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Betsy Boynton

Betsy Boynton is a Technical Information Specialist at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Earth colored map of North America has the coastlines of the U.S. highlighted in bright blue

Flyover of the U.S. Coastline (AD)

Our Nation’s coastlines are almost 100,000 miles long. These extensive coastal areas stretch from Maine’s Atlantic shores in the northeast, south along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico and insular areas in the Caribbean.

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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Graphic showing structure of the ocean floor from beach to deep sea
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examples of different coastlines, estuaries, wetlands, and marshes
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Animation shows tides washing away brown mud from the shoreline and eroding green marshgrass. A graph follows the tide.
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Model contrast lower sea level rise vs. higher sea level rise into the future
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Model contrasts less frequent, less intense storms vs. more frequent, more intense storms into the future
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Total Water Level Forecast for Madeira Beach, FL pre Hurricane Irma
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Illustration of Airborne Lidar Acquisition Platform
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airborne lidar
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Real-Time Forecasts of Coastal Change

U.S. Geological Survey researchers develop tools to forecast coastal change hazards. This geonarrative features research and tools developed to forecast real-time coastal change.

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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes

Barrier Islands

U.S. Geological Survey Researchers Monitor Barrier Islands.  This geonarrative features research used to monitor Barrier islands which are narrow stretches of sand deposited parallel to the shoreline, are inherently valuable ecosystems. They protect estuaries and lagoons that help reduce coastal erosion, purify the water, and provide habitat for fish and birds.

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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hurricanes

Coastal Change at Fire Island

This geonarrative features research used to predict how Fire Island beaches change in response to storms and how they may subsequently recover in the year following a storm event.

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

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