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USGS maintains an array of multimedia resources related to hurricanes. This collection includes videos, photography, and audio. You can listen to webinars, watch live action from the field and stunning images selected as “Image of the Week.” All items are considered public domain unless otherwise noted.

Images

Screenshot of predicted impacts to Florida beaches from Hurricane Milton, with light to dark ribbons.
USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurricane Milton
USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurricane Milton
Screenshot of predicted impacts to Florida beaches from Hurricane Milton, with light to dark ribbons.

USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurricane Milton

USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurricane Milton

Prior to landfall on the Florida coast on October 9, 2024, the Coastal Change Hazards Team predicted that 86 percent of beaches along the west coast of the Florida peninsula were very likely to erode at the dunes’ base, 82 percent of dunes were very likely to be overwashed by storm waves, and 75 percent of dunes were expected to be very likely to be inundated (

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricane Milton, Hurricanes
Screenshot of predicted impacts to Florida beaches from Hurricane Milton, with light to dark ribbons.

USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurricane Milton

USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurricane Milton

Prior to landfall on the Florida coast on October 9, 2024, the Coastal Change Hazards Team predicted that 86 percent of beaches along the west coast of the Florida peninsula were very likely to erode at the dunes’ base, 82 percent of dunes were very likely to be overwashed by storm waves, and 75 percent of dunes were expected to be very likely to be inundated (

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricane Milton, Hurricanes
A group of five people are having a table discussion.
Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
A group of five people are having a table discussion.

Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.” 

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
A group of five people are having a table discussion.

Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 4 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.” 

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
A group of six people are having a table discussion.
Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
A group of six people are having a table discussion.

Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.”

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
A group of six people are having a table discussion.

Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 1 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.”

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
A group of 27 is at the back of a conference room for a picture. There are three rows of people: two standing and one seated.
Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
A group of 27 is at the back of a conference room for a picture. There are three rows of people: two standing and one seated.

Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”Top row, from left to right: Priscila Vargas-Babilonia, Jaileen López Belén, Jack R. Friedman, Carmen Pérez, Milton Muñoz, Stephen Hughes, Ariam L. Torres-Cordero, Manuel Valdés-Pizzini, Carlos J. Carrero, Tania López, Adlin Melecio.

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
A group of 27 is at the back of a conference room for a picture. There are three rows of people: two standing and one seated.

Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Group Photo of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”Top row, from left to right: Priscila Vargas-Babilonia, Jaileen López Belén, Jack R. Friedman, Carmen Pérez, Milton Muñoz, Stephen Hughes, Ariam L. Torres-Cordero, Manuel Valdés-Pizzini, Carlos J. Carrero, Tania López, Adlin Melecio.

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
A group of seven people are having a table discussion.
Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
A group of seven people are having a table discussion.

Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.” 

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
A group of seven people are having a table discussion.

Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 2 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management.” 

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
In the forefront, a group of 5 people are having a table discussion while there are other table discussions taking place.
Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”
In the forefront, a group of 5 people are having a table discussion while there are other table discussions taking place.

Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management” 

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
In the forefront, a group of 5 people are having a table discussion while there are other table discussions taking place.

Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management”

Breakout Table 3 Discussion of the Mayagüez Session of the USGS Workshop in Puerto Rico Titled “Participatory Engagement for Storm Management” 

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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes
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Videos

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season
USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

Throughout the historically active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season,USGS hydrologists have been working quickly to collect vital flood and streamflow information in impacted areas.

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Natural Hazards, Water Resources, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Communications and Publishing

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

USGS hydrologists respond to historic hurricane season

Throughout the historically active 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season,USGS hydrologists have been working quickly to collect vital flood and streamflow information in impacted areas.

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Natural Hazards, Water Resources, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Communications and Publishing
Sea-Level Rise, El Niño, and Storm Effects on Coastal Tidal Marshes
Sea-Level Rise, El Niño, and Storm Effects on Coastal Tidal Marshes

Sea-Level Rise, El Niño, and Storm Effects on Coastal Tidal Marshes

Sea-Level Rise, El Niño, and Storm Effects on Coastal Tidal Marshes

Tidal marshes exist as a transitional environment between the land and sea, and provides habitat to fish and wildlife, protects human developments from coastal flooding, and stores carbon at high density, among other important ecosystem services.

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Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Hurricanes

Sea-Level Rise, El Niño, and Storm Effects on Coastal Tidal Marshes

Sea-Level Rise, El Niño, and Storm Effects on Coastal Tidal Marshes

Tidal marshes exist as a transitional environment between the land and sea, and provides habitat to fish and wildlife, protects human developments from coastal flooding, and stores carbon at high density, among other important ecosystem services.

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Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Hurricanes
USGS Storm Tide Sensors: Measuring Coastal Storm Tide and Flooding
USGS Storm Tide Sensors: Measuring Coastal Storm Tide and Flooding

USGS Storm Tide Sensors: Measuring Coastal Storm Tide and Flooding

USGS Storm Tide Sensors: Measuring Coastal Storm Tide and Flooding

USGS Storm Tide Sensors are specialized scientific instruments used to measure the depth and duration of storm surge during coastal storms. The data these sensors collect before, during and after a storm will help public officials assess storm damage, and improve computer models used to forecast storm surge and coastal change.

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Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Communications and Publishing, Hurricanes

USGS Storm Tide Sensors: Measuring Coastal Storm Tide and Flooding

USGS Storm Tide Sensors: Measuring Coastal Storm Tide and Flooding

USGS Storm Tide Sensors are specialized scientific instruments used to measure the depth and duration of storm surge during coastal storms. The data these sensors collect before, during and after a storm will help public officials assess storm damage, and improve computer models used to forecast storm surge and coastal change.

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Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Communications and Publishing, Hurricanes
Image of the Week - Hurricane Michael
Image of the Week - Hurricane Michael

Image of the Week - Hurricane Michael

Image of the Week - Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018.



Landsat 7 images captured before and after highlight the destructive path of the Category 4 storm.



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Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Image of the Week - Hurricane Michael

Image of the Week - Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018.



Landsat 7 images captured before and after highlight the destructive path of the Category 4 storm.



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Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Image of the Week - Hurricane Florence
Image of the Week - Hurricane Florence

Image of the Week - Hurricane Florence

Image of the Week - Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence hit the Carolina coast on September 14, 2018, but it took much longer for the full impact to emerge.

Remotely-sensed images show the slow devastation that 13 trillion gallons of rain can bring as it moves back toward the sea.

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Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Image of the Week - Hurricane Florence

Image of the Week - Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence hit the Carolina coast on September 14, 2018, but it took much longer for the full impact to emerge.

Remotely-sensed images show the slow devastation that 13 trillion gallons of rain can bring as it moves back toward the sea.

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Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
There’s a Hurricane A-comin’: A View from Space
There’s a Hurricane A-comin’: A View from Space

There’s a Hurricane A-comin’: A View from Space

There’s a Hurricane A-comin’: A View from Space

The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season has seen several hurricanes in a row during the months of August, September, and October. Follow along with this video to see satellite imagery of hurricanes and tropical storms during this time period. 

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Land Resources, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Communications and Publishing, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Jose, Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Nate, Hurricanes

There’s a Hurricane A-comin’: A View from Space

There’s a Hurricane A-comin’: A View from Space

The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season has seen several hurricanes in a row during the months of August, September, and October. Follow along with this video to see satellite imagery of hurricanes and tropical storms during this time period. 

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Land Resources, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Communications and Publishing, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Jose, Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Nate, Hurricanes
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