Scientists Shade Corals
Emergency efforts to rescue corals and evaluate methods will help guide management and restoration
Emergency efforts to rescue corals and evaluate methods will help guide management and restoration
Florida corals are bleaching due to high water temperatures
As much of the world grapples with historic heat waves exacerbated by climate change and the ongoing El Nino event, ocean temperatures are also on the rise.
As much of the world grapples with historic heat waves exacerbated by climate change and the ongoing El Nino event, ocean temperatures are also on the rise.
New Research Reveals Alarming Future for California's Coastline
Meet the Coastal Science Navigator
Learn more about this new product to help you find useful USGS coastal data and tools
Learn more about this new product to help you find useful USGS coastal data and tools
A window of opportunity for coastal resilience
How coral restoration could help mitigate the effects of sea-level rise
How coral restoration could help mitigate the effects of sea-level rise
Learn how wetlands can naturally help with climate change impacts
Coral Reefs as National, Natural Infrastructure
USGS Research Geologist Curt Storlazzi explains how healthy coral reefs in places like the Caribbean and Pacific Islands serve as national, natural infrastructure
USGS Research Geologist Curt Storlazzi explains how healthy coral reefs in places like the Caribbean and Pacific Islands serve as national, natural infrastructure
Deep-Sea Expedition with USGS, NOAA, and BOEM Explores West Coast Wind Sites
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program scientists and staff study coastal and ocean resources and processes from shorelines and estuaries to the continental shelf and deep sea.
News
New USGS-led Research Sheds Light on Deep-Sea Food Webs
New USGS-led Research Sheds Light on Deep-Sea Food Webs
New Products Added to the Coastal Science Navigator
New Products Added to the Coastal Science Navigator
Restoring Marshes as a Cost-Effective Climate Adaptation Solution for San Mateo County
Restoring Marshes as a Cost-Effective Climate Adaptation Solution for San Mateo County
Publications
Forecasting storm-induced coastal flooding for 21st century sea-level rise scenarios in the Hawaiian, Mariana, and American Samoan Islands
Oceanographic, coastal engineering, ecologic, and geospatial data and tools were combined to evaluate the increased risks of storm-induced coastal flooding in the populated Hawaiian, Mariana, and American Samoan Islands as a result of climate change and sea-level rise. We followed a hybrid (dynamical and statistical) downscaling approach to map flooding due to waves and storm surge at 10-square me
Georeferencing of terrestrial radar images in geomonitoring using kernel correlation
Terrestrial radar interferometry (TRI) provides accurate observations of displacements in the line-of-sight (LOS) direction and is therefore used in various monitoring applications. However, relating these displacements directly to the 3d world is challenging due to the particular imaging process. To address this, the radar results are projected onto a 3d model of the monitored area, requiring geo
Two centuries of southwest Iceland annually-resolved marine temperature reconstructed from Arctica islandica shells
Iceland's exposure to major ocean current pathways of the central North Atlantic makes it a useful location for developing long-term proxy records of past marine climate. Such records provide more detailed understanding of the full range of past variability which is necessary to improve predictions of future changes. We constructed a 225-year (1791–2015 CE) master shell growth chronology from 29 s
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Alaska Flood Staffs
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) uses observations of flooding to monitor coastal conditions and support research by the USGS and its partners into a variety of coastal processes and hazards in Alaska. Local observations of flooding at flood staffs are used to document flood elevations, improve flood modeling, and support floodplain management decisions.
Typhoon Merbok Disaster Emergency Recovery Efforts
Extreme storm events, such as Extratropical-Typhoon Merbok that hit the coast of Western Alaska in September 2022, are stark reminders of the devastating impacts coastal storms can have on Alaska Native community’s livelihoods and infrastructure. A chronic lack of environmental monitoring and technical assistance in rural Alaska present major barriers to communities affected by Typhoon Merbok...
USGS CoastCams
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) uses a nationwide network of coastal observing cameras, or CoastCams, to monitor coastal conditions in near real-time and support research by the USGS and its partners into a variety of coastal processes and hazards. The most recent CoastCam images are made publicly available within minutes of data collection and can be accessed using the links below or by...