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Bringing USGS Science Expertise Together for Natural Hazards in Big Sur, CA

Bringing USGS Science Expertise Together for Natural Hazards in Big Sur, CA

Recent landslide activity along California’s Pacific coast in the region known as Big Sur has provided graphic examples of the power and impacts of...

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Researcher Spotlight: Jin-Si Over

Researcher Spotlight: Jin-Si Over

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting Jin-Si Over - an intelligent, effervescent, and downright awesome geographer with the...

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CONNECT! Natural Hazards Mission Area Facebook Account Exceeds 20K Followers, and New @USGS_Quakes Twitter Account Now Has More Than 200K Followers

CONNECT! Natural Hazards Mission Area Facebook Account Exceeds 20K Followers, and New @USGS_Quakes Twitter Account Now Has More Than 200K Followers

Through coordinated communication activities, the Natural Hazards Mission Area is committed to sharing news and science with broad audiences. Social...

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Dr. Adrian Garcia, Methane Hydrate Research Fellowship recipient

Dr. Adrian Garcia, Methane Hydrate Research Fellowship recipient

Meet Dr. Adrian Garcia, National Energy Technology Laboratory-National Academy of Sciences Methane Hydrate Research Fellowship recipient. Selection of...

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Assessing Salt Marsh Vulnerability Nationwide

Assessing Salt Marsh Vulnerability Nationwide

Salt marshes are among the most productive and valuable ecosystems in the world. The vegetation in these coastal systems acts as a buffer between land...

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Unlocking plate motions of the Cascadia subduction zone with seafloor geodesy

Unlocking plate motions of the Cascadia subduction zone with seafloor geodesy

Seeking understanding of the fundamental constraints on plate motions, rates of convergence, and shallow strain accumulation across one of the United...

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Next-generation real-time oceanographic instrumentation

Next-generation real-time oceanographic instrumentation

SPCMSC received their first Sofar Smart Mooring and Spotter Buoy to collect real-time oceanographic data.

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CMHRP coral-reef researcher featured in National Parks Traveler podcast

CMHRP coral-reef researcher featured in National Parks Traveler podcast

Research Marine Biologist Ilsa Kuffner was interviewed by Lynn Riddick, reporter for National Parks Traveler

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Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast expands to include more than a thousand miles of new coverage

Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast expands to include more than a thousand miles of new coverage

The Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecasts have been extended across an additional 1,700 km of US coastline to provide coastal change hazards...

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Improved Resilience in Active 2020 Hurricane Season due to Science Investments from 2017 Hurricane Recovery Funds

Improved Resilience in Active 2020 Hurricane Season due to Science Investments from 2017 Hurricane Recovery Funds

The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is the first on record in which 9 tropical storms formed before August and 13 before Sep­tember...

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Responding to 2020 Hurricanes

Responding to 2020 Hurricanes

During the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which took place from June 1 to November 30, the USGS worked with partners and emergency managers to...

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