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Posted
Dec 13, 2013
Physical Climate, Modeling, Adaptation

New USGS Website Has Climate Projections for Your County

What does the future of climate look like where you live? For the first time, maps and summaries of temperature and precipitation projections for the 21st century are accessible at a county-by-county level, thanks to a website developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with the College of Earth, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University.
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Posted
Oct 29, 2013
Scenarios, Coasts, Cities & Infrastructure, Extreme Events, Adaptation

After Sandy, Rebuilding Smarter with Science and Technology

Recognizing that large storms are expected to grow more frequent and more severe as a result of climate change , the Federal Government has partnered with states, cities, communities, and other stakeholders to make the Sandy-affected region -- and all of America -- more resilient. This goal is a guiding principle of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan.
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Posted
Jun 25, 2012
Oceans, Observations, Modeling, Coasts

Sea Level Rise Accelerating in U.S. Atlantic Coast

Rates of sea level rise are increasing three-to-four times faster along portions of the U.S. Atlantic Coast than globally, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report published in Nature Climate Change .
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Posted
Aug 30, 2010
Oceans, Coasts, Ecosystems & Biodiversity

USGS Finds Horsehoe Crabs in Decline

A new study co-authored by USGS scientists has used genomics to show that a distinct decline in horseshoe crab numbers has occurred that parallels climate change associated with the end of the last Ice Age.
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Posted
Jun 3, 2009
Oceans, Coasts, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Adaptation

Report on Sea-Level Rise

TheU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), collaborated on this report that discusses the impacts of sea-level rise on the physical characteristics of the coast,on coastal communities, and the habitats that depend on them.
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