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News Briefs - November-December 2021

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

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

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SPCMSC Researcher Dr. Legna Torres-García Presented on Coastal Vulnerability Assessments Project in Puerto Rico at the USGS Science Lightning Talks Town Hall – A Focus on Climate

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SPCMSC scientist to give closing remarks at Reef Futures 2021 Virtual Global Symposium

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GeoFlight Takes to the Air to Help Identify Geothermal and Mineral Resources at the Salton Sea

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Dr. Christina Kellogg will be the invited speaker in University of Miami Biology Departmental Seminar Series

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Ilsa Kuffner and team are heading to the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas National Park to study the ecology of coral reefs

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First Images of Earth Taken by the Landsat 9 Satellite Released

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Dr. Christina Kellogg will participate in a congressional briefing on microbiome research and infrastructure to facilitate data sharing.

Dr. Christina Kellogg will participate in a congressional briefing on microbiome research and infrastructure to facilitate data sharing.

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SPCMSC Researcher Dr. Legna Torres-García Presented on Coastal Vulnerability Assessments Project in Puerto Rico at the USGS Science Lightning Talks Town Hall – A Focus on Climate

SPCMSC Researcher Dr. Legna Torres-García Presented on Coastal Vulnerability Assessments Project in Puerto Rico at the USGS Science Lightning Talks Town Hall – A Focus on Climate

Coastal Change Hazards scientist Dr. Legna Torres-García of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) gave a lightning talk at the...

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SPCMSC scientist to give closing remarks at Reef Futures 2021 Virtual Global Symposium

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GeoFlight Takes to the Air to Help Identify Geothermal and Mineral Resources at the Salton Sea

GeoFlight Takes to the Air to Help Identify Geothermal and Mineral Resources at the Salton Sea

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Dr. Christina Kellogg will be the invited speaker in University of Miami Biology Departmental Seminar Series

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Ilsa Kuffner and team are heading to the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas National Park to study the ecology of coral reefs

Ilsa Kuffner and team are heading to the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas National Park to study the ecology of coral reefs

The team will conduct benthic surveys inside and outside the no take Research Natural Area at Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO) to understand the...

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First Images of Earth Taken by the Landsat 9 Satellite Released

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Dr. Christina Kellogg will participate in a congressional briefing on microbiome research and infrastructure to facilitate data sharing.

Dr. Christina Kellogg will participate in a congressional briefing on microbiome research and infrastructure to facilitate data sharing.

Dr. Christina Kellogg of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will participate in a virtual congressional webinar, "Microbiome...

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