Sand dunes on coastal barrier islands buffer the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts from oncoming hurricanes. Every year, millions of public and private dollars fund the restoration of these barrier islands, but managers often ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 14, 2019
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NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and captured a good shot of the wide, ragged center of circulation in Tropical Storm Krosa.
Environment
Aug 13, 2019
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With climate change threatening to destroy coral reefs, push salt water into freshwater habitats and produce more coastal storms, millions of struggling people in fishery-dependent nations of Africa, Asia and South America ...
Environment
Feb 5, 2009
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As Huricane Zeta menaces the Gulf Coast, residents know the drill: Board up windows, clear storm drains, gas up the car and stock up on water, batteries and canned goods.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2020
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One of the greatest challenges facing coastal communities during extreme storms is to predict where, and when, coastal flooding might occur.
Environment
Feb 10, 2020
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Idalia roared across Florida Wednesday as a dangerous and powerful hurricane, bringing potentially catastrophic storm surge to coastal communities and knocking out power to thousands as the storm swept through the southeastern ...
Environment
Aug 31, 2023
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Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite and radar imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Arthur remains poorly organized. Strongest storms, according to the Aqua data, appeared along and off the southeastern coast of North ...
Environment
May 18, 2020
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Nearly 800,000 people in India's eastern coastal districts have been evacuated ahead of the expected arrival of a major cyclone packing winds of up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour, officials said Thursday.
Environment
May 2, 2019
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Research to be published tomorrow in the journal Nature Communications is the first study to quantify the costs of storm damage caused by sea level rise driven specifically by human-induced climate change. Researchers from ...
Environment
May 18, 2021
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A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida's west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm.
Environment
Aug 29, 2023
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