Sound Waves Newsletter - September-October 2021
National Hispanic American Heritage Month
National Hispanic American Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, was established to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired others to achieve success. In honor of this special month, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) celebrated our scientists and staff of Hispanic descent.
Tracking Changes to Barrier Islands in the Arctic
Barrier islands and spits shelter coastlines from storms, protecting coastal communities and providing habitat for native species.
Eyes in the Sky
How Satellite Imagery Transforms Shoreline Monitoring From “Data-Poor” to “Data-Rich”
USGS Leadership Participates in Virtual NOMEC Conversation Hosted by the UN Decade on the Ocean
What do you know about NOMEC? And why is NOMEC important? NOMEC is the National Ocean Mapping, Exploring and Characterization program, a national effort focused on mapping the United States Excusive Economic Zone or EEZ.
Genetics Helps Unravel Invasive Lionfish Introduction Scenarios
A new USGS study finds a lack of evidence to support the widely accepted introduction scenario in which the invasive lionfish originated solely from Florida and identifies alternative introduction pathways.
How Rising Seas Push Coastal Systems Beyond Tipping Points
A new multidisciplinary case study from USGS and collaborators looks at how even modest sea-level rise threatens coastal communities, infrastructure and ecosystems such as beaches, tidal marshes and estuaries by pushing them past “tipping points,” the crucial junctures at which even slight changes can fundamentally alter how an entire system behaves.
Tour of Water in the Solar System
Happy Earth Week! This year, the theme for Earth Week is Water. Let’s take a tour of the solar system and see where else water exists, and why it’s so unique that water exists in the forms that it does here on Earth!
Project Underway to Identify Algal Toxins in US National Park Waterways
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service partnered on a first-of-its-kind, nationwide harmful algal bloom, or HAB, field study that began this summer and will continue over the next two years.
Putting the ‘T’ in ‘STEAM’: using technology to share USGS research with the next generation of scientists
The St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center and the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center shared U.S. Geological Survey science via live, virtual sessions and pre-recorded video presentations at the annual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
News Briefs - September-October 2021
News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.
Photo Roundup - September-October 2021
A selection of coastal and ocean images and videos from across the USGS.