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USGS is collecting and analyzing air photos to help monitor a huge landslide that occurred May 20 on California’s Big Sur coast.

The frequency and severity of coastal flooding throughout the world will increase rapidly and eventually double in frequency over the coming decades...

U.S., Norwegian, and German scientists report back on the surprising results of an Arctic Ocean research expedition. 

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

On January 7, 2017, Robert (Bob) Rosenbauer retired from the USGS after more than 42 years of public service. 
 

A new USGS study of changing sea depths at five large coral reef tracts in Florida, the Caribbean, and Hawai'i, found the seafloor is eroding in all...

On January 9, 2017, Guy Gelfenbaum took over as director of the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz and Menlo Park...

A number of Coastal and Marine Geology researchers have completed the Unmanned Aerial Systems certification classes held by the Department of Interior...

USGS scientists studied eight locations in California, Florida, Massachusetts, and Panama in the past month, investigating wetland changes after a...