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Photography
High coastal arctic bluff with broken chunks, some that are ready to fall into the crashing waves, and some that have fallen.

Arctic bluff erosion
Project
Erosion along the Rio Puerco during the flood of 2006 following herbicide application to control saltcedar in 2003.

Erosion and Invasive Saltcedar

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Dimensionless erosion laws for cohesive sediment

Photography
Cars, pedestrians, and homes alongside a coast with big waves hitting the cliffs and sections of the cliff have collapsed.

Santa Cruz coastal erosion
Photography
Map of La Jolla coastline shows colored bands where cliffs could erode in different scenarios.

La Jolla cliff erosion models
Photography
Graphic shows animated cliff with external factors that could affect sea cliff erosion.

Factors affecting sea cliff erosion
State News Release
Two side-by-side (before, 2002 & after) aerial photos of the same cliff by the beach. Photo on right from 2010 shows landslide.

New Maps from Old Photos: Measuring Coastal Erosion

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Gust Erosion Chamber Data, Yolo Bypass, CA (2015-16)

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Fluvial erosion as a mechanism for crater modification on Titan

Photography
a sandy coastline with heavily eroded dunes with two houses on stilts nearby

Erosion at Fire Island, New York
Center News
A man sits at a desk in front of a computer monitor and keyboard, pointing to the image and talking.

New Maps from Old Photos: Measuring Coastal Erosion in California

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Illuminating wildfire erosion and deposition patterns with repeat terrestrial lidar

Photography
Photo of biocrusts providing soil stability in the desert

Biocrusts provide soil stability and prevent erosion
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Spatially explicit rangeland erosion monitoring using high-resolution digital aerial imagery

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Episodic bedrock erosion by gully-head migration, Colorado High Plains, USA

Photography
Image: Scientists Collect Data on Yosemite Rock Erosion

Scientists Collect Data on Yosemite Rock Erosion
Research
Figure 1. Example from previous investigations of wetland area change and shoreline erosion.

Assessment of Wetland Area Change and Shoreline Erosion Due to Hurricane Sandy

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards: Gulf of Mexico Update

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Low-cost grass restoration using erosion barriers in a degraded African rangeland

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Synthesising empirical results to improve predictions of post-wildfire runoff and erosion response

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Probabilistic assessment of erosion and flooding risk in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards: South Carolina to New Hampshire update

Photography
Beach erosion at Rodanthe, NC, along the coast on August 30, 2011, three days after landfall of Hurricane Irene

Beach erosion, North Carolina, 2011, caused by Hurricane Irene.
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Sea level driven marsh expansion in a coupled model of marsh erosion and migration

National News Release
USGS

FL, GA, SC Beaches Face 80-95 Percent Chance of Erosion from Hurricane Matthew

Presentations and Events

The Last Land: How humans changed erosion in Hawaii
Center News
Man sits in front of camera talking, in background is a footpath along a lush grassy area with trees and bushes.

TV News Features USGS Use of Historical Photos to Measure Cliff Erosion in San Francisco

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Granitic boulder erosion caused by chaparral wildfire: Implications for cosmogenic radionuclide dating of bedrock surfaces

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Spatial and temporal assessment of back-barrier erosion on Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, 2011–2013

Photography
Erosion along the Rio Puerco during the flood of 2006 following herbicide application to control saltcedar in 2003.

Erosion along the Rio Puerco during the flood of 2006

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