Study of Ofu reef shows how waves may influence coastal dynamics and coral reef resilience
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Researchers from the USGS and the National Park Service have published the first documentation of exceptionally large low-frequency waves sweeping across the southern fr

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