/news/Recent posts from USF Newsen-usThu, 19 Sep 2024 17:39:20 -04:00http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssOmniUpdate (OU Publish)/news/2023/the-perfect-storm-idalia-leaves-florida-beaches-vulnerable-to-future-inclement-weather.aspxUSF geoscientist uncovers desperate need for beach nourishment following Hurricane Idalia.Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:00:00 ‘The perfect storm:’ Idalia leaves Florida beaches vulnerable to future inclement weatherUSF geoscientist uncovers desperate need for beach nourishment following Hurricane Idalia.‘The perfect storm:’ Idalia leaves Florida beaches vulnerable to future inclement weather/news/2023/the-perfect-storm-idalia-leaves-florida-beaches-vulnerable-to-future-inclement-weather.aspxResearch and InnovationCassidy Delamarter,School of Goesciences/news/2020/colossal-oysters-have-disappeared-from-floridas-most-pristine-coastlines.aspxHundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of Florida’s northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller – 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.Rocky D. BullWed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 Colossal Oysters Have Disappeared from Florida’s Most ‘Pristine’ CoastlinesHundreds of years ago, colossal oysters were commonplace across much of Florida’s northern Gulf Coast. Today, those oysters have disappeared, leaving behind a new generation roughly a third smaller – 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.Offshore oyster reefs in Florida's Big Bend region/news/2020/colossal-oysters-have-disappeared-from-floridas-most-pristine-coastlines.aspxResearch and InnovationDepartment of Anthropology,Department of Biology,School of Goesciences/news/2019/usf-geoscientists-develop-technology-to-improve-forecasting-of-earthquake-tsunamis.aspx�������� geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth’s seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.Rocky D. BullThu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 USF Geoscientists Develop Technology to Improve Forecasting of Earthquakes, Tsunamis�������� geoscientists have successfully developed and tested a new high-tech shallow water buoy that can detect the small movements and changes in the Earth’s seafloor that are often a precursor to deadly natural hazards, like earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.The patent-pending seafloor geodesy system is an anchored spar buoy topped by high precision Global Positioning System (GPS). /news/2019/usf-geoscientists-develop-technology-to-improve-forecasting-of-earthquake-tsunamis.aspxResearch and InnovationSchool of Goesciences/news/2019/usf-led-team-deciphers-sea-level-rise-from-last-time-earths-co2-set-record-highs.aspxMallorcan cave yields 4-million-year-old geologic evidence giving scientists new insights into past sea levels.Rocky D. BullFri, 30 Aug 2019 00:00:00 USF-Led Team Deciphers Sea Level Rise from the Last Time Earth’s CO2 Set Record HighsMallorcan cave yields 4-million-year-old geologic evidence giving scientists new insights into past sea levels.Phreatic overgrowth on speleothems in the Teatro Room at the Artà Cave. /news/2019/usf-led-team-deciphers-sea-level-rise-from-last-time-earths-co2-set-record-highs.aspxResearch and InnovationSchool of Goesciences/news/2019/geoscientists-discover-mechanisms-controlling-greenland-ice-sheet-collapse.aspxGreenland’s 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 Florida. That’s why a team of �������� geoscientists’ new discovery of one of the mechanisms that allows Greenland’s glaciers to collapse into the sea has special significance for the Sunshine State.Rocky D. BullFri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 “Hold the Door”: USF Geoscientists Discover Mechanisms Controlling Greenland Ice Sheet CollapseGreenland’s 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 Florida. That’s why a team of �������� geoscientists’ new discovery of one of the mechanisms that allows Greenland’s glaciers to collapse into the sea has special significance for the Sunshine State.USF researcher Tim Dixon in Greenland/news/2019/geoscientists-discover-mechanisms-controlling-greenland-ice-sheet-collapse.aspxResearch and InnovationSchool of Goesciences/news/2019/suture-one-to-blame-for-mysterious-earthquake-felt-across-florida.aspxNew research from �������� seismologists has uncovered the unexpected source of a 2014 earthquake felt across southern Florida – an anomaly for a state that historically has almost no seismic activity.Rocky D. BullTue, 28 May 2019 00:00:00 ‘Suture Zone’ to Blame for Mysterious 2014 Earthquake Felt Across FloridaNew research from �������� seismologists has uncovered the unexpected source of a 2014 earthquake felt across southern Florida – an anomaly for a state that historically has almost no seismic activity.A map showing the current location of several tectonic plates/news/2019/suture-one-to-blame-for-mysterious-earthquake-felt-across-florida.aspxResearch and InnovationCollege of Arts and Sciences,School of Goesciences