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Environment Jul 10, 2023

At least 29 killed in India monsoon floods: officials

Days of intense monsoon rains across northern India have left at least 29 people dead, rendering many areas inaccessible with bridges smashed and roads blocked, officials said Monday.

Environment Jun 27, 2023

New report, tool suggest how Washington can better protect against extreme heat

In June 2021, the "heat dome" that struck the Pacific Northwest sent temperatures in Seattle to an unprecedented 107° Fahrenheit and set 128 all-time high temperature records across the state. The event was partly due to ...

Environment Jun 22, 2023

Better climate modeling and data can help Baltimore weather a hotter, stormier future

If you were to stand at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and West 24th Street in Baltimore's Old Goucher neighborhood and travel back in time 10 years, you would probably be shocked at the transformation. Back then, pavement ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 21, 2023

X-ray 3D imaging-based microunderstanding of granular mixtures: When soft spheres make porous media stiffer

Porous media such as concrete represent a spherical packing of different components. The mechanical properties of such mixtures are difficult to calculate due to their discretized nature. A team led by Prof. Holger Steeb ...

Environment Jun 20, 2023

How inequality shapes the experience of a heatwave

When the mercury rises, does your anxiety rise with it? If so, you are not alone. According to the UK's Office for National Statistics, three-quarters of British people are worried about climate change and 43% claim to experience ...

Environment Jun 13, 2023

Lava pours from crater of Philippines' Mayon Volcano, thousands warned to be ready to flee

Lava poured from the crater of the Philippines' most active volcano Monday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to flee if the gentle eruption turns into a violent and life-threatening ...

Environment Jun 12, 2023

Philippines' Mayon Volcano spews lava in gentle eruption, thousands warned to be ready to flee

The Philippines' most active volcano was spewing lava down its slopes on Monday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to flee from their homes if the gentle eruption turns into a violent ...

Environment Jun 7, 2023

Study: Low-traffic neighborhoods in London borough cut daily driving among residents by 1.3 km

Residents in the London Borough of Lambeth started driving less once their area became a low traffic neighborhood (LTN) relative to those living in surrounding areas, according to a new study.

Environment Jun 5, 2023

Officially reported temperatures underestimate Miami's heat burden, new study finds

Miami summers are hot and humid, but is climate change making them dangerous?

Environment Jun 1, 2023

Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics

This year, even before the northern hemisphere hot season began, temperature records were being shattered. Spain for instance saw temperatures in April (38.8°C) that would be out of the ordinary even at the peak of summer. ...

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