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The Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation, Mangrove shoreline, Coastal Resilience

The Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation

The Flood Hub is a first in Florida. Established by the state and based at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, it bridges the gap between scientists, policymakers, practitioners, and the public to help communities mitigate and adapt to flooding risks. The Flood Hub’s goal is to improve flood forecasting and inform science-based policy, planning, and management decisions.

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CMS in the News

Beachgoers pick their way past seaweed on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. The brownish looking seaweed variety is called sargassum and is flooding the shores of South Florida this year.

A major sargassum season could be in store for Florida

Monday, February 3, 2025

Sargassum blooms have become almost an annual event in the Caribbean since 2011. There are "strong signs" this year will be "another major year" for seaweed, according to the University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab.

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The College of Marine Science (CMS) at the University of South Florida (USF) invites applications for nine-month tenure-track faculty in Chemical Oceanography and Geological Oceanography.

The College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida invites applications for nine-month tenure-track faculty in Chemical Oceanography and Geological Oceanography.

PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS

Zach Bunnell, a doctoral student in the lab of Tim Conway, is first author of the paper published in Geophysical Research Letters.

Zach Bunnell, a doctoral student in the lab of Tim Conway, is the lead author on a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters. The paper found that iron from wildfires in California makes it to the equatorial pacific, where it may influence surface productivity. Click on the image to read more.

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