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News Briefs - November-December 2017

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

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS.

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Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake near Dover, Delaware

Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake near Dover, Delaware

The USGS has up-to-date details on the November 30, 2017 event.

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Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Reveals a Cryptic Methane-Fueled Ecosystem in Flooded Caves

Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Reveals a Cryptic Methane-Fueled Ecosystem in Flooded Caves

In the underground rivers and flooded caves of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where Mayan lore described a fantastical underworld, scientists have found...

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Serene Sirens: USGS Sea Cow Science

Serene Sirens: USGS Sea Cow Science

It may be hard to believe the legend that sailors long-at-sea once considered manatees to be mermaids. The manatee nickname – the “Sea Cow” – which...

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Return to the Alaska Wilderness: USGS Scientists visit one of North America’s fastest-moving faults

Return to the Alaska Wilderness: USGS Scientists visit one of North America’s fastest-moving faults

A team of USGS scientists spent two weeks in the isolated Glacier Bay National Park, exploring one of the fastest-moving faults in North America.

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USGS helps restore public safety in Puerto Rico under harsh conditions

USGS helps restore public safety in Puerto Rico under harsh conditions

U.S. Geological Survey field crews in Puerto Rico are rapidly repairing the damage wrought by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, tracking the scope of storm...

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Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake near Dover, Delaware

Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake near Dover, Delaware

The USGS has up-to-date details on the November 30, 2017 event.

Read Article
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Reveals a Cryptic Methane-Fueled Ecosystem in Flooded Caves

Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Reveals a Cryptic Methane-Fueled Ecosystem in Flooded Caves

In the underground rivers and flooded caves of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where Mayan lore described a fantastical underworld, scientists have found...

Read Article
Serene Sirens: USGS Sea Cow Science

Serene Sirens: USGS Sea Cow Science

It may be hard to believe the legend that sailors long-at-sea once considered manatees to be mermaids. The manatee nickname – the “Sea Cow” – which...

Read Article
Return to the Alaska Wilderness: USGS Scientists visit one of North America’s fastest-moving faults

Return to the Alaska Wilderness: USGS Scientists visit one of North America’s fastest-moving faults

A team of USGS scientists spent two weeks in the isolated Glacier Bay National Park, exploring one of the fastest-moving faults in North America.

Read Article
USGS helps restore public safety in Puerto Rico under harsh conditions

USGS helps restore public safety in Puerto Rico under harsh conditions

U.S. Geological Survey field crews in Puerto Rico are rapidly repairing the damage wrought by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, tracking the scope of storm...

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