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USGS forecasts 44 percent of Florida’s west coast to experience inundation from Helene

USGS forecasts 44 percent of Florida’s west coast to experience inundation from Helene

Updated on 9/25/24 at 9:35am:

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – U.S. Geological Survey experts project that Hurricane Helene, expected to make landfall on Florida...

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USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Scientists Present at the International Conference on Coastal Engineering in Rome, Italy

USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Scientists Present at the International Conference on Coastal Engineering in Rome, Italy

Drs. Donya Frank-Gilchrist and Michael Itzkin of the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center presented research on sediment transport in...

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Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Francine Beach Impacts

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Francine Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Francine approached the U.S. Gulf of America coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on...

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Preparing the Nation for Coastal Hazards

Preparing the Nation for Coastal Hazards

The USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program is the federal science program dedicated to understanding how coastal and ocean processes...

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Photo Roundup: July-September 2024

Photo Roundup: July-September 2024

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

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SPCMSC scientist interviewed about 2023 ocean heatwave that killed threatened elkhorn coral throughout Florida

SPCMSC scientist interviewed about 2023 ocean heatwave that killed threatened elkhorn coral throughout Florida

An interview of Research Marine Biologist, Ilsa Kuffner, was first aired on WLRN Public Media on August 16, 2024.

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Coral Microbial Ecology Team Participates in Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Restoration Expedition in the Gulf of America

Coral Microbial Ecology Team Participates in Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Restoration Expedition in the Gulf of America

SPCMSC scientists Christina Kellogg and Julie Voelschow will go to sea from August 27–Sept 10, 2024, on the LUMCON research vessel Pelican as part of...

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SPCMSC summer interns presented at University of South Florida 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

SPCMSC summer interns presented at University of South Florida 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

Students participating in the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center’s summer internship program presented posters on their research...

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Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Beryl Beach Impacts

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Beryl Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Beryl approached the U.S. Gulf of America coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the...

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Rapid Response Seafloor Seismology

Rapid Response Seafloor Seismology

Ocean-bottom seismographs are valuable tools for studying marine geohazards like subduction zone earthquakes. The USGS has partnered with the Woods...

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Sixty-Eight percent of Texas coastline likely to experience erosion due to Beryl

Sixty-Eight percent of Texas coastline likely to experience erosion due to Beryl

Tropical Storm Beryl, which is responsible for at least 11 deaths as it wreaked havoc in the Caribbean islands earlier in this week, is projected to...

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News Briefs: June 2024

News Briefs: June 2024

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

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