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Video camera atop a hotel in Madeira Beach, Florida.

Video Remote Sensing of Coastal Processes

staff profile
Zehao Xue stands in front of a snowy forest wearing a grey beanie and red jacket.

Zehao Xue
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Marshes and mangroves as nature-based coastal storm buffers

Real-time Data
Left: Map of Tampa Bay area and Gulf of Mexico. Colored balloons along shore. Right: total-water-level graph (top) and diagram.

Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast Viewer

Center News
A screen shot of computer tool shows selected areas (left) and total water level forecast for Madeira Beach Florida (right)

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Idalia Beach Impacts

Center News
A graphic map of the Gulf Coast with red and white strips along it, showing likelihood of effects of Hurricane Laura

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Laura Beach Impacts

Center News
animation showing contaminants entering the ocean

The Complex Dynamics of Coastal Flooding along the Southeast U.S. Atlantic Coast

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

Community Exposure in California to Coastal Flooding Hazards Enhanced by Climate Change, reference year 2010

Center News
Xan Fredericks

USGS staff from across the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program will present at the virtual Coastal GeoTools conference

Center News
Screen shot from the Coastal Change Hazards Portal of Hurricane Ida as it approaches Louisiana on the U.S. northern Gulf coast.

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Ida Beach Impacts

Center News
The USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows a screenshot of Hurricane Delta approaching the northern U.S. Gulf Coast

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Delta Beach Impacts

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

Community Exposure in U.S. Guam to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020

Presentations and Events
Coastal Science Navigator home page

Introduction to the USGS Coastal Science Navigator
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Multiple climate change-driven tipping points for coastal systems

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Assessing global elevation models for mapping the low elevation coastal zone

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

Coastal Cliff Top and Toe Delineation Derived from Lidar for Puerto Rico: 2018

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Wave-resolving Shoreline Boundary Conditions for Wave-Averaged Coastal Models

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

Community Exposure in U.S. Hawaiian Islands to Future Coastal Flooding Hazards, reference year 2020

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Hurricane Ike: Observations and analysis of coastal change

National News Release
Hurricane Ida path

Strong Waves from Hurricane Ida Will Cause Coastal Change Along the Gulf Coast

Project
Aerial photograph looking west along Dauphin Island, Alabama, taken in September 2016.

Coastal Resource Evaluation for Management Application (CREMA)

Research
Healthy coral reef with corals and fishes in Rincon, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Natural Hazards: Coastal | Peligros naturales de Puerto Rico: Costas

National News Release
Florida with water levels and Hurricane Idalia

USGS forecasts Tropical Storm Idalia may cause significant coastal change along western Florida

General
USGS

22-40. Identifying coastal wetland tipping points with geospatial metrics and models

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Projected 21st century coastal flooding in the Southern California Bight. Part 2: Tools for assessing climate change-driven coastal hazards and socio-economic impacts

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Vulnerability of port and harbor communities to earthquake and tsunami hazards: The use of GIS in community hazard planning

Research
Hurricane Irma-response page intro slide

Hurricane Irma - Forecast and Documentation of Coastal Change

Research
Potential coastal change impacts for Hurricane Nate - Oct. 7, 2017

Hurricane Nate - Forecast and Documentation of Coastal Change

Center News
three panel image. a buoy on the surface of the ocean. map with three dots in the bay & dot in gulf. a tower above water.

Tampa Bay coastal acidification research featured in EPA National Estuary Program report

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Indications of a positive feedback between coastal development and beach nourishment

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