ABOUT FISC

• Office Information:
• Mission Statement
• Office Locations
• Contacts & Directories
• USGS Phonebook
• Employment

SCIENCE WEBSITES

• Around the State:
  • Coastal and Marine Geology
  • South Florida Information Access (SOFIA)
  • Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science
  • Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) Ecosystem Change and Hazard Susceptibility Project
  • Ground-water conditions in southern Florida
  • Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)
  • Sound Waves
  • Lake Wales Ridge Ground-Water Monitoring Study
  • Georgia-Florida Coastal Plain Drainages (GAFL) study unit
  • Water-Use in Florida

DATA CENTER

• Data Queries:
  • Coastal & Marine Geology Program: Data Sets ()
  • Gulf of Mexico Intergrated Science: Digital Library ()
  • SOFIA Program: Data Exchange ()
  • Nonindigenous Aquatic Species ()

• Real-time Water data: ()
  • Streamflow ()
  • Ground water ()
  • Water quality ()
  • Precipitation ()

• Hydrologic Data Portal ()

• Water-level Conditions in South Florida ()

EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS

• Around the State:
  • FISC Highlights
  • Conferences
  • St. Pete Open House
  • SOFIA Upcoming Events

USGS IN YOUR STATE

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

OFFICE LOCATIONS

FISC Headquarters - Orlando
12703 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826
Tel: 407-803-5500
Fax: 407-803-5501

FISC Highlighted Science - 2008

USGS FISC Scientists and Managers share USGS science with staffers in the office of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (FL)

Jack Kindinger and Abby Sallenger of the Florida Integrated Science Center-St. Petersburg, are visiting Washington DC January 31-February 1 for the roll out of the new USGS "Science and the Storms" Circular. Abby Sallenger is one of three scientists participating in the Congressional briefing associated with the new report.

Media Advisory 1/24/08

Additional Report 2/1/08

Coral Reef Builders Vulnerable to Ocean Acidification

USGS News Release: 1/4/2008 6:39:20 PM. As pH declines in the world's oceans, the effects on coral reefs could be more harmful than previously thought. This pH decline, a process known as "ocean acidification," occurs due to absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As a result, the growth of reef builders may be severely inhibited.

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USGS Recognizes Valuable Manatee Research

A local community newspaper highlighted contributions made by Wayne Hartley, a manatee expert and Specialist at Blue Spring State Park. The article, written by Pat Hatfield for the Deland-Deltona Beacon, highlighted Wayne's contributions as well as the surprise award he received from the USGS Sirenia research team. Deland-Deltona Beacon, run date: 12-21-07

Deland-Deltona Beacon PDF print version

Global Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in Florida, A Conversation Between Scientists and the Media

February 6, 2008, University of South Florida St. Petersburg. To be held at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies 801 Third Street South, St. Petersburg, Florida

This intensive day-long training will help scientists and journalists communicate more effectively with each other and therefore with the public. By helping scientists and the media work more productively together, the conference will facilitate the flow of critical scientific information to the public and policy makers. The topic of this conference is the predicted effects of global climate change and the susceptibility of coastal Florida to a one-meter sea level rise.

http://www.scienceandthemedia.org/