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YoriMawari-nami wave in 2013
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Submarine Canyons Breed Megawaves in Japan

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 21 February 202025 March 2024

The canyons act like a prism, focusing waves into mammoths of destruction.

Digitally generated impression of the channel network of the Waimakariri River in New Zealand
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Representing Estuaries and Braided Rivers as Channel Networks

by C. Ancey 21 February 20206 June 2022

The human eye is quite good at identifying channel networks among the rich patterns exhibited by estuaries and braided rivers, but computers have a harder time doing so. Could they do better?

A smiling scientist in shorts stands on a rocky outcrop near the Great Salt Lake.
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An Ice Sheet’s Footprint on Ancient Shorelines

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 3 February 20203 November 2021

Researchers combine observations of ancient shorelines and properties of Earth’s crust to infer the size of the Laurentide Ice Sheet during the last glacial cycle.

A seaside cliff near the town of Whitby in the United Kingdom
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Timing Matters for Rockfall Estimates

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 9 December 201912 November 2021

Researchers studying an eroding coastal cliff detected 10 times more rockfall events when monitoring surveys were conducted hourly versus monthly.

A researcher collects a soil core from a marine coastal ecosystem dominated by the seagrass Posidonia oceanica.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Improving Estimates of Coastal Carbon Sequestration

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 5 December 20199 March 2023

A new two-model approach could reduce uncertainties in calculated rates of “blue carbon” accumulation within soils of seagrass, tidal marsh, and mangrove habitats.

The Queens, N.Y., neighborhood of Rockaway Beach was heavily damaged by flooding exacerbated by extreme storm surges during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
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Sea Level Science Grapples with Uncertainty and Usability

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 4 December 201915 February 2023

Improved transdisciplinary approaches are needed to ensure that research on rising seas is useful for planning in coastal communities.

Aerial view of an oceanic blue hole
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Sea Caves Hold Clues to Ancient Storms

Lakshmi Supriya, Science Writer by L. Supriya 22 November 201926 October 2022

Sediments dug up from sea caves help reconstruct past climate, contributing to better storm predictions.

Seagrass and mangrove habitats at Bocas del Toro in Panama typify these vital, but endangered, coastal ecosystems.
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Integrating Global Seagrass and Mangrove Ecosystem Observations

by J. E. Duffy, L. M. Rebelo and P. Miloslavich 20 November 20199 March 2023

Coordinating the Implementation of Mangrove and Seagrass Essential Observations: A joint GOOS/MBON community outreach workshop to implement EOV/EBVs (Sea Plants Workshop), Consortium for Ocean Leadership; Washington, D.C., 10–11 June 2019

Researchers walk near the eroding shoreline on the southeast side of Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island) off the coast of Yukon, Canada.
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Where Does the Carbon Go When Permafrost Coasts Erode?

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 7 November 20199 December 2021

Arctic coastlines have not been considered carefully in carbon cycles for long, but new research suggests that eroding permafrost may emit more greenhouse gases than previously thought.

A puddle of oil lays on sand on a beach
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Brazil’s Oil Spill Is a Mystery, so Scientists Try Oil Forensics

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 24 October 201930 January 2024

Thousands of barrels of oil have been tarring Brazil’s beaches since September, and no one knows why. An oil spill scientist is running oil forensics to find out.

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