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USGS Florida Science Highlights - 2008USGS Gulf Coast Science Conference & Florida Integrated Science Center Meeting - October 20-23, 2008 - Orlando, Florida
This joint meeting is a 4-day event bringing scientists together from USGS Gulf Coast Science programs and the Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC).
Monday afternoon and Tuesday will focus on Gulf of Mexico science programs. Wednesday morning will be a joint session where senior leadership from both regions will share their views on USGS science and research directions for both the Gulf Coast and FISC.
Wednesday afternoon and Thursday will focus on FISC science programs. USGS personnel are encouraged to attend all four days. Coastal Change Hazards: Hurricanes and Extreme Storms - Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike made landfall as Category 2 hurricane near Galveston, Texas, on September 13, 2008. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hurricanes and Extreme Storms Group is investigating coastal change caused by Hurricane Ike. Deployments of U.S. Geological Survey Hurricane Storm Surge Monitoring Equipment
Congressman Tom Feeney, 24th Congressional District Visits Orlando OfficeUSGS to Host Congressional Briefing on Climate Change and Invasive SpeciesCome learn how the USGS and its partners are working to provide and apply the science needed by resource managers and policy makers to anticipate and address the impacts of climate change and invasive species on the landscape.
Gene Shinn wins the Twenhofel Award
Coral Diseases Following Massive Bleaching in 2005 Cause 60 Percent Decline in Coral Cover and Mortality of the Threatened Species, Acropora Palmata, on Reefs in the U.S. Virgin IslandsRecord-high seawater temperatures and calm seas in the summer of 2005 led to the most severe coral bleaching (greater than 90 percent bleached coral cover) ever observed in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). All but a few coral species bleached, including the threatened species, Acropora palmata. Bleaching was seen from the surface to depths over 20 meters.
Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia Coral - Lophelia Reef Megafaunal Community Structure, Biotopes, Genetics, Microbial Ecology, and Geology (2004-2006)There is a rapidly growing social, political, and scientific awareness of the destruction of sensitive deep coral reefs, and the potential loss of unexplored biodiversity by human activities including bottom trawling, anchoring, cable-laying, ocean dumping, pollution, and offshore oil and gas development. In the Gulf of Mexico, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) exercises an ecological stewardship role for sensitive hydrocarbon seep, hard-bottom and reef habitats relative to hydrocarbon exploration and development activities.
FISC - St. Petersburg Building Dedication
Congressman Young, USGS Deputy Director Bob Doyle, and other USGS officials participated in this special event.
Realtime Nonindigenous Species Data Displayed with Google Map
To see the distribution maps in action for seven invasive species, go to:
National Geographic Films USGS Scientists for a Program Called "Secret Everglades"
A National Geographic film crew working on a program called "Secret Everglades", coordinated site visits to several USGS data collection platforms within Everglades National Park on January 25, 2008. The crew filmed USGS scientists Gordon Anderson and Karen Balentine (contracted through Jacobs Technology, Inc.) as they conducted field measurements and assisted Everglades National Park staff. USGS FISC Scientists and Managers share USGS science with staffers in the office of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (FL)
Jack Kindinger and Abby Sallenger of the Florida Integrated Science Center-St. Petersburg, are visiting Washington DC January 31-February 1 for the roll out of the new USGS "Science and the Storms" Circular. Abby Sallenger is one of three scientists participating in the Congressional briefing associated with the new report. Coral Reef Builders Vulnerable to Ocean Acidification
USGS News Release: 1/4/2008 6:39:20 PM. As pH declines in the world's oceans, the effects on coral reefs could be more harmful than previously thought. This pH decline, a process known as "ocean acidification," occurs due to absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As a result, the growth of reef builders may be severely inhibited. USGS Recognizes Valuable Manatee Research
A local community newspaper highlighted contributions made by Wayne Hartley, a manatee expert and Specialist at Blue Spring State Park. The article, written by Pat Hatfield for the Deland-Deltona Beacon, highlighted Wayne's contributions as well as the surprise award he received from the USGS Sirenia research team. Deland-Deltona Beacon, run date: 12-21-07
Global Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in Florida, A Conversation Between Scientists and the Media
February 6, 2008, University of South Florida St. Petersburg. To be held at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies 801 Third Street South, St. Petersburg, Florida
This intensive day-long training will help scientists and journalists communicate more effectively with each other and therefore with the public. By helping scientists and the media work more productively together, the conference will facilitate the flow of critical scientific information to the public and policy makers. The topic of this conference is the predicted effects of global climate change and the susceptibility of coastal Florida to a one-meter sea level rise. |
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is a part of the Federal Government, Department of the Interior. Our staff members are currently deploying monitoring packages to measure storm surge in advance of the impending Hurricane. Because of the remoteness of some locations this work must take place well in advance of the storm.
These storm surge sensors will provide information that can be used by storm surge modelers to improve their forecasts and by emergency managers to better prepare for future storms.
Dr. Gene Shinn, who retired from the USGS after more than 30 years, will receive the 2009 William H. Twenhofel Medal from the Society of Sedimentary Geology. It is the highest award given by the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM). It is awarded annually to a person for his or her "Outstanding Contributions to Sedimentary Geology."
A dedication of the newest addition to the USGS campus within the C. W. "Bill" Young Marine Science Complex was held on March 28th in the courtyard of the Florida Integrated Science Center - St. Petersburg, Florida.
