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AI-trained CCTV in rivers can spot blockages and reduce floods
Smart CCTV systems trained to spot blockages in urban waterways could become an important future tool in flood prevention, new research published Oct. 3 in the Journal of Flood Risk Management has found.
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Digital footprint data analysis contributes to new UN publication
Digital footprint data analysis by Professor Francisco Rowe, from the University's Department of Geography & Planning and Geographic Data Science Lab, provides important insights to a new report published by the UN's Economic ...
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Researchers examine the persistence of micro- and nanoplastic pollution
Plastic pollution—comprising tiny bits of plastic, smaller than a grain of sand—is everywhere, a fact of life that applies even to newborn rodents, according to a Rutgers Health study published in the journal Science ...
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'Catastrophic' Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying.
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Paying out disaster relief before climate catastrophe strikes
Beyond the complex byways of international finance, a simple solution is gaining ground to protect populations caught in the path of destructive extreme weather: transfer a little money via their mobile phones before disaster ...
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Can carbon credits help close coal plants?
A few dozen kilometers from the Philippine capital Manila sits a coal plant that some hope could be a model for how developing countries can quit the polluting fossil fuel.
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A US climate scientist sees hurricane Helene's devastation firsthand
Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home.
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Climate change boosted Helene's deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene 's rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists said in a new flash study released just as a strengthening Hurricane Milton threatens ...
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Africa's Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions, say researchers
In the rural village of Téssékéré, the increasing number and intensity of droughts linked to climate change is making the lives and livelihoods of the local Fulani communities increasingly vulnerable. Here, in the northern ...
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The transition to a circular bioeconomy requires getting prices right, study says
Conventional food and agricultural production systems employ a linear "take, make, waste" approach: taking natural resources from the Earth to make food and fuel, generating waste that contaminates the soil and water, and ...
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Researchers field-test harmful algal bloom mitigation system
A team of researchers at Clarkson University has conducted a successful field test of its innovative process to combat harmful algal blooms (HABs).
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Researchers link El Niño to accelerated ice loss in tropics
Natural climate patterns such as El Niño are causing tropical glaciers to lose their ice at an alarming rate, a new study has found.
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US finalizes rule to remove lead pipes within a decade
US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday finalized a rule mandating the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes within a decade, a move aimed at preventing millions of people from being exposed to the toxic ...
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Hydro-hazard research needs more investment in low-income countries, says study
Research efforts on floods, droughts and landslides are not fairly distributed globally. Although research is increasing in areas affected by these natural hazards, the number of people affected by hydro-hazards in the least ...
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New research shows legal challenges to climate action on the rise
As the global push towards low-carbon societies accelerates, a new study reveals that justice concerns are increasingly surfacing in legal disputes over climate policies and projects. This phenomenon, described as "just transition ...
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New global database of dams and reservoirs could transform water management
A database developed by the Global Dam Watch (GDW) consortium is set to transform the global understanding of dams and reservoirs.
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Increase access to nature in all daily environments and in education, say environmental scientists
Although access to nature is a basic human right, people's actual use of green spaces is subject to inequalities. A Kobe University-led research team analyzed what conditions make it more likely that people are exposed to ...
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Researchers reveal the dynamic processes that sculpt the Arctic seafloor
MBARI researchers, working alongside a team of international collaborators, have discovered large underwater ice formations at the edge of the Canadian Beaufort Sea, located in a remote region of the Arctic. This discovery ...
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Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain
Wildfires are becoming increasingly destructive across the U.S., as the country is seeing in 2024. Firefighters were battling large blazes in several states from California to North Dakota in early October 2024, including ...
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Manawanui sinking: An expert explains why a speedy cleanup will be crucial—and the main challenges ahead
Speed will be of the essence as salvage crews attempt to stop fuel leaking from the sunken New Zealand naval ship off the coast of Samoa.
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