Sound Waves Newsletter - February 2018
Pacific Missile Tracking Site Could Be Unusable in 20 Years Due to Climate Change
Living and working on the Pacific islands hosting a key missile tracking site soon could be almost impossible due to the impacts of climate change.
A Tale of Two Tsunamis—Why Weren’t They Bigger? Mexico 2017 and Alaska 2018
Why do some earthquakes trigger large tsunamis, and others don’t? Learn how earthquakes produce tsunamis, how scientists predict tsunami size and arrival times, and the differences in two recent small tsunamis.
The USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Data Catalog
The USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Data Catalog makes research data easier to find by offering a preselected collection of metadata (“data about data”) and customized query tools.
Giant Grooves Discovered on an Earthquake Fault Offshore Costa Rica
Scientists, volunteers rescue about 1,000 cold-stunned sea turtles
Florida's second-largest turtle rescue of 21st century is “exhausting, inspiring,” USGS biologist says
New Study Links Salinity Changes in the Gulf of Mexico to Changes in Rainfall Patterns in the Western Hemisphere
The project is part of a collaborative effort to better understand how sea surface temperature and salinity have varied over the Holocene, or the past 10,000 years. The approach is to measure the magnesium to calcium ratios and oxygen isotopic composition in planktic foraminifera deposited on the seafloor.
Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - February 2018
In January and February 2018, USGS scientists visited more than 15 coastal and offshore locations studying mineral crusts, a subduction zone trench, Hurricane Irma impacts, and much more. Here’s a quick overview of some fieldwork by our researchers.
Recent Publications - February 2018
List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.