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Climate change can amplify big rainstorms, but true fixes are far off for South Florida
Once again, South Florida was submerged under an unsettling amount of water this week, the kind of totals usually only seen during a tropical storm or hurricane.
June 17, 2024Florida Flood Hub, News
USF-trained shipwreck hunter makes another major discovery
Using a technique known as side-scan sonar, a team led by David Mearns and The Royal Canadian Geographical Society found Shackleton’s last ship off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
June 17, 2024News
How GEOTRACES helped unlock secrets of marine trace elements
GEOTRACES has been an international effort to better understand the role of marine trace elements and determine their distributions in the ocean.
June 12, 2024News, Publication Highlights
The Ocean Circulation Lab braces for a busy hurricane season
The Ocean Circulation Lab maintains a pair of high-resolution circulation models that can be used to forecast water levels days before hurricane landfall.
June 5, 2024Florida Flood Hub, News
Engineering for Ocean Science Research
Developed by COMIT at the College of Marine Science, the uncrewed surface vehicle called TREVOR (Test Robotics Environment Vehicle for Ocean Research) demonstrates a cost-effective way to conduct marine research.
June 3, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, Diversity
Rising Tides - May 2024
View some of the highlights in the Rising Tides Newsletter, May 2024 edition.
May 31, 2024Rising Tides Newsletter
Students from across the country will spend the summer at USF conducting ocean and weather research
More than 40 students from across the country will spend the summer at USF St. Petersburg, immersing themselves in research focused on oceanography, weather, climate change and science communication.
An exploration into the ocean: USF & SPC Students learn on land and at sea
Ocean air, heavy with the scent of salt and adventure, fills the lungs of passengers, as they step aboard the R/V WT Hogarth destined for scientific exploration.
May 15, 2024Blogs and Perspectives
Can oyster gardens clean Tampa Bay? This CMS student wants to find out
CMS student combines her oyster filtration research and citizen science to build VOGs at community outreach events.
May 9, 2024Blogs and Perspectives, News
Hurricane preparedness takes many forms - USF providing support on all fronts
When a hurricane makes its way into the Gulf of Mexico, it has the potential to impact the entire Tampa Bay region. That’s why USF researchers across all three campuses are involved in a number of innovative endeavors and public initiatives to better prepare communities for the next storm.
May 6, 2024News
Advancing ocean science with “trailblazing” PACE mission
NASA’s PACE mission brings state-of-the-art technology to satellite Earth observations.
April 29, 2024News
Portion of state gambling revenues to go toward flood research in St. Pete
The Florida Flood Hub in St. Pete received funding through the Resilient Florida Program. Its goal is to model and predict how flooding will affect Florida in the future, so informed decisions can be made at the state and local levels on the best ways to mitigate flood risks.
April 11, 2024Florida Flood Hub, News