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News Release 18-052

NSF-supported researchers to present new results on hurricanes and other extreme events

Ecosystem resilience and human well-being topic of ecological sciences conference

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Satellite view of hurricanes off the US East Coast and in the Caribbean.

In 2017, hurricanes devastated ecosystems from tropical forests to salt marshes.

Credit: NASA


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Satellite view of the Mississippi Delta before hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed a large part of it in 2005.

The Mississippi Delta before hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed a large part of it in 2005.

Credit: NASA


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Tropical forest after being damaged by Hurricane Maria.

NSF's Luquillo LTER and CZO sites after Hurricane Maria: the tropical forest there was uprooted.

Credit: USFS/Grizelle González


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A man standing in river, water up to his shoulders, and a pier in background.

During Hurricane Irma, Florida's Shark River Slough saw its highest water levels ever recorded.

Credit: Franco Tobias


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Salt marshes on the Georgia coast.

Hurricane Irma severely affected the salt marshes of NSF's Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER site.

Credit: NSF Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Site


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A female scientist kneeling in a grassy area, collecting samples.

At NSF's Virginia Coast Reserve LTER site, scientists study the impacts of higher storm surges.

Credit: E. Zambello


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