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News Briefs - June-July 2017

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program July 31, 2017

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

    This article is part of the June-July 2017 issue of the Sound Waves newsletter.

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    USGS: Louisiana’s Rate of Coastal Wetland Loss Continues to Slow

    USGS: Louisiana’s Rate of Coastal Wetland Loss Continues to Slow

    Lack of Major Hurricanes Since 2008 Is Likely the Main Reason

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    Huge landslide on California’s Big Sur coast continues to change

    Huge landslide on California’s Big Sur coast continues to change

    The Mud Creek landslide on California’s Big Sur coast keeps eroding.

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    Lessons from a Tsunami Could Help Protect Seabirds in the Face of Rising Seas

    Lessons from a Tsunami Could Help Protect Seabirds in the Face of Rising Seas

    Sudden flooding hit islands of global importance for Pacific birds highlighting threats and opportunities for conservation planning

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    USGS publishes a new blueprint that can help make subduction zone areas more resilient

    USGS publishes a new blueprint that can help make subduction zone areas more resilient

    Subduction zone events pose significant threats to lives, property, economic vitality, cultural and natural resources and quality of life. The...

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    NOAA, USGS and partners predict third largest Gulf of Mexico summer ‘dead zone’ ever

    NOAA, USGS and partners predict third largest Gulf of Mexico summer ‘dead zone’ ever

    Larger-than-average low and no oxygen area may affect the region’s shrimp fisheries

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    NOAA, USGS and partners predict larger summer ‘dead zone’ for the Chesapeake Bay

    NOAA, USGS and partners predict larger summer ‘dead zone’ for the Chesapeake Bay

     Low- and no-oxygen area threatens crabs, oysters, fish

    Read Article
    Scientists Discover New Species of Fijian Iguana

    Scientists Discover New Species of Fijian Iguana

    Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, The National Trust of Fiji and NatureFiji-MareqetiViti have...

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    Increased Sea Ice Drift Puts Polar Bears on Faster Moving Treadmill

    Increased Sea Ice Drift Puts Polar Bears on Faster Moving Treadmill

    A new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wyoming found that increased westward ice drift in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas...

    Read Article
    USGS Bridging Generations with WWII Technology

    USGS Bridging Generations with WWII Technology

    On June 6, 1944, thousands of men rained down from the skies onto the battlegrounds of Normandy. After five grueling years of war that shook the globe...

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    Mapping Chesapeake's Future From Today's Land Use

    Mapping Chesapeake's Future From Today's Land Use

    USGS’ pixel-by-pixel land use forecasts offer essential road maps for restoration. 

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    Preparing for the Storm: Predicting Where Our Coasts Are at Risk

    Preparing for the Storm: Predicting Where Our Coasts Are at Risk

    Living in the Outer Banks means living with the power of the sea. Jutting out from North Carolina’s coast into the Atlantic Ocean, this series of...

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    The Fire Island Wilderness Breach: Help or Hindrance?

    The Fire Island Wilderness Breach: Help or Hindrance?

    When Hurricane Sandy struck the south shore of Long Island, New York, on October 29, 2012, it caused substantial erosion of the beach and dunes. Storm...

    Read Article

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    Filter Total Items: 13
    USGS: Louisiana’s Rate of Coastal Wetland Loss Continues to Slow

    USGS: Louisiana’s Rate of Coastal Wetland Loss Continues to Slow

    Lack of Major Hurricanes Since 2008 Is Likely the Main Reason

    Read Article
    Huge landslide on California’s Big Sur coast continues to change

    Huge landslide on California’s Big Sur coast continues to change

    The Mud Creek landslide on California’s Big Sur coast keeps eroding.

    Read Article
    Lessons from a Tsunami Could Help Protect Seabirds in the Face of Rising Seas

    Lessons from a Tsunami Could Help Protect Seabirds in the Face of Rising Seas

    Sudden flooding hit islands of global importance for Pacific birds highlighting threats and opportunities for conservation planning

    Read Article
    USGS publishes a new blueprint that can help make subduction zone areas more resilient

    USGS publishes a new blueprint that can help make subduction zone areas more resilient

    Subduction zone events pose significant threats to lives, property, economic vitality, cultural and natural resources and quality of life. The...

    Read Article
    NOAA, USGS and partners predict third largest Gulf of Mexico summer ‘dead zone’ ever

    NOAA, USGS and partners predict third largest Gulf of Mexico summer ‘dead zone’ ever

    Larger-than-average low and no oxygen area may affect the region’s shrimp fisheries

    Read Article
    NOAA, USGS and partners predict larger summer ‘dead zone’ for the Chesapeake Bay

    NOAA, USGS and partners predict larger summer ‘dead zone’ for the Chesapeake Bay

     Low- and no-oxygen area threatens crabs, oysters, fish

    Read Article
    Scientists Discover New Species of Fijian Iguana

    Scientists Discover New Species of Fijian Iguana

    Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, The National Trust of Fiji and NatureFiji-MareqetiViti have...

    Read Article
    Increased Sea Ice Drift Puts Polar Bears on Faster Moving Treadmill

    Increased Sea Ice Drift Puts Polar Bears on Faster Moving Treadmill

    A new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wyoming found that increased westward ice drift in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas...

    Read Article
    USGS Bridging Generations with WWII Technology

    USGS Bridging Generations with WWII Technology

    On June 6, 1944, thousands of men rained down from the skies onto the battlegrounds of Normandy. After five grueling years of war that shook the globe...

    Read Article
    Mapping Chesapeake's Future From Today's Land Use

    Mapping Chesapeake's Future From Today's Land Use

    USGS’ pixel-by-pixel land use forecasts offer essential road maps for restoration. 

    Read Article
    Preparing for the Storm: Predicting Where Our Coasts Are at Risk

    Preparing for the Storm: Predicting Where Our Coasts Are at Risk

    Living in the Outer Banks means living with the power of the sea. Jutting out from North Carolina’s coast into the Atlantic Ocean, this series of...

    Read Article
    The Fire Island Wilderness Breach: Help or Hindrance?

    The Fire Island Wilderness Breach: Help or Hindrance?

    When Hurricane Sandy struck the south shore of Long Island, New York, on October 29, 2012, it caused substantial erosion of the beach and dunes. Storm...

    Read Article
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