May 14, Director Reilly signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of the Navy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The MOA provides...

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  May 20, 2020

  USGS scientists synthesize data to move Florida coral disease efforts forward

  In support of the multi-agency Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) coordinated response Research and Epidemiology Team and the upcoming virtual...

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  May 1, 2020

  Fan deltas could preserve evidence of landslide-triggered tsunamis

  New research paper documents the dramatic change to the landscape following a massive landslide tsunami in Taan Fiord in 2015.

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  April 24, 2020

  Oceanographer Davina Passeri participates in a virtual panel discussion on coastal resilience

  Davina Passeri, Research Oceanographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, was invited to participate in a virtual panel...

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  June 14, 2016

  Studying Recent Tsunami Deposits in Icy Bay, Alaska

  On October 17, 2015, a rain-soaked mountainside slid into Taan Fiord on Icy Bay, sending a giant wave more than 500 feet up the opposite slope.

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