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Rising Seas and Stronger Storms Threaten Barrier Island Systems

Rising Seas and Stronger Storms Threaten Barrier Island Systems

A new study led by USGS models projected overland flooding, groundwater depth, shoreline change, and vertical land motion at Cape Lookout National...

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Intensified Coastal Hazards from Climate Change on U.S. Southeast Coast

Intensified Coastal Hazards from Climate Change on U.S. Southeast Coast

A study led by USGS outlines a multifaceted climate-driven crisis facing communities along the Southeast Atlantic coast of the United States. As sea...

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USGS experts responding simultaneously to two major natural hazards

USGS experts responding simultaneously to two major natural hazards

To learn more about USGS science related to Hurricane Helene:

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USGS deploys sensors along Florida’s Gulf Coast to measure impacts of Hurricane Milton

USGS deploys sensors along Florida’s Gulf Coast to measure impacts of Hurricane Milton

To learn more about USGS science related to Hurricane Milton:

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USGS Coastal Change Experts Warn of Heightened Risks for Florida’s West Coast as Hurricane Milton Approaches in the aftermath of Helene

USGS Coastal Change Experts Warn of Heightened Risks for Florida’s West Coast as Hurricane Milton Approaches in the aftermath of Helene

To learn more about USGS science related to Hurricane Milton:

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USGS is collecting flood data and repairing streamgages damaged by Hurricane Helene

USGS is collecting flood data and repairing streamgages damaged by Hurricane Helene

To learn more about USGS science related to Hurricane Helene:

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas

Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding advances geologic data collection in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding advances geologic data collection in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $5.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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USGS crews in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas measuring floodwaters and deploying additional gauges

USGS crews in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas measuring floodwaters and deploying additional gauges

To learn more about USGS’s role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Tropical Storm Debby, click the button below.

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Restoring Coral Reefs for Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Restoring Coral Reefs for Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction in the U.S. Virgin Islands

A new study from the University of California, Santa Cruz, The Nature Conservancy, and USGS quantifies the social and economic benefits that coral...

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USGS scientists find new relationship between elevation change and wetland loss in Mississippi River Delta

USGS scientists find new relationship between elevation change and wetland loss in Mississippi River Delta

Lafayette, La.– U.S. Geological Survey scientists found increases in elevation may be an indicator of wetland loss, and published these findings in a...

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Forecasters warn this hurricane season could be the busiest on record

Forecasters warn this hurricane season could be the busiest on record

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science...

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