Sound Waves Newsletter

Learn about recent research on the Florida Keys Reef Tract, an underwater volcanic eruption in the Pacific, seafloor mapping in Cape Cod and beyond in...

Check out this issue for a compilation of research activities across both Wetlands Month and Ocean Month 2022. 

Explore recent developments in USGS science from the Great Lakes to Puget Sound, a World Atlas of gas hydrates, nationwide predictions for sea level...

Read about how clams shed light on climate patterns, an experiment on the Outer Banks, and how USGS scientists search for evidence of past earthquakes...

Explore how Landsat 9 will boost shoreline change monitoring capabilities, how we celebrate diversity and education in STEM, how genetic techniques...

In this special issue, explore the benefits provided by coral reefs off Florida and Puerto Rico - including flood risk reduction and protection for...

Learn about some of our barrier island research, deep sea "stepping stones," our 5000th sample at the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and...

Celebrate Ocean Month by exploring recent research and news from the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program.

Read about the challenges of conducting research during a pandemic, how USGS scientists conducted a nationwide assessment of salt marsh vulnerability...

In this issue of Sound Waves, we highlight some of the work conducted by USGS on Coastal Change Hazards.