A new barrier design could protect reservoir levees from the erosive forces of wind-driven waves, according to studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and partners. These findings could help lower the maintenance ...
Ecology
Jul 9, 2010
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(AP)—Two workers for a company that launches spacecraft for the U.S. government were seriously injured in an electrical explosion at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2013
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In its fight against invasive aquatic plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the California State Parks' Division of Boating and Waterways says it will begin a regiment of herbicide treatments that will last through ...
Ecology
Feb 23, 2024
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Recently, a research group led by Prof. Xie Pinhua from Hefei lnstitutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), revealed the source and transport mechanisms behind an episode of ozone pollution observed ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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Genetic tools can be a powerful complement to visual identification of endangered fish, indicates a study from the University of California, Davis.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2018
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Saying current water conditions pose particular peril for the state's tiny, disappearing Delta smelt, federal officials moved to temporarily reduce water deliveries for farmers and millions of other Californians.
Environment
Jan 15, 2016
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People tend to overestimate or underestimate risk. The pandemic brings this into stark relief. Picture someone wearing an N95 mask while walking their dog through a deserted park. Contrast that with someone entering a crowded ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2021
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Teams are headed out by land, water, and air to collect data that will be used to forecast land gain and loss in the Mississippi River Delta as a result of sea level rise.
Earth Sciences
Apr 7, 2021
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The vaccinated are giving the cold shoulder to the unvaccinated.
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2021
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Researchers from the University of Southampton are leading an international project to understand the effect of climate change on people living in deltas in South Asia and Africa, and how they respond.
Environment
Apr 2, 2014
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