Current models of sea level rise suggest the most widespread impacts will occur after sea level has risen by several meters. But a new study finds the biggest increases in inundation will occur after the first 2 meters (6.6 ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2023
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Violent storms continue to rake large portions of the California coast, causing heavy rainfall, mass flooding, wind damage, and up to 12 deaths. The storms started as a "bomb cyclone" over New Year's weekend and seem to have ...
Environment
Jan 11, 2023
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Thousands of the world's large dams are so clogged with sediment that they risk losing more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050, UN researchers said Wednesday, warning of the threat to water security.
Environment
Jan 11, 2023
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Before the sun rises on Thursday, a rocket carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite will blast off from Vandenberg Space Force Base north of Santa Barbara.
Planetary Sciences
Dec 14, 2022
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UC Santa Cruz has played a leading role in a multi-agency group working for the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to provide guidance on the development of coral reef restoration proposals for federal hazard mitigation funding.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2022
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When Hurricane Florence hit the coast of North Carolina as a Category 1 storm in 2018, it set new records for rainfall, creating damaging 500-year flooding events along the Cape Fear River Basin.
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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Miami's Little Haiti has been an immigrant community for decades. Its streets are lined with small homes and colorful shops that cater to the neighborhood, a predominantly Afro-Caribbean population with a median household ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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International climate talks in Egypt known as COP27 are into their second week. Thursday is Solutions Day at the summit. Recognizing that urban planning is now a front-line response to climate change, discussions will focus ...
Environment
Nov 16, 2022
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The northern part of Central America was on high alert Wednesday for the passage of Hurricane Lisa, with warnings of devastating winds, downpours and flash floods also affecting Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
Environment
Nov 2, 2022
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Hurricane Ian first made landfall in western Cuba as a category 3 storm, wiping out power for 11 million people. It continued northwards over the Gulf of Mexico where it strengthened over exceptionally warm ocean water (which ...
Environment
Oct 4, 2022
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