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Restoring Marshes as a Cost-Effective Climate Adaptation Solution for San Mateo County

April 4, 2024

####   Restoring Marshes as a Cost-Effective Climate Adaptation Solution for San Mateo County

Climate change-induced flooding threatens coastlines around the world. A new study from researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the...

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Extreme low-frequency waves on the Ofu, American Samoa, reef flat

April 3, 2024

####   Extreme low-frequency waves on the Ofu, American Samoa, reef flat

Researchers from the USGS and the National Park Service have published the first documentation of exceptionally large low-frequency waves sweeping...

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Illegal Oil and Gas Wastewater Dumps Disrupt Foundations of Fragile Desert Ecosystems

April 3, 2024

####   Illegal Oil and Gas Wastewater Dumps Disrupt Foundations of Fragile Desert Ecosystems

**RESTON, Va.** — Illegal dumping of oil and gas wastewater disrupts the microbes in desert ecosystems of southeast New Mexico and West Texas, according...

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USGS Remote Sensing Data Tracks Big Sur Landslides of 2024

March 19, 2024

####   USGS Remote Sensing Data Tracks Big Sur Landslides of 2024

The USGS has collected and released topographic data that show the changes to the Mud Creek landslide of Big Sur during the winter of 2024.

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Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Sediment Cores Shed Light on Past Hydrothermal Activity

March 12, 2024

####   Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Sediment Cores Shed Light on Past Hydrothermal Activity

In new research led by USGS, scientists analyzed cores collected from Loki's Castle vent field, a high-temperature hydrothermal system deep beneath...

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Forecasting Storm-Induced Coastal Flooding for the Hawaiian, Mariana, and American Samoan Islands

February 28, 2024

####   Forecasting Storm-Induced Coastal Flooding for the Hawaiian, Mariana, and American Samoan Islands

A team of USGS researchers and partners has integrated oceanographic, coastal engineering, ecological, and geospatial data and tools to model the...

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USGS provides easy access to Colorado River science with new online portal

February 26, 2024

####   USGS provides easy access to Colorado River science with new online portal

All users of the Colorado River now have a more efficient way to find U.S. Geological Survey science critical to its future management.

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San Francisco Bay Shallow Water Strategic Placement Pilot Project

February 23, 2024

####   San Francisco Bay Shallow Water Strategic Placement Pilot Project

The USGS is providing support for an innovative project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Coastal Conservancy, and Port of Redwood...

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New Video Offers Virtual Tour of the USGS Sediment Core Lab

February 15, 2024

####   New Video Offers Virtual Tour of the USGS Sediment Core Lab

USGS scientists collect core samples from estuaries, lakes, coasts, and marine environments to study a range of physical and chemical properties...

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Tribal Engagement Series:  Drought in the Colorado River Basin

February 9, 2024

####   Tribal Engagement Series:  Drought in the Colorado River Basin

The USGS is bringing together scientists to develop and strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities and Tribal governments. During the coming...

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Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams

January 26, 2024

####   Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams

A new nationwide study by USGS scientists provides additional scientific evidence that pesticides are likely negatively impacting aquatic invertebrate...

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Thirty years after the Northridge earthquake, new tools inform safety.

January 16, 2024

####   Thirty years after the Northridge earthquake, new tools inform safety.

Did you feel the 1994 Northridge earthquake?

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