Unified Interior Regions
Florida
World class scientists working in Southeast Region Science Centers help our partners understand and manage complex issues including competition for limited water resources, coastal hazards, mineral and energy resource extraction, degraded ecosystems, vector-borne diseases, rapidly changing land use, and response to climate change.
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Sound Waves, June 2011
The stories in the June 2011 issue of Sound Waves:
https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/soundwaves.usgs.gov/2011/06/
International Team Studies Tsunami Deposits in Japan to Improve Understanding and Mitigation of Tsunami Hazards
USGS Scuba
Hurricane Michael Batters Florida Panhandle
Hurricane Michael blew into the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018.
Landsat 7 images captured before and after highlight the destructive path of the Category 4 storm.
Mexico Beach was all but demolished, with homes left in heaps by wind and storm surge. The green leaves that pop near the town in the Landsat image from September 14 were stripped from trees
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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 05/21/20
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 05/21/20
Trout Creek at Wesley Chapel (02303348)
Live Watercam video at Trout Creek at Wesley Chapel (02303348)
Note: This is not a live image. Please click the webcam button to view the live webcam.
Sound Waves, April - May 2011
The stories in the April - May 2011 issue of Sound Waves:
https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/soundwaves.usgs.gov/2011/04/
Connecting Marshes to the Sea—Sediment in the Shallows of San Francisco Bay
Birders Urged to Help Track the California
Invasive Burmese Python on Her Nest in South Florida
A female Burmese python (Python molurus) on her nest with eggs. Photo by Jemeema Carrigan, University of Florida. Courtesy of Skip Snow, National Park Service. Used with permission.
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 05/28/20
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 05/28/20
Pithlachascotee River near Fivay Junction (02310280)
Live Watercam video at Pithlachascotee River near Fivay Junction (02310280)
Note: This is not a live image. Please click the webcam button to view the live webcam.
Sound Waves, March 2011
The stories in the March 2011 issue of Sound Waves:
https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/soundwaves.usgs.gov/2011/03/
Japan Lashed by Powerful Earthquake, Devastating Tsunami
Long-Lived, Slow-Growing Corals in Deep Waters of the Gulf of Mexico
Yellow Anaconda Captured at Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida
Yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) specimen captured at Big Cypress National Preserve. Photo courtesy of Skip Snow, National Park Service.
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 06/04/20
TNMCorps Mapping Challenge: City/Town Halls in FL as of 06/04/20
The Asian swamp eel, a non-native fish, has been found in canals, ditches, streams and ponds near Tampa and Miami, Fla.
Due to heavy rains pelting eastern Massachusetts in recent days, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field crews have been leaning precariously over the sides of bridges throughout the region to obtain accurate measurements of the amount (discharge) and height (stage) of water in swollen streams.
Water quality is generally good in the Georgia-Florida Coastal Plain but has been adversely affected by agricultural and urban land uses in some areas, according to the results of a five-year investigation by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The U.S. Geological Survey is expanding its capabilities in hormone research, studying the role contaminants may play in the reproductive development of amphibian, fish and mussel species.
Scientists explored a unique reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Managers and planners representing Federal, state, and local government agencies and private organizations will gather in Fort Lauderdale on Monday for a 3-day conference (August 25 - 27) to discuss the latest results of more than 50 scientific investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey in South Florida.
From coastal erosion to measuring the storm surge and flooding as well as providing maps of affected areas, the U.S. Geological Survey is gearing up to provide information on Hurricane Fran as the storm develops, including real-time data, from its offices in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
As the U.S. Geological Survey continues to monitor declining streamflows throughout the Northeastern U.S., the Delaware River Basin Commission has issued a drought warning today (Fri., Sept. 15), in the Delaware River basin, limiting reservoir withdrawals and calling for the use of voluntary water conservation measures.
A new satellite image map of south Florida that will aid resource managers planning a $2-3 billion restoration effort in the Everglades and Florida Bay will be presented to the Governor’s office Wednesday (August 23, 1995).
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Locations
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center - Gainesville, FL
Phone: 352-378-8181
Fax: 352-378-4956
Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center - Florida Office
Phone: (813) 498-5000
Fax: (813) 498-5002
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Phone: (727) 502-8000
Fax: (727) 502-8181
USGS-St. Petersburg Carbon Analytical Laboratory
USGS Everglades Research Offices
Phone: 305-242-7834
Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center - Fort Myers office
Phone: (239) 275-8448
Fax: (239) 275-6820
Caribbean Florida Water Science Center - Tallahassee Field office
Phone: (850) 553-3640
Fax: (805) 553-3641
Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center - Orlando Office
Phone: (407) 803-5500
Fax: (407) 803-5501
Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center Davie office
Phone: (954) 377-5900
Fax: (954) 377-5901
