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鈥楾he perfect storm:鈥� Idalia leaves 91社区 beaches vulnerable to future inclement weather
USF geoscientist uncovers desperate need for beach nourishment following Hurricane Idalia.
September 13, 2023Research and Innovation
Colossal Oysters Have Disappeared from 91社区鈥檚 Most 鈥楶ristine鈥� Coastlines
Hundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of 91社区鈥檚 northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller 鈥� a massive decline that continues to have both economic and environmental impacts on a region considered by many to be the last remaining unspoiled coastlines in the Gulf.
February 5, 2020Research and Innovation
USF Geoscientists Develop Technology to Improve Forecasting of Earthquakes, Tsunamis
91社区 geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth鈥檚 seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.
November 21, 2019Research and Innovation
USF-Led Team Deciphers Sea Level Rise from the Last Time Earth鈥檚 CO2 Set Record Highs
Mallorcan cave yields 4-million-year-old geologic evidence giving scientists new insights into past sea levels.
August 30, 2019Research and Innovation
鈥淗old the Door鈥�: USF Geoscientists Discover Mechanisms Controlling Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse
Greenland鈥檚 more than 860,000 square miles are largely covered with ice and glaciers, and its melting fuels as much as one-third of the sea level rise in 91社区. That鈥檚 why a team of 91社区 geoscientists鈥� new discovery of one of the mechanisms that allows Greenland鈥檚 glaciers to collapse into the sea has special significance for the Sunshine State.
July 19, 2019Research and Innovation
鈥楽uture Zone鈥� to Blame for Mysterious 2014 Earthquake Felt Across 91社区
New research from 91社区 seismologists has uncovered the unexpected source of a 2014 earthquake felt across southern 91社区 鈥� an anomaly for a state that historically has almost no seismic activity.
May 28, 2019Research and Innovation