The Landslide Observation Dashboard, a multi-agency effort to map where landslides have occurred in the southern Appalachian Mountains, launched September 30, 2024, as a “timely best science” provisional interface that can be used by the general public and local authorities as they prioritize resources.
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USGS landslide event team activated in wake of Hurricane Helene
The Landslide Observation Dashboard, a multi-agency effort to map where landslides have occurred in the southern Appalachian Mountains, launched September 30, 2024, as a “timely best science” provisional interface that can be used by the general public and local authorities as they prioritize resources.
USGS landslide event team activated in wake of Hurricane Helene
U.S. Geological Survey landslide experts conduct an aerial reconnaissance flight October 3, 2024, over the southern Appalachian Mountains to get a better understanding of the extent and severity of landslide impacts in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which brought widespread flooding and destruction. (USGS photo by Ben Mirus).
U.S. Geological Survey landslide experts conduct an aerial reconnaissance flight October 3, 2024, over the southern Appalachian Mountains to get a better understanding of the extent and severity of landslide impacts in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which brought widespread flooding and destruction. (USGS photo by Ben Mirus).
USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida's coast ahead of Hurricane Helene
Tim Fiori, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a barometric pressure sensor at Venice, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Julie Hobbs)
Tim Fiori, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a barometric pressure sensor at Venice, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Julie Hobbs)
USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida's coast ahead of Hurricane Helene
Tim Fiori, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a wave sensor at Long Boat Key, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Julie Hobbs)
Tim Fiori, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a wave sensor at Long Boat Key, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Julie Hobbs)
USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida's coast ahead of Hurricane Helene
Julie Hobbs, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a wave sensor at Long Boat Key, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Tim Fiori)
Julie Hobbs, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a wave sensor at Long Boat Key, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Tim Fiori)
USGS forecasts 44 percent of Florida’s west coast to experience inundation from Helene
An image captured from the U.S. Geological Survey's Coastal Change Hazards portal on Sept. 24, 2024, illustrates how much of Florida's west coast is set to experience erosion, overwash, and inundation. (USGS image).
An image captured from the U.S. Geological Survey's Coastal Change Hazards portal on Sept. 24, 2024, illustrates how much of Florida's west coast is set to experience erosion, overwash, and inundation. (USGS image).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkColette Morris, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, takes measurements from a streamgage in Flatford Swamp, Fla., Aug. 7, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Don Hampton, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkColette Morris, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, takes measurements from a streamgage in Flatford Swamp, Fla., Aug. 7, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Don Hampton, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkMike Ludwig, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, reads measurements from a streamgage while sitting on a partially submerged park table in Zephyrhills, Fla., Aug. 7, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Todd Dunkle, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkMike Ludwig, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, reads measurements from a streamgage while sitting on a partially submerged park table in Zephyrhills, Fla., Aug. 7, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Todd Dunkle, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkNick Stanton, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, takes floodwater measurements on a road overtopped with water near Parrish, Fla., Aug. 6, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Patrick Marasco, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkNick Stanton, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, takes floodwater measurements on a road overtopped with water near Parrish, Fla., Aug. 6, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Patrick Marasco, USGS).
U.S. Geological Survey responds to TS Debby across Southeast
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Todd Dunkle takes high water measurements with a remote-controlled boat in Clearwater, Fla. Aug. 5, 2024, hours after Tropical Storm Debby made landfall along Florida's western coast. (Photo by Mike Ludwig).
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Todd Dunkle takes high water measurements with a remote-controlled boat in Clearwater, Fla. Aug. 5, 2024, hours after Tropical Storm Debby made landfall along Florida's western coast. (Photo by Mike Ludwig).
U.S. Geological Survey responds to Tropical Storm Debby in South Carolina
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Graham Murray installs a rapid deployment gauge Aug. 6, 2024 at Big Reedy Creek near Latta, South Carolina, to measure floodwaters in the wake of Tropical Storm Debby. (USGS photo).
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Graham Murray installs a rapid deployment gauge Aug. 6, 2024 at Big Reedy Creek near Latta, South Carolina, to measure floodwaters in the wake of Tropical Storm Debby. (USGS photo).
U.S. Geological Survey responds to TS Debby across Southeast
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Don Hampton traverses Ward Lake in Bradenton, Fla., to take high water measurements on Aug. 6, 2024 in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby. (Photo by Vinny Budd, USGS).
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Don Hampton traverses Ward Lake in Bradenton, Fla., to take high water measurements on Aug. 6, 2024 in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby. (Photo by Vinny Budd, USGS).
Elevation Gain | Wetland Loss
Stylized animation showing the shoreline of a wetland that is eroded by waves or currents eating away the sediment along the edge of the wetland. The displaced sediment is then deposited back onto the wetland platform by other waves. When this process happens continually, layers of displaced sediment build up over time, raising the surface of the wetland.
Stylized animation showing the shoreline of a wetland that is eroded by waves or currents eating away the sediment along the edge of the wetland. The displaced sediment is then deposited back onto the wetland platform by other waves. When this process happens continually, layers of displaced sediment build up over time, raising the surface of the wetland.
USGS deploys “aftershock kits” to study Whitehouse Station earthquakes
A technician installs strong motion and high frequency sensors April 11 at a station selected to record aftershock data from the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
A technician installs strong motion and high frequency sensors April 11 at a station selected to record aftershock data from the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
USGS deploys “aftershock kits” to study Whitehouse Station earthquakes
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner installs an "aftershock kit" in New Jersey April 10 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner installs an "aftershock kit" in New Jersey April 10 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station earthquake.
USGS deploys “aftershock kits” to study Whitehouse Station earthquakes
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Patrick Bowen, foreground, and electronics technician Greg Tanner, background, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Patrick Bowen, foreground, and electronics technician Greg Tanner, background, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
USGS deploys “aftershock kits” to study Whitehouse Station earthquakes
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner, left, and Patrick Bowen, a hydrologic technician, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner, left, and Patrick Bowen, a hydrologic technician, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
USGS scientists coordinate the rescue of over 60 sea turtles in cold weather snap
A cold-stunned green sea turtle near St. Joseph Bay, Florida moments before rescue by U.S. Geological Survey staff members January 23, 2024. The animals were pulled from fatal water temperatures off the coast of Florida and from beaches in a collaborative rescue event by the USGS, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S.
A cold-stunned green sea turtle near St. Joseph Bay, Florida moments before rescue by U.S. Geological Survey staff members January 23, 2024. The animals were pulled from fatal water temperatures off the coast of Florida and from beaches in a collaborative rescue event by the USGS, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S.
USGS scientists coordinate the rescue of over 60 sea turtles in cold weather snap
Cold-stunned green sea turtles rescued from fatal water temperatures in St. Joseph Bay, Florida by U.S. Geological Survey staff members are held temporarily in a crate before being transferred to Gulf World Marine Institute for rehabilitation and medical treatment January 23, 2024.
Cold-stunned green sea turtles rescued from fatal water temperatures in St. Joseph Bay, Florida by U.S. Geological Survey staff members are held temporarily in a crate before being transferred to Gulf World Marine Institute for rehabilitation and medical treatment January 23, 2024.
Teenage citizen-scientist helps USGS confirm unique population of threatened turtle
An adult female River Cooter, left, and an adult female federally-Threatened Ringed Map Turtle, right, bask in the sun near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
An adult female River Cooter, left, and an adult female federally-Threatened Ringed Map Turtle, right, bask in the sun near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
Teenage citizen-scientist helps USGS confirm unique population of threatened turtle
A young federally Threatened Ringed Map Turtle basks on a log near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
A young federally Threatened Ringed Map Turtle basks on a log near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
2024 Hurricane Helene Landslide Hazards
Hurricane Helene produced widespread and damaging landslides. The USGS is mapping landslides to support our partners. This page provides information about the extent and severity of landslide impacts. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm on Thursday, September 26th, 2024. The hurricane continued across the southern Appalachian Mountains producing record rainfall. This...
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USGS landslide event team activated in wake of Hurricane Helene
The Landslide Observation Dashboard, a multi-agency effort to map where landslides have occurred in the southern Appalachian Mountains, launched September 30, 2024, as a “timely best science” provisional interface that can be used by the general public and local authorities as they prioritize resources.
The Landslide Observation Dashboard, a multi-agency effort to map where landslides have occurred in the southern Appalachian Mountains, launched September 30, 2024, as a “timely best science” provisional interface that can be used by the general public and local authorities as they prioritize resources.
USGS landslide event team activated in wake of Hurricane Helene
U.S. Geological Survey landslide experts conduct an aerial reconnaissance flight October 3, 2024, over the southern Appalachian Mountains to get a better understanding of the extent and severity of landslide impacts in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which brought widespread flooding and destruction. (USGS photo by Ben Mirus).
U.S. Geological Survey landslide experts conduct an aerial reconnaissance flight October 3, 2024, over the southern Appalachian Mountains to get a better understanding of the extent and severity of landslide impacts in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which brought widespread flooding and destruction. (USGS photo by Ben Mirus).
USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida's coast ahead of Hurricane Helene
Tim Fiori, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a barometric pressure sensor at Venice, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Julie Hobbs)
Tim Fiori, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a barometric pressure sensor at Venice, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Julie Hobbs)
USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida's coast ahead of Hurricane Helene
Tim Fiori, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a wave sensor at Long Boat Key, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Julie Hobbs)
Tim Fiori, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a wave sensor at Long Boat Key, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Julie Hobbs)
USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida's coast ahead of Hurricane Helene
Julie Hobbs, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a wave sensor at Long Boat Key, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Tim Fiori)
Julie Hobbs, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a wave sensor at Long Boat Key, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall in Florida Thursday. (USGS photo by Tim Fiori)
USGS forecasts 44 percent of Florida’s west coast to experience inundation from Helene
An image captured from the U.S. Geological Survey's Coastal Change Hazards portal on Sept. 24, 2024, illustrates how much of Florida's west coast is set to experience erosion, overwash, and inundation. (USGS image).
An image captured from the U.S. Geological Survey's Coastal Change Hazards portal on Sept. 24, 2024, illustrates how much of Florida's west coast is set to experience erosion, overwash, and inundation. (USGS image).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkColette Morris, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, takes measurements from a streamgage in Flatford Swamp, Fla., Aug. 7, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Don Hampton, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkColette Morris, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, takes measurements from a streamgage in Flatford Swamp, Fla., Aug. 7, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Don Hampton, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkMike Ludwig, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, reads measurements from a streamgage while sitting on a partially submerged park table in Zephyrhills, Fla., Aug. 7, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Todd Dunkle, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkMike Ludwig, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, reads measurements from a streamgage while sitting on a partially submerged park table in Zephyrhills, Fla., Aug. 7, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Todd Dunkle, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkNick Stanton, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, takes floodwater measurements on a road overtopped with water near Parrish, Fla., Aug. 6, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Patrick Marasco, USGS).
USGS responds to Tropical Storm Debby across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
linkNick Stanton, a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician, takes floodwater measurements on a road overtopped with water near Parrish, Fla., Aug. 6, 2024 just days after Tropical Storm Debby struck Florida's Gulf Coast. (Photo by Patrick Marasco, USGS).
U.S. Geological Survey responds to TS Debby across Southeast
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Todd Dunkle takes high water measurements with a remote-controlled boat in Clearwater, Fla. Aug. 5, 2024, hours after Tropical Storm Debby made landfall along Florida's western coast. (Photo by Mike Ludwig).
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Todd Dunkle takes high water measurements with a remote-controlled boat in Clearwater, Fla. Aug. 5, 2024, hours after Tropical Storm Debby made landfall along Florida's western coast. (Photo by Mike Ludwig).
U.S. Geological Survey responds to Tropical Storm Debby in South Carolina
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Graham Murray installs a rapid deployment gauge Aug. 6, 2024 at Big Reedy Creek near Latta, South Carolina, to measure floodwaters in the wake of Tropical Storm Debby. (USGS photo).
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Graham Murray installs a rapid deployment gauge Aug. 6, 2024 at Big Reedy Creek near Latta, South Carolina, to measure floodwaters in the wake of Tropical Storm Debby. (USGS photo).
U.S. Geological Survey responds to TS Debby across Southeast
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Don Hampton traverses Ward Lake in Bradenton, Fla., to take high water measurements on Aug. 6, 2024 in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby. (Photo by Vinny Budd, USGS).
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Don Hampton traverses Ward Lake in Bradenton, Fla., to take high water measurements on Aug. 6, 2024 in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby. (Photo by Vinny Budd, USGS).
Elevation Gain | Wetland Loss
Stylized animation showing the shoreline of a wetland that is eroded by waves or currents eating away the sediment along the edge of the wetland. The displaced sediment is then deposited back onto the wetland platform by other waves. When this process happens continually, layers of displaced sediment build up over time, raising the surface of the wetland.
Stylized animation showing the shoreline of a wetland that is eroded by waves or currents eating away the sediment along the edge of the wetland. The displaced sediment is then deposited back onto the wetland platform by other waves. When this process happens continually, layers of displaced sediment build up over time, raising the surface of the wetland.
USGS deploys “aftershock kits” to study Whitehouse Station earthquakes
A technician installs strong motion and high frequency sensors April 11 at a station selected to record aftershock data from the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
A technician installs strong motion and high frequency sensors April 11 at a station selected to record aftershock data from the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
USGS deploys “aftershock kits” to study Whitehouse Station earthquakes
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner installs an "aftershock kit" in New Jersey April 10 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner installs an "aftershock kit" in New Jersey April 10 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station earthquake.
USGS deploys “aftershock kits” to study Whitehouse Station earthquakes
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Patrick Bowen, foreground, and electronics technician Greg Tanner, background, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Patrick Bowen, foreground, and electronics technician Greg Tanner, background, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
USGS deploys “aftershock kits” to study Whitehouse Station earthquakes
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner, left, and Patrick Bowen, a hydrologic technician, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
U.S. Geological Survey electronics technician Greg Tanner, left, and Patrick Bowen, a hydrologic technician, install an "aftershock kit" in Lawrenceville, N.J., April 9 following the April 5, 2024 Whitehouse Station, N.J. earthquake.
USGS scientists coordinate the rescue of over 60 sea turtles in cold weather snap
A cold-stunned green sea turtle near St. Joseph Bay, Florida moments before rescue by U.S. Geological Survey staff members January 23, 2024. The animals were pulled from fatal water temperatures off the coast of Florida and from beaches in a collaborative rescue event by the USGS, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S.
A cold-stunned green sea turtle near St. Joseph Bay, Florida moments before rescue by U.S. Geological Survey staff members January 23, 2024. The animals were pulled from fatal water temperatures off the coast of Florida and from beaches in a collaborative rescue event by the USGS, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S.
USGS scientists coordinate the rescue of over 60 sea turtles in cold weather snap
Cold-stunned green sea turtles rescued from fatal water temperatures in St. Joseph Bay, Florida by U.S. Geological Survey staff members are held temporarily in a crate before being transferred to Gulf World Marine Institute for rehabilitation and medical treatment January 23, 2024.
Cold-stunned green sea turtles rescued from fatal water temperatures in St. Joseph Bay, Florida by U.S. Geological Survey staff members are held temporarily in a crate before being transferred to Gulf World Marine Institute for rehabilitation and medical treatment January 23, 2024.
Teenage citizen-scientist helps USGS confirm unique population of threatened turtle
An adult female River Cooter, left, and an adult female federally-Threatened Ringed Map Turtle, right, bask in the sun near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
An adult female River Cooter, left, and an adult female federally-Threatened Ringed Map Turtle, right, bask in the sun near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
Teenage citizen-scientist helps USGS confirm unique population of threatened turtle
A young federally Threatened Ringed Map Turtle basks on a log near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
A young federally Threatened Ringed Map Turtle basks on a log near Covington, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo).
2024 Hurricane Helene Landslide Hazards
Hurricane Helene produced widespread and damaging landslides. The USGS is mapping landslides to support our partners. This page provides information about the extent and severity of landslide impacts. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm on Thursday, September 26th, 2024. The hurricane continued across the southern Appalachian Mountains producing record rainfall. This...